This week we explored Jesus' words:
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
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This week we explored Jesus' words:
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."
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This week we explored Jesus' words:
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."
Mercy is more than simply not punishing someone. Mercy is extravagant kindness that goes beyond what is required, especially toward someone in need. It is kindness that refuses to keep score.
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This week we explored the fourth Beatitude: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” — Matthew 5:6
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This week we explored one of the most surprising Beatitudes from Jesus: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4
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We all want a beautiful life. A life that feels full, meaningful, and grounded. But Jesus opens his most famous teaching in a way that feels…unexpected.
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On the mountain, everything becomes clear. Jesus is transfigured—his glory revealed—and suddenly Moses and Elijah appear, representing the Law and the Prophets. The entire story of Scripture is standing there with him. And then the voice of God breaks through: “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”
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On the mountain, everything becomes clear. Jesus is transfigured—his glory revealed—and suddenly Moses and Elijah appear, representing the Law and the Prophets. The entire story of Scripture is standing there with him. And then the voice of God breaks through: “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”
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When Jesus walked along the shore of the Sea of Galilee and said, “Follow me,” something remarkable happened. Simon, Andrew, James, and John immediately dropped their nets and followed him.
At first glance the story feels strange. Why would someone leave everything behind so quickly?
But when we look closer, we begin to see that Jesus wasn’t offering them a job or a task. He was inviting them into a process of transformation.
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In John’s Gospel, the miracles of Jesus are called signs. They are not just displays of power. They point to something deeper about who Jesus is and the kind of life he invites us into.
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This week we looked at one of the passages the historic church consistently returned to during Lent: Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness
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This Sunday we began our Lenten journey called A Follower’s Life. We started in Mark 1, where Jesus teaches with authority, casts out an unclean spirit, and Mark tells us that his fame spreads throughout Galilee. From the very beginning, Jesus is known. Famous. Talked about.
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This past Sunday we talked about wisdom and our words—and why Proverbs takes them so seriously. According to Proverbs, wisdom isn’t just about what we say, but how we listen, what we tolerate, and what we excuse.
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This week’s message explored wisdom from an angle we don’t always talk about in church: the wisdom of knowing yourself.
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Joseph is one of the most overlooked figures in the Christmas story. He never speaks a recorded word in Scripture, yet his actions shape the early life of Jesus in profound ways. He is a working-class laborer, a righteous man, a protector and provider who listens for God’s voice in the quiet and responds with faithfulness.
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Joseph is one of the most overlooked figures in the Christmas story. He never speaks a recorded word in Scripture, yet his actions shape the early life of Jesus in profound ways. He is a working-class laborer, a righteous man, a protector and provider who listens for God’s voice in the quiet and responds with faithfulness.
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Joseph is one of the most overlooked figures in the Christmas story. He never speaks a recorded word in Scripture, yet his actions shape the early life of Jesus in profound ways. He is a working-class laborer, a righteous man, a protector and provider who listens for God’s voice in the quiet and responds with faithfulness.
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This week we stepped into Mary’s story—a story we often sentimentalize but rarely sit with in its full weight. Mary was young, poor, politically vulnerable, and living in a region familiar with Roman brutality. The angel’s announcement was not soft or harmless—it was revolutionary. A virgin pregnancy risked public shame, abandonment, and even execution. Yet Mary responds, “I am the Lord’s servant. May your word to me be fulfilled.”
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This week we opened the season of Advent by exploring the story of Zechariah—an ordinary, faithful man living in extraordinarily dark days. Luke situates his story “in the days of King Herod,” a detail that signals disappointment, fear, and political and spiritual heaviness
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This week we talked about gratitude—not the shallow holiday version but the deep, steadying practice that shapes the way we see God, ourselves, and the world. We looked at Paul’s words to the Philippians, a letter overflowing with joy, even though it was written from a Roman prison cell.
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