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THE PHYSICAL COST OF LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOUR

9 Min Reading

Something that many of us would say we don’t have enough of. Especially if you serve in any area of leadership. Whether you lead at work, in the church, or in a community association, you know how much time and energy it takes to keep an organization pointed in the right direction and moving forward.

It can be truly exhausting!

That is course, is on a normal year. This past year has been a massive challenge for every leader. Ask any manager or director, supervisor or shop foreman, pastor, or board member, and they’ll tell you that over the past year, their time and energy has been depleted to an extent that they’ve never felt before.

Today, we’re looking back at the parable of The Good Samaritan, specifically related to the Samaritan’s sacrifice of time and energy. What can we learn about the amount the physical cost of loving our neighbour?

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Bible, Discipleship, Outreach

THE FINANCIAL COST OF LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOUR

8 Min Reading

Have you heard of the Good Samaritan? If you’ve grown up in Western society, it likely rings a bell. The Good Samaritan is one of the most well-known parables of Jesus.

Throughout Christianity, in every denomination, fellowship, and network; every follower of Jesus learns about The Good Samaritan early on in their faith journey. Even those from other faith backgrounds, or even from an atheist or agnostic position, have a loose idea of The Good Samaritan.

This parable brings about an internal conflict that was felt with the initial audience, and has continued throughout the millennia, right up into our modern era.

Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO GO FORWARD IN PEACE

6 Min Reading

How much peace are you experiencing these days? Would you define this chapter of your life as a peaceful one? Maybe that’s an unfair question in the current state of the world.

Imagine our world if every conversation ended with “Go in Peace”. Imagine if the the last word we said to each other in conversation was, “peace”. What would our society look like?

Bible, Discipleship

HOW TO STOP LIVING FOR SELF

6 Min Reading

There’s a huge difference between intention and direction. Because intention never actually gets us to our desired destination. That is, until we stop, and change our direction. If we can keep Jesus at the centre, our direction changes. When Jesus is the centre and the standard, our best intentions turn into Gospel-focused direction. And we live a better story!

Discipleship, Leadership

HOW TO LIVE A LIFE OF LEGACY THIS YEAR

8 Min Reading

Ask a Christian to place themselves in the David & Goliath account in Scripture. Ask them to use it as a metaphor for overcoming this coming year. Almost always, they will place themselves in David’s place, overcoming the giant, Goliath. And that’s where a false Gospel slips into that chapter. We take the place of Jesus in our own story!

In reality, we’re on the hill, looking down at the battlefield in fear. Only after Jesus has overcome and defeated our giants, can we run down to victory BEHIND Him!

Bible, Discipleship

Why the Manger?

5 Min Reading

Every Christmas Eve we’re invited to the manger. The manger is the centre-piece of every nativity set. And the manger central to the account of the very first Christmas. Have you ever asked why?

Bible, Discipleship

“I LOVE YOU!” DO YOU BELIEVE IT?

9 Min Reading

Our Fourth Advent If I told you that “I love you” would you believe me? Depending on the relationship we have, you may or may

Bible, Outreach

WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU FELT JOY?

9 Min Reading

I’m talking about that giddy, uncontrollable joy, where you want to run and jump and shout for joy?

Some of you may feel like this is an unfair question. That this year, 2020, has not been very joyful at all. However, there is one moment of giddy, uncontrollable joy that happened hundreds, if not thousands of times throughout 2020. And that’s when parents find out a baby’s on the way!

Specifically, for those first-time parents! We’ve all seen those videos on social, where a mom plans a pregnancy reveal to her husband on camera. And what does he do? He goes crazy; crying or laughing, sometimes both at the same time. He is overwhelmed with joy!

Then, an even better video-clip is when the couple tells the first-time grandparents. I especially love watching grandmas! She starts dancing around the kitchen or living room like a crazy lady! You can’t help but smile or laugh.

Now imagine for a moment, receiving that baby announcement after 400 years of waiting.

Bible, Discipleship

HOW WILL WE PREPARE?

7 Min Reading

When do you start preparing for Christmas? Do you start the day after Thanksgiving, or maybe even before that?

Do you start playing Christmas music after the first snowfall? Then immediately move to decorating, wrapping gifts, and Christmas baking?

What if I told you preparations were a matter of the heart? That preparing for Christmas has little to do with what we do, and more to do with why we do it? (Our heart condition leading up to Christmas can make all the difference!)

Bible, Leadership

WHY NAMES MATTER

8 Min Reading

Our First Advent: This week, as we enter our first Advent, we’ll discover how much names really do matter. Before we focus on Mary and Joseph, and the Christ-Child. We must first, focus on Elizabeth and Zechariah, and their child, John.

John, who would become a Prophet, and the forerunner of Our Coming Saviour, Jesus.

Bible, Outreach

WHERE DO I FIND ASSURANCE? WHAT CAN I CLING TO?

11 Min Reading

Jesus is our hope, but can we prove it? As Christians, we know this to be true. Unfortunately, we aren’t able to articulate it as

Bible, Discipleship, Leadership

HOW CAN I FIND MEANING? HOW CAN I FEEL WHOLE?

7 Min Reading

Have you ever made a deal with God? Have you ever asked Him for something that you want really bad? What about when you’re in

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