For the Life of the World | Christianity and Human Flourishing
In our world, Christianity is controversial at best.
The narrative goes that those who practice the Christian faith can be narrow, manipulative and hurtful.
The conclusion many draw is that Christianity doesn't add life to the world. Rather, it is part of the problem in the world. But does that square with reality?
Does that square with what is contained in the Christian faith?
In our new sermon series, we'll explore the resources the Christian faith offers to people and the contributions Christianity makes for the life of the world.
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In a world full of brokeness, evil and ugliness, does Christianity offer beauty for the life of the world? Pastor John opens a passage from Isaiah to talk about the beauty of the Gospel against the backdrop of brokenness in our world.
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Is Christianity good for the life of the world? A 2017 poll revealed that more than half the people surveyed thought religion is the problem. Certainly Christians and churches have had massive failures. But is that the whole story? Pastor John opens up Romans 14:17 to explore how Christianity (and Christians) are good for the life of the world.
#Christianity #religion #good #goodness #joy #peace #datapoints #miroslavvolf
What is truth? Is it "my truth"? A quest to control the political narrative? In our day of personalized spirituality and fake news, it is hard to know what is true.
As we continue our series, "For the Life of the World", Pastor John opens up John 18 to a dialogue between Jesus and Pilate to explore how Christian truth brings flourishing to humanity.
#truth #whatistruth #reality #sexuality #voiceofjesus #truthclaims #john18 #thetruth #youcanthandlethetruth
You just got to believe?...in what? Jay Kim says that we often think of hope as "wishing for adults". But hope is very different than wishing and even optimism. So what is it?
As we conclude our series "For the Life of the World", Pastor John opens up Romans 8 and 1 Peter 1 to explore how the Christian faith offers resources for hope.
#hope #optimism #blindfaith #manifesting