As Jesus continues working and performing miracles, people are confronted with the reality that this Jesus is no ordinary man. Their response, just like ours today, varies greatly from person…
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Our lives are usually built around a routine that gives us both structure and the illusion of control. The nature of life is that our routines will be disrupted, and…
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The call to discipleship is not a road many choose to walk. Yet the church today sees afraid to admit this. Jesus didn’t hesitate. He knew that a cross was…
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Faith is a word that gets thrown around a lot in the bible and around churches. But do we mean the same thing the bible does when we talk about…
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Home- It’s such a profound and universal concept. The idea that a place can have such an effect on you should teach us something about the way we’re made. The…
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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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