MVT: Rewind

Oh, where did our peace go??? It feels like discord is everywhere we look and while healthy conflict can lead to peace, fighting can definitely tear us apart. And yet, Jesus invites us to be part of a community where peace takes precedent. He offers his peace to us; a peace that surpasses our understanding and makes way for so much goodness. Through him, we get to extend peace to others and contribute to a Kingdom where everyone flourishes.

God wants to use us to build His Kingdom. He calls us the salt and light in the world, and we are to live in a way that will point people to Him.  We are called to love our enemies, and pray for those who persecute us, so that we may be children of our Father in heaven.  This is the example King Jesus has given us. 

Our hearts need an overhaul. We know this: we see the ways we turn toward the millions of distractions fighting for our attention every moment. We choose lesser “gods” over giving God our hearts, souls and minds all the time. There’s grace for this AND God is inviting us into something deeper. His heart has never been divided in his love for us. He wants us to be transformed into people that put love first, not because he’s selfish, but because he knows it’s the best way for us to live. 

Wouldn’t it be amazing if Christians were known for being gentle rather than judgmental? It can be way too easy to offset our insecurity by putting others down. But the way of Jesus is radically different: in his Kingdom, mercy gets the final say. Grace is the currency running through every word spoken and deed done. While it may seem like judgement will give us the upper hand, Jesus reminds us that those of us who’ve been shown incredible mercy get to join him in giving it to others, too!

We get to partner with God’s work in this world to bring his kingdom and righteousness here. To make wrong things right. To meet needs, see people, love people, restore systems, choose against injustice and for flourishing. 

The Kingdom of God looks wildly different than any kingdom or country we’ve ever seen in our world. In God’s Kingdom, the least are the greatest, the last shall be first and the meek will inherit the earth.

As we move through this series, we’ll be discovering what it means to be blessed in the Kingdom and family of God. Our hope is that together, will be able to ask questions, share thoughts, and experience God more deeply.

Following Jesus into 2024…
through the good…
through the hard… 
through the new…
one step at a time… 
believing that the best is yet to come.

We were planning to have VISION SUNDAY this week but we got snowed out! Here's a short pre-Vision Sunday message. We hope you will plan to join us for (rescheduled) Vision Sunday next week! 

Join us as we reflect on all that God did in 2023, and as we prepare our hearts for how he will use each one of us in 2024!

Watch the 2023 wrapped video here!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VORX-YTZ6vg&feature=youtu.be