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When God Became King: “Return of the King”
If we demand answers from God and we persist that we cannot go on living until he answers us, he will indeed speak. His answers may not align to our […]
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When God Became King: “No Life Without God”
The human story is stuck in a perpetual cycle: we reject God and God rejects us. We want the whole of creation to ourselves free from the rule of God. […]
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When God Became King: “We Have Only One Lord”
To hold positions of authority and wield power over others is always a very attractive thing to us as human beings. However, to try to function this way as God’s […]
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When God Became King: “Watch Your Step”
The kingdom has come in the person of Jesus but it won’t come in its fullness until God’s great day of judgment. In the meantime we have both entered it […]
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When God Became King: “Revealed Glory”
Jesus isn’t unsure about who he is. From the moment of his baptism he has heard the Father’s voice tell him he is the Son and he has received the […]
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God Became King: “Unveiling the King”
Who do you say Jesus is? The self-contradicting heart of our problem is that we want life on our own terms. We want to live without God. This is impossible. […]
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God Became King: “Uncluttering the Kingdom”
We should never confuse religion with the kingdom. Religion assures us that there are things that we can do or not do that will make us good people, acceptable to […]
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God Became King: “The Irresistible Kingdom”
The kingdom is within us. This is true because the kingdom is God’s rule, so there’s something very hopeful that as it is implanted in us it is sure to […]
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God Became King: “The Kingdom Is Crazy”
Because the kingdom is fundamentally changing the world we live in as well as ourselves, the kingdom is disruptive. It says ‘no’ to the status quo and confronts our view […]
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God Became King: “The Mercy of the Kingdom”
It’s not just the world that’s flawed. We are flawed. We all suffer with ignorance, error, sickness, death, and sin. We want the world put right but we’re part of […]
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Faithful Presence: “Children”
Because so much of our Christian expression is around ideas, Christianity can seem to be for adults. Whereas, we focus on morals for kids. But Jesus and Scripture elevates the [...
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Praxis: Witnessing About an Odd God
God seems determined to remain hidden. Where we would expect powerful revelation to motivate belief, we follow three kids onto a mountainside who come away with a secret. This p...
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Kingdom Seeds: Growing
Too often the church talks about our building the kingdom of God on earth. However, Scripture reminds us that any kingdom we build becomes Babylon. Jesus’s Parable of the Growin...
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We Are Missionally Minded
We believe that mission is the reason for the church’s existence. Scripture describes God’s great mission to redeem and renew all of his creation, particularly humanity. God has...
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We Are Scripture Centred
Being Scripture Centred is important for our church life, but if we are not putting Scripture at the centre of our personal lives then the value doesn’t mean much.
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We Are…Prayer Dependent
We believe that prayer is essential to following after God. Like Jesus, we need frequent times when we are seeking God for a reaffirmation of our identity as God’s people [&hell...
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We Are…Community Oriented
We believe the community called church is a new family. This means we intentionally invite people to become a part of our life together. As well, we foster an environment [&hell...
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Healing the Whole Person
God is not a service provider. As a result he is not interested in only healing a foot, curing cancer, or any other one-off act. God is about restoring all […]
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