Reconciliation Part 5: Listening
Note: before watching this message it would be worth watching the story of Betty Bigombe at: https://www.usip.org/public-education-new/betty-bigombe-building-peace-uganda We all know what it’s like to feel unheard. Hopefully we also know what it’s like to be...
Reconciliation part 4: Wisdom
In our series we’ve discovered that genuine reconciliation happens when people are drawn together in the truth. But it’s one thing to know the truth, it’s another thing to be able to apply it skillfully...
Reconciliation part 3: Nurture
Jesus set the tone for his Church when he talked about his followers not just as students or even friends, but family. This language is picked up by all the New Testament writers and embodied...
Reconciliation part 2: Agreement
In his letter to the Philippians Paul asks the church to help two ladies come to agreement in the Lord. In his letter to the Corinthians he asks the whole church to come to agreement...
Reconciliation Part 1: Truth
We begin our series on reconciliation by catching a glimpse for God’s heart for unity and our problem with broken relationships. Reconciliation is something we all need and which God loves to produce. Truth is...
The Great Commission Part 4
In Matthew 26 Jesus tells His followers that when He’s taken away from them to be crucified, they’re all going to scatter. None of them can believe it, especially Peter! Less than two months later...
The Great Commission part 3
Every community needs to decide how it deals with the tension between what the individual wants and what is good for the whole community. We’re seeing institutions at all levels – from families, schools, community...
The Great Commission pt 2
Jesus didn’t ask His disciples to gather a crowd, He asked them to make disciples! Crowds had flocked to Jesus and even proclaimed Him as King; but they’d also screamed “Crucify Him” when Jesus didn’t...
The Great Commission pt 1
Have you ever noticed that some Christians talk a lot about the authority of God but don’t seem to experience or express His gracious presence? Or maybe they chase after encounters with God but don’t...
The Prince who brings Peace 2: Surrender your Plans
We can get very caught up in the plans we make for our lives or the plans that other people have for us. Sometimes that’s a real barrier to experiencing the peace that Jesus brings...