Heartland

Christ calls us to trust that we will always belong to him regardless of the challenges we might face as faithful believers.

Choosing to not participate in the political and economic idolatry of our day will allow us to fully participate in God’s mission of reconciliation and restoration of people and creation.

Jesus calls us to hold on to our faith as we seek to live in the world without succumbing to temptation to serve other gods.

A life of faithfulness to Jesus does not guarantee health or wealth. Jesus calls us to remain faithful regardless of the cost.

Faith Maternity Care is a home and resource for homeless pregnant women in Missouri. Melissa Williford came to share about the ministry, their impact in our community, and how we can help them to make a difference.

Jesus calls us to faithfully follow God’s commands in a loving manner, rather than with strict legalism.

Christ stands amid the churches of the world encouraging and calling them to faithfulness.

It is ok if we do not always understand the work of God in our world. Over and over again, God proves that he’s working to help us understand and believe.

Despite the ruin that may come to our life because of our own unfaithfulness, life and hope are always the last word.

Those who are affluent and apathetic about the needs of those around them will be the first to experience God’s judgment.

Worship and justice go hand in hand. Worship without justice lacks substance.

God’s judgment is not just for those who actively participate in oppression and violence, but also for those whose lifestyle perpetuates the system of violence and exploitation.

We are the people of God because of God’s grace and mercy. We are called to remember who we are as God’s people so that we can live in covenant faithfulness with God and others.

Once again, Jesus reveals himself to us as the One who is bringing about God’s salvation for the world.

Jesus invites those who have means to participate with his mission of restoration and renewal in the world.

In spite of our sinfulness, Jesus extends a call to us to participate in God’s mission of ‘catching people.’

We are called to a ministry which is outward focused for the purpose of participating in God’s mission of freedom for the world.

As we participate in God’s mission in the world, we are called to love those who perpetrate acts of evil.

Jesus gives us an outline for what his ministry will look like. What Jesus has done, he will call us to do as well.

We are called to live into our baptism by sharing in Jesus’ mission to bring healing and salvation to our broken world.

Christ has come and is coming again. We are called, just has John the Baptist was called, to prepare the way for the coming of God.

Mary proclaims what God has done in the past because she understands that what is happening in her now is a continuation of God’s faithful saving acts toward his people. It gives her hope for the future.

God invites us to participate in God’s mission of salvation and restoration for the world.

Even though barren brokenness surrounds us, we are called to live with imaginative hope as we wait for God’s salvation through Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ becomes our true King, not in the ways of past Israelite kings or even Roman Kings, but through the powerful truth of suffering love.