In Acts 5 the disciples are again under fire from the religious leaders, who are running out of ideas about what to do with this movement. So in a moment of unusual clarity, a Jewish leader recommends that they leave the disciples alone, because if this is of God, no human can stop it, and if it’s a human endeavor it will fail all by itself.
I am a Pastor. I am a Father. I am a husband. We all have I am statements about who we are in this world. One of the easiest ones is to say I am what I do. I am my job, I am the activities that I participate in, and in Luke 10 Jesus helps to remind us that while work, serving, and caring for others are all important, none of those should define who we are.
What keeps you grounded? What is your answer to who are you? In Luke 15 Jesus shares a few parables that speak to how God sees us, and how we are expected to God and serve others in light of who God says we are.
In Ezekiel God makes a covenant with Israel. The Israelites had once again abandoned God and disgraced his name. In response, God promises to transform their (and our) hearts as we follow after him passionately. We see the phrase “I will” over and over again in this passage, reminding us that God is the one who does the work of transformation. Join us as we talk through what it looks like to surrender to that transformation.