Here is the thing, here is the mystery and good news. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we are a new creation. God has already called out of us who he created us to be. When God looks at you he is not seeing anxious Betty, or lustful Edgar or prideful John. No, he is seeing...
When we read the accounts of Jesus life, we can read about the way he encountered people wherever he went, and how He brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth. We can read of Him healing the sick, casting out evil spirits, bringing good news to the poor and justice to the oppressed. When we...
Imagine the scene that Jesus has died, he has then been raised back to life and he has told his disciples to go ahead of him his group of friends that by then they were 11, they had stayed close with him and he invited them to go up on to this mountain with him...
As we spend our time with Jesus, as we obey Him and not ourselves and our cultures through the power of the Holy Spirit we become like Jesus. Our demeanor and desires begin to even be replaced. Everything we see in Jesus. The life we see in Jesus that we so desire we soon become that. Jesus had no anxiety, completely at peace. Jesus was full of joy. He was full of faith even in trying times. Jesus was completely one with the father. He was patient, gentle, good. Everything that we desire in Jesus as we spend time with him in obedience we become through the power of the Holy Spirit. Yet here is the catch, we cannot desire the life but not the lifestyle of Jesus. The life we see in Jesus is a result of his lifestyle. That is why he invites us to apprentice under him. He literally is inviting us to take his lifestyle upon us.
Responding to the physical felt needs of our community is part of showing compassion on the world around us. It is as spiritual as praying for the sick and sharing the good news. And all it takes is opening our eyes to see the world around us. The unemployed, those who cannot afford shelter, healthcare...
Jesus said that we those who believe in him will do more than he did while on earth. To get to the people God sees us as, we need to grow. To grow we need community because faith is a team sport as opposed to a being a solo mission. And Faith is the kind...
If we boldly step into community and open ourselves up to people, we will find ourselves in conflict. It is important in our journey of discipleship and becoming like Jesus that we both call people out and be called out. We all get a turn at being the offender and when we are made aware...
The bottom line is we will offend and hurt each other in community. Let us be bold enough to deal with it. However we feel, we must Honor each other. Honouring each other with the desire being reconciliation. No matter the outcome of the process of reconciliation, we have to choose to forgive those who...
