Luke – Son-Rise Christian Church, Marshfield, MO: Recent Episodes
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We all know that worship can happen in the “worship service,” however our service can be worship too, if done with the right focus.
Sharing good news should not be hard. Anybody can do it. 10 year olds. 85 year old ladies. Ditch diggers, truck drivers. PHDs can all share good news. However, when it comes to sharing the good news of Jesus many Christians struggle. The angels say it is good news that will bring great joy for […]
The disciples panic when a storm blows up on the Sea of Galilee. Meanwhile, Jesus is completely at peace sleeping. Jesus invites us to trust in him in the midst of our storms.
The third essential practice of a Hero Maker is making disciples. This is the heart of the Great Commission. A disciple is more than a student, more than a member, and more than someone who agrees with you. A disciple is an apprentice, someone who lives side by side with you to learn from you. […]
In Luke 10, Jesus was asked a question by a religious lawyer that only a lawyer could ask. As a Jew he knew God had commanded him, “to love your neighbor as yourself.” Instead of looking a neighbor to love, he asks the question, “Who is my neighbor?” He was thinking he didn’t have to […]
People are looking for peace in a lot of places… Bar In a pill bottle Through a syringe Gym Therapy On Vacation Partying Getting involved in causes In food Through a credit card In corner office In Animals We may find momentary relief from these pursuits, a brief distraction, a pause in our existential angst, […]
Have you ever seen something extraordinary at church– something that makes you go home and say, “Church was really good today.” Hopefully, it was a really moving time of praise, a powerful sermon, an intensely intimate communion when Jesus seems so close. But too often the things that keep us talking about church long after […]
What are some things that are more complicated than they should be? Have you ever bought a new widget, opened the box to see a mountain of parts and pieces and instructions barely written in English? How about ordering a coffee at Starbucks? It can get real complicated real quick. How about this one- you […]
In the 1st Century there were deeply ingrained social rules about who could eat whom. Those who belonged would make sure that those who didn’t belong were excluded from the table. Then came Jesus. He broke all the rules. He could eat with the hoity toity as well as the hoi polloi. It was the […]
Bethlehem is the little town with a big history. This little town played a role in the life of the patriarchs. It was here that Ruth met Boaz and forever changed the royal line. It was here that David grew up, watched sheep and anointed by Samuel as the next king of Israel. The prophet […]