Mosaic Church Teachings

By Mosaic Church

Weekly teachings from Mosaic Church in Manhattan, Kansas. Visit us on the web at mosaicmhk.com to learn more.... more

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November 13, 2022 Happy are the Mistreated, Part 2
We need to talk about this a little more. How exactly are followers of Jesus supposed to engage with culture and people who are antagonistic towards them because of their faith? In this teaching, we revisit the conversation we began last Sunday over the final verses in the Beatitudes concerning the blessing of those who are persecuted and mistreated. We consider the extremes of response and seek to discover the third way of Jesus between the ditches of retreat and attack. How might Jesus be inviting you to become a Spirit-empowered non-anxious presence in your world and relationships?
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38min
November 06, 2022 Happy are the Mistreated
Jesus says happy are those who are mistreated for doing good. But that's really rough. How can we even say that, or get to that experience in our lives when we'd actually express that we're deeply satisfied and joyful when we're wrongfully mistreated? In this teaching we look into this difficult question and the reality of Christian persecution. And we begin to discover how we might tap into this counterintuitive blessed life that Jesus has been teaching his followers for thousands of years.
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October 30, 2022 Blessed are the Peacemakers
Too many of us are peacekeepers, far too few are peacemakers. As Jesus defines it, peace isn't just the absence of conflict of discomfort or chaos. It's actually into those places of tension and discomfort that he calls his children to be peacemakers, bringing the healing and comfort of Christ where it's desperately needed. In this teaching we look into the distinction between peacekeeping and peacemaking and consider how this could play out in our lives. We hear the call of Jesus into the blessed life.
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36min
October 23, 2022 Be Clean
When I ask, "Are you still pure?", what are you thinking about? For many, especially those who grew up in the church, the concept of purity is strongly tied to sexual behavior. The Purity Culture movement of the 90s and 2000s strongly called young people to abstain from sex until they were married in order to remain pure. But is this what Jesus is envisioning when he blesses those who are pure in heart in the Beatitudes? In this teaching we discuss the dark side of Purity Culture and discover a God who both raises the bar on purity and graciously provides a way for us to become pure apart from our behavior! No matter what you've done or what's been done to you, Jesus cares for you and invites you to come to him for healing and hope.
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41min
October 16, 2022 Lord Have Mercy
Jesus says the good life is found when you're giving and receiving mercy as a settled lifestyle. Receiving mercy feels great! But giving it is usually quite costly and difficult. Is that really where the good life is found? In this teaching we look into the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 18 as we consider the practicality of a life of mercy. And we see Christ himself as the Greatest Samaritan by also becoming the dying man beside the road for us. By his wounds we are healed. Lord have mercy! So, out of the overflow of the mercy you receive in Christ, who's someone you could show overwhelming mercy to this week?
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41min
October 09, 2022 Groaning for Justice
When Jesus taught us, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness", he wasn't only referring to our own personal right standings before God. He is also commending those who groan inwardly for things to be right in our world -- justice! And yet it can be easy for us to long for one more than the other. In this teaching we study the biblical connection between righteousness and justice and consider how we can cultivate a healthy posture toward injustice. How is God inviting you to engage in works of justice? Where do you need to turn away from apathy and inactivity to more fully follow the way of Jesus?
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39min
October 02, 2022 Power Under Control
Have we gotten Jesus' teaching all wrong? When he taught us "blessed are the meek", did he intend his followers to become powerless doormats? How then could we inherit the earth? Wouldn't it be better to stand up for ourselves and overcome evil through might? That's the way many Western Christians are leaning these days. In this teaching we look more carefully into Christ's teaching on meekness and discover our call to a lifestyle of power under control. What might it look like if you lived and engaged in this way this week?
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37min
September 25, 2022 Facing Reality
Happy are the sad? That's what it sounds like Jesus says in the the beginning of his famous sermon on the mount. That just sounds wrong on the face of it! But what if Jesus was trying to teach us something profound about the truly good life he's inviting us into? In this teaching we look into Matthew 5:4 and consider how those who mourn can truly be considered blessed in light of the comfort we can receive from Christ and his body, the church. What do you need to mourn this week? And how can you open yourself up more fully to being comforted from God himself?
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44min
September 18, 2022 Receiving the Kingdom
"Yah but, you can only turn the other cheek so many times; in this world you have to start punching back!" Variations on this sentiment are common in our culture today, including in many Christian circles. The idea is that if you want to win the culture wars, you have to fight power with power. And yet this is the polar opposite of what Jesus taught! In this teaching we kick off a new series on the beatitudes and consider the radically countercultural way of Jesus. The "blessed" life is actually the one of self giving love - the poor in spirit who give up their own lives for the good of others. What if we learned to fight like that?
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41min
September 11, 2022 Finding Yourself in Community
It's not enough to attend church. It's not even enough to read the Bible. For real healing and growth we have to be intimately connected in a small Christian community. We're wounded in relationships and so God knows we have to be healed in relationships. In this teaching we consider Paul's call for us to put off our old, false self and to put on our new identity in Christ -- all with the help of our community. Each and every follower of Jesus is called into the ministry of lovingly holding up the mirror to one another so we can see who we really are in Christ. What's your next step to finding yourself more fully in community?
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44min

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