House Rules: Everyone Is Important
Victor Gluckin
In the family of God, everyone is important. The church is compared to a body, which is made up of many members, each as important as another. Do we feel that way about our brothers and sisters? Do we feel that about ourselves?
House Rules: We Fight For Each Other
Victor Gluckin
We are the family of God, brothers and sister in Christ. And as such, we need to fight for each other. Discover who we should fight for and how.
We Are Ministers
Victor Gluckin
Many today assume there is a tiered system of those who are “ministers” and everyone else. However, while Scripture does talk about the role of a pastor or teacher, their job is actually to equip the entire church to be a “minister”. Can you imagine what the gathering of the church would be like if […]
We Are The Church
Victor Gluckin
Church isn’t supposed to be a place we go, but who we are. The church is the gathering of the redeemed to worship God and love each other. We are called to share burdens, encourage each other and live in light of the coming Kingdom not just attend a meeting as spectators.
I Will Rise
Victor Gluckin
How would you live if you knew you would rise? Jesus knew he would rise from the dead and so he poured his life our in service, courage and devotion. This same hope is promised his followers – so a life lived for Christ a life lived not in vain.
Parables (Part 11) – The Wicked Tenants
Victor Gluckin
How are we stewarding the lives God has given us? In one of Jesus’ last parables, he tells a powerful story about a vine owner who leaves his land to be cared for by tenant farmers. Their stewardship of what he left them gives us an amazing window into the way Jesus was received during […]
Parables (Part 10) – A Mustard Seed
Victor Gluckin
Jesus told his disciples that the kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. Through this parable he teaches that the coming of the kingdom of God, though universal in the end, starts in a small and almost unnoticed way. This helps us make sense of the day in which we live and teaches us […]
Parables (Part 9) – The Lost Items Found
Victor Gluckin
As Jesus spent his time with “sinners”, he would often clash with the “religious” of his day. They grumbled at how Jesus would meet and share with such people. In answering their grumbling, Jesus tells three parables about lost things being found. He said that there is celebration in heaven when a sinner returns to […]
Parables (Part 6) – The Fig Tree
Victor Gluckin
In part 6 of our series on the parables of Jesus, we look at a small but powerful record in Scripture. This short parable tells us that God is not done with us yet, but that there is a deadline for each of us to make our decision to believe. The parable of the fig […]
Parables (Part 5) – The Good Samaritan
Victor Gluckin
In part 5 of our series on the parables of Jesus, we look at a story he tells to teach about the priority of love. He challenges his listeners (and us today) to not be too busy, religious or afraid of the cost to get involved and love! After all, it is the most important […]
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