Jesus has come. Jesus has won. Jesus makes all things new again. Jesus is the bringer of the new. How though? Sometimes things don’t feel so new. We must realize we live in the tension of the now and not yet, and Jesus indeed is making all things new again in us, in others, and…
It is the fourth Sunday of Advent and with this, we will be talking about peace. The peace of Christ. A peace that surpasses. A peace that is not of this world and much different than this world. What is peace though? genericforgreece.com How do we find it? What do we do with it? All…
It is the third Sunday of Advent. As it has been our tradition for the past several years, and the greater church’s tradition the past 1600 years we lit the candle of joy today in our celebration and anticipation for the coming of Jesus our Lord. For Jesus brings us great joy as proclaimed by…
It is the second Sunday of Advent. As it has been our tradition for the past several years, and the greater church’s tradition the past 1600 years we lit the candle of love today in our celebration and anticipation for the coming of Jesus our Lord. For Jesus brings us a greater love beyond anything…
It is the first Sunday of Advent. As it has been our tradition for the past several years, and the greater churches tradition the past 1600 years we lite the candle of hope today in our celebration and anticipation for the coming of Jesus our Lord. In this, we are talking about hope that is…
Today we continue looking at our vision given to us by God. To be the forerunners of the transformation in our city through the gospel of Jesus Christ, one disciple at a time. We are going to be asking where is it exactly we are to be doing this and who it is we are…
THINK: About how they have found themselves lost or have seen others go astray, and how easy it is for us through our sinful flesh to allow this to happen. KNOW: God’s purpose, will, desire, and heart is always on of redemption, reconciliation, reclamation, and restoration even though we may face the consequences for our…
As we have been discussing these past several weeks the mission and vision given to us, His Church is very clear. We exist to know Christ and make Him known. This is our mission. In this, we are being led to our vision of becoming the forerunners of the transformation in our city, through the…
We have discussed why the church exists, what this looks like, and how we accomplish this purpose and mission God has given us. Now we turn to where. Where does this take us? What is the vision God has for us His church here in Exeter. As we round the corner of 110 years of…
Jesus gives us a clear cut warning and clear cut instructions in Matthew 7:15-20. In particular, He shows us. Knowing the truth and living in the truth is critically important in the life of the believer. Why? False teachers and false prophets abound in this world. How do we know them? By the truth? How…