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What Do We Do With Our Sadness?
This week, the news of the suicide of Jarrid Wilson, a pastor and mental health advocate, has once again stirred the attention and anguish of many in the Church in regard to mental health - and how we respond. Wilson was an outspoken and vulnerable advocate for those...
Gather Week 4: Weak And Strong
LISTEN: ITUNES | SPOTIFY | DOWNLOAD READ: SCRIPTURE DEEPER CONVERSATION Community is about relationship. Take time to listen to and engage in one another’s stories. “Bearing with one another” means standing together under the weight of our lives in love. Be honest:...
Gather Week 3: A Story Of Family On Mission
LISTEN: ITUNES | SPOTIFY | LINK READ: SCRIPTURE Deeper Conversation Community is about relationship. Take time to listen to and engage in one another’s stories. As the saying goes, “some things are better caught than taught.” What is an example in your own life of...
Gather Week 2: Tear Down The Walls
LISTEN: ITUNES | SPOTIFY | PODBEAN || READ: SCRIPTURE DEEPER CONVERSATION Community is about relationship. Take time to listen to and engage in one another’s stories. We live in a polarized society, driven by “us vs. them” mentalities everywhere we turn. How does...
Gather Week 1: From Me To We
LISTEN: ITUNES | SPOTIFY | SCRIPTURE Deeper Conversations Community is about relationship. Take time to listen to and engage in one another’s stories. We live in an individualistic culture that isolates us from one another. What are some of the barriers you face in...
People Of The Presence Week 9: Spiritual Gifts Pt. 4
LISTEN: PODCAST | ITUNES | SCRIPTURE Next Step Questions 1. Our culture carries a suspicion of supernatural experiences. Do you approach these topics with openness? Suspicion? Fear? Confusion? Be honest. 2. Healing happens spiritually, emotionally, and physically as...
People Of The Presence Week 8: Spiritual Gifts Part 3
LISTEN: PODCAST | ITUNES | SCRIPTURE Next Step Questions 1. Read Ephesians 3: 16-19. How have you experienced more of God’s love together with other believers than you have simply on your own. 2. As you hear and read through the descriptions of the 5 gifts we discuss...
“I Saw You At Church.” On Gathering In A Bright Room.
It’s funny where a story takes you. It’s true with books, it’s true with people, and it’s true with churches. The church we planted two and a half years ago looks very little like the one we envisioned, and has found us in a place we did not expect - and yet love. We...
People Of The Presence Week 7: Spiritual Gifts Pt. 2
LISTEN: PODCAST | ITUNES | SCRIPTURE Next Step Questions 1. How have you experienced the gifts of the Spirit through the lives of people around you? How did they encourage you? 2. Spiritual gifts are not proof of spiritual maturity. How we we ensure that love stays...
What Are The Spiritual Gifts?
What Are The Spiritual Gifts? Over the next 3 weeks, we're unpacking the gifts of the Spirit found in Paul's letters in the New Testament. These gifts are given as a means of building and equipping the Church to love one another like Jesus. In 1 Corinthians 12:7, Paul...