Rhythms Of Grace Community Fellowship

Romans Part 13 Two Formative Ideas

As we dive back in to Romans, may you see God's goodness that surrounds you always. May you come to detest all that tears you down. May you encounter this personal Jesus that brings God's grace to you, wherever you may stray!

Sermon on the Mount Part 3 Salt and Light

 You are the salt of the earth.
You are here to make things taste better.
You are here to preserve what is already good within all things.
So, what does that mean?

The Apocalypse Part 8 Armageddon

Finally, after 20 chapters of waiting, the one on the throne actually speaks to us. This is what he says, " Behold I am making all things new", because this is the point of Revelation. It is Not the destruction of the earth; it is the renewal of all things.

Sermon on the Mount Part 2 The Beatitudes

These are not teachings! These are not telling us how to think about ourselves, not telling us what we should live up to. This is Jesus making a declaration about the world, that the world can be like this! Jesus is not teaching us about us, here. Jesus is telling us something about God.

The Apocalypse Part 7 Beasts and the Harlot

John is not giving us details because then it would look like his world. Instead, he gave us images, ideas, narratives that would force you to think and reflect - to slow down and ask yourself this hard question. What do these beasts look like in my world? When I honestly and critically look at my politics, my religion, and my economics and I don't see Jesus, then I have some choices to make.

Sermon on the Mount Part 1 Poor in Spirit

May you know yourself as God knows you today, as blessed and beloved, as welcomed and accepted, as invited into everything you might become if only you could begin to see yourself as beautifully as God sees you right now. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of God has come near to you!

The Apocalypse Part 6 Great Red Dragon

The reason that evil roars in Revelation is because it knows the story is over. We really don't fight fire with fire. Evil is only undone when we trust that the work of Christ is real and we allow the peace and the forgiveness and the sacrifice that defined His story to then define us! The victory that Christ won is NOT simply that He won - the victory is HOW He won! That's what we are invited to participate in!

Reflection and Change

Because you've gained a lot of experience working in different games and culture settings, learning to play by different sets of rules, you start to realize - everybody thinks they are right. Everybody's viewpoint is Just a view from a point!

The Apocalypse Part 5 Seven Trumpets

Six trumpets have sounded and there has been no redemption, no transformation and no repentance. Why? Then John is told to measure the temple of God. If the temple of God is the worshipers, then how do you measure the worshipers?

The Real Gospel

The Gospel is an announcement. What kind of announcement? Of a religious Savior, No. It was an announcement of a political Savior. The announcement was of a victory that had already happened! A victory in battle, not a metaphorical victory but a literal victory.