Many leaders in today's church have cast community to the side and have place "self" at the center of the Gospel. Each product is tailor made for the consumer who attends each Sunday as opposed to helping those coming into community discover the joy of life together. Jesus favors the latter.
What Jesus Began… He Continues Today; In You.
We either Follow Jesus actively or like Him passively. Where we land makes all the difference. Jesus still changes lives.
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The Most Important Need for the Church Today.
This is the most important thing needed for the Church today. For your life as well.
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Who/ What Shaped Jesus’ Understanding of Salvation? – Salvation Pt. 3
Who or what shaped Jesus' own understanding of salvation?
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Jesus and the Kingdom of God Part 3
How have authors, scholars, and leaders understood the Kingdom of God over the past 100 years? How does this deepen our understanding?
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The Insanity of God’s Love
The love of God and the love of Man The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.” 2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels … Continue reading The Insanity of God’s Love
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“What exactly does ‘salvation’ mean?” – Salvation Pt. 2
What exactly does the word "salvation" mean? What did it mean to the Jews who came before Jesus?
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Jesus and the Kingdom of God Part 2
How did Jesus understand the Kingdom of God? Was it ethics, future, or present? Or a combination?
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How to Find Hope for Tomorrow in Unsuspecting Places
Deserts are dry, arid, and often hopeless. But not according to God.
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Obedience.
Any mentioning of the word in Christian circles will conjure up diverse emotion. In many corners of Christianity, it has become a word of obscenity. Whether the context is obeying Jesus or learning to obey spiritual authority—no matter the context, this word has become problematic on many levels. A linguistic parriah. Don’t get me wrong; … Continue reading Obedience.
Noah D. Schumacher 