Focus: on delighting in and imitating the generosity of God as seen in the parables of Jesus.

Here are the critical links for all the JOF information.

northwake.com/resources/articles/jof-building-campaign

And here is the article that got me...

Focus: to love our neighbors well we have to be prepared to share the gospel in a way that they can understand and answer their questions within reason.

Focus: on grasping, embracing, and reflecting the Father's generous love.

Resources:

Here is an insightful article on the prodigal son by Barbara Brown Taylor.

The Other Brother Had a Point

Focus: This passage challenges us to acknowledge everyone's great need for God's mercy by being born again.

Here are two helpful articles on John 3...

Good News: You Can't Do It

Jesus and Nicodemus

Focus: to exalt God as merciful to the "Lasts" and needed by the "Firsts," and to challenge us to offer that place as humble sinners in great need of grace to everyone, rich and poor alike.

Resources:

Parallel passages for...

Focus: This message called us to embrace and offer Jesus' work on the cross as the only solution for our sins and for the sins of the unlikeliest of people.

Resources:

Here is a helpful series of short articles on John 4:

An Appointment...

Focus: Challenging us to embrace God's grace and to extend it to leaders, to the nations, and to those we deem most undeserving.

Resources: Here is a helpful article on the book of Jonah.