We Christians talk a lot about the Kingdom of God, but what exactly is it? Just a place people go to in the afterlife? Heaven? Jesus often said things “The Kingdom of God is among you, is near, has come.” What in the world did he mean? The people in his day often seemed confusedContinue reading “How God’s Kingdom can change the world – Luke 13:10-21”
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Have you lost the Christmas (Kingdom) Spirit?
My family loves the movie Elf. This year we watched the movie version starring Will Ferrell, and the cartoon version starring Jim Parsons, both to hilarious laughter, though I think most of the family would say they prefer the movie version. The premise of the movie is that a human, named Buddy, is raised byContinue reading “Have you lost the Christmas (Kingdom) Spirit?”
One word for the hopeless – Luke 8:40-56
Do you feel hopeless, discouraged or powerless? This past Sunday we looked at two people who seemed to be powerless and hopeless. But with one word their lives changed radically. What one word could make such a difference? Jesus calmed the storm with a word. He defeated demons with a word. In our next sectionContinue reading “One word for the hopeless – Luke 8:40-56”
Engaging Scripture 