January 31, 2017
That’s the good news of God’s mercy. Out of the abundance of God’s blessing comes the gift of God’s mercy to us in Jesus. He delivers us from the consequences of our sin. He takes away our guilt and shame. He makes us righteous and gives us a new life. That’s the gospel.
January 24, 2017
God makes us Oaks of righteousness so we can bring new life and peace to our neighborhoods, to our cities, to our nation. To rebuild broken lives through things as simple as the Santa Cruz Valley Food Bank. To restore hope for a generation who has been overwhelmed by poverty. To renew lives by sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. We are planted here as Oaks of righteousness for the display of His splendor, to show our world there is another way of life… the way of the kingdom.
January 9, 2017
The majority of Jesus’ teaching was reserved for those who had apprenticed themselves to Jesus, the Rabbi. They had come to be with him, so they could learn from him how to live out the Word of God. And so there they were, sitting at the feet of Jesus, ready to learn, ready to be challenged and changed, because they believed Jesus had the words of life – of new life: Life in the kingdom of God.
January 3, 2017
The moment you believed in Jesus the Holy Spirit gave you new life, and you are not the same anymore. The old you no longer exists. You are not just reformed into a better version of yourself. At that moment you become a brand new person.
December 18, 2016
Jesus pursues the worst of sinners. No one is too sinful; no one is too wicked, no one is too horrible that Jesus cannot redeem. Jesus came to redeem the worst of us and the best of us. There is no difference in his eyes. That’s why there is so much hope in Jesus. He loves us all, no matter what we’ve done; no matter how awful we are; Jesus has come to give us a new start, a new life.
December 13, 2016
No one is too damaged or too far-gone for Jesus. And that makes Jesus our greatest hope: He will never give up on you. He will never throw you away. He will never let you go. This is our Jesus, the Hero of our story. He is always for us, never against us.
December 13, 2016
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December 13, 2016
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November 20, 2016
Sometimes people are just going to struggle with who Jesus is. It’s normal for people to have difficulty believing that someone can be both man and God. But here, Jesus gives us the one evidence that will help them believe: It’s the cross! As we share the story of Jesus, we must tell the story of both his death on a cross and his resurrection from the grave. If we leave this out, people will struggle to believe. There is proof in his sacrifice and there is power in his resurrection. To many, Jesus is just a man until they hear of Jesus death and resurrection.
November 17, 2016
His resurrection proves that He truly is the Son of God. His resurrection means that He has conquered sin and death. And what that means for anyone who puts their trust in Jesus, the Son of God, is this: Your sins are forgiven, your judgment has been removed, and your life has been reconciled to God Because once you put your trust in the Son of God… His resurrection life becomes your life!