"Release" - Deuteronomy 15:1-11 & Matthew 19:16-22 (October 11, 2020)

"Release" - Deuteronomy 15:1-11 & Matthew 19:16-22 (October 11, 2020)

Loving your neighbor is a costly endeavor. It is. It isn’t easy. It takes commitment, it takes self-discipline, it takes humility and compassion. But the cost of loving our neighbor, the cost of economy of grace, releases us to other things. This country desperately needs a jubilee year because we have much we need to release.

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"Remember" - Exodus 16:1-18 & Luke 22:1-23 (October 4, 2020)

"Remember" - Exodus 16:1-18 & Luke 22:1-23 (October 4, 2020)

We prayed for the President, difficult though it was, because I don’t want my daughter to learn that we only pray for people we like. We prayed for the President because I want my daughter to remember this story about Jesus welcoming Judas to his Table.

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"A Community of Love" - Hebrews 10:11-25 (November 18, 2018)

"A Community of Love" - Hebrews 10:11-25 (November 18, 2018)

When we provoke one another in acts of love and good deeds, it is kind of like we are poking one another, challenging one another to hold ourselves accountable to go above and beyond to do these acts of love and good deeds and not just talk about them.  

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"The Upside-Down Kingdom: Part 3 - Where the Least Are the Greatest" - Mark 10:35-45 (October 21, 2018)

"The Upside-Down Kingdom: Part 3 - Where the Least Are the Greatest" - Mark 10:35-45 (October 21, 2018)

There are times when putting the Body of Christ first means putting our comfort and convenience last.  There are times when moving forward means letting go of some things.  There are times, when making room for resurrection, that some things have to die in order for new things to sprout up in their place.

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"The Upside-Down Kingdom: Part 2 - Where the Last Are First" - Mark 10:17-31 (October 14, 2018)

"The Upside-Down Kingdom: Part 2 - Where the Last Are First" - Mark 10:17-31 (October 14, 2018)

Let us give joyfully so that when God calls us to follow, instead of going away tearfully, we can go away with a song on our lips because the God Movement is alive in our lives and we have been called to share it!

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