For Week 3 in our mini-series, ‘The Moral Vision of the NT,’ we explored Romans 12:3-8 and learned that humble service promotes unity in the community of the church.

For Week 2 in our mini-series, ‘The Moral Vision of the NT,’ we learned that the gospel compels us to be transformed by increasingly yielding to the truth in all we do.

During this last mini-series within the ‘Year of Biblical Literacy,’ we’re exploring ‘The Moral Vision of the NT’ and asking the question: How do our lives continue to tell the true story of God?”

If a disciple is someone who is increasingly submitting all of their lives to the empowering presence of Jesus Christ and teaching others to do the same — Then Jesus’ love is the motivation and power to do that.

Being a disciple of Jesus means being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing what Jesus does. The more we do this, the more we embrace His service to us and our freedom to truly serve others.

Being a disciple means continually submitting yourself to the lordship and empowering presence of Jesus. The heart of a disciple is obedience fueled by thankfulness and joy.

Because Jesus is God incarnate and the perfect human, he has perfect character. That perfect character enables and equips Him to heal both physical and spiritual illness — especially sin.

The only true Christianity is one where people become disciples of Jesus Christ — Fully submitting every area of their lives to His empowering presence and lordship and teaching others to do the same.

A Creative Minority is deeply committed to responding to the world around us first and foremost with a heartfelt petition to the Lord through prayer — then acting in step with the Spirit.

Not only does a Creative Minority respond externally with alternative allegiance, but they also order their internal lives around it. When we do this, we are more freed to live in the world — by the power of the Spirit — with Redemptive Participation.

As Christians, we are called to live faithfully as dual-citizens of both our earthly home and the Kingdom of Heaven. What does this really look like? Where do our allegiances lie? Listen in as we discuss being a citizen vs. being a zealot.

As Christians, living with both gospel-centered resilience that displays the hope, love, and power of the gospel of Jesus and resistance to anything that does not glorify God are part and parcel of living as a Creative Minority.

Throughout all of the Scriptures, God’s people are called to establish communal and personal rhythms that call us to remember who He is, what He’s done, who that makes us, and what we’re called to do.

Spiritual renewal — Both personal and communal — comes from dying to self. Esther gets this… And she calls God’s people to fast, and mourn, and weep. To seek God. May we do the same.

“The vulnerability that leads to flourishing requires risk, which is the possibility of loss—the chance that when we act, we will lose something we value.” — Andy Crouch

For Christians, the story [of Esther] is a reminder that God doesn’t abandon his people, no matter how dark their circumstances, how compromised their hearts are, or how hidden he may seem.

This past Sunday we concluded our latest, and much anticipated, mini-series within the ‘Year of Biblical Literacy’ called ‘The God I Don’t Understand.’ We dove into the topic of ‘Understanding Evil.’

Love. Sex. Marriage. Few things have become topics of as much debate and contention within our cultural moment. But we must press forward as Christ-followers championing radical embrace and radical obedience.

What is Holy War? What does God really mean when he tells Israel to ‘utterly destroy’ certain people? Is this genocide? Explore with us as we tackle some serious objections to the Bible.

We’re starting our latest mini-series within the ‘Year of Biblical Literacy’ called ‘The God I Don’t Understand.’ Up first, we dove into the topic of ‘Understanding the Old Testament.’