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Poets, Prophets, Preachers: Conclusion

Once again we will let the words of Eugene Peterson provoke our thoughts on the prophets.  He states, “Their words and visions penetrate the illusions with which we cocoon ourselves from reality.  We humans have…
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Poets, Prophets, Preachers

Eugene Peterson succinctly states, “The hard-rock reality is that prophets do not fit into our way of life.  For a people who are accustomed to ‘fitting God’ into their lives, or, we like to say,…
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All God’s People Prophets

The writing prophets (Isaiah to Malachi), make up about 20% of the Bible.  These books are rarely read and studied by those who profess to be Christians.  They are used for occasional references at Christmas,…
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New City Catechism

The New City Catechism was developed by Tim Keller, in partnership with The Gospel Coalition. Historically catechisms were written with at least three purposes. The first was to set forth a comprehensive exposition of the…
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Eaten Up

Jesus Christ cleansed the temple in Jerusalem twice; both times were during the celebration of Passover. These two events bracketed His three year public ministry.  Thousands of Jews made the pilgrimage at this time, many…
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Simple Ways To Be Missional

Use this free resource from our friends at The Verge Network with your small group, staff team, or Missional Community to begin to take simple steps towards engaging others with gospel intentionality. Whether you’re a…
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Boldness

The first century followers of Jesus Christ were gifted with the indwelling Holy Spirit and granted boldness to proclaim the good news of a radical new way of life as well as a hope-energized future. …
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A Long Obedience

Disciples spend their lives apprenticed to their master, Jesus Christ. They learn information about God and develop skills in faith. They are people who spend their lives going toward God knowing that the pathway for…
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Upside Down

The disciples of the first century were obsessed with the mandate to take the good news of Christ and His kingdom to the world. Day after day, in multiple venues, they were aggressive in speaking…
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Fierce

Luke narrates the story of the resurrection community in the book of Acts.  These disciples had just received a charge from Jesus to take the good news of His kingdom to the world.  To equip…
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