Where is wisdom to navigate our lives in this complex world? Answer: the message of the cross. We find our lives when we lay them down for others.
Where is wisdom to navigate our lives in this complex world? Answer: the message of the cross. We find our lives when we lay them down for others.
Without a CENTER, we live manipulated, unfocused lives. For the lukewarm church at Laodicea John is given a vision of the throne of God and all creation centered around it, worshipping the One who sits on the throne. Chaos does not reign; the Lord reigns! Amen!
We don’t believe the Gospel. Most days we lean into legalism: when we’re good, God will bless us and when we fail, God will afflict us. Jesus at Matthew’s dinner party is critical to understand who Jesus is – and who He enjoys hanging out with!
“The only way we can live these new lives in Christ is to walk in the Spirit (Gal.5:16). To use our August Training Camp analogy: the only way to play the game, the only way to still be standing at the end of the 4th quarter is “to walk in the power of the Spirit”.