In Matthew 18:15–20 Jesus outlines a very clear and specific way for conflict to be addressed. This is based upon that fact that relationships between people are very important to God. We should have the maturity to follow Christ's powerful wisdom in this area. There are four steps involved in Jesus’s reconciliation process:
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
6 Traits of Christian Community
In Acts 2:42–47, the Scripture provides a beautiful and compelling picture of Christian community. This snapshot of the early church offers a template for authentic community that churches should seek to follow. If we would build these traits into the relationships among our congregation, not only would we inspire passion, but also God would honor and bless such powerful community.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The Sabbath and Stewardship
A Biblical Basis
The word Sabbath is from the Hebrew word SHABÀT, meaning “cessation” or
“time of rest”.[i]
The text in the creation account provides the basis of all decrees for the
practice of the Sabbath.
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,
and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished
his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work
that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it
holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.”
Genesis 2:1-3
Thursday, March 5, 2015
All Things Are Possible
We’ve
all heard the amazing promise from the Bible when Jesus said, “…with God all
things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) It’s a verse we often use concerning
prayer. Yet, many do not know the amazing context and backstory of this
statement.
The
Bible records that a rich, young man came up to Jesus asking him what he must
“do” to inherit eternal life. Jesus listed off several commandments and the
young man replied that he has kept all of them. Then Jesus, knowing that this
man’s wealth prevented him from giving all his life to God, told him to go and
sell his possessions and give to the poor. The rich, young man was unwilling to
do so and “went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.” (vs. 22)
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Finding Sabbath
This week I came back from a one month Sabbatical from The Brook. I’m so thankful for the time the elders gave me to get away,
restore and gain some perspective. It was timely and needed. After leveraging twenty years of my life toward the church, there are patterns that develop— some healthy and others not
so healthy.
There is a need for more introspection,
but God has granted some perspective that I’d like to share with you. This
might be particularly encouraging for those of you who feel burned out.
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