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Sermon on the Mount   Yesterday we saw how Jesus calls his followers to reframe how we think about the blessing of God. It isn’t the wealthy, the powerful, the healthy who are blessed of God. Instead it is the meek, the poor in spirit, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, etc. They are the ones who are more open to seeing, experiencing and taking part in God’s kingdom. So we must reframe...

The Beatitudes   We left off yesterday with the recognition that Jesus called his followers to not just bring salt and light to the world but to be salt and light in the world. Jesus mission wasn’t just changing the disciples goals, behavior and vision; he came to fundamentally change his followers themselves. By simply being these new people Jesus is creating, we, as his followers, can be salt an...

Salt and Light We’ve been talking about how God calls us to be different and doesn’t just call us to make a difference. We see this in Jesus’ sermon on the mount. Matthew 5:13-16 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. 14 “You are the light of...

Called To Be Different: Part 2   Yesterday we started talking about how we should first consider who God is calling us to be before we consider what God is calling us to do. Today we are going to continue with this topic. This is one of the primary themes in the book of Ephesians. In chapter 4 Paul transitions from his theological basis for the Ephesian believers being called to Jew-Gentile unity...