Journey Church

A King came gratuitously giving to the world more than it could ever ask or imagine. And He came, not through violent conquest, but through the vulnerability and serenity of a baby. Peace rather than anxiety, should be the expression of our lives.

Hoping in anyone but Jesus produces frustration. Isaiah looked forward to His birth. We look back and remember it. His hope and ours were both tied to that same baby. “And hope [in Jesus] does not disappoint us…”

The same grace that offers freedom is the same grace that transforms.  GRACE alone is the foundation to spiritual formation.

When you begin walking in the rhythms of grace you will be surprised to discover the joy that you have been missing. Entitlement vanishes and in its place you begin recognizing the endless array of gifts that surround you.

The beholder of art is carrying on its life. When we observe art we connect with the Author. Motion illustrates transformation.

Paul spends time in Ephesus. He later writes of the grace of God. A gift. Not earned. Not deserved. Simply, an extravagant… gift.

Paul writes a letter to his young apprentice and encourages him to push through his fear. We have been given gifts and abilities, when we are crippled by fear, and fail to use them, those gifts begin to disappear.

Do we find our identity in the things that we do or does “who we are” come from somewhere else? Paul’s time in Ephesus gives us some great insight into this.