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Defiance | Revolution
The Pharisees used argument not as a tool for reconciliation but for restoration of their own expectations. Are we like the Pharisees, wanting the destruction of our enemies? Or are we like Jesus, defying in service...
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Defiance | The Importance of Community
While being in community can sometimes be uncomfortable, it's the Holy Spirit that works in us to build a loving community that produces the fruit of the Kingdom. We can't love if we're not in community!
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Defiance | Cleanliness vs Worthiness
We explore how Jesus defies the paradigm of ritual cleanliness. While those around him equated ritual cleanliness with worthiness to remain in relationship, Jesus reminds us that we are all worthy to approach the...
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Defiance | The Consequence of Contempt
Jesus' defiance is service and sacrifice, always about the good of the other. But some can't see Jesus' compassionate rescue through the lens of contempt, a consequence of their own defiance. A consequence of contempt...
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Defiance | Jesus & the Storms of Life
This week, we explore how Jesus defies even his own disciples by sleeping through the worst storm of their lives. Mark shows us that an accurate picture of God is essential to trusting Him, and the true tragedy of...
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Defiance | Be About the Other
Jesus was counter-cultural in His time, and we can be too if we emulate His example of defiance that results in sacrifice, not gain. Jesus used His power as a mechanism for deliverance and reconciliation with the...
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Defiance | Not Ritual but Service
One of the ways Jesus defies cultural expectations is through tackling the religious spirit, which is interested in what we aren't supposed to do instead of focusing on doing the stuff that Jesus did. Religion is...
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Defiance | The Cultural Understanding of Sin
Counterfeit authority uses sin as a method of control. In the real authority of logos, the Word becoming action, Jesus forgives sin to build a bridge between us and the Father. Our response to sin and sinners can...
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Defiance | Compassionate Rescue
Jesus defied social and cultural norms in radical ways. We explore defiance as exerting power to set people free, but that power is love and compassion. Jesus did not defy in order to gain. He defied in order to save....
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New Year's Eve | A Joyous Message on New Year's Resolutions
The New Year offers a fresh opportunity to forget our past lives by addressing the roots of the wounds that make us dead. To kill the root, we need to embrace our true identity as God's prized possession. In this new...
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Advent 2023 | Joy
We round out Advent together by exploring joy. Joy is a state of being, not an emotion, one of the outcomes of being rooted in the Kingdom. Joy is drawn out in our lives when we celebrate the fact that God does what...
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Advent 2023 | Peace
This second week of Advent, we consider peace. Because baby Jesus came as the promised King of peace, we can embrace peace and leave our conflicts to His justice.
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