October 24, 2017

• Larry Sundin
• Rock Springs Family Values
• 1 Peter
• Colossians
• John
• Luke
• Matthew
• human thinking
• humble thinking
• kingdom thinking
• religious thinking
• Thinking like Jesus
• John 3
• Luke 6
• Matthew 6

So when Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” – for those who knew they had nothing to bring to the table spiritually – this was good news.   For to be blessed by God meant that God wanted to pour out His favor on you. This was good news because anyone who is spiritual bankrupt knows that they are totally dependent on the mercy of God. And so Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God.” “Favored are you who know you are spiritually bankrupt, for God is giving you life as it was meant to be. Life under the loving reign and rule of God.” How cool is that? God rewards the humble, not the proud, with His kingdom.

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October 3, 2017

• Larry Sundin
• Rock Springs Family Values
• 1 Peter
• Colossians
• John
• Chosen
• Fruit
• Potential
• Prayer
• John 15:16

If I understand Jesus’ words correctly here: “to go and bear fruit that will last”   He means for us to go and to live the life Jesus would live if He were you. This is the potential Jesus gives us to turn our world upside down – the potential to truly make a difference with our lives.

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September 26, 2017

• Larry Sundin
• Rock Springs Family Values
• 1 Corinthians
• 1 Peter
• Hebrews
• John
• Romans
• Church
• Interdependence
• Love
• One Anothers
• Hebrews 10:24-25
• John 13:34-35
• Romans 12:4-13

Our love must be sincere. It must be genuine, real. Our deepest need is to receive real love, not token love. That’s why God put us together in His body. That’s why we need each other. The world will not love this way. The world only loves to get something in return. But God’s love is not like that. God loves with no strings attached. He loves us when we are not lovable. He loves us when we are rebellious. He loves us when we are at our worst. And that takes real love. So God’s Word tells us to not fake love – but to take off our masks and be real with one another. For when we give real love, that’s when others will see Jesus in us.

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September 21, 2017

• Larry Sundin
• Rock Springs Family Values
• 2 Corinthians
• Acts
• John
• Generosity
• giving of our lives
• John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 8:8-9; Acts 4:32-35

There is only one true motive for extravagant generosity, and God has shown us what that is: Out of the abundance of love in His heart, God gave His all for us. That’s why love is at the heart of extravagant generosity. That’s why love must be the motive for why we give of our time, or our treasures or our talents, or ourselves.   All other motives are temporal. They won’t last. But love never fails.

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September 13, 2017

• Larry Sundin
• Rock Springs Family Values
• Ephesians
• Luke
• accepting others
• Including others
• Values
• Luke 10:25-37

What Jesus does for this religious expert, he does for us: He tears down the barriers we so often use to keep people out. There are no “ins” or “outs” with Jesus. There are no boundaries in his kingdom.  Everyone is equal in his eyes.   Everyone needs love, and acceptance and mercy. Go and do likewise!

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