Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, “The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is…’ Luke 17:20-21a …because the kingdom of God is within you. Luke 17:21b “entos humon“- “within your grasp/in […]
As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. Luke 9:51 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. Luke 9:52-53 1. […]
Throughout his Gospel, Luke makes it clear that entrance into the kingdom of God is not based on physical circumstances or success, but it is based on accepting the conditions of the kingdom— if you want to get in to the Kingdom, you have to accept how this Kingdom works— and at the center of […]
Kingdom Come Generosity Sunday Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled song us, just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed […]
BE – Who has God created us to be? DO – What has God created us to do? Sweet spot is when all the given factors come together to get maximum impact from a given effort. The wrong position will forfeit your mission. But because of his great love for us, God who is rich […]
Intro Made for More. Comes from the realization that many, many people are living with an underlying tension of- there has to be more than this. We may look at what someone else has achieved and ask, we may have a sense of this in our own selves that you just know you’re capable of […]
Every day, countless people are sold into slavery, as slave owners make a profit off their misery. International Justice Mission is a global organization with a plan to eliminate the slave trade everywhere.
BE – We want to discover who God created us to be? DO – What has God created us to do? GO – Where has God positioned us to go? When you know who you are, then you know what to do. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over […]
