Scripture as Source
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The next value of Process Church that we’ll examine is this idea of Following Jesus. I have conducted dozens of interviews with people who consider themselves “outside the church”. In a majority of those cases these same people have shunned church not because they didn’t care for Jesus, but had a difficult time with people Read more
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The idea of forgiveness raises many points for discussion. It pre-supposes right and wrong and makes the offender the one standing in need. But what if the offender never asks for forgiveness? Am I still compelled to forgive? Is forgiveness even necessary? We will dissect this living illustration of forgiveness in Luke 7:36-50. This passage Read more
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Our steadfast belief is this… that God created us for togetherness. It certainly begins with what has historically been referred to as the communion of saints (those who believe in and follow Jesus). But our further belief is that we were created to share life with those with whom we may share little more than Read more
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This week we’ll finish our study of Job’s life & the book dedicated to it. Job has come full circle. He begins with a life without blame. Loses everything. Never quite blames God, but considers himself innocent. Is reminded of the truth by God Himself… that none of us are without blame before God. And Read more
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This week we finally hear from “the horses mouth”. Until now there has been much conversation about what God did or did not do. Now God speaks for Himself. His words are forceful yet loving. He is trying to get Job to see things as they really are. He chooses questions over accusations. Job 38-41 allow us Read more
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This week we will be introduced to yet another character in Job’s life. Elihu was a younger man – certainly not a contemporary of Job and his other friends. While the other three friends had good things to say initially, they eventually ran out of answers for Job’s many questions and muddied the waters by Read more
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This week we’ll explore one simple question… what do chapters 13 & 17 say about Job’s view of God… or… his theology? Though we have come to see the word “theology” as one for the academics, simply put, everyone has a theology… a way that they view God. Please read the two chapters mentioned above Read more
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Yes, this is perhaps the largest single chunk of Scripture we have wrestled. But take heart, it reads like a story and will unfold in surprisingly short order as we listen in on phase 2 of our new friend Job’s challenges and his somewhat varied response from that of phase 1. We’ll be introduced to Read more
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As fall arrives and we enter a new ministry year I have been contemplating this question… where does vision come from? It often seems that the blind are leading the blind. No direction. Or worse… different directions and no forward movement. So what of it? I have been wrestling with this idea by looking at Read more
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Last week we took our second stress test as we examined Habakkuk 1:12-2:20 and saw how we are to react to the seeming success of the godless. It was helpful to gain perspective that even though people who reject God seem to be prospering… their prosperity is only temporary at best. In the end God will be Read more
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Last week we started our new series called Stressed Out: a study of the book of Habakkuk. We started in Habakkuk 1:1-11 looking at Stress Test #1: God, Are You Listening? It is frustrating enough when we are stressed and struggling. Then add to that stress the feeling that no one (namely the God that we Read more
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