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Forming Habits Because They Form Us
In many ways our daily life is a liturgy, a series of repeated activities that reveals what we worship. Our habits are a reflection of what we believe, hope and love. But the reverse is also true. Our beliefs, hopes, and loves are all strongly influenced by our habits. Our habits form us as much as we form them. For this reason, we must be intentional about forming habits through which God will (re)form us.
It's a Disciplined Life
Today we start a new year. The days ahead have potential for new relationships and ventures. Hope in the ‘new’ is high. But newness often fades when something newer comes along, or we no longer perceive it as new. Pastor Jon Palmer challenges you to ask, “What if instead of starting something ‘new’ I focused on something that doesn’t change? What if instead of being carried on the wave of new, I chose to invest time, finances, and abilities in following Jesus?”
Simeon's Song of Salvation
In Luke 2 Simeon is waiting. He is waiting for the promise of salvation to be kept. He sees it in the Christ-child. All our waiting is focused in on his waiting, which in turn is focused even more sharply on the incarnate One, God-with-us and God-One-of-us. If God asked you, What are you waiting for? Could you answer well? Every time we are forced to stand in line, get stuck behind someone in the left turn lane who daydreams through the arrow, or have our wants and wishes postponed, God’s Spirit is gracing us with an opportunity to remember that what we are really waiting for goes much deeper to our life with God: waiting for the Lord’s presence and the fulfillment of all time in Christ’s second coming.
The Fellowship of Believers
"[I believe in] the communion of saints."
Reaching Out To Your Relational World
It’s Week 5 of our Be the Church Challenge. In the first church, in Acts 2, we find a people relentlessly devoted to reaching the spiritually lost people around them. The church loved Jesus and loved one another. Those priorities moved them to have a compassion for the spiritually lost and a passion to tell them about their Savior, Jesus.
You Can't Do Faith Alone
The classic title of this second part of Luke’s gospel is ‘the Acts of the Apostles.’ This tells us that faith and following Jesus is active; it’s not just about knowledge, but ACTING on those beliefs. It’s about learning to love the things God loves and loving the way Jesus loves us. Our series title is ‘How the Spirit’s Church Acts.’ So we’ll be focusing on the way the Holy Spirit draws out Christ-like living in God’s people, the church. Our hope is that we will be led in the Spirit beyond our comfort zones to those whom the Lord desires us to bless with the gospel. Today we’ll reflect on the great blessing we sometimes take for granted: the church. We aren’t left alone in faith nor are we to go it alone. We are members of Christ’s body. We belong in the family of God. And in this community of the Triune God our communion shapes us into disciples of Jesus.
Acts #1 - You Can't Go it Alone
In the face of all that is broken and gone wrong around us, the surprising proclamation is that the church is the last hope of the world. The reconciliation, justice, economic fairness, and joy of life won't come through government or science or sheer luck, but through a community that intentionally forms itself around what God loves in Christ. In the ordinary community called the church, devoted to Christ's teachings, and to fellowship that dares to cross racial and social divides, and to breaking bread with Christ-like acceptance of sinners saved by grace alone, and to prayer expecting the wonders of God, the world is changed for the better. Part 1 of 'How the Spirit's Church Acts.' Acts 2:42-47
Wired For Worship
See video of the sermon by clicking on the link below. Our Be the Church Challenge continues today with our second core devotion from Acts 2 – worship. What we’ll find in God’s word is worship is not expendable or negotiable. It’s vital for living in right relationship to God. What would true devotion to worshipping God look like?
Doing Life Together
See video of the sermon by clicking on the link below. Welcome to Week 1 of Be The Church. In Acts 2, the very first church demonstrated dynamic characteristics that drew them together and that sent them out to engage their city and their world with the Good News of Jesus. The first core devotion we’ll talk about in that Acts 2 church was a commitment to community. What does it take to really “do life” together?
