Think Like Jesus

what it means to be Christian

  • Broken

    Sometimes life doesn’t work out the way you thought it would. Sometimes it doesn’t even go how you planned. I’ve been thinking much lately about the concept of brokenness. What does it look like? How does God meet us in our brokenness? In fact, this was the theme of our Easter service this year at Read more

  • Spiritual Preparation

    This week we’ll visit Matthew 4 where we will witness Jesus’ preparation for his public ministry. This time includes some intense temptation. The beauty is in the humanity of Jesus put on display for us to use as a template when we too are tempted. In addition to his preparation we’ll see Jesus begin to select his Read more

  • The Significance of Baptism

    This week our new study series entitled Follow Me takes us to Matthew 3 where we are introduced to a man who would become known as John the Baptizer (a.k.a. John the Baptist). It is the New Testament’s earliest mention of the practice of baptism and gives us a window into its significance. Does baptism save? Is it a Read more

  • An Unlikely Entrance

    The BIG IDEA for this week has everything to do with the birth of Jesus found in Matthew chapters 1-2. While it may seem a bit strange to study the birth of Jesus any other time than Christmas, perhaps the timing will give us a new perspective. The BIG IDEA question for this week is “How Read more

  • The Messengers

    This week we focused our attention on 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 and a specific challenge given to those of us who already believe. The end of the text tells us our title – ambassador/messenger – and the beginning of the text gives a bit of a job description. The reflection question this week was, “How can I improve as Read more

  • Redemption Realized

    As we finish our series entitled God’s Provision: Ruth’s Redemption in Ruth 4 we witness the culmination of the story and the fulfillment of its subject. Along the way we have time and again seen God providing for His people. For Naomi He provides Ruth. For Ruth He provides sustanence and favor. Now it would seem that Read more

  • Come to the Threshing Floor: Belong

    This week in Ruth 3 we find a rather strange tale… even to our modern ear/eye. Especially because of our (limited) understanding of Eastern culture and the propriety between men and women, this encounter may seem out of place on the face. But as we read it in context and begin to understand the imagery in play, Read more

  • A Picture of Grace

    This week in Ruth 2 we’ll see a crystal clear picture of what grace is meant to look like. What is grace? Grace is undeserved favor or kindness. It means that no matter what I have done (good or bad) the gift-giver is under no compulsion to extend kindness… that’s what makes it grace. Grace is a Read more

  • Beginning Amidst Tragedy

    In addition to being a great love story (eventually), the book of Ruth is a beautiful picture of the fact that no person is beyond redemption. There are so many reasons that Ruth is important. She is proof positive that God is no respecter of persons. His willingness to include a non-Jewish person in the Read more

  • Hope From Shipwreck

    We use the term shipwreck fairly broadly to describe the absolute (or near-so) ruin that comes with or without invitation to a person’s life. In Paul’s case this shipwreck happens to be literal as well. As we explore the final two chapters of our journey through the book of Acts (Acts 27-28) we’ll see a Read more

  • Defense Wins Championships

    There is a saying that the best defense is a good offense. I personally prefer the one that says, “Offense wins games… defense wins championships.” I think the reason that much of recent Christian culture has opted for offense (i.e. to the tune of creating a Christian sub-culture) is that offense (and the associated isolationism) Read more

  • Tell Your Story

    We talk much at Process about telling your story. What that means is simply giving people a natural, rational account of how you decided to begin following Jesus. Not a sermon. Not a memorized speech. Just a rewind & replay of your real life story. As you think about how you will tell this story, Read more