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I Thank God for the Gift of Cancer!
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A reflection on serving God while living and with terminal cancer.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Matthew 26:36-56
The obedience of Jesus - the self-reflection and awareness and desire - to his Father's will is striking. At no point must we underestimate the cost to Jesus of this moment - his true humanity is on full display as he grapples with the temptation he faces. And this is as the Son of Man!
We have such a fully-orbed display of the Son of Man across these scenes. And as Jesus moves towards the cross, he moves more and more to an obvious position as an 'outsider' - he is ostracised and rejected by the religious leaders; he is misunderstood by his closest friends; and, unlike his closest disciples, he resists the lure of sleep and sloth in the face of his Father's will. As Jesus becomes the 'outsider', the outsiders are shown the way to return to God!
Prayer:
Father, thank you that Jesus was the outsider so I could be brought inside. Amen.
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Is Church Worth Attending with Young Kids?
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Local church connection can be hard when you’re a parent with young kids. Here are four reasons showing up is still vital.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Matthew 26:36-56
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Jesus and his disciples are on the Mount of Olives. They come to Gethsemane. Jesus asks his disciples to wait whilst he prays. He takes three - Peter, James, John - with him. He is deeply distressed and sorrowful.
This moment is a snapshot into Jesus' humanity. At moments of tempting/testing right throughout his life, he has removed himself to pray. This is one of those moments when he must throw himself in dependence upon the one who already knows his needs - and he does.
Please don't miss the revelation of the righteous humanity of Jesus here.
Prayer:
Father, thank you for the both/and of Jesus - both fully God and fully man. Amen.
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We must keep remembering that The Apostles’ Creed speaks to the world we live in. And the world we live in is marked, defined, by restlessness. This is the absence of rest – and the dominance of s...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
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This nailed one of my concerns about this movement... www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/reflections-arc-2025/
Church should be simple... stephenmcalpine.com/add-lightness-and-simplicity-dumb-church-means-dubing-up-not-dumbing-down/
Add Lightness and Simplicity: Dumb Church Means Dumbing Up Not Dumbing Down - Stephen McAlpine
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Add Lightness And Simplicity An engineering friend of mine who helped plant our church (and is one of its current elders), gave me this engineering maxim one time: "Add Lightness and Simplicity". And ...0 CommentsComment on Facebook