Over the course of the last week, I’ve had some unexpected political conversations with people that I rarely talk to about politics. I seemed to walk right into it. It’s probably because I posted a rare political post, if you want to look at it as political. To view that post CLICK HERE I’ve tried to scale back a little bit: First of all, I want to make something clear. I’m not a political pundit, analyst, or journalist. Political science... Read more
Bob Revnell, Trustee & Elder Reading | Matthew 8.1-17 The best record of Jesus’ teaching and preaching is in the book of Matthew. We’ve seen it in chapters 5-7 with our readings. When we last gathered together in person, we read The Beatitudes. They describe the nature of life in the Kingdom of God. Through this authoritative teaching, Jesus shows Himself as the Messiah. This is the Word. Now we’ll turn to the deeds . . . the Kingdom power... Read more
Before the season of Lent, I was sharing posts from my daily reads, something I’ve never attempted before. I usually share academic or formal pieces from the writings I’ve done over the years, with a focus on pneumatology if possible. As I emerge from the Lenten season with countless other Christians, I’m realizing that quite honestly here in Michigan . . . The trajectory I hoped to be on at this time has altered I’m not sure this is the... Read more
Bob Revnell, Trustee & Elder Reading | Matthew 7.15-29 We’re focusing on the last portion of the Sermon on the Mount. We began in Matthew 5 and continued through chapter 7, where the Sermon on the Mount concludes. Jesus gives the Disciples, the crowd, and the religious leaders some basic warnings. There are 2 gates, 2 roads, 2 kinds of prophets, 2 kinds of Disciples, and there are 2 foundations to be built upon. Each of these is either with Jesus... Read more
Good afternoon, I’m Pastor Jared from Long Lake Friends Church in Traverse City, Michigan (TCMI). I want to take a moment to invite you to a brief Good Friday service online. I’ll just set this up a little bit. I had been wanting to do something. Yet I did not have an idea that I felt like was coming across as the Lord’s leading, until not too long ago. I finally decided to contact some of my Pastor friends. I... Read more
Reading | Bob Revnell Jesus has a short period of ministry, about three years. The first year is recorded only in the book of John. It is the year of obscurity when He calls His Disciples. The second year is the year of popularity, with many miracles and teachings. The third year is a year of increasing rejection. Matthew 5-7 is in the second year. It can be called the Authoritative Message of the Messiah. It’s about Kingdom life for... Read more
Lay Reading | Matthew 6.19-34 It’s amazing how Scripture gives us what we need in our times of trial. Jesus calls His followers to choose their master, either God or wealth. This also applies to our outlook in life, either faith or worry. In these time we really do need the Kingdom outlook. It works out its details in our lives and it really satisfies that need for solace, and the rest that we crave in life. So we do... Read more
I can only speak from my own situation while empathizing with others. For us, this “social distancing” is not as difficult as it may be for others. The last two weeks have made some changes to our daily routine but it is not as much of a change as it may be for you. This is simply because we have been working from home a lot as well as homeschooling for several years. Jared writes for Patheos among other jobs and... Read more
How then should we pray? Let’s remember our collective focus in this season of the Christian calendar. In the first 21 days of the year, and during the Lenten season, we see a renewed focus on prayer and fasting. In effect, we once again join with Christian brothers and sisters worldwide in these time honored seasons and practices. Here are some Trinitarian prayers that are in line with our beliefs on the Godhead. I had the honor of dialoguing with... Read more
In Dialogue Ian & Rachel Carroll The vlog is a recording of some prophetic words and discerning. Some of the Building Contenders team led a conference at Family of Christ Church, Petoskey, Michigan. I really enjoyed the session on dream interpretation, along with the whole day that we were able to attend, start to finish. I couldn’t believe we were sitting there watching these guys scale the heights. song credit: Delirious? “Mezzanine Floor” LP Mezzamorphis https://www.facebook.com/delirious/ [official] Building Contenders Ian & Rachel... Read more
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