Words of Grace

Jesus has a platform, a picture of his preferred future. It comes with a new community, new values and new resources. 

The God shaped whole feels like "self-reproach."  We need Sabbath to remind us only God can be God.

This text explores the holiness of Jesus and two ways to respond-standing in your own righteousness or His.

There is no-one like Jesus anywhere! He alone uses his power to honor God and serve others. This is what make Jesus stand out above all else. Our only response is to worship. 

To know Him is to love Him. Using literary techniques used to develop Hero's within narratives, this series creates a portfolio filled with portraits of Jesus.  Do you feel you know Jesus? In this introductory lesson we explore backstory of Jesus life and the tension created between his identity and essence. 

This sermon we are looking at the early church for inspiration regarding small groups. Unfortunately the mic stopped working about 10min in the lesson. 

Fostering belonging has a lot to with how we understand following  Jesus. This episode explores why Christianity doesn't have a reputation belonging, why Jesus does have a reputation for belonging, and why it's important to understand the difference between a bounded set and a closed set. The audio stops 20 minutes.  

This episode we being to talk about how to share the story of redemption with others. First everyone needs a story a code and a people to belong to. That is what is a biblical narrative delivers.  It illustrates a correspondence between life as it is and life as God has intended. We start with the purpose of the antediluvian world through the story of tower of Babble. We discover grace means God is interrupting our cycle of dysfunction and destruction. 

Ingratitude is cosmic plagiarism. It is good to have our hearts strengthened by grace. Worship Loyalty Mindfulness and Pleasing God.