• A Weak King

    By on August 3, 2016

    7/31/16 2 Samuel 3:17-39 Chris Breslin   “True greatness and true power is faithful all the way down, including...

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  • Sad, Sad Song

    By on July 27, 2016

    7/24/16 2 Samuel 2:17-27 Chris Breslin   “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely,...

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  • Unreasonable Generosity

    By on July 27, 2016

    7/17/16 1 Samuel 30 Stephanie Holmer   Scripture Psalm 22 Psalm 23 1 Samuel 22:2 MSG   This Sunday’s...

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  • A Frayed Bundle of the Living

    By on July 13, 2016

    1 Samuel 25:23-35 Chris Breslin   “Abigail on her knees, put David back on his knees.” –Eugene Peterson  ...

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  • Warning: Wilderness Ahead

    By on July 6, 2016

    7/2/16 1 Samuel 24:1-16, 22 Dave Crispell, Executive Director of Jubilee Home Rev. David Crispell is a Durham native...

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  • Bound

    By on June 28, 2016

    6/26/16 1 Samuel 18:1-5 Chris Breslin   “Friendship…is born at the moment when one says to another “What!...

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  • How the Mighty Has Fallen

    By on June 23, 2016

    6/19/16 1 Samuel 17:1-51 Chris Breslin “Darkness can’t drive out darkness, only light can do that.” –Rev. Dr. Martin...

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  • Better Call David

    By on June 16, 2016

    6/12/16 1 Samuel 16:14-23 Chris Breslin “A job is a vocation only if someone else calls you to do...

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  • Sandcastles & Paper Tigers

    By on June 6, 2016

    6/5/2016 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Chris Breslin Scripture 1 Samuel 2:10 Luke 15:11-32 Matthew 26:39 1 Samuel 10:6 Philippians 3:7-8...

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  • Psalm Sunday: Creation and the Coming King

    By on May 31, 2016

    5/29/2016 Austin Wilson Psalm 96 “God will cheat no one, not even the world of its triumph.” –W.H. Auden...

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  • The God of Peace (Trinity Sunday)

    By on May 25, 2016

    5/22/2016 Chris Breslin 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 “An ordinary simple Christian kneels down to say his prayers. He is trying...

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  • The Friendly Ghost (Pentecost)

    By on May 16, 2016

    5/15/2016 Chris Breslin John 14:15-31 “The Spirit is the shy member of the Trinity. He always points to Jesus.”...

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  • The Gift-giving King (Ascension)

    By on May 9, 2016

    5/8/2016 Chris Breslin Ephesians 4:7-13 “Being a Christian was always about living by faith in Jesus’ sovereign Lordship in...

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  • Psalm Sunday: How to Live in a Cave & How Not to Have to

    By on May 2, 2016

    5/1/2016 Matt Hoffman Psalm 70 The aim of every and indeed the perfection of his heart amounts to this...

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  • Psalm Sunday: Riffing on God’s Love

    By on April 25, 2016

    4/24/2016 Joey Morningstar Psalm 136 Resonant Witness ed. Jeremy Begbie & Steven Guthrie Resounding Truth by Jeremy Begbie Creator...

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  • Walk this Way: Resurrection, Scripture and Eating with Jesus

    By on April 11, 2016

    4/10/16 Mike Boone Luke 24:13-35 “You’re pretty good with words, but words won’t save your life.” -Craig Finn from...

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  • Can These Bones Live?

    By on April 5, 2016

    4/3/16 Chris Breslin Mark 16:1-8 “We interpret Scripture rightly only when we read it in light of the resurrection,...

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  • The Once & Future Gardener

    By on March 28, 2016

    3/27/16 Chris Breslin John 20:1-18   “Easter was when Hope in person surprised the whole world by coming forward...

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  • Blessings On The Coming Kingdom

    By on March 21, 2016

    3/20/16 Chris Breslin Mark 11:1-11   The Donkey G.K. Chesterton   When fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew...

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  • Looking to the Kingdom

    By on March 14, 2016

    3/13/16 Joe Longarino Mark 13:1-27   The Coming R.S. Thomas And God held in his hand A small globe. Look...

