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Jesus, the Taxidermist, & the Veterinarian

September 2, 2018 • Graeme Sellers

When it comes to the Law as given by God to Israel, we’re not sure what to do with it. Some believe it’s God’s way of making sure we don’t have any fun: rules, rules, rules!
We wonder: does it have any viability or application now that Jesus is on the scene?

Bottom line: the Law is God’s kindness made plain and graspable; it tells us here’s what will keep you safe and alive and free.

But all religious rules are not equal. The Law is lovely, Jesus shows us, but human religious rules are the stench of death. Thus Paul warns: don’t let anyone put the chains of legalism on you and cancel your liberty in Christ. We must not allow ourselves to be taken down this road of slavery and deception.

Most of us have encountered legalism–rules for real Christians to follow–and the pressure to perform, and felt killing weight of it. Jesus would tell us—none of it’s from me.

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Upside Down Kingdom

December 30, 2018 • Dirk Duhlstine

God says: 1. If you want to be great… be a servant 2. To find yourself…you must die to yourself 3. To get back at your enemy…you should love him 4. To become rich… give money away God's kingdom is an upside down kingdom! When we clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience and love…which is clothing ourselves with the person and nature of http://christ...we’re clothing ourselves for battle.

Words Create Worlds

December 23, 2018 • Graeme Sellers

Our words create worlds. The words we speak shape and create world we live in. Words have always created worlds. It’s true. How was our world made? Words. Ten times in the creation account of Genesis 1 we read this: “And God said…” Their impact is captured in Genesis 2:1 “Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.” Gen. 1:28 reports that we are made in God’s image, so why should it surprise us that our words have creative power as well? God would urge us to listen to ourselves, to pay attention to the words we speak and the worlds they create.

What's the Point?

December 16, 2018 • Graeme Sellers

What’s the point of this – the Sunday morning church gathering that is, for many of us, a regular part of our lives? What if the point isn’t what we think it is, or is more than we imagined it is? God isn’t afraid of honest inquiry or the fierce conversation, and the answers to this question may surprise and delight us!