Journey Church

“Wherever there is hope, there is gladness.  Wherever hope is fulfilled, there is more gladness. – Chip Dodd”  What does it look like to celebrate both within and without gladness?

We all have a tendency to fashion God in our image. Jesus models boundary setting while showing us what kind of King we truly need.

Do we want to get well, or is our victimization and identity in our dysfunction too valuable? To be healed would be to see ourselves differently. Are we willing to enter the adventure and carry the responsibility that comes with restoration?

What if we reframed the way we looked at our relationship with Jesus? Can we see Jesus as a person who longs to be loved more than an object of our utilitarian desire?

Love and lust are often mistaken for one another.  Paul counters a culture’s depiction of love and gently instructs a young church in their participation in, the Jesus way, of true love.

We have access to infinite riches, the vast expanse and deep mystery of the glory of God. Will we receive? Do we dare to live extravagantly?

Dimas talks about his life as a former drug boss on the run and the courageous mission that drove him back

We are all storytellers, but most of the time, it’s without words.  Every day we tell a story by how we live, by how we treat people, and by the nature of our conversations.  What does it mean to tell a better story, a story that is a part of the larger story of redemption that was written before the beginning of time?

Do you find your identity in what you do or in whose you are?

Jethro shows up in Moses’ life to remind him that he cannot do everything on his own.  His advice also serves as a great reminder for us today; that life wasn’t meant to be lived alone and in isolation, but in community and with others at our side.