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If you want to want to know the real Jesus, you have to think out of the box. All of us have our own ideas about what He is like, but if we learn anything from His earthly life, it should be that He has no intention of conforming to our expectations. In John 2, Jesus astounds one group after the other. But why?The post You’re Going to Need a Bigger Box first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

Everyone has a portrait of God hanging in the gallery of their mind, but we all get Him wrong. In fact, one of the reasons Jesus came was to replace our distorted image of God with a more accurate one. From the beginning of His earthly ministry to its end, He defied expectations. In this study of John 1:19-51, you are going to learn things about God that you never dreamed could be true.The post Fear Not first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

When it comes to knowing God, we’re all beginners. But wherever you are in your journey with Jesus, the Gospel of John is just the right book to take you to the next level. In John 1:1-18, John introduces Jesus to his audience.The post Who is Jesus? first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

In a world of bad news, it’s time for a little good news.The post Easter 2023 first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

How easy it is for us to forget that every choice we make, every temptation we face, every trial we endure—every twist and turn in our lives—is affected by what is going on in a realm that is invisible to us. And the more we understand what’s happening there, the better we will navigate the challenges of living here.

Ephesians 6:10-24 gives us a rarely seen glimpse of the spiritual world.The post Life Is War first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

No matter where you look in our world, you will find power imbalances. And with human nature being what it is, those who have power tend to leverage it, and those who don’t tend to resist it. But Jesus started a revolution of love that can break down walls between the powerful and the powerless. In Ephesians 5:21—6:9, the apostle Paul applied the teachings of Jesus to the power structures in his world, and what worked way back can change today’s world too.The post The Blessing Zone first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

No doubt you want to live wisely as a follower of Jesus, but you live in a world that elicits all kind of questions about how to do it. How does God want you to relate to those you love who are living a sinful life? How can you make an eternal difference in this world on ordinary days? How do you know God’s will in confusing situations? When is it OK, and when is it not OK, to drink alcohol? What is the secret to living under the influence of the God’s Spirit? You’ll find answer to all these questions in our study of Ephesians 5:15-21.The post Living Wisely in Evil Times first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

As hard as it may be for you to imagine, your calling as a child of God is become just like your Father. Could the bar be set any higher? 

After we absorb the truth that, in Christ, we have already cleared the bar, and we take stock of the resources God has given us to become in real life who we already are in His eyes, we can’t help but wonder exactly what it means to be like God.

Ephesians 5:1-14 answers that question. The post Imitating God first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

If you are a Christian, no doubt you have been taught that your lifestyle should look very different than that of non-Christians. And you want to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. But is that the kind of life you are living? Or is there a gap between your aspirations and your actions?

In this message, you will learn how to close the gap. Ephesians 4:17-32 teaches us how to become righteous and holy in those parts of our lives where we may feel like we’re losing the fight.The post More Than Skin Deep first appeared on White Pine Community Church.

You know how much our unity matters to God. Jesus died to create it, and we are called to preserve it. But what kind of unity fulfills God’s dream? Is it just living harmoniously with those who are different from us? Or is there more to the unity God had in mind?

In this study of Ephesians 4:7-16, you will get a fuller picture of Christian unity, and you will see that you play a special role in making God’s dream come true.The post God’s Dream, Part 2 first appeared on White Pine Community Church.