Month: January 2014
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Religion vs Jesus
Excerpts from James Barron: Religion is of this world. Jesus is from heaven. Religion is all about the outward and seen. Jesus is all about the inward and unseen. Religion tries to repair and fix the old creation. Jesus made us a New Creation! Religion’s yoke is hard work. Jesus said His yoke was easy.…
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Church at Home: Bring the Fire With You When You Gather
When you gather as a church at home, bring the fire with you. In other words, don't "come to church" in order to experience God and rely on whatever takes place during the time of the gathering to create the fire. Recognize that when we gather, it's the bringing together of embers that are already…
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The Mega Church Bubble
Skye Jethani explains how our culture's growing mistrust of large institutions is especially true of the Millenials' generation and how that will continue to impact the church of the future. This is a generation that wants relationship and authenticity, not big programs. Interesting…