And through it all, Jesus not only proclaimed the kingdom of God, but he gave his followers the “keys to the kingdom,” and showed them how to truly live life and love life. and make life a real way to find wholeness and holiness.
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If we do behold the face of God, will we recognize it or walk away
Let’s face it — admitting one’s faults or errors just doesn’t come easy to many, even maybe to most.
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So that we may be truly fruitful
This is what turns an admiration for a faith into a fully lived and transforming faith. We are all “that woman” at the well. This is what makes true disciples.
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Pulling us into, introducing us to these big events
And we see the great redemptive love poured out from the cross as this sin-and-grace dance is played and portrayed a thousand times and more in the word of God.
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To really listen
And he asks: “Do you see and can you hear and will you live the life of heaven on earth?”
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Servanthood demands from us that we know how to, actually wash the feet of others
And so we need to become individually, as well as a community, of foot washers.
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Letting the good bless us
Don’t perform in order to be praised and noticed. Do the good; serve others.
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The war between the flesh and Spirit
Or to put it in another way and in other words: “You will get back from others what you give out to others.”
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Do we ever experience the voice of God clearly speaking to us in the ordinary?
Visions of prophets, a glorified transfiguration, bright lights, and voices — all streamed together to “call” the disciples deeper into the mystery of God revealed in Jesus.
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Loving with all of one’s self, one’s being is a different kind of love
It is a freeing love. It is the love of the cross. It is a love that cannot be conquered by hate. It is a love that can transform hate and even, some would say, change the world.
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