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May we be known by our generosity
Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will…
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The loss of “power” and finding POWER
And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling.…
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The temptation to avoid and the invitation to grasp
The temptation to avoid: The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. If you worship me, it…
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Living Analog in a Digital World
The church is the counter-environment to the world. It is an invitation back to the garden, and an invitation to the Book of Acts, where the disciples held their beliefs and possessions in common. MORE HERE.
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The beauty and tragedy of Christianity
In all of our cultural coverings, we work so hard to make Jesus “attractive,” his beauty gets lost.
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We are at that moment
This church has stepped into a new era that is exciting. Yet, we’re still by the Jordan River. We’ve just crossed. There is a whole new land to take.
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Raising the dead
Does easier mean better?
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American Christianity
There will be an autopsy performed on American Christianity in the next several years. And we’ll be left with what could have been as a sad epitaph.
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The lostness of American Christianity
The American Church struggles with the quest for power.
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Where you should and should NOT find the people of God
The alignment of the people of God should not be with the powerful… but the powerLESS.
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