Jesus is a humble king. To worship him and follow him, we must also humble ourselves, but we do trust that God will pour out his resurrection life on those who follow Jesus' example of cross-shaped humility.

When we talk about Mission(s) we often mean telling people in other places about Jesus. But is that right. What does mission mean? It means sent. God sent Jesus. Jesus gave us the spirit and sent us as the Father sent him. So mission is about doing what Jesus did when he was on earth.…

Jesus challenges his people to accept a humble place in this world, knowing we will be glorified in the age to come. He sets the example: Taking the form of a regular person, God incarnate shows us the glory of humility. When Jesus goes to dinner at a leading Pharisee’s home, he sees all the…

It’s easy for us to convince ourselves that we know best how things should be done. When someone challenges our way of doing things, how do we respond? In Luke 13:10-17, we see a Synagogue ruler getting shamed by Jesus because he puts rules before people. But we need to ask ourselves if we have…

While we may gravitate towards the Jesus we see in the Gospels, we may fear the God of the Old Testament. Jesus expresses God's love and compassion. But in the Old Testament God can seem angry and vindictive. We may feel like we don't have a cohesive picture of God if we can't reconcile the…

Believe it or not, the gospel has a lot to say about how we relate to our possessions. While we all need stuff, Jesus challenges us to relate differently to the things we own. So this week we look at what the gospel says about Money. First, Jesus shows us that money doesn't give you…

We all know what it's like to aspire to be a good person and to fall short of our goals. We have chosen our own way, rather than Gods, and the consequence has been a rupture in that relationship. When we want to live right, we struggle to know what God's will is, and even…

As we explore the implications of the good news, we have to wrestle with how Jesus Changes Our Identity. If Jesus (the crucified and risen) is our Lord, then we have to think differently about who we are. Jesus gives us a new family. So our obligation to fellow believers trumps even our obligations to…

It's not a secret today that outside of the church, people are wary about Christians and Power. Those who claim to follow Jesus often do a poor job of following his command to love even their enemies. The church often feels two opposing forces. On one hand, we want to faithfully follow Jesus' command to…

Our spiritual eyes give us a distorted picture of reality, which the Gospel (Good News) can correct. But often we define this good news as a transaction: if I believe in Jesus, I'll go to heaven." But this misses the mark. It's not a statement about our eternal destination, the Gospel is Jesus. The fact…

The Genesis story of creation is unique. It explains the presence of evil in a world where there is only one God. Through it, we learn that humans aren't helpless victims of a clash between gods. Instead, we see how humans acting as would-be gods cause the world to go haywire. We have no one…

The first chapter of the Bible says that human beings are made in the image of God. This is a curious turn of phrase that often doesn't mean much to modern readers. Ancient creation stories always ended with the God creating a temple in which to be worshiped. And the last thing you would put…