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Grace: A Beautiful Attraction

Last week, Acts 15 reminded us that we are a mess; the early church was a mess; that everyone everywhere is a mess. We also discovered that Jesus’ presence in our lives can make us a beautiful mess. It is undeniable that there is longing inside every human heart to be more than a mess. [more...]
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Grace: A Beautiful Mess

Life is a mess! You don't have to be an investigative reporter to validate that statement! The simple act of knowing people affirms this fact. Life is a mess because we are a mess! [more...]
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The Antioch Revolution!

The Antioch Idea was revolutionary. Revolutions are not the same as resolutions. Resolutions are decisions with the intention toward motion. Revolutions are not incremental. Revolutions are not small alterations of the existing reality. Revolution brings a new reality. [more...]
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The Antioch Idea!

The church at Antioch changed the world. Why? What happened? What happened in that place among those people that had never happened before? [more...]
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Worms Ate Him!

“He was eaten by worms and died, but the Word of God multiplied.” Yes, that is a direct quote; it is from Acts 12:23-24. The prophet Isaiah proclaimed, “The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever; all men are as grass!” [more...]
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Who Gets In?

Radical Grace! I really don’t know what else to call it. There is a man right in the middle of Acts that had spent his life killing people; he was really good at it. It wasn’t personal, it was professional. He is called a “Centurion.” [more...]
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Where Was God?

On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we're asking the question, "Where was God?"
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Do You Understand What You Are Reading?

God is at work everywhere all the time. God does not call us to create a work for Him. God invites us to join Him in the work He has already created. There are people and places that seem so strange we might be tempted to believe God is not speaking into those people and places. Acts 8 takes us on a journey into the desert and one of the strangest encounters recorded in Scripture.
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Unlikely!

Unlikely? Inexplicable? Incomprehensible? What words would you use to describe Paul’s journey to faith? If there is someone you think is beyond reach, beyond hope, beyond the grasp of grace, this passage is for you. Let’s bring before God, in prayer and faith, the names of those the world imagines not just unlikely, but impossible.