In a culture that is built around individuals, where does the church fit? Does the church serve the person or the person serve the church? The answer should be yes…
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How does a church move from something that just exists to something that truly matters. Does it matter that Providence is in Jefferson City or are we just here? These…
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What makes millions of people show up to a church every Sunday morning? Is it just routine? Tradition? Guilt? Is it even necessary? We seek to answer these questions (and…
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Jesus final words of the Sermon on the Mount are sobering. The weight of eternity hangs in his teaching. And it all leads to the question: Do you know him?…
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Jesus words carry a weight that is unparalleled. When he finishes the Sermon on the Mount, the crowd leaves “astonished.” If we are to call ourselves disciples, we must have…
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“The week that changed the nation.” That was CNN’s take on the past week in America. We live in a unique moment in history as we watch our nation shift…
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Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. A statement we know to be true- but only in the past. Each day we convince ourselves that today’s…
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Judge not. Perhaps the most quoted (and misused) verse in all of scripture. Far from conveying a sense of neutrality to sin and morality, Jesus gives us clear instructions on…
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Our culture provides no shortage of reasons for us to worry. From world news and local crime to facebook and pinterest, we are bombarded with evidence for our anxieties. Couple…
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Jesus is constantly reminding his disciples that there is more to life than what we see in this world. Yet so often we are distracted and captivated by the stuff…
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Prayer is a powerful thing that has somehow become an awkward thing for most Christians. Many Christians feel like prayer is something that they should know how to do, but…
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Jesus continues his assault on the checklist religion. Now he shifts from morality to religion and tells his disciples that pretending won’t cut it in the new kingdom. Instead, perfection…
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Turn the other cheek. Go the extra mile. Give to those in need. Love your enemies. All things we’ve heard before, but they were revolutionary when Jesus taught them. Today…
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To say that marriage is under assault in American culture today would be an understatement. How did we get to this point? Why is it such a big deal anyway?…
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Jesus teaching in the Sermon on the Mount confronts us at every turn. There’s no escaping the universal truth that Jesus puts before us. As he teaches, he shows us…
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Inside out- that’s the essence of Jesus message in the Sermon on the Mount. Checking boxes and looking like a good guy just isn’t enough. Jesus begins the process of…
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Easter is the day that changed the world. When Jesus walked out of the tomb, he accomplished more than we can ever fully understand. What we do know is that…
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There is no greater example of how unexpected this kingdom is than the events of Palm Sunday and the week that follows. A beautiful picture of how Christ fulfills…
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The Gospel According to Matthew sounds so familiar, but there’s nothing expected about the man writing this book. Being a tax collector made him an odd choice to join a…
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Jesus teaches us that his role here on earth was not to abolish, but to fulfill the Old Testament. What did he mean by that? Does this mean that…
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