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No matter how long we have been a Christian, we are always beginners. But wrong thinking often gets in the way of the our spiritual growth. In "chapters" 7 of our book, Vince and Sarah looks at how our words are fruits of our inner realities.

No matter how long we have been a Christian, we are always beginners. But wrong thinking often gets in the way of the our spiritual growth. In "chapters" 5 & 6 of our book, Sarah looks at speaking honestly and holding tension.

No matter how long we have been a Christian, we are always beginners. But wrong thinking often gets in the way of the our spiritual growth. In "chapters" 5 & 6 of our book, Sarah looks at speaking honestly and holding tension.

No matter how long we have been a Christian, we are always beginners. But wrong thinking often gets in the way of the our spiritual growth. In "chapters" 3 & 4 of our book, Vince and Sarah looks at demystifying the Bible and prayer.

No matter how long we have been a Christian, we are always beginners. But wrong thinking often gets in the way of the our spiritual growth. In "chapters" 3 & 4 of our book, Vince and Sarah looks at demystifying the Bible and prayer.

No matter how long we have been a Christian, we are always beginners. But wrong thinking often gets in the way of the our spiritual growth. In the first two "chapters" of our book, Vince & Sarah look at demystifying our spirituality and demystifying sin.

No matter how long we have been a Christian, we are always beginners. But wrong thinking often gets in the way of the our spiritual growth. In the first two "chapters" of our book, Vince & Sarah look at demystifying our spirituality and demystifying sin.

In today's scripture we see Jesus's embrace of an "unfinished symphony" as He prioritizing the freedom of people, is vulnerable in His desire, and is unwavering in His love. And we learn how His example relates to our purposes. For the past few years, we continue to return to the book of Luke for an in-depth study. You can find all sermons since chapter one under the sermon series marked "Luke." T...

In today's scripture we see Jesus's embrace of an "unfinished symphony" as He prioritizing the freedom of people, is vulnerable in His desire, and is unwavering in His love. And we learn how His example relates to our purposes. For the past few years, we continue to return to the book of Luke for an in-depth study. You can find all sermons since chapter one under the sermon series marked "Luke." T...

We're looking at a very familiar passage from Luke this week, but with a slightly different interpretation than sometimes it is taught from. Entering the way of the narrow door means letting go of this deeply rooted idea that we can somehow achieve godliness. It is the way of greater humility; it is the way of greater freedom. It is an effort born out of great love for others and for God’s life-gi...

We're looking at a very familiar passage from Luke this week, but with a slightly different interpretation than sometimes it is taught from. Entering the way of the narrow door means letting go of this deeply rooted idea that we can somehow achieve godliness. It is the way of greater humility; it is the way of greater freedom. It is an effort born out of great love for others and for God’s life-gi...

We continue our study of Luke in Luke 14 when Jesus begins to unravel what it means to be His disciple. Real disciples develop complete commitment, a commitment that is unyielding, unrelenting, and unshakeable. God’s invitation is the most important event in life, no matter how inconveniently it may be timed. For the past few years, we continue to return to the book of Luke for an in-depth study....

We continue our study of Luke in Luke 14 when Jesus begins to unravel what it means to be His disciple. Real disciples develop complete commitment, a commitment that is unyielding, unrelenting, and unshakeable. God’s invitation is the most important event in life, no matter how inconveniently it may be timed. For the past few years, we continue to return to the book of Luke for an in-depth study....

Simple things are important to Jesus. Throughout his time on Earth, most of his instructions and teachings were about the simple things in life: how we related to each other, how we pray, how we listen, etc. Often, we are tempted to add to what Jesus asks us to do, we almost want to add complications to his teachings. In this next passage of Luke, Jesus highlights being smaller, slower, more patie...

Simple things are important to Jesus. Throughout his time on Earth, most of his instructions and teachings were about the simple things in life: how we related to each other, how we pray, how we listen, etc. Often, we are tempted to add to what Jesus asks us to do, we almost want to add complications to his teachings. In this next passage of Luke, Jesus highlights being smaller, slower, more patie...

Early in the chapter of Luke 13, Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath and is criticized for it. We could quickly analyze this as a horrible reaction by religious leaders who are too stuck in their own self-righteousness to recognize a miracle. Instead of pointing fingers, let's instead hold up a mirror to ourselves to see how we also fall into the trap of missing the point of what Jesus is teaching...

Early in the chapter of Luke 13, Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath and is criticized for it. We could quickly analyze this as a horrible reaction by religious leaders who are too stuck in their own self-righteousness to recognize a miracle. Instead of pointing fingers, let's instead hold up a mirror to ourselves to see how we also fall into the trap of missing the point of what Jesus is teaching...

We're starting chapter 13 of Luke with a new miniseries to examine the ways Jesus calls us to act which may be countercultural or force us out of our comfortable spaces. What we have in these first few verses is so quintessential Jesus: comforting those who are suffering, filled with shame, and on the outs of religious thought and community. At the same time, he is confronting those who were entre...

We're starting chapter 13 of Luke with a new miniseries to examine the ways Jesus calls us to act which may be countercultural or force us out of our comfortable spaces. What we have in these first few verses is so quintessential Jesus: comforting those who are suffering, filled with shame, and on the outs of religious thought and community. At the same time, he is confronting those who were entre...

We finish chapter 12 of Luke with a deep dive into discernment and how Jesus speaks to us in small and large ways. Discernment is important because if we cannot truly discern the heart and the desire of God in our lives, then make no mistake, we will be pulled like the wind by every cultural high and low and every wind of doctrine. Our tendency to fill our minds with fears and control undermines o...

We finish chapter 12 of Luke with a deep dive into discernment and how Jesus speaks to us in small and large ways. Discernment is important because if we cannot truly discern the heart and the desire of God in our lives, then make no mistake, we will be pulled like the wind by every cultural high and low and every wind of doctrine. Our tendency to fill our minds with fears and control undermines o...

We're continuing our study of Luke with a look at only four verses: Luke 12:49-53. These verses are often confused or used to condemn, but the strong language Jesus is using is for a different purpose than we may perceive it. Jesus had a deep compassion for the ways that sin was ripping people's lives apart. He went to the most sinful to offer then wholeness and acceptance. His strongest language...

We're continuing our study of Luke with a look at only four verses: Luke 12:49-53. These verses are often confused or used to condemn, but the strong language Jesus is using is for a different purpose than we may perceive it. Jesus had a deep compassion for the ways that sin was ripping people's lives apart. He went to the most sinful to offer then wholeness and acceptance. His strongest language...

In this section of Luke, we're looking at Jesus' instructions to be watchful and to be full of integrity. If we become careless about what we let into our hearts, we will allow the thief to steal what is most important to the heart of God and we will have no guard against being robbed of it from our character. We determine the level to which we keep watch over the house God has given us and whethe...

In this section of Luke, we're looking at Jesus' instructions to be watchful and to be full of integrity. If we become careless about what we let into our hearts, we will allow the thief to steal what is most important to the heart of God and we will have no guard against being robbed of it from our character. We determine the level to which we keep watch over the house God has given us and whethe...