Part 1 in our series, "Why Church?" Each week looks at a movement in worship to answer this question. This week is "Come"--we gather together, called by the God of love to community.
Read More"Evangelism has a bad rap thanks to people’s bad experiences. Which has made many of us timid at best, terrified at worst about sharing faith."
Read More"We’ve found a path, and relationships that have brought us face to the good, the beautiful, and the true. We’ve discovered that we’ a calling in life. Some of us have. Each of us has a calling given by God. To be living stones."
Read More"God used Christ’s suffering to bring about healing for all. And if God can do that… God can use our suffering to bring about good, too. Even for our enemies. In the end, that’s what this text is all about."
Read MoreOur destiny is to be fully alive in the way Christ was and is fully alive. To live in loving relationship with God, to be united with Christ, and to grow fully in to his likeness. Our destiny is to be part of the larger work of God’s healing of all creation. God has a plan, our lives get to be part of it. Easter not only shows us the path to journey on. It shows us where that path will lead us. The destination makes all the difference.
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