Jesus used parables to make his message accessible to the crowds, however, they are not light-hearted. Time and time again we'll see that Jesus used parables to provoke their imagination and encouraged them to see the world from a kingdom perspective – the surprising, upside-down, unstoppable kingdom that requires a decision of allegiance or rejection.

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Jesus used parables to make his message accessible to the crowds, however, they are not light-hearted. Time and time again we'll see that Jesus used parables to provoke their imagination and encouraged them to see the world from a kingdom perspective – the surprising, upside-down, unstoppable kingdom that requires a decision of allegiance or rejection.

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Compassion International pairs sponsors with children living in extreme poverty in an effort to change their circumstances and share the good news of Jesus.

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Compassion International pairs sponsors with children living in extreme poverty in an effort to change their circumstances and share the good news of Jesus.

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God yearns for the lost to be found so He calls his people to action. “Hearts that pray for the lost are hearts that go to the lost.”

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“What if the abstract [heart of God] became concrete? What if the heart of God wasn’t just something coming down on us from heaven, but something that showed up among us here on earth?” Dane Ortlund, Gentle & Lowly, p.169

“The world is starving for a yearning love, a love that remembers instead of forsakes. A love that isn’t tied to our loveliness. A love that gets underneath our messiness. A love that is bigger than the enveloping darkness we might be walking through even today. A love of which even the very best human romance is the faintest of whispers.” Dane Ortlund, Gentle & Lowly, p.168

Over the past three years of 2020, 2021, and 2022, our Covi pandemic years, WorldVenture colleagues have reported …17,148 pre-conversion relationships, 2,167 believers’ baptisms, 268 new communities of believers started, and 15,153 leaders being trained. Among 111 Unreached People Groups around the world.

God yearns for the lost to be found so He calls his people to action. “Hearts that pray for the lost are hearts that go to the lost.”

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“What if the abstract [heart of God] became concrete? What if the heart of God wasn’t just something coming down on us from heaven, but something that showed up among us here on earth?” Dane Ortlund, Gentle & Lowly, p.169

“The world is starving for a yearning love, a love that remembers instead of forsakes. A love that isn’t tied to our loveliness. A love that gets underneath our messiness. A love that is bigger than the enveloping darkness we might be walking through even today. A love of which even the very best human romance is the faintest of whispers.” Dane Ortlund, Gentle & Lowly, p.168

Over the past three years of 2020, 2021, and 2022, our Covi pandemic years, WorldVenture colleagues have reported …17,148 pre-conversion relationships, 2,167 believers’ baptisms, 268 new communities of believers started, and 15,153 leaders being trained. Among 111 Unreached People Groups around the world.

The Bible is filled with brokenhearted people; Jesus is one of them. Those who lament are those who are comforted. Tears are the deepest human connection and when Jesus weeps, he legitimizes human grief and empathizes with us. How often do you let yourself feel? Is it part of your spiritual diet?

The Bible is filled with brokenhearted people; Jesus is one of them. Those who lament are those who are comforted. Tears are the deepest human connection and when Jesus weeps, he legitimizes human grief and empathizes with us. How often do you let yourself feel? Is it part of your spiritual diet?

If all our sins are forgiven (past, present, future), finished, then what exactly is Jesus doing right now? Jesus is praying for us--interceding on our behalf. His heart is connecting our heart to the Father’s heart.

If all our sins are forgiven (past, present, future), finished, then what exactly is Jesus doing right now? Jesus is praying for us--interceding on our behalf. His heart is connecting our heart to the Father’s heart.