Dec 31
2015
The Spirit and preparation
As we prepare to join God’s great mission, we need the Holy Spirit.
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On Purpose, For a Purpose
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do (Ephesians 2:10).
Keep ReadingOde to Chatham Serves
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22:37-39
Keep ReadingServing Our Community
Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do (Ephesians 6:7-8a).
Keep ReadingHearing/Heeding the Call to Serve
“Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this [king]” (Nehemiah 1:10, 11).
Keep ReadingWhat’s the Worst That Could Happen?
None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing–nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable–absolutely NOTHING can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our master has embraced us (Romans 8:38-39 MSG).
Keep ReadingDec 30
2015
Waiting Dangerously
Trust God to look out for you and for his own mission.
Dec 29
2015
The Gospel of the Spirit
God’s mission will prove impossible without the Spirit’s involvement.
Dec 28
2015
An impossible mission
Two thousand years ago Jesus gave these unsophisticated, uneducated, unspectacular people a mission: to be his witnesses even to the ends of the earth.
Dec 25
2015
Merry Christmas 2015
A long reading from the Gospel of Luke and a few reflection questions
Dec 24
2015
At just the right time
God always shows up in our lives at just the right time.
Dec 23
2015
Not too late
It’s not too late for you to have a great Christmas.
Dec 22
2015
All those Christmases
The first Christmas happened inside of a larger story. This year’s does, too.
Dec 21
2015
Humbug
Every inconvenience is an opportunity.
Dec 18
2015
Sonship is the core of the whole gospel
God wants our Father-Child relationship with him to transform us and to bless our families.