Imago Dei Community

Pastor Michelle Jones explains that parables are like time bombs that only explode after they permeate our hearts. Jesus uses them to cause us to wonder and ponder and see the kingdom of God in a fresh way.

Jesus is performing a series of healings. The crowds are following him and the Pharisees are getting fed up. They object to two things: he reframes the Sabbath as a gift rather than rules; and he heals people on the Sabbath, which their rules forbid. Jesus’s mission and humble character—he refuses to put himself on a platform or use power to defeat the religious rulers. He prefers quiet and unnoticed ways to show his divine nature, rather than applause. We want attention. Unfortunately, making a lot of noise and branding ourselves gets us the wrong attention.

Pastor @rjmckinley will be with us tomorrow looking at the Sermon on the Mount looking at the Kingship of Jesus throughout Matthew’s gospel, the priorities and values of the Kingdom that shaped Jesus’ life and ministry and ultimately led him to the cross. This 7-week study will call us to contemplate the truly humble and sacrificial nature of Christ’s royalty, revealing how antithetical the Kingdom of God is to the kingdom’s of the world. These truths invite us to humble ourselves before the humble crucified King, so that he alone can lift us up through his resurrection power.

As we enter the season of Lent Pastor Alex Choi examined Jesus 40 days of fasting and temptation in the wilderness. He shows us that Jesus really was exhausted and stretched just like us but resisted. Because he has been where we've been he is able to offer us sympathy that really matters.

Pastor Chris Nye shares a refreshing and thoughtful message on Psalm 1 expounding on a life that flourishes and life that withers.