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Matthew 26:36-46 How your prayer life lives on mission today Being present in someone's need, pain, story, struggle, or trauma as someone who “keeps watch” through prayer is love on display. The playbook of missional prayer for others is just sitting, being awake and aware of the needs they have, and giving them to God repeatedly and rigidly for as long as they need us to. Your presentness is your...

Matthew 9:9-13 How to have Compassion on the Entirety of the Mission COMPASSION IS ABOUT CONNECTION, IF YOU WANT TO CARE YOU MUST DEEPLY FORM RELATIONSHIPS THAT DON’T FIT INTO TIME LIMITS OR SOCIAL NORMS. WE NEED TO WALK ALONGSIDE PEOPLE, NOT BE TOO BUSY OR HEADY FOR THEM TO GET CLOSE. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS AND HAVING THE RIGHT MOTIVE. YOUR MOTIVES DETERMINE YOUR...

Matthew 15:21-28HOW TO SEE THOSE IN FRONT OF YOU, IN ORDER TO LOVE HOW GOD INTENDED YOU TO Whatever you have labeled you hate is what God will challenge you to love. If your love has limits so too will your depth of knowing Jesus. He loves “them” just as much as He loves you. You might be surprised the response you get from “crumbs” moments when you see people rightly. The people who are too far g...

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1 John 5:13-21What we should know but maybe need reminded. If we are born of God then we should not be actively, deliberately sinning, as we live under his rule and reign. Idolatry in this form is knowing what God had said but choosing to worship a false god by practicing an action that is disobedient to the life that’s been purchased for you. Idols are not just carved images, they are conflicted...

1 John 5:1-12 Proof proves a viewpoint. Do we have proof of a life that is overcome? Do we have proof of a life that has been changed? It is easy to profess faith but not produce anything that proves faith. There is absolutely no way around it. A life in Jesus must have an encounter rooted in revelation of the blood that was shed, water baptism of repentance, and a life led of the Holy Spirit and...

1 John 4:11-21Love for others + the practice of abiding in God - fear = a weirdly perfected faith (love perfected in us) How do we get this equation inside of us for others to see it outside of us THE PRACTICE OF ABIDING IN GOD IS JUST LIKE THE PRACTICE OF ANY OTHER THING THAT REQUIRES PRACTICE TO DEVELOP. USUALLY IT IS AWKWARD AND UNCOMFORTABLE AT FIRST, THAT OVER TIME PRODUCES A CONFIDENCE, PEAC...

The infinitely repeated test of loving others 1 JOHN 3:13-24 How we can make the test easier and not harder YOU EXPERIENCING HATE, BITTERNESS, JUDGMENT, OR UNFORGIVENESS DOES NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO RE-TRANSMIT IT TO OTHERS. YOUR RESURRECTION LIFE IS TIED TO YOUR REPRESENTATION OF CHRIST LOVE IN THE WORLD YOU LIVE IN EVERYDAY. IF YOU WANT LIFE YOU MUST LET GO OF DEATH. THE DEED AND THE TRUTH IS...

How to recognize what is wrong to start walking rightly based off of 1 John 2:15-17; 25-29 lust of the flesh is anything natural that you prioritize, give power to, or pervert above the righteousness of God and His Spirit. The parts that you trust least typically are the ones he wants to prove himself to you most, if you’re open. I’d your feelings dictate your faith, more than your faith dictates...

Guest Preacher: Sammy Rodriguez

1 John 3 how to get rid of habitual sin (unchanged sin patterns) and stay enrolled in narrow gate access A child of God is not one who possesses physical looks and legal guardianship...it's one who has the likeness and character that proves who their Father is. We prove our likeness by our Godliness. Purification is the process of becoming like; if you don't want to live pure you will not become l...

Exploring 1 John 2How to do what we know, so we can grow in what we don’t: If your beliefs aren’t changing your behavior; your behavior will rewrite your beliefs. Knowing the commands and doing the commands is what we’re commanded. There should be some rigid routine inside of your relationship with God and scripture. Don’t be mad you’re not full if you’re not eating. If the law and blessing is lov...

