While love can often be defined by one's experiences or choices, when we hear the call to love from Christ we are called into a love that fulfills but also demands something of us. (John 14-15, 1 Cor. 13)
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Jesus uses some real life metaphors when describing what it means to follow him. He talks about families and commitments. How do we listen and live into these invitations that lead to a truer life? (Matthew 10:31-38, 8:18-22)
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Jesus seems to define someone who follows him as one who would deny themselves and take up their cross, either a promise that they’ll find true life in the process. (Matt. 16:24-28, Mark 8:31-38)
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Jesus seems to define someone who follows him as one who would deny themselves and take up their cross, either a promise that they’ll find true life in the process. (Matt. 16:24-28, Mark 8:31-38)
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As we begin Lent, we often want to give something up. But remember that Jesus went ahead of you, giving up way before he asks us to. He initiated his steps to the cross before he invites us to pick ours up and follow. (Mark 8:31-38)
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Are you following Jesus from a distance or close-up?
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In a season of growth, the question of capacity often comes up. Colossians casts a vision of "why" we pay attention to our outer capacity if helping more people encounter Christ but calls us even deeper towards our inner capacity of the life available to us in Christ. (Col. 2:1-15)
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Are you following Jesus from a distance or close-up?
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One main reason Jesus invites us to trust his words and ways is because He is the only secure foundation that will get us through - regardless of the storm (Matthew 7:24-29, 14:22-33)
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Is it possible to use Christian words and Christian practices and yet still be building on sand? Nathan Whatley speaks on Jesus' invitation to make our home in the love of Jesus.
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