Scripture Reference: Revelation 1:12-20
The Apostle John introduces a heavenly vision to a people for whom Christianity has stopped working. But it’s a vision of the RISEN Christ that ends up being transformational for this suffering people. It can do the same for us!
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:27-30
Jesus’ warnings against lust go way beyond external explanations for our sexual behavior. Searchingly, he encourages us to go into the very depth of our motivational centers to uncover the heart of lust. (Adult themed content!)
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:21-26
Jesus begins his catechism of the Good Life by zeroing in on the most destructive force to human flourishing: our hatred for each other. His teaching lays us bare for what is really motivating our anger and how to heal it as well.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:17-20
Jesus is ready to launch into his description of the inner life of his followers, but first clarifies his relationship to the reigning source of truth of his day, the Old Testament Law. But Jesus is not an innovator, but a fulfiller.
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Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:13-16
For the better part of the last few decades, the church in America has struggled to get clear on the question of what it means to be a faithful witness to Jesus in the world. But Jesus gives us two powerful images to begin a better conversation about it.
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