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  • Ecclesia Network National Gathering Reflection (Rachel Breslin & Meg Hoffman)

    By on March 14, 2016

    3/13/16 Rachel Breslin & Meg Hoffman reflect about their week in Newark, DE at the Ecclesia Network National Gathering.

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  • (Not) Far From God’s Kingdom

    By on March 8, 2016

    3/6/16 Chris Breslin Mark 12:28-44   Flickering Mind Denise Levertov   Lord, not you, it is I who am...

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  • To God What is God’s

    By on March 1, 2016

    2/28/16 Joey Morningstar Mark 12:13-17   From Thee to Thee Solomon Ibn Gabirol   When all within is dark,...

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  • Teacher, I Want To See

    By on February 22, 2016

    2/21/16 Chris Breslin Mark 10:32-52 Lightenings (xii) Seamus Heaney   And lightening? One meaning of that Beyond the usual...

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  • The Impossible Good News

    By on February 15, 2016

    2/14/16 Chris Breslin Mark 10:17-31 The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai   From the place where...

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  • Sabbath : Feasting

    By on February 9, 2016

    2/7/16 Chris Breslin Exodus 16 “Sabbath” by Amy Imbody Sabbath: You make demands upon my heart, upon my hands,...

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  • Sabbath: Embracing

    By on February 1, 2016

    1/31/16 Joey Morningstar Ezekiel 20:10-17   “Embrace” by Gregory Orr With their embrace They chose Each other, Which is...

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  • Sabbath: Resting [J.R. Briggs]

    By on January 18, 2016

    1/17/16 JR Briggs Exodus 20:1-17,Hebrews 4:1,6-9 J.R. Briggs of Ecclesia Network & Renew Community J.R. Briggs serves as Cultural...

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  • Sabbath: Ceasing

    By on January 11, 2016

    1/10/16 Chris Breslin Genesis 2:1-4, Exodus 5 Testimony by Nate Hood (27:50)   “God rested! God enjoyed a work...

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  • A New Year’s Rest-olution

    By on January 5, 2016

    1/3/16 Chris Breslin Psalm 23 “It takes a long time to ruin a life. It all starts with the...

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  • Praying Twice : O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Christmas Eve)

    By on January 5, 2016

    12/24/15 Chris Breslin Luke 2 “Love achieves its creativity by being perceptive.” –Oliver O’Donovan   Advent Resources Light Upon...

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  • Praying Twice: Do You Hear What I Hear?

    By on December 21, 2015

    12/20/15 Joey Morningstar Psalm 29 Noise. It radiates from Tobacco Plus, the busstop and the 5-stop sign free for...

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  • Praying Twice: Joy To The World

    By on December 14, 2015

    12/13/15 Chris Breslin Psalm 98, Luke 2:10-11 “The joy of God has gone through the poverty of the manger...

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  • Praying Twice: Go Tell It On The Mountain

    By on December 7, 2015

    12/6/15 Chris Breslin Luke 2:8-20 Go Tell it on the Mountain by Jane Schroeder (First Things)   Advent Resources...

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  • Praying Twice: O Come Emmanuel

    By on November 30, 2015

    11/29/15 Chris Breslin Isaiah 11:29 “He who sings, prays twice.” –Saint Augustine “To listen seriously to music and to...

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  • The Risk & Reward of The Kingdom

    By on November 27, 2015

    “God gives so that we can exist and flourish, but not only for that, God gives so that we...

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  • The Kingdom Is Like…A Well-Built House

    By on November 16, 2015

    11/15/15 Chris Breslin Luke 6:46-49   “To build your house well is, ironically, to be nudged beyond its doors.”...

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  • The Kingdom Is Like…Good Soil

    By on November 12, 2015

    11/8/15 Matt Tintera Mark 4:1-20 “There is an entire ecosystem in a handful of soil: bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes,...

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  • God’s Kingdom is for His Kids (The Kingdom is Like… )

    By on November 2, 2015

    11/1/15 Chris Breslin Luke 18:1-17 “You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.” –St. Teresa of...

