The Unhurried Life (Easy Yoke, Embracing Limits, Simplicity, Margins) is all about a clash of cultures. The “busy” culture of Orange County that crowds out the abundant life God promises us VS the Kingdom culture of Jesus’ lifestyle that produced the abundant life He promised.

In this series we will unpack the dynamic of abiding & give 4 practical tools/practices for living this out daily.

Today we will look at 3 things:
// Jesus is the source
// Fruit is the byproduct
// Healthy relationship is the point

The call to discipleship with Jesus, is a call to practice the way of Jesus, to embrace His way of life or lifestyle and live with margin.

We all know that the best version of us is not the stressed out, anxious, busy version. The best version is the rested, peaceful, alert, joyful version. Jesus promise is give us abundant life.

But getting there will require changes in our approach to life. It is not an invitation to lazy, rather, it is an invitation to life. It will challenge our identity & our idols.

The unhurried life gives us permission to become fierce defenders of the best things.

We live in a culture that wants to transgress all of our limitations and cheat time itself, to read every book, watch every movie, see every site, play every game, travel to every country, eat at every restaurant, try every coffee, go to every concert, rise to the top of every field, YOLO!

How was Jesus able to accomplish changing the world while living within limits?

In the midst of a culture of overload and exhaustion, Jesus invites us to come and follow him into a new way of life, a lifestyle that is light and easy, one that will bring the rest our souls long for. Each week we will look at a different aspect of Jesus’ way of life, and consider how we can live it out in our world today.

Last week we looked at some of the fears we have in “sending the wrong message” or “minimizing sin.” Jesus was able to show perfect love to the sinful, ungodly, & and even antagonistic- staring with us!

This week we look at two more barriers that can keep us from building bridges of relationship with our community. They are not as much fear-based as they are perspective-based. They deal with some of the fundamental beliefs about the church’s purpose. If we don’t resolve them they will present a formidable barrier.

Are all people equally valuable? The Bible declares that all humans have been made in the image and likeness of God, male & female. Our value is intrinsic coming from our Creator.

Jesus promised that the way we loved each other would distinguish his followers from the world, meaning they would SHINE.

In every relationship there can be drift. We need to regular renew them. Sometimes it feels like we’ve drifted so far we can’t get back, but that’s not true! There’s a way back!

What is the secret sauce of the church -- that thing that sets us apart? In this message, Pastor Ryan discusses what sets us apart to shine in a dark, broken, rebellious, hurting world and makes us attractive to them.