He must be your light rhythmically, before you will ever be His light publicly. The World is looking for light more than it’s looking for signs. The more intense the light the more noticeable the blemishes; don’t ask for more if you’re not wanting to deal with what might be revealed. Confession and self awareness have been the accelerators of taking sinner to Saint since the beginning. If you don’...

Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.”3 Thoughts that determine if the paths are straight (and smooth-ish)1- IF YOUR TRUST IS NOT LEADING YOU TO GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF GOD'S WORD and WILL FOR YOUR LIFE AND NEIGHBOR; IT'S FALSE HOPE.2- A MADE UP MIND CANNOT BE A MADE...

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ ‭4 ways to assess your levels of fear and courage Fear is a connection issue. Tighten up your habits and watch your life transmit holiness. Practicing courage are the weights of development you must lift for your spiritual health over the long haul...

7 Areas of Perspective from Psalm 23 If the Lord is your Shepherd get ready for your wants to be redefined Don't pray for green pastures and be mad when He makes you lay down in them. Your soul restored comes from drinking deeply in the quiet waters of a relationship as a son/daughter. Before you're trusted to blaze a trail, you better be faithful following the well worn paths of righteousness. Ev...

We're back again with another well know and frequently used bible verse (Philippians 4:13) and it's intended context. Certainties and perfect circumstances do not dictate contentment; you must learn it to live it. We want the ability to do all things...but have we shown God we can be generous in all things? Rhythms of grateful reflection and response will diffuse a heart of regret and bitterness i...

John 3:16 the infamous verse of christianity. We agree, it's beautiful and great but most christians walk around with a surface level view of it, it's time to back up and start to understand the whole of perspective regarding it. You can check the boxes of christianity but if you haven't trained your mind and Spirit to see Him in everything you're missing the fullness of Heaven on earth. It's not...

Bringing context to some of the most popular bible verses that people get tatted, not intended to shake your theology but to help reshape it. This week we dissect Jeremiah 29:11, bringing clarity to the fullness of it's context and what it actually means for our lives. We learn how to make sure our detours in life don't turn from despair into desperation.

We are called to be salt of the earth, but what does that actually mean? How do you know if you have lost your saltiness or if you even had it to begin with!? If your salt isn't providing healing, it's not the right seasoning. Our salt should be thawing icy ground. Salt that has lost it's flavor is just a disciple who has lost their discipline..or never had it. The salt of the Spirit should flavor...

to those who have carried the weight of being a disciple, questioning if it is worth it, there is a peace within the puzzle and life of Jesus for you, keep pressing in. to those who are carrying a heavy weight from the world and situation, the Lord may be asking you to ditch it completely, yet there is still a peace within the puzzle and life of Jesus for you. He has a capacity to lift more than w...

The Jews expected Jesus to come riding in on a warhorse as a liberator from Roman oppression, yet He came lowly, gently, and humbly. One week the Jews welcomed Him with praise, and the next week they were crucifying Him. It came from a place of Jesus doing differently than what they expected Him to do and be. Let us learn from them as we renew our minds and recenter them to make sure the right thi...

We wrap up our "intention of creation" series by equipping ourselves to make sure our "weighting" seasons are fruitful. Patience (meaning standing under a heavy load unwavering) is about building strength, not wasting time. Both the first historically written books of the Old Testament and New Testament focus on patience. Patience in uncertainty. Patience under trial. Patience under a heavy weight...

Have you ever woken up with a stiff neck and struggled all day due to it? Yeah, we've been there too, and although it feels pretty terrible, there is a "stiff neck syndrome" that affects us far worse than a common kink in the neck. The term "stiff necked" is used in the Bible (OT and NT) to describe a people, or oxen, that instead of living, bowing or moving in submission, reverence or response to...

Creation was intended to rule, reign and have dominion with God. Yet, throughout time we have begun to desire earthly treasure over heavenly obedience, allowing the treasures of the world to usurp Lordship. What is the treasure, foundation and focus of your life/being? Let us go back to the intended purpose of Creation of Him being THE treasure of our lives. What you're willing to leave or sacrifi...