Scripture Reference: Exodus 20:3
Once you’ve worked through the existence of idols in general, the hard work is then exploring the idols within your own heart and community. What are the prevailing idolatries of the Oxford MS community? And how do they inform the struggles going on inside my own heart?
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Scripture Reference: Exodus 20:1-2
The Bible has a very specific way of explaining you to YOU. That is, it shows how we are, by manufacturer’s design, motivated and changed. Without question, the first commandment is the most important plank in that explanation.
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Scripture Reference: Exodus 20:1-2
God’s law is not a list of “suggestions.” Law is deeply connected to creation as the means by which his creatures can flourish. The law forms the very fabric of reality and therefore, the “air we breath” for people desiring their full humanity.
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Scripture Reference: Luke 4:16-22
Jesus’ first recorded sermon is a power packed outline of what he intends to bring in his Kingdom vision. But are these blessings purely spiritual OR are they enacted in the physical world? And if both, what is the priority of Christ Pres as we seek to “Launch a Healing” in our city?
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Scripture Reference: Psalm 87
Ezekiel’s vision of the Temple has a river flowing out of it. What will flow out of Christ Pres in the years to come? We will “Build A Home.” God is not saving isolated individuals. He’s saving a corporate entity called the Church. But life together is not easy nor natural. It takes work.
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