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What Is Deconstruction | Paul Walker | Deconstruction With Jesus
Deconstruction was a term first coined by the philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960’s. Derrida’s use of the term was not about tearing down and building. Rather it meant becoming more mindful of the way we use words. Words themselves can pr...
The Benefit of the Doubt | Paul Walker | Deconstruction With Jesus
Sociologists tells us that 43-45% of people will go through a major faith transition at some point in their life. And that’s any faith transition. So that can be from one Christian denomination to another denomination; that can be from belief...
The Church Deconstructed | Paul Walker | Deconstruction With Jesus
October 31… Halloween or All Hallows Eve. While most people think of pumpkins, costumes, and candy— there is another meaning of this calendar holiday: reformation. 504 year ago today, Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis statements to the Witte...
Knowing Reconciliation | Howard Jolly | Mixtapes
David asks in Psalm 24, “Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place?” Rather than leave the question unanswered, David replies in the next verse, “The one who has clean hands and a pure heart”. The call to a pure...
Great Is Thy Faithfulness | Paul Walker | Mixtapes
The Psalmist praises the faithfulness of God. It’s a faithfulness that “endures forever”v2. For the Psalmist, God’s love is shown through God’s faithfulness to an unfaithful people. Yet for many people, the picture they have of God that is an...
Peace With The Earth | Scott Gerbrandt | Mixtapes
Psalm 104 is a song capturing the heart of the two creation narratives we read in Genesis 1 +2. In this song we hear the repeated themes: (1) God is Creator of ALL things (including humans); (2) God, with grace, mercy and wonder has created a...
Waiting in the Darkness | Carolyn Klassen | Light Up The Night
In the beginning, the earth was formless and void (TOHU wa BOHU). This was a chaotic and negative scene. In the ancient world, it was the type of land that was desolate and could not have order. God steps in and creates order. God speak...
A Witness to the Light | Lorelle Perry | Light Up The Night
In the Gospel according to Mark, Jesus simply appears as a full-grown adult in the middle of the wilderness. But before Jesus can appear, someone has to prepare the way for him. So Mark begins his story, not with Mary and Joseph, but with a p...
Jesus the Light of the World | Bob Marsch | Light Up The Night
John opens his Gospel with ‘In the beginning…’a clear reference to the creation account in Genesis, and then John moves quickly to describe the life in Jesus as “the light of all humankind” (John 1:4). This light shines in the darkness and do...
You Are The Light | Cam Priebe | Light Up The Night
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his disciples that they are the light of the world. It’s a shocking statement when you consider that Jesus calls himself the light of the world in John 8:12. How could imperfect people like us ever be c...
The Time You Have Left | Paul Walker
The Psalmist writes….Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.To be wise is to number your days, count your steps, and consider your ways. The only alternative is that we waste the time we have left. And time is...
Will The Real Gospel Please Stand Up? | Paul Walker | Gospel 101
What is the good news? What is the gospel? For some folks the good news is only about how to get saved. For others the good news is about obtaining a ticket to heaven, or a strategy for health and wealth. There are all sorts of false gospels ...
Jesus Our King | Paul Walker | Gospel 101
One of the most consistent themes in the New Testament is that Jesus is the Christ or King. Jesus is King and he proclaimed the gospel of the Kingdom. Jesus often said things like, “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the goo...
Jesus Our Saviour | Ryan Murray | Gospel 101
When the Apostle Paul describes the Gospel he received, he writes, “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.” The Christ— Jesus our King— died to rescue us from sin. What is sin? Well the English word “sin” translates the Greek w...
Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life | Paul Walker | Gospel 101
A central meaning of the Gospel — as announced in the New Testament—is that Jesus is risen from the dead. As the Apostle Paul writes when he shares the gospel, “he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures”. (1 Cor 15:4) Resurre...
Jesus The Soon Coming King | Bob Marsch | Gospel 101
When the Apostle Paul mentions in the Gospel he received in 1 Corinthians 15 he goes on a rabbit trail after verse 5. Many scholars believe that Paul actually continues his gospel statement at verse 20 and that the “gospel” Paul received and ...
The Problem Of Loneliness | Paul Walker + Carolyn Klassen | Loneliness
God, who IS Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Trinity: Unity in multiplicity, multiplicity in unity. This God creates humanity. God says, “Let US create humankind in our image”-Gen 1.26We were created by the God of love for l...
Rewiring Our Relational Circuits | Carolyn Klassen | Loneliness
Jesus is on his way to heal the daughter of Jarius when something unexpected occurs. A women who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, secretly touches Jesus’ cloak and she receives physical healing. Jesus seems to be aware of the se...
Blood Is Thicker Than Water? | Paul Walker | Loneliness
In the ancient world, nothing mattered more than your family. Your identity was grounded in the identity of your family of origin. This is why is it so shocking for Jesus ask the crowd, “who are my brothers and sisters”? Jesus was scandalizin...
Follow Jesus | Paul Walker | Re:Vision
“We follow Jesus”…In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus begins his ministry by being led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness for a time of testing. Jesus is tempted by the devil to turn stones into bread, to seize control of the kingdo...
Share His Story | Christie Penner Worden | Re:Vision
“…and share His Story”Jesus takes three disciples (Peter, John, and James) to the top of a Mount Tabor. While the disciples are asleep somethings mysterious happens. Moses and Elijah — these two giant figures from the Old Testament — co...
Gather In Our Place And Yours | Bob Marsch | Re:Vision
Gathering together for community is at the heart of what it means to be the people of God. But this is not limited to one particular location. The Psalmist will seek God “in the sanctuary”(Ps 63:2) and remember God “as they go to bed”. (Ps 63:6...
Serve Where Needed | Paul Walker | Re:Vision
When God works in our world, God often looks for a partner. We see this most clearly in the story of Mary the mother of Jesus. Mary is invited to partner with God in bringing forth the Messiah Jesus. Her response is to say, “I am the Lord’s ser...
Worship Him In All We Do | Joel Jolly | Re:Vision
All four Gospels give an account of Jesus being anointed by a woman as an act of worship. In Matthew and Mark, Mary, the sister of Lazarus and Martha, anoints Jesus’ head in Bethany following the Triumphal Entry. In Luke an unnamed woman who wa...