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  • The Kingdom is Like…the Biggest, Tackiest Party Yet Thrown

    By on October 27, 2015

    10/25/15 Chris Breslin Luke 15:1-32 “Weary or bitter or bewildered as we may be, God is faithful. He lets...

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  • The Kingdom is Like…A Rejected Cornerstone

    By on October 21, 2015

    10/18/15 Chris Breslin Matthew 13:44-52 “You thought God was an architect, now you know He’s something like a pipe...

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  • The Kingdom is Like…a Treasure, a Pearl

    By on September 30, 2015

    9/27/15 Chris Breslin Matthew 13:44-52 “What do we really believe? I mean, believe in such a way that our...

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  • The Kingdom is Like…a Mustard Seed

    By on September 23, 2015

    9/20/15 Chris Breslin Matthew 13:21-24 Oak Church’s First Anniversary “Parables are imaginary gardens with real toads in them. They...

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  • Psalm Sunday: God-craft on Exhibit

    By on September 14, 2015

    9/13/15 Chris Breslin Psalm 19 Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. –Mary Oliver...

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  • Psalm Sunday: Never Shaken, Lasting Forever

    By on September 14, 2015

    9/6/15 Chris Breslin Psalm 125 “All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are...

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  • Dress You Up In My Love

    By on September 2, 2015

    8/30/15 Chris Breslin Ephesians 6:10-24 Ephesians Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Colossians, Philemon & Ephesians (NICNT Commentary)...

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  • Home Economics

    By on August 26, 2015

    8/23/15 Chris Breslin Ephesians 5: 21- 6:9 Ephesians Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Jesus Feministby Sarah Bessey...

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  • Vacation Bible School Reflection

    By on August 19, 2015

    8/16/15 Chris Breslin Checkout the slideshow with sights and sounds from this year’s VBS!

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  • Walk In The Way Of Love

    By on August 14, 2015

    8/9/15 Matt Hoffman Ephesians 5:1-20 Ephesians Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Colossians, Philemon & Ephesians (NICNT Commentary)...

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  • No Longer

    By on August 12, 2015

    8/2/15 Chris Breslin Ephesians 4:17-32 Ephesians Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Colossians, Philemon & Ephesians (NICNT Commentary)...

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  • The One and the Many

    By on July 29, 2015

    7/26/15 Chris Breslin Ephesians 4:1-16 Sermon Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Bible and Mission: Christian Witness in...

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  • Knowing The Love Of Jesus

    By on July 29, 2015

    7/19/15 Joey Morningstar Ephesians 3:14-21 Ephesians Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Colossians, Philemon & Ephesians (NICNT Commentary)...

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  • Square Halo Testimony : Will Hammond

    By on July 29, 2015

    7/19/15

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  • God’s Open Secret

    By on July 13, 2015

    7/12/15 Chris Breslin Ephesians 3:1-13 Ephesians Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Colossians, Philemon & Ephesians (NICNT Commentary)...

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  • Square Halo Testimony : Jay Pendrak

    By on July 13, 2015

    7/12/15

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  • Sledgehammer Christ; Peace Reimagined

    By on July 6, 2015

    7/5/15 Mike Boone Ephesians 2:11-22 Rev. Michael Boone The Rev. Michael Boone is an ordained priest in the Anglican...

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  • Square Halo Testimony : Gary Davis

    By on July 6, 2015

    7/5/15

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  • Gracecraft

    By on July 1, 2015

    6/28/15 Chris Breslin Ephesians 2:1-10 Ephesians Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Union with Christ by J. Todd...

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  • Square Halo Testimony : Sean & Britney Soderman

    By on July 1, 2015

    6/28/15

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  • Growing Further Up & Further In

    By on June 24, 2015

    6/21/15 Dave Crispell Ephesians 1:15-23 Rev. David Crispell, Executive Director of Jubilee Home Rev. David Crispell is a Durham...

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  • A Lament for Mother Emanuel

    By on June 24, 2015

    6/21/15 As a community, we linked with hundreds of other church communities around the country to share in onechurchliturgy.com...

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  • #Blessed

    By on June 24, 2015

      6/14/15 Chris Breslin Ephesians 1:3-14 Ephesians Resources The Broken Wall by Markus Barth Union with Christ by J....

