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Are You Ready for the Invitation?
In Luke 14 someone declares to Jesus, “Happy are those who will feast in God’s kingdom!” Jesus’ illustration that follows gives a chilling thought: Not all will feast. Some will just refuse. They are invited. The invitations are given without hiding anything. The invitations are given ahead of time. But people find all kinds of excuses not to come. Those…
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The Living and Active Word of God
We are on our way as our church starts into reading the New Testament this summer. The order of how we will read the New Testament is HERE. It was exciting to have our “launch” last night. We discussed the issues we are facing as believers in today’s culture. We talked about the struggles of communicating faith effectively, living out…
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Moral Equivalency
If you have not yet read David Brooks’ column, “The Moral Diet,” do yourself a favor and start there. Then, read Luke 13. Our church is beginning an incredible journey this week. We are reading through the New Testament as a community and Luke is our first book. Tonight we are having our kickoff event and our discussion will center…
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What Is It That We Have?
One of the great challenges for our contemporary church is this question: What do we have? We need this ability to hear the voice of the Spirit and act. 6 But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold! But I will give you what I do have. In the name of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, get up and start walking.” (Acts 3:6,…
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Hardships Are Not Optional
21 They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, 22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. 23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each…
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Make His Paths Straight
We are on a journey in our church. This week starts our summer reading. We want to go all the way through the New Testament. This week’s reading is the Gospel of Luke. All of it. The challenge before us is to prepare the way of the Lord. WE need to be prepared. We need to make the way expedient…
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The Digital Divide
I blog. I have Facebook. I just got on Twitter. I have a Nook reader. And I’m still not completely on board with digital Bibles and studying. For me, it’s still uneven. I have Logos Bible software, but really need some basic training to get that up and going. I have OliveTree reader for my Nook. The upside for Logos…
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Luke and the Holistic Gospel
One of the strings of conversation I ran into on a Facebook group site that consists of members of my denomination was the thought that Luke’s portrayal of the Spirit was something more than just simply “spiritual.” It was more than signs and wonders. It was also about the whole person. This, of course, raised the ire of a few…
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Reading in Community
Our church is gearing up to read the New Testament together. We are beginning with Luke. The challenge for us will be to read in community. It’s not just reading alone and then hearing a sermon. We want to set up opportunities to learn from each other. We can structure our Sunday morning service to reflect more on this model.…
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Treasuring Jesus is Found in SERVING Him
There are precious promises Jesus gives to those who follow him. Luke 12 has some of the kindest words I could read: 32 “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32, NIV) These are words that should take our breath away. Our Father is pleased to give us the…
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