12 - Leaving Utopia (Luke 6:20-26 | 2 Corinthians 8:9)
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Those who understand their inheritance is in heaven are blessed.
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11 - A Story of the Church (Luke 6:12-19, 40)
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The church is a messy place, but it's where the power of Jesus is found in the process of discipleship.
Read MoreUsurping the Throne and Buying Tomorrow (James 4:11-17 | Proverbs 16:9)
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Judging our neighbor and presuming to control the future rejects God’s rightful rule over us.
Read More10 - Torn Garments and Cracked Skins (Luke 5:33-6:11)
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The road to healing is not found in what you bring, but in who Jesus is.
Read More9 - Rise (Luke 5:17-32)
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Discipleship is about learning to lay your life down that Christ might raise you up to something new.
Read More8 - Don't Be Afraid (Luke 5:1-16 | Isaiah 6:1-8)
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He’s telling you that you don’t need to fear being vulnerable with God because he is merciful and forgiving.
Read More7- Know Your Lord (Luke 4:14-44 | Isaiah 61:1-2)
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To truly recognize who Jesus is, requires bowing to his authority.
Read MoreWhy Can't We Be Friends? (James 4:1-10 | Isaiah 25:8-9)
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Being a friend of God means unfriending the world by living a humble life of repenting and lamenting.
Read More6 - Know Your Enemy (Luke 3:21 - 4:13 | Genesis 3:1-7)
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God calls his children to resist the devil’s temptations by trusting his word, respecting his authority, and recognizing his love.
Read More5 - The Message of Baptism (Luke 3:1-22; Isaiah 40:3-5)
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Baptism is a visible picture of the gospel message that, through Jesus Christ, peace with God is all available to all who truly repent.
Read More4 - The Consolation of Wisdom (Luke 2:21-52 | Proverbs 3:13-18)
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Wisdom gives consolation to those who possess it, teaching them to recognize that the only way to eternal life is through death and resurrection.
Read MoreSowing Peace (James 3:13-18; Isaiah 32:16-20)
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True wisdom is shown by making peace in the community.
Read More3 - Peace on Earth (Luke 2:1-20; Genesis 3:24)
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The Lord of heaven came into this world in the most humble of ways because it was the only way to make peace between heaven and earth.
Read More2 - A Kingdom for the Weak (Luke 1:26-56 | 2 Samuel 7)
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Jesus is the eternal king who shares his kingdom with the weak and humble.
Read More1 - The Danger of a Detached Heart (Luke 1:1-25, 57-80 | Malachi 4:4-6)
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The Lord wants you to be defined by your love for him.
Read MoreWhat Kills You Only Makes You Stronger (Psalm 91)
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If you love God above all else, you need not fear anything this world can throw at you.
Read MoreNumbering Your Days (Psalm 90)
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A heart of wisdom recognizes that while your days on earth are few, how use them determines where you spend eternity.
Read MoreDealing With Disappointment (Psalm 89)
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Walking by faith means understanding that things will often appear to be the exact opposite of what they really are.
Read MoreLearning to Lament - (Psalm 88)
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Lamenting is the appropriate response of hope to a broken world.
Read MoreThe Taming of the Tongue (James 3:1-12; Genesis 1:26-28)
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Take control of your tongue, which is capable of great good and great evil, that you might bless the Lord and those made in his likeness.
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