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  • Father & Children

    By on June 10, 2015

    5/31/15 Chris Breslin Romans 8:12-17 Sermon Notes “God is the utterly loving giver. God doesn’t just love. God is...

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  • Pentecost

    By on May 27, 2015

    5/24/15 Chris Breslin Acts 2:1-21 “Christians are a polyphonic people.” –Jeremy Begbie   “The thing we would remember from...

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  • Presence = Absence = Presence

    By on May 20, 2015

    5/17/15 Chris Breslin Luke 24:44-53 “His ascent to heaven, like his ascent to the cross, is a journey undertaken...

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  • Psalm Sunday: 139

    By on May 12, 2015

    5/10/15 Chris Breslin Psalm 139   “We delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses...

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  • Of First Importance : Death Has Been Swallowed Up in Victory

    By on May 4, 2015

    5/3/15 Chris Breslin 1 Corinthians 15:50-58   “Resurrection is the necessary outcome of God’s intent to redeem his people.”...

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  • Of First Importance : Bearing the Image

    By on April 29, 2015

    4/26/15 Chris Breslin 1 Corinthians 15:35-49 Prayer to the Holy Spirit as Breath by Bruce Benedict Holy Spirit, Holy...

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  • Slow Church: an evening with author C. Christopher Smith

    By on April 29, 2015

    4/16/15 talk and potluck conversation sponsored by Duke Divinity School’s Thriving Rural Communities Initiative and hosted by Oak Church. Chris Smith is...

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  • Of First Importance : Paul vs. the Zombies

    By on April 22, 2015

    4/19/15 Matt Hoffman 1 Corinthians 15:29-34   Further “Of First Importance” Series Reading Resounding Truth by Jeremy Begbie NICNT:...

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  • Of First Importance : The Firstfruits

    By on April 14, 2015

    4/12/15 Chris Breslin 1 Corinthians 15:12-28 “Christians do not believe in the empty tomb but in the living Christ.”...

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  • Easter 2015: Of First Importance

    By on April 8, 2015

    4/5/15 Chris Breslin 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 “Familiarity breeds unfamiliarity–unsuspected unfamiliarity, and then contempt.” –Dallas Willard “There was a striking...

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  • Good Friday 2015: Into Your Hands, I Commit My Spirit

    By on April 8, 2015

    4/3/15 Chris Breslin Luke 23:44-56 Sermon Resources “Cheap grace is the grace we bestow on ourselves. Cheap grace is...

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  • It is Finished.

    By on March 30, 2015

    3/29/15 Chris Breslin John 12:12-19 & John 19:28-30   The Gospel of John by F. Dale Bruner Further Lenten...

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  • I Am Thirsty.

    By on March 30, 2015

    3/22/15 Chris Breslin John 19:28 “Jesus Christ has brought every need, every joy, every gratitude, every hope of men...

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  • My God, My God! Why Have You Forsaken Me?

    By on March 16, 2015

    3/15/15 Chris Breslin Matthew 27:45-54 “When Jesus died asking questions, we learn that Jesus not only took on our...

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  • Here is Your Son. Here is Your Mother.

    By on March 16, 2015

    3/8/15 Chris Breslin John 19:23-27 “The Beloved Disciple, the hero of the community, is singled out as the particular...

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  • Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise

    By on March 4, 2015

    3/1/15 Chris Breslin Luke 23:38-43 “There is never just one cross on a hill…the whole Christian drama demands the...

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  • Father, Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do [Jeremy Begbie]

    By on February 24, 2015

    2/22/15 Jeremy Begbie Luke 23:26-37 —– Further Lenten Reading God is on the Cross by Dietrich Bonhoeffer Sweet Deliverance: A...

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  • Jesus Christ, and Him Crucified

    By on February 18, 2015

    2/15/15 Chris Breslin 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 “The meaning of wisdom is controlled by Christ crucified.” –Richard B. Hays “This...

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  • Pictures From The Frontier

    By on February 12, 2015

    2/8/15 Matt Hoffman Mark 1:29-39 Resources for Mark 1 King’s Cross by Tim Keller Anchor Bible Commentary: Mark, Vol...

