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We, like ancient people, can experience what it's like when our worldview fails...and all our tables seem to get turned on us. How does the Bible teach us to respond? And what is the answer it gives to the deep human question, "Can God come near?"
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Our series through the book of Daniel begins, and there's plenty of things to be excited for...and nervous about! Can a 2500-year-old ancient narrative of exile, cunning, human brokenness and God's mercy and glory be relevant for us today? No doubt. The table is set...
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Does it feel strange or self-seeking to ask God for increase? Not if we know how increase works in His character and Kingdom. We can full-heartedly ask God to add to us...and He will do it in His ways. What do we do when God brings increase? We go right back to intimacy with Him.
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We know that God wants us to ask Him for certain things. How do we know? Jesus teaches us. Next up: God, give us impact! As we ask Him to use us for His glory, we'll soon see that God's idea of impact is different ("higher"!) than ours...
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Jesus' teaching on the Kingdom of God gives us what we should be asking God for. First up...intimacy with Him. But that doesn't happen without God renewing certain things about us. No one comes to Jesus and stays unchanged...
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New year, new you? Maybe so...But as followers of Jesus, what can we be sure we can ask God for? There's one place to find it: Jesus' teaching on the Kingdom of God.
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The final episode in our Vision & Values series. Jesus said we would be recognizable as "his" by one thing...and it's something the Gospel directly produces in us.
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Long before it touches our possessions, the Gospel touches our personhood. Generosity is an "identity position" because of what Jesus has done for us... Sacrifice flows easily and anxiety turns to freedom after we understand His love.
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The Gospel changes who we listen to, and Jesus gives us a compelling invitation: "Abide with me." Accepting His invitation changes everything about how we have a relationship God.
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The Gospel of Jesus fundamentally changes our relationship to power: what it means to run out of it...and what we do when we have it. We serve the God of the impossible, and we fall at His feet.
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