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We are called to follow Jesus, the slain and resurrected Lamb of God, to be his faithful witnesses to a needy world. The Other Side of Easter is a life lived following in the footsteps of the Lamb.  …

Recognizing Jesus as the Risen Lord is the Key to Life and Hope

John 20:11-18

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Jesus is the ordained, reigning, and ruling king and he gets all of our glory and praise as he entered Jerusalem to become the king we desperately needed.

Luke 19:30 “Go to the village ahead of you, a…

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the great liberator of humanity.  False gospels lead us to bondage but the true gospel always leads us to freedom in Christ.

5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us fr…

You are designed, not for common use, but to be a Holy Vessel that brings great glory to God.

Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as…

God decides how he wants to save his people.  His Way is always better 
than what we can imagine.

Exodus 6:6-7 6 “Therefore, say to the Israelites: ‘I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under t…

When you take Jesus death for granted you miss the life he died for you to have.

Jonah 2:1-10 1 [a]From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. 2 He said:

“In my distress I called to the Lord…

The God of creation took your sin on the cross and so we are no longer guilty, but innocent in the eyes of God through the power of Jesus Christ.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and s…

Jesus lets us know there is an invisibility, a secretness to the Christian life that only God sees and that only God can reward.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be…

Only the Jesus kind of love demonstrates the true character of God

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for thos…

As Disciples of Jesus, we are called to restrain ourselves from in-kind personal vengeance.  Apprentices of Jesus are called to Spirit-empowered restraint.  But in doing this we are also called to un…

  In dealing with the issues of divorce and oaths, Jesus is giving us a deeper wisdom by which we can properly respect and value other people.

Divorce

31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wif…

A biblical framing of stewardship helps us to functionally emphasize Godly usage of money and de-emphasize wordly usage as we are forced out of our indifference about money.

 ‘When you reap the harves…

When you seek for sexual fulfillment outside of God’s design it will never give you what God designed it to give you.

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’  28 But I te…

The message of the world around us is that messy lives and messy people should be cleaned up and thrown away so we can pursue happiness. But God in his infinite mercy and wisdom did not eliminate the…

We are called to be Jesus’ followers, but we have settled for being Jesus’ believers.  The truth is that believing without following really doesn’t mean much.  

Psalm 133

Behold how good and pleasant i…

Embracing our profound unknowing is paradoxically the only way to grow in the true knowledge of God.

 7 Deep calls to deep 
          in the roar of your waterfalls; 
         all your waves and breaker…

The gospel is our message, our ministry and vocation and most importantly our treasure.

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

W…

Jesus Birth was Holy Ghost Conceived, was Graciously Received, must be Savingly Believed. 

22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive an…

Jesus is joy to the world and Jesus is joy for you. Jesús es alegría al mondo y Jesús es alegría para ti. 

8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks a…