It’s not a competition, and it’s not a show. Our Heavenly Father loves us as his own, and he invites us to serve him from the heart. Showy religious displays are a burden and a trap, and Jesus teaches us the joy of quiet faithfulness to our Father.
We all learned life from someone. Jesus teaches us that we are children in the family of God, and that our family believes and lives by some wonderfully different truths. Join us for this message to learn what Jesus says about life in the family of God.
Every group of people lives by some kind of code. Some have clearly written rules. Some are looser and more flexible. Jesus aims to heal the heart of our relationships and create a Christian community that is transformed by the love of God and filled with love for one another. Join us for this message as we learn to see and live out Jesus’ vision for a better way to live together.
We all have a story, no matter what it is. We all have a future, but it hasn’t been written yet. Join us for this message to learn how Jesus teaches us to understand our place in God’s story, and to be strengthened for the chapters He still wants to write in us.
Everybody seeks the good life somewhere, and Jesus tells us where to find it. In a famous passage called “the beatitudes,” Jesus stretches our imaginations to find and experience blessing and joy where we might never have had the courage to look. Join us for this message to begin to imagine how good life in God’s Kingdom can be.
Have you ever wondered how your life could make a difference beyond yourself? Join us this week, as we see how the way of Jesus leads us to make an impact beyond ourselves into eternity.
In our text today, a maker of Idols creates a riot to vent his anger toward Paul and his fellow Christians for their lack of support for his industry. In a beautiful move of God’s miraculous power, this riot is resolved peacefully without bloodshed, in a way that allowed the culture to think better of the Christians than they had before. What lesson might this story teach us about how to live as Jesus’ people in our current world?
Do you live according to the ‘should’ or the Savior? One brings a feeling of duty to life, the other brings joy and purpose. In the story of Priscilla and Aquila, a husband and wife team up to teach an energetic young preacher named Apollos. Although this was a huge cultural risk at the time, Priscilla chose to serve what was most important- helping the world know its savior. In Luke10, Jesus affirmed Mary for choosing to learn at his feet rather than serving cultural expectations. When we let go of what the world thinks, and care most about what Jesus thinks, our lives can produce fruit through a power much greater than our own. Is your life centered in the should, or the savior?
Have you ever wondered how you can live out your faith more authentically in the midst of a challenging culture? Join us this week as we study at Paul's journey to Athens and how he was moved by faith rather than fear in the challenging culture of Athens.
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