[13] He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. [14] And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. [15] And as […]
Unifying spread out communities
Unity within a spread out group like a multi-site church. that was one of the main topics last week at One Life Core. These are my notes on the night and some of my own commentary. A shared language and shared ideals help people that aren’t together all the time keep unity with one another. […]
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Nicene Creed Sermons Part 1 – God the Almighty
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. What is the Trinity? Mormons: That God is a council. Father and Son have bodies and are humans just like us, Spirit is a spirit. Jehovah’s Witnesses: Spirit is just a force, not equal, […]
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David and His Armor, the Church and Her Buildings
David’s fight can easily be compared to that of the Church. She leaves behind Saul’s armor when she looks for less structure, less worry over financing her works and buildings; when she frees herself from political support.
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Judging and being judged
In a very practical way, judging others gives the listeners a standard to measure things by, and the first thing they measure by their newly learned standard is the original judge.
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Heroes and Damsels in Christian Community
We all love to be the hero and save the day. But the pride of isolation wins out when we are in need of help. What if we saw our times of needing help as chances to make somebody feel like a hero? I know that goes way against a John Wayne Republican Protestant work […]