Our minds need good and true information, but mind and heart need to be nourished together. This is why when we meet together as the church of the living God. We hear a message designed to teach and impart knowledge and we also pray and worship together with songs whose lyrics are poetry, designed to move our hearts. Our goal is transformation, and that doesn’t only mean in our thinking, but our hearts and souls. This is also why we pray the psalms.
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Exiles In Babylon
In Jeremiah's day Jews had to learn how to live as exiles in Babylon. The New Testament refers to the baptized as citizens of heaven who also have to learn how to live as exiles in Babylon.
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31:13
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Children of the Resurrection
When asked about the resurrection, Jesus spoke of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as being alive to God. If we think carefully about this, it has enormous theological implications on how we understand when resurrection occurs.
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32:34
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The Word of Life
John the Elder tells us that the world under the sway of the evil one is driven by pride, greed, and lust. (Think of how much advertising appeals to pride, greed, or lust.) This world (prophetically called Babylon) cannot be harnessed for good—even though religious ambition for political power imagines it can. The task of the church is not to reappropriate the engines of pride, greed, and lust, but to be something altogether different—the kingdom of Jesus Christ energized by faith, hope, and love.
Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri is a thriving non-denominational church led by Pastor Brian & Peri Zahnd. We are followers of Jesus seeking to be an authentic expression of the kingdom of Jesus in the twenty-first century. Additional sermon audio and other resources are available on our church website at wolc.com.
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