July 1, 2017
by Take It Home Team
From the beginning of the world God placed people into community. We are not intended to live independently. Bound together under the wisdom of God, we are far more able to live and prosper. Even when we read about individuals like David or Paul, they are set in the middle of a community. God tells us His story through the people (plural) of God....
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June 24, 2017
by Take It Home Team
| Tags: God, exercise, 5k, Health, Eating
James 1:5 (ESV) If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
As a child of God, charged up by the Holy Spirit with a desire to play a role in His Kingdom, you’ve assessed and identified one thing you’d like to change to be a healthier servant of God. Seek God’s wisdom and make a plan. The spi...
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June 19, 2017
by Take It Home Team
| Tags: will-power, Body, Health, 5k, God
In Luke 10:27 Jesus said we should love God with all our heart, soul, strength and mind. This is a very holistic understanding of who we are. In Hebrew thought the heart was the wellspring of volition or will-power. This week we’re going to explore how our heart is connected to our strength or physical power. Use these each day before you eat breakfast or pack your lunch...
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June 11, 2017
by Take It Home Team
In Luke 10:27 Jesus said we should love God with all our heart, soul , strength and mind. This week in our Bod4God series, let’s just try and get our mind wrapped around our strength, our physical bodily self and how it connects to our love for God....
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June 5, 2017
by Take It Home Team
| Tags: baptism, Jesus, forgiveness, Sin, Grace
Through the waters of baptism, we are given a new identity....
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May 22, 2017
by Take It Home Team
This week we’re listening for the perspective of Ruth. She enters the story as an outsider yet demonstrates unfailing love… faithfulness… loyalty… mercy… grace… kindness....
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May 15, 2017
by Take It Home Team
Naomi has had it rough! She moves from her home to a foreign land and then her husband and two sons die. Given these circumstances, it would be easy for anyone to lose hope and Naomi did lose hope. Her words are full of despair......
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May 8, 2017
by Take It Home Team
Where is He? Where’s God? In a book planted firmly in the midst of the Old Testament, He should be there…. shouldn’t He? But at first glance, we don’t find Him ...
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May 6, 2017
by Take It Home Team
This week we’re listening for the perspective of Boaz. Of all the characters in this book, he is at home, he has connections, he has his own established security, and yet he also shows us the strength of that place in community as a launching into ministry, into hesed. Spot one instance and make a post....
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May 1, 2017
by Take It Home Team
| Tags: Easter, confession, E
What if Jesus, after raising Lazarus from the dead, had commanded each strip of grave cloth to become a butterfly? If, on His command, they flew away -- freeing Lazarus? Compared to His resurrection miracle, it would seem to be child’s play. People would have remembered it. More glory for Him.
Instead, He gives His followers a simple task. “Take off the grave clothe...
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