Jesus tells a parable about the Kingdom of God comparing it to a mustard seed.  The point of the parable, though, is not about the size of the seed it is about the way it grows.  The kingdom of God is unstoppable and invasive both in the world around us and in your individual life.  The kingdom is growing in you and around you..how?  I don't know, but I see the evidence...

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What's in a Mustard Seed?

When we read scripture we do it from a particular frame of mind.  At times the understanding we bring to the Word can lead us to perspectives that may not be reality.  Jeremy West tackles this idea by looking at a scripture from James chapter two..."faith without works is dead."

What's Dead?

When we put what we have in God's hands and allow Him to work, what we have is always more than enough.  What do you have?

What do you have?

As born again believers our Frame of Mind should be an eternal perspective- that we are in an eternal relationship right now with our Heavenly Father.  The book of Hebrews reminds us to "run with endurance".  We are in it for the long haul, but it's not a race where we have to strain to find the finish line and earn our gold medal...it's a victory lap or a fun run that has already been decided by the work of Jesus Christ on the cross.  Now we can relax in Him, bask in the goodness of His victory, and walk in our new identity.

The Long Haul

When opposing groups try to trap Jesus with a political question, Jesus uses it as an opportunity to be clear about one thing; His kingdom and the work He accomplishes does not come in the form of a political kingdom.  As His children we can participate in the earthly systems that we are a part of, but we can not lose sight of the fact that our primary citizenship lies with the Kingdom of God where greater things are accomplished than laws and political policies.

Jesus Puts Politics In Its Place

There are unlimited opportunities for us to be afraid in the world we live in...but one of them doesn't need to be a fear of sharing the good news of what Jesus has done for us.  A great message from Daniel Rogers Sunday morning.

Nothing to Fear

In addressing the question of a man who interrupts His teaching, Jesus tells a parable of a greedy landowner.  However the parable is about more than the symptom of greed, it points to the source of this symptom.  The only thing that can cure anything for good, is a growing relationship with our Heavenly Father.  Everything else leaves us playing Whack-a-Mole.  If you want to get rid of a headache for good you have to address the cause, not just stop the symptoms.

Curing Headaches for Good

When Jesus tells the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard he is doing it as a further explanation for Peter when he asks "since we've given so much, what's in it for us?"  Jesus replies by explain that the kingdom of heaven is not about what you get as a reward, but what He gives as a generous gift.  The reward is not some far off heavenly place, the reward is eternal life in His presence right now.  He is the reward.  The sooner we realize this truth, the quicker we will actually enjoy our relationship with Him and our relationship with the church.

Payday

Jesus tells the story of a hijacked vineyard to the chief priests and pharisees in the temple after the triumphal entry.  He is essentially calling out the leadership of the Jewish people for holding people captive in their religion when they were supposed to be freeing people for relationship with Him.  As we listen to this parable we consider our response to this thinly veiled metaphor and what it reveals to us about our understanding of what Jesus actually accomplished.

A Hijacked Vineyard

Jesus tells a parable about a vineyard-keeper who steps in to take responsibility for a fig tree that is not producing figs.  In fact, the fig tree was not capable of producing figs until he intervened.  Jesus has stepped in and taken responsibility for us, nourishing and caring for our growth when we were incapable of being who we were supposed to be in relationship with God.

Better Than Turn or Burn

The enemy has planted a counterfeit seed that looks like what the sower desires but will only ever produce a counterfeit harvest.  The work of The Sower is the only thing that can bring us life as we were meant to experience it in relationship with God.

The Difference Is In The Fruit

Jesus chose 12.  He had the opportunity to speak to thousands, yet he chose 12.  Why? Because they were the good soil and He knew spending His time and energy with the good soil was worth more than throwing seed in places that it wouldn't grow and multiply.  It's a long game, but it develops exponentially.  Who is the good soil in your life that you can focus on that will pay off exponentially for the future?

The Ripple

JD Woods shares his heart for the church this morning.

Be Yourself In Christ

As we reflect on the "State of the Union"  on July 4th or even the state of our world, from 2 Peter 3, Pastor Justin encourages us to wake up and remember why it is that Jesus came.  He came to seek and save the lost.  He is still seeking and saving, and the fact that He has not returned yet, means there are still those among the "sinners" of the world who will turn to Him and be made new.  Church in our slumber we have become like Jonah who didn't want the people of Nineveh to be saved, but asked for their destruction.  Church wake up and remember that He came for the broken and the sick, not those who are well.  He came to redeem and make clean those who are filthy, not throw them out because they haven't yet turned to Him.

Wake up the Church

Daniel Rogers shares about the story of Samson, and how we are believers have a power living in us that is greater than anything of ourselves.  

Samson Strength

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