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  • With Authority

    By on February 4, 2015

    2/1/15 Chris Breslin Mark 1:21-28 “I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people...

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  • Our Part In The Body Of Christ

    By on January 28, 2015

    1/25/15 Bradley Cotton Romans 12:6-8 Sermon Notes What are Spiritual Gifts? My definition: The tools and abilities that God...

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  • Follow Me

    By on January 21, 2015

    1/18/15 Chris Breslin Mark 1:14-20 “God acts completely unexpectedly- as he always said he would.” –N.T. Wright “This is...

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  • A Voice of One Calling Out in the Wilderness

    By on January 15, 2015

    1/11/15 Matt Hoffman Mark 1:4-11 “All men seek happiness. This is without exception. Whatever different means they employ, they...

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  • The Word Became Flesh & Dwelt Among Us

    By on January 7, 2015

    1/4/15 Chris Breslin John 1:9-18 “The core idea of the Christian faith is the incarnation.” -Michael Frost “The Gospel...

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  • Christmas Eve

    By on January 7, 2015

    12/24/14 Mark Acuff Luke 2 Advent Resources Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict God is in the Manger...

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  • Peace Between Two Advents

    By on January 7, 2015

    12/21/14 Chris Breslin Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26 Advent Resources Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict God is in the...

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  • Joy Between Two Advents

    By on December 19, 2014

    12/14/14 Chris Breslin Psalm 126 Advent Resources Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict God is in the Manger...

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  • Love Between Two Advents

    By on December 10, 2014

    12/7/14 Chris Breslin Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 Advent Resources Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict God is in the...

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  • Hope Between Two Advents

    By on December 4, 2014

    11/30/14 Chris Breslin Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Advent Resources Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict God is in the...

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  • A Planting Of The Lord: Greatly Rejoice

    By on November 26, 2014

    11/23/14 Chris Breslin Isaiah 61:10-11 “…’joy’ in Philippians is a defiant ‘Nevertheless!’ that Paul sets like a full stop...

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  • A Planting Of The Lord: Love Justice

    By on November 19, 2014

    11/16/14 Matt Hoffman Isaiah 61:8-9 “Injustice in the Bible is a particular type of sin. It’s an abuse of...

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  • A Planting of the Lord: Strangers

    By on November 12, 2014

    11/9/14 Chris Breslin Isaiah 61:5-7 Testimony by Haechul Shin “Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the...

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  • A Planting of the Lord: Oaks Of Righteousness

    By on November 5, 2014

    11/2/14 Chris Breslin Isaiah 61:3b-4 Testimony by Abby Wilson “I don’t think it is enough appreciated how much an...

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  • A Planting of the Lord: Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me

    By on October 27, 2014

    10/26/14 Chris Breslin Isaiah 61:1-3a Testimony by Stewart McNaull Related Quotes “The task of prophetic ministry is to nurture,...

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  • The True Story Of The Whole World: New Creation

    By on October 20, 2014

    10/19/14 Chris Breslin Isaiah 60:15-22, Revelation 21:1-5 Related Quotes “The end is where we start from.” –T.S. Eliot “The...

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  • The True Story Of The Whole World: Cross

    By on October 15, 2014

    10/12/14 Chris Breslin Philippians 2:1-11 Related Quotes “There is no Christianity without the cross. If the cross is not...

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  • The True Story Of The Whole World: Community

    By on October 8, 2014

    10/5/14 Chris Breslin Genesis 12:1-3; 1 Peter 2:9 Related Quotes “Through Abraham and his family, God will bless the...

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  • The True Story Of The Whole World: Corruption

    By on October 2, 2014

    9/28/14 Chris Breslin Genesis 2:25-3:7; Romans 5:12-19 Further Reading: Sin: A History by Gary Anderson Confessions by Saint Augustine...

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  • The True Story of The Whole World: Creation

    By on September 22, 2014

    9/21/14 Genesis 1:1-2:9 Chris Breslin   Further reading: The Five Books of Moses trans. by Robert Alter The Bible...

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  • Oak Church Commissioning

    By on September 15, 2014

    Audio from the September 14, 2014 Commissioning Service at the Gathering Church. Text: Isaiah 61. Words from Mark Acuff...

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