Sermons About Reunion
Manifesto of Freedom - Chosen
After the crescendo of Romans 8, Paul answers questions about how Israel fits into what God has been doing all along to repair the broken shalom of creation. Israel's story serves as reminder that God is faithful to his covenant promises of putting the world to rights as well as a warning that we can't reject God continually without there being consequences.
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Manifesto of Freedom - Life in the Spirit
There is now no condemnation for those in Christ. How does one live this no condemnation life? God sends the Holy Spirit to live in us and show us. The Spirit's role is to make us look more like Christ by putting the old life behind us and fully participate in the new humanity. God has freed us by his grace and now we are a part of the rescue and repair of all things. - Hank Wilson
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The Story of Everything - Church
People have many different definitions of the word church don't they? Most see it as a place to go to get your spiritual needs taken care of just like you'd go to a grocery market if you needed food. In the story of everything, however, the church is God’s primary way of bringing life into deadness since the day Jesus left this earth.
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Making Life Work - Trust God
The book of Proverbs encourages us to trust God and pursue wisdom repeatedly. It says that pursuing wisdom is like cultivating a relationship with a beautiful woman. Originally written to adolescent boys in training, the point is clear about wisdom's significance. When we walk the path of wisdom we become more than just people who know how to make good choices.
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Christian No More - Follow
In part two of this series, we discuss the three directions that the early Christ followers took and what it could look like today. Note: We apologize for the poor sound quality of this recording.
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What Men Need Besides Love
The trouble people have in their romantic relationships (dating and marriage) is usually NOT because they don’t love the person. It’s not because they don’t really love each other that they can’t get along and miss out on the good stuff they got in the relationship for in the first place. It’s because love (when you defined it by how much you care or how strongly you feel about someone) is never enough. We need to know what the other person really needs and how to meet those needs with God’s help.
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Invest
Of all the stuff ever sold on eBay, perhaps the most interesting is the rash of people who tried putting their souls up for sale. Heard about that? A guy in Chicago, a DePaul University Grad student, Hermant Mehta, a self-professed atheist sold his soul for $504. The winning bidder was a former pastor named, Jim Henderson who made a deal with the student. Days after the auction, the former pastor, flew to Chicago to see Mr. Mehta. The two met in a bar, where they sealed a deal a little different from the one the student had offered. Instead of the 50 hours of church attendance that he was entitled to for his $504, Jim Henderson asked that Hermant Mehta attend 10 to 15 services of Mr. Henderson's choosing and then write about it. The chronicle of the experience created a unique conversation. The pastor had 10,000 hits in the first 10 days! Even though people may still feel like religion is one of the things you never talk about (right up there with money, politics and sex), more people than ever are open and searching spiritually. There is no doubt - we live in an era of unprecedented spiritual interest and open-ness. Sadly, the church is being excluded from much of the conversation. It’s the vision of REUNION to be a people that will reengage in the conversation taking place.
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Financial Chaos
Two of the founding fathers of the study of effects of stress (Holmes & Rahe) came up with an index of the top 43 most stressful life events. It includes everything from going through a divorce to having a baby to buying a new house to changing jobs. And guess what else makes the list of most stressful life-change events? CHRISTMAS. Christmas is the only holiday that makes the list; no other does. Christmas is a chaotic time of year, and God wants to help us deal with the chaos. He also wants us to embrace the chaos that comes with the territory of being a Christ-follower.
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Calendar Chaos
Two of the founding fathers of the study of effects of stress (Holmes & Rahe) came up with an index of the top 43 most stressful life events. It includes everything from going through a divorce to having a baby to buying a new house to changing jobs. And guess what else makes the list of most stressful life-change events? CHRISTMAS. Christmas is the only holiday that makes the list; no other does. Christmas is a chaotic time of year, and God wants to help us deal with the chaos. He also wants us to embrace the chaos that comes with the territory of being a Christ-follower.
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