If we’re really going to be a place where people encounter Jesus and where we help them live Jesus-centered lives, we need to do more than affirm or agree with where we’re headed ... we need to make our declared values actualized values. We can’t only well-wish those around us … we need to be those who DO the hard work of loving others and putting them before ourselves.

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Over the many years that the Christian faith has existed, there has been discussion about what that faith entails. And part of that is understanding a dual nature of this religious expression & experience - that is, is our faith primarily an individual or a corporate (group) reality. The truth is that it is not a binary choice, but rather a beautiful synergism of the two. But one thing it is not (and this can be difficult for us in our Western culture) is private (secret or hidden).

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All of what we do as a church family is focused on this big idea: helping people live Jesus-centered lives. But what does that mean? At it’s core, it requires both an understanding of who Jesus is & what He did AND an understanding of how we fit into that beautiful narrative. And when we understand that this story - this GOSPEL - impacts every area of our lives, we begin to see the revolution it will produce in the deep places of who we are.

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