We Are … People of Unity
You don’t have to look very hard to find division and brokenness in our world: families, friends, governments, social institutions, even the church. We hate it, but we’re used to it. Yet when we are alive in Christ, there is a new and better way. Being united under Jesus will mean that His voice changes our thoughts, words and actions. We will mirror Him . . . and the world will see it!
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- Feb 17, 2019We Are … People of Unity
We Are … People of UnityYou don’t have to look very hard to find division and brokenness in our world: families, friends, governments, social institutions, even the church. We hate it, but we’re used to it. Yet when we are alive in Christ, there is a new and better way. Being united under Jesus will mean that His voice changes our thoughts, words and actions. We will mirror Him . . . and the world will see it!
- Feb 10, 2019We Are … A Holy People
We Are … A Holy PeopleThere is only one way to see and know God. We must be holy. The only problem is that we can’t be holy . . . apart from the gift of Jesus. Jesus makes us holy to be wholly His.
- Feb 3, 2019We Are … People of the Book
We Are … People of the BookWhatever you are filled up with comes out whenever real life hits you in the face. Our culture says we should be true to ourselves, but being true to ourselves is at the root of every act of sin and evil in the world. It’s not Christian. What we need is to be true to Jesus, not ourselves. That means being people of the Book!
- Feb 3, 2019We Are … People of the Book
We Are … People of the BookWhatever you are filled up with comes out whenever real life hits you in the face. Our culture says we should be true to ourselves, but being true to ourselves is at the root of every act of sin and evil in the world. It’s not Christian. What we need is to be true to Jesus, not ourselves. That means being people of the Book!
- Jan 27, 2019Loving Now Even When It’s Not the Now You Want it to Be
Loving Now Even When It’s Not the Now You Want it to BeWe are always looking forward to the next thing . . . which is normal. But we are people of RIGHT NOW! What we do RIGHT NOW determines our future. The people we decide to be RIGHT NOW will determine the kind of people we are in the future! Loving NOW means being driven by the URGENCY of JESUS’ love.
- Jan 20, 2019Growing to Love People … Even THOSE People
Growing to Love People … Even THOSE PeopleSo much of our world works on a spite cycle. If you hurt me, I’m going to hurt you back. It’s a vicious cycle that never ends. But Jesus’ way is the way out of the spite cycle. Living by His Law of Love will always change us and will often change the world around us too.
- Jan 13, 2019What it Means to Really Love God
What it Means to Really Love GodIt’s easy to justify your actions. We’ve all seen it. We’ve all done it. We’re all good at it. But what does it mean to love God when we are so good at justifying our sin? Loving God means obeying Him even when it’s hard.
- Jan 6, 2019People of Extravagant Love
People of Extravagant LoveOur world says love is basically a transaction of self-fulfillment. You stay in a love relationship as long as both sides profit from it. However, when the costs outweigh the benefits, you just cut your losses and move on. But that is not Christian love. In Christ, we know that all life-changing love is substitutionary sacrifice. That is what Jesus did for us on the cross and that is what He gives us the power to do when we are in Him.
- Dec 23, 2018When Love Orders Our Steps
When Love Orders Our StepsLove that is superficial and reserved for people I like and who are on my team is normal. Anybody can do that. But chain-breaking, slave-embracing, oppression-defeating kind of love is supernatural. Only Jesus can love like that. That kind of love can change your life! Not only that, that kind of love can change your family . . . your workplace . . . your school . . . our community . . . our country . . . and even the world.
- Dec 16, 2018Hope for All Times
Hope for All TimesThere is a lot in our world that seems hopeless and, yet, we are hopeful people. Hope is such an important word. We need it, but we need the right kind of hope placed in the right source. Worldly is the desire for some good in the future and the wish that it might come true. That is common, but not enough. Christian hope, however, is the desire for God’s goodness and will for my future and the expectation that He will fulfill it. That is rare, but just what we need.
