Generations Community Church

We often like to think that Jesus was able to do the amazing things that were part of his public ministry, because he was (and is) God. Jesus could heal people, because Jesus is God. Jesus could forgive his enemies on the cross, because Jesus is God. And we all know that we are NOT God...we're ONLY HUMAN. And so we write off all the things that were part of his life recorded in the Gospels as impossible. But what if (the Apostle Paul) is actually right? What if Jesus intentionally set aside all his omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience to become fully human. What if Jesus did all those things in the Gospels, not BECAUSE he is God, but because he was wide open to God's Spirit?

We often like to think that Jesus was able to do the amazing things that were part of his public ministry, because he was (and is) God. Jesus could heal people, because Jesus is God. Jesus could forgive his enemies on the cross, because Jesus is God. And we all know that we are NOT God...we're ONLY HUMAN. And so we write off all the things that were part of his life recorded in the Gospels as impossible. But what if (the Apostle Paul) is actually right? What if Jesus intentionally set aside all his omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience to become fully human. What if Jesus did all those things in the Gospels, not BECAUSE he is God, but because he was wide open to God's Spirit?

Christmas is, if anything, an IRONIC season. At Christmas, we celebrate the fact that God became human, that God embraced the limitations that come with being finite - with being limited - by throwing limits to the wind. At Christmas, we go, go, go, and do, do, do, and buy, buy, buy. And when Christmas is over, we're exhausted, fat, and broke. But Jesus shows us a better way - to be fully HUMAN - and it has to do with our limitations.

Christmas is, if anything, an IRONIC season. At Christmas, we celebrate the fact that God became human, that God embraced the limitations that come with being finite - with being limited - by throwing limits to the wind. At Christmas, we go, go, go, and do, do, do, and buy, buy, buy. And when Christmas is over, we're exhausted, fat, and broke. But Jesus shows us a better way - to be fully HUMAN - and it has to do with our limitations.

It's an ENTIRELY different world (today) than it was in 1975. Back then, church-goers could expect church to be a little like Hogwarts - a magical place that instilled a vibrant faith into their kids, a place where their kids learned the major themes (and characters) of the Bible, and a place where their kids could learn to engage life from a Christian worldview. Such a place, if it ever existed, is gone. And this new facility - as cool as it is - isn't Hogwarts, either.

It's an ENTIRELY different world (today) than it was in 1975. Back then, church-goers could expect church to be a little like Hogwarts - a magical place that instilled a vibrant faith into their kids, a place where their kids learned the major themes (and characters) of the Bible, and a place where their kids could learn to engage life from a Christian worldview. Such a place, if it ever existed, is gone. And this new facility - as cool as it is - isn't Hogwarts, either.

There are Type A people and Type B people. There are planners and free spirits. And yet, despite the differences in personality, it simply ISN'T okay to be inflexible...about everything. In this message, Max Vanderpool piggy backs off of the Apostle Paul in teaching on what flexibility looks like in a church...especially one with a new building.

There are Type A people and Type B people. There are planners and free spirits. And yet, despite the differences in personality, it simply ISN'T okay to be inflexible...about everything. In this message, Max Vanderpool piggy backs off of the Apostle Paul in teaching on what flexibility looks like in a church...especially one with a new building.

The relationship you were counting on has gone kaput. Your bank account is overdrawn...again. The car needs a new transmission. And your doctor wants to talk to you about those test results. Circumstances can often grab hold of us in such a way that they become ALL we see. Which is why God will sometimes ask us what we're doing here. In this message, James Ballard, unpacks the interplay between Elijah, Elisha and the times when we can't see or hear God (even though God is right next to us).

The relationship you were counting on has gone kaput. Your bank account is overdrawn...again. The car needs a new transmission. And your doctor wants to talk to you about those test results. Circumstances can often grab hold of us in such a way that they become ALL we see. Which is why God will sometimes ask us what we're doing here. In this message, James Ballard, unpacks the interplay between Elijah, Elisha and the times when we can't see or hear God (even though God is right next to us).