What Unites Us?

  Many of us have probably been asked the question, “If you had one day left to live what would you do?” I think we find this so interesting because it shows us what someone values most. If we knew we were about to die we would live with a…

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Who is Jesus Anyway?

Jesus. When you say the name, different things come to mind for different people. Jesus also used a lot of different terms to describe himself, but one of the most well known descriptions he gave is from this verse in the Gospel of John: “I am the way, the truth,…

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What is the Gospel? Part 3: Christ

“What will break into the dark night with a beam of light?” We were made for worship and relationship. We have seen that sin is exchanging our worship of the creator to creation (Romans 1:25) and it ruptures our relationship with God. This is devastating. If it was up to…

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What is the Gospel? Part 2: Man

God created mankind to be in relationship with him (See previous blog post in this series). He gave different guidelines and conditions to which this relationship was to function. So what happened to this relationship? Why did things go so wrong? Why do people lack this all-satisfying relationship? Remember how…

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What is the Gospel?

The Gospel: Part 1 Short definition: Jesus saves sinners. Long definition: The Gospel is the announcement of the life, death and resurrection of Christ which is the perfect and all sufficient sacrifice for our sins and its consequences. The Gospel is the message that the resurrection is the only ground for salvation…

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