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John was captivated by Jesus, from when he was a young teenage disciple through to the elderly pastor now writing these letters. In his letters, John passionately pleads with the next generation of believers to "touch, see and hear" the real living Jesus and not be swayed by the Gnostic false teachers. What can we learn from John?
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The parables Jesus tells are like a door being cracked open, allowing us a glimpse of what's inside. In the 3 'lost' parables of Luke 15, Jesus gives us a glimpse of God's love for us and invites us to step in, closer to Him.
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Belonging, Part 4. The Bible offers us an incredibly exciting & liberating perspective on money. It's a blessing & priviledge we've been given to steward on God's behalf. As we do so, we invest in both our own maturity and in the Kingdom of God.
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Belonging, Part 3. God's invites us to let Him serve us daily. He then invites us to give what we've received away. As we do, we not only connect with people in whole new way, but we inreasingly become part of and hungry for what God is doing through his church.
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Belonging, Part 2. Establishing genuine relationships with others make a big difference to whether or not we feel we belong - in our families, at work, a friendship circle, at church. There are also many obstacles to establishing those relationships. The key to overcoming each obstacle is how we choose to view both ourselves and one another.
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Belonging, Part 1. We want each person who comes to mercyvineyard to feel they belong. We don't have a formal membership process though. Instead we've found that the best way to belong is by simply getting involved. Over the next 4 weeks we're taking a looking at 4 important ways of doing that, starting today with the impact of worshipping together.
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Anxiety is a regular part of life. In an article a few years ago, Time magazine even called it "the prevailing quality of our culture." Yet left unchecked, anxiety will wear us down - mentally, emotionally and physically. In this passage from Matthew, Jesus invites us not to be controlled by anxiety, and shows us how to do it.
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Where is heaven? Up above, would be a fairly standard answer. Not according to the Bible. Rather it is the space God fills, which includes right here and now. Thinking that way changes everything.
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