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What is shaping you?

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Exegesis

Theology

Life

Follow Jesus

Seek transformation

Build community

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Exegesis

Theology

Life

Follow Jesus

Seek transformation

Build community

Biblically Saturated: Think Biblically about everything.

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Exegesis

Theology

Life

Follow Jesus

Seek transformation

Build community

Biblically Saturated: Think Biblically about everything.

Culturally Discerning: wisely navigate an accelerated, complex culture.

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Sexuality is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. In a world that is obsessed with sex, ought the Church have something to say?

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Sexuality is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. In a world that is obsessed with sex, ought the Church have something to say?

As we are faced with cultural shifts around human sexuality our heart is to demonstrate Jesus’ love and compassion, without agreement.

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Sexuality is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. In a world that is obsessed with sex, ought the Church have something to say?

As we are faced with cultural shifts around human sexuality our heart is to demonstrate Jesus’ love and compassion, without agreement.

  • We desire to patiently teach and guide those who are still developing their own convictions of the Christian faith.

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Sexuality is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. In a world that is obsessed with sex, ought the Church have something to say?

As we are faced with cultural shifts around human sexuality our heart is to demonstrate Jesus’ love and compassion, without agreement.

  • We desire to patiently teach and guide those who are still developing their own convictions of the Christian faith.
  • We desire to develop, empower, and release EVERYDAY MISSIONARIES to live out, and lovingly stand for, this truth.

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Sexuality is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. In a world that is obsessed with sex, ought the Church have something to say?

As we are faced with cultural shifts around human sexuality our heart is to demonstrate Jesus’ love and compassion, without agreement.

  • We desire to patiently teach and guide those who are still developing their own convictions of the Christian faith.
  • We desire to develop, empower, and release EVERYDAY MISSIONARIES to live out, and lovingly stand for, this truth.
  • We desire to love and support those who are wrestling with their own sexuality, walking alongside them as they pursue life with Jesus.

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God, help me to listen closely to�your teachings, so they reshape and renew me to know your truth in whatever you invite me into today.

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Have Certainty

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Have Certainty

Hear This (Kingdom): Miracles

Hear This (Kingdom): Sermon

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Have Certainty

Hear This (Kingdom): Miracles

Hear This (Kingdom): Sermon

See This (Kingdom): Centurion

See This (Kingdom): Widow

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Luke 7:1-17

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 

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Luke 7:1-17

Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. 11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 

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Luke 7:1-17

12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

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Big Idea: Luke constructs a pair of miracles to demonstrate Jesus is the fulfillment of the hopes of Israel, leading to increased certainty in Jesus who has both infinite power and extraordinary compassion. 

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

  • Jesus is moved by Grief.

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Luke 7:1-17

Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. 11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

    • The value of authority

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Luke 7:1-17

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 

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Luke 7:1-17

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 

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The Roman Centurion.

  • An authority figure who will help us figure out authority.

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The Roman Centurion.

  • An authority figure who will help us figure out authority.
  • He loved his servant.

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Luke 7:1-17

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 

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The Roman Centurion.

  • An authority figure who will help us figure out authority.
  • He loved his servant.
  • He loved his subjects. 

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Luke 7:1-17

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 

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The Roman Centurion.

  • An authority figure who will help us figure out authority.
  • He loved his servant.
  • He loved his subjects. 
  • He loved submission. 

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Luke 7:1-17

After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy to have you do this for him, for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.”And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 

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Luke 7:1-17

Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. 11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

    • The value of authority
      • Those who are suffering.

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

    • The value of authority
      • Those who are suffering.

      • Those who think Jesus owes them.

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

    • The value of authority
      • Those who are suffering.

      • Those who think Jesus owes them.

      • Those who are like the Centurion, moral w/out faith.

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

    • The value of authority

    • The power of the author.

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

    • The value of authority

    • The power of the author.

      • Jesus discovers faith unlike any in Israel.

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Luke 7:1-17

Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. 11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 

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Luke 7:1-17

Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. 11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

    • The value of authority

    • The power of the author.

      • Jesus discovers faith unlike any in Israel.

      • Totally Reliable. Never Predictable.

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Luke 7:1-17

Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” 10 And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. 11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

    • The value of authority

    • The power of the author.

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  • Jesus is amazed by Faith.

  • Jesus is moved by Grief.

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  • Jesus is moved by Grief.

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11 Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. 

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12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out

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12 the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 

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The Widow.

  • Buried her husband.
  • Burying her ONLY son.
  • Doesn’t Request Help. 
  • Deeply grieved. 

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Luke 7:1-17

12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

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14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”

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Luke 7:1-17

12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

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Luke constructs a pair of miracles

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Luke constructs a pair of miracles

  • The centurion is one of the more influential people in Capernaum, with money, authority, and power.
  • The centurion is at the top of the social scale.

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Luke constructs a pair of miracles

  • The centurion is one of the more influential people in Capernaum, with money, authority, and power.
  • The centurion is at the top of the social scale.

  • The widow was a virtually nameless and powerless woman with no money and no family to care for her.
  • The widow is at the bottom.

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Luke constructs a pair of miracles

  • Both are forced to throw themselves completely on the mercy of Jesus.
  • Both feel the effects of his incredible power.

  • The centurion is one of the more influential people in Capernaum, with money, authority, and power.
  • The centurion is at the top of the social scale.

  • The widow was a virtually nameless and powerless woman with no money and no family to care for her.
  • The widow is at the bottom.

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Luke 7:1-17

12 As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.”15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.16 Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” 17 And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

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Luke 4:14-30

25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.”28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But passing through their midst, he went away.

(1 Kings 17; 2 Kings 5).

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God has come to help us in a world of despair and weakness; Jesus’ words bring hope and power, and our certainty increases with a high view of Jesus, and a clear, more accurate picture of ourselves.

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Take-Aways:

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Take-Aways:

  • Believe in Jesus’ authority.

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Take-Aways:

  • Believe in Jesus authority.
  • Look at life through Jesus’ authority.

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Take-Aways:

  • Believe in Jesus authority.
  • Looking at life through Jesus’ authority produces genuine humility.

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Take-Aways:

  • Believe in Jesus authority.
  • Looking at life through Jesus’ authority produces genuine humility.
    1. An accurate, glorious, awe-inspiring view of Jesus.

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Take-Aways:

  • Believe in Jesus authority.
  • Looking at life through Jesus’ authority produces genuine humility.
    1. An accurate, glorious, awe-inspiring view of Jesus.
    2. An accurate, grateful, joy producing view of ourselves as children of God.

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Take-Aways:

  • Believe in Jesus authority.
  • Looking at life through Jesus’ authority produces genuine humility.
    1. An accurate, glorious, awe-inspiring view of Jesus.
    2. An accurate, grateful, joy producing view of ourselves as children of God.
    3. An accurate, grieving, stirring view of the needs of others that motivates us to happily serve them with the hope that they might experience what we enjoy with God.

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God, help me to listen closely to�your teachings, so they reshape and renew me to know your truth in whatever you invite me into today.

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Desperate and Dependent Prayer.

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