As Jesus was journeying through Samaria, at midday he encounters a woman getting water from a well. Jesus approaches her in her reality of being a person on the margins of her society and community but then gives her a new, alternate reality of being loved by Jesus despite her previous poor choices. What is…
Continuing our march through John 3 and 4 we see John the Baptist talking with his followers about Jesus. The concern for John’s followers was that Jesus was taking all their followers! However, John the Baptist assures them that his entire ministry was devoted to point people to Jesus and his summary was that he…
Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the night where they discuss the concepts of being born and being born again. By being born we take on the likeness of our biological parents, by being born again we take on the likeness of our Heavenly Father.
Jesus had a small group of 12 disciples and even within that small group he had 3 close friends, Peter, James and John. In this group, these men were discipled, learned the ways of Jesus and lived life together for 3 years. In an effort to model ourselves in the ways of Jesus, we too…
Jesus’s 3-dimensional relationships are a model for us to follow to live our lives Upwardly in connection to God the Father, Inwardly with discipling relationships with friends and family and Outwardly in connection to our community. It is vital to have all three dimensions working in rhythm and harmony with one another. In Luke 9…
Jesus lived his life in 3 dimensions of relationships: Upwardly with the Father, Inwardly with his 12 disciples (and his primary closer 3 disciples) and Outwardly with 72, the masses and at one time, over 5,000! In an effort to model Jesus in all that we do, we remind ourselves of these 3 dimensions of…
In a time of transition and change as school begins for thousands of students and teachers across the country. Change can be scary as we step into the unknown but there is hope! Donya Hageman brings us a bold message of courage from Joshua chapter 1 to help us talk faithful steps in times of…
Even when we are far from God, God continually woos us and draws us closer to Him through Jesus Christ. John Wesley would perhaps use the term “Prevenient Grace,” grace that goes BEFORE we ever understood that God was calling us. Romans 5:8 makes it evident that while we were yet sinners, God loved us…
What does it mean to really love your neighbor? Does it mean that you give them everything they want and ask for? Jesus provides a path for discerning enablement vs empowerment with his interactions with Peter throughout the Gospels. Today, we will hear a character study of the out-spoken, impetuous disciple Peter and learn how…
Forgiveness is more than just saying or hearing, “I’m sorry.” It’s releasing yourself of a lifetime of burden by carrying harm done to you in the past. Many times forgiveness needs to take place without an apology being uttered! Jesus teaches us about forgiveness in many passages of the Gospels but the parable we have…
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