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The Revolutionary Cross Oct 14, 2016

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The death of Jesus on the cross is central to the gospel story and it is central to our faith. The cross was scandalous for first-century Jews and silly for first-century Romans. It is ignored by modern people, but for those of us who believe, the cross changes everything. It is the day a revolution began. The cross is only revolutionary if we get the end game right. If the end is disembodied Christians living in heaven for all eternity then the cross becomes the central figure of a new religion, nothing more. But if the end of our story is new creation, the restoration of all things, the salvation of the world, then we see again the revolutionary nature of the cross.

The Intersection of Stories Oct 09, 2016

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The gospel isn’t a plan or a theory.
The gospel isn’t good advice or moral instructions.
The gospel is not a collection of God-facts.
The gospel is a story. It is the story of Jesus, his life, death, and resurrection.
Salvation occurs at the intersection of your story and the Gospel story.

An Anchor for the Soul Oct 07, 2016

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Through the storms in life, Christians since the beginning have held on to an anchor of the hope in Christ. Storms are not something we can avoid in life. So how can we make it through the storm? Looking at the gospel story of Jesus as he calms the storm, we find that we are not alone and we can ask for help in the midst of the storm.

The Devil is in the Details Oct 02, 2016

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Every life is a story unfolding. We live in a world where bad stories are told and in need of good stories. How might our life tell a good story? This sermon explores how life hinges on the details and how the God of the grand sweeping narrative of the universe is also the God of the details of every human life.

Blessed us. Loved us. Chose us. Sep 30, 2016

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The Book of Ephesians is a densely packed letter busting at the seams with so much: the gospel, the love of God, the mystery of God revealed in the life of the church, family life, and spiritual warfare. The opening of the book, verses 3-14 of chapter 1, is a prayer of thanks and praise to God, written not to isolated individuals, but to the church. We learn that it is not so much that I am blessed, loved, and chosen. Rather it is that I belong to the people of God who are blessed, loved, and chosen.

The Stories We Tell Sep 25, 2016

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Your life is a story and we are the stories we tell. It’s in our neurons. God has hard-wired our brains for story, which is why we all like a good story. We love to hear a story of trial and triumph, or a long satisfying journey, or the hero defeating the monster. We all love these, but storytelling is not just a way of entertainment. Telling our stories is a way to practice self-awareness. It is how we form our identity and understand ourselves and make sense of the world around us. And the God of story is forming your story into our story.

One Last Sentence Sep 23, 2016

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What if you only had one last sentence to speak to those closest to you? You might find the words you speak may be the most important words you've ever spoken. This sermon takes a look at the last sentence Jesus ever speaks, "I am with you Always." In doing so we see in Jesus what God is like and has always been like.
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How To Survive A Shipwreck Sep 18, 2016

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Hands & Feet Sep 16, 2016

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If we love Jesus then it seems like we should love what Jesus loves. And what does Jesus love? The church. While the New Testament uses many metaphors to describe the church, the most helpful may be the image of church as the body of Christ, the hands and feet of Jesus in the world. Paul in 1 Corinthians 12 uses this metaphor as a way to describe our need for one another in the body of Christ. The foot cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you. We are all needed and the church herself is necessary if we want the faith to continue.

A Pilgrim's Journey Sep 11, 2016

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Happy are the people whose strength is in God!
whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way.
–Psalm 84:5
Put plain and simple, the Christian life is a pilgrim’s journey. It’s not static, it’s not sedentary, it’s not the mere maintenance of the status quo.It's the difficult and demanding pilgrimage of following Jesus through life. Nothing of this world (by which I mean American culture) prepares us to be Christian. If we think being Christian basically means being a good citizen and going to church on Sunday, we've profoundly misunderstood what it really means to follow Jesus!

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