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Enough, Part 1: Power // Kate Murphy

I Peter 3:13-18.  Peter knew a thing or two about suffering.  So when he writes about the fact that sometimes people suffer for doing right, we pay attention.  Peter’s letter challenges us not to deceive ourselves into believing that we we have power to control things — or that having that kind of power is even the goal.  Instead, we are challenged to think about the power that comes from surrender.

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Sermon on the Mount, Part 4: A Recipe for Community // Kate Murphy

Matthew 7:1-12.  It can sometimes be hard to figure out what Jesus is trying to say when we try to digest parts of his messages by themselves.  But when we read them together, as ingredients of a larger recipe, then we can better take it in.  Here, we look at three ingredients that Jesus puts together as a recipe for building community in the kingdom.

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Sermon on the Mount, Part 2: Living in the Kingdom of God – Here and Now // Kate Murphy

Matthew 5:17-20.  When Jesus talked about heaven, he wasn’t just trying to explain what happens when we die.  Jesus was revealing to us something about the kingdom of God as it is right now, how we can find it, and what we will – and won’t – find when we get there.

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