Epiphany
A Peculiar People is More than Enough
Jesus came to teach us to love God and love neighbor beyond any reasonable metric, with everything we have and with everything we are.
Epiphany
True Power is Self-Sacrificing, Abundant Love
The power of Jesus, of the Kingdom of God, comes not through a sword or a gun or a gavel or a position of power but through the cross.
Epiphany
At Church, All Things are Possible
I argue that the best way to give up your “one thing” and to follow Jesus is to be a connected and committed part of your local church.
Epiphany
Placing our Focus on the Divine
We must place our focus, our efforts, and all our attention on the divine, lest we forfeit the truly good life that God has for us here.
Epiphany
Let’s Experiment with Resting in God
The disciples needed time to be bored, to not be overstimulated, to sit in silence. They needed time to be with their God. And we do too.
Epiphany
The Kingdom or Our Own Way
I ask you to choose the Kingdom offered by a loving God who came and died and longs to set us free from the way of violence, sin, and death.
Epiphany
The Unbelievable, Paradoxical Power of Jesus
It is my prayer for all of us here this morning that we take very seriously the Christian understanding of power modeled for us in Jesus.