Chris Moerman :: Being & Doing :: 07.31.11
Throughout the Bible we consistently encounter these two things again and again; being and doing, invitation and challenge, covenant and Kingdom. How do we live in the tension of these two? Knowing that God has called us to partner with Him in the restoration of the earth, but even greater than that He has offered to us a Covenant invitation that we would be His children and He would be our God. We’ll be exploring these two themes; Being and Doing.Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Buddy Hoffman :: Fathers Day :: 06.20.10
Breathe in – do you feel that air moving past your lips, down your throat, filling your lungs? Without that breath, our brain begins to die within three minutes. When was the last time you used that exhaling, life-giving breath to just say “Thanks”? “Thanks for breath, the last one and the next one.” If it’s been a while, do it with that next breath.
One of those gifts is being a father; the flip-side of that gift is having a father. The heart of that truth is the teaching of Jesus to His followers, which pointed us to this amazing attribute of our Heavenly Father: “Ask, and it will be given, if you know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”
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Brian Krawczyk :: The Heart of the Father :: 06.20.10
Throughout the Bible, the heart of God is revealed as the perfect father. Jesus came from the father (Jn 1:14). He came to reveal the father (Jn 14:7-9). He did only what He saw the father do (Jn 5:19). He tells of the father who ran and embraced his wayward son (Lk 15:20). The Holy Spirit is a gift of the father (Jn 14:16). We were commanded to pray for the father (Lk 11:2).
Until we understand who we are as sons and daughters of the king, we will not understand our role in the kingdom–who God calls us to be as fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters. If we miss the heart of the father, we miss the heart of the kingdom. Why? Because it is the father’s kingdom. It’s a kingdom built around the truth of a perfect father. And we must personally encounter the heart of the father.
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Matt Reynolds :: Ephesians 3 pt. 2 What Am I Made Of? ::05.16.10
Have you ever had a moment with God so powerful you were at a loss for the words to adequately describe it? Have you ever sensed God working deeply within you at a level you could only explain as being your inner man? The truths Paul is praying for the Ephesians to know and experience at the end of chapter 3 are beyond words and deeper than skin. It’s about people experiencing Christ’s Love down to there core…and it changes everything.3:16-19 “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
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Brian Burchik :: Who Am I? Pt. 2 :: 04.18.10
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Matt Reynolds :: Who Am I? :: 04.11.10
Identity is so important in the Kingdom of Heaven and as we look at the first chapter of Ephesians we explore who we are in Christ. When we wake up each morning and look in the mirror, who we see? Do we live in a way that reflects the face of God as Jesus did when he walked the earth? Can we even live everyday in a way that brings the love of God to every part of our lives?
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