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Ephesians 4:1-16 (ESV) Unity in the Body of Christ 4 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.8 Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives,     and he gave gifts to men.” 9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? 10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and te

To do good work, we need a good definition of power. This is part 3 of the Creative Power event, where speakers reflected on power through the lens of leadership, judgment, and secular religion to see that power that is good, beautiful, and true is Creative Power. This is David Zahl on Creative Power and Secular Religions.    Follow David Zahl Here: Website: www.mbird.com Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mockingcast/id1224964658 Seculosity Book: https://www.amazon.com/Seculosity-Parenting-Technology-Politics-Religion/dp/1506449433/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=seculosity&qid=1560290413&s=gateway&sr=8-1   http://www.crossofchristoc.com/       

Hebrews 4:14-5:10 (ESV) Jesus the Great High Priest 14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. 5 For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2 He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness.3 Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. 4 And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. 5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “Yo

To do good work, we need a good definition of power. This is part 2 of the Creative Power event, where speakers reflected on power through the lens of leadership, judgment, and secular religion to see that power that is good, beautiful, and true is Creative Power. This is Joshua Ryan Butler on Creative Power and Justice.    Follow Joshua Ryan Butler Here: Twitter: @butlerjosh Website: www.joshuaryanbutler.com    http://www.crossofchristoc.com/       

Romans 8:31-39 (ESV) God's Everlasting Love 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long;     we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able t

To do good work, we need a good definition of power. This is part 1 of the Creative Power event, where speakers reflected on power through the lens of leadership, judgment, and secular religion to see that power that is good, beautiful, and true is Creative Power. This is Alan Frow on Creative Power in Leadership.    Follow Alan Frow Here: http://southlands.net/ http://www.crossofchristoc.com/       

Ephesians 1:3-14 (ESV) Spiritual Blessings in Christ 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, 8 which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to

Revelation 4 (ESV) The Throne in Heaven 1 After this I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven! And the first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2 At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. 3 And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald. 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clothed in white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God, 6 and before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind: 7 the fir

1 Peter 5 (ESV) Shepherd the Flock of God 1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. 5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, 7 casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in

Russell Moore is president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, the moral and public policy agency of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Dr. Moore is the author of several books, including Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel and The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home. A native Mississippian, he and his wife Maria are the parents of five sons.       

Exodus 32:1-14 (ESV) The Golden Calf 1 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, “Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” 2 So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4 And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” 6 And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to ea

Get Your tickets to the Creative Power Event here:   crtvpwr.com   Jackie Hill-Perry is a writer, speaker, and artist whose work has been featured on The Washington Times, The 700 Club, Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition and other publications. Since coming to know Christ at the age of 19, Jackie has been compelled to share the light of gospel truth through teaching, writing, poetry, and music as authentically as she can. She is an artist signed to Humble Beast Records and released her debut album "The Art of Joy" in 2014 and her latest album 'crescendo' in 2018. Her first book, "Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was and Who God Has Always Been." was released this past September. At home, she is known as wife to Preston and mommy to Eden and Autumn.   Follow Jackie Hill Perry Here:   Website: www.jackiehillperry.com Twitter: @JackieHillPerry Instagram: www.instagram.com/jackiehillperry/?hl=en Jackie's Recommendations: Theology in the Raw: www.prestonsprinkle.com/theology-in-the-raw Holy Sexuality and th

1 Peter 4:12-19 (ESV) Suffering as a Christian 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And “If the righteous is scarcely saved,     what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?” 19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.   Sermons from Cross of Chris

Get Your tickets to the Creative Power Event here:   crtvpwr.com   David Zahl is the director of Mockingbird Ministries and editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird blog. Born in New York City and brought up elsewhere, David graduated from Georgetown University in 2001, and then worked for several years as a youth minister in New England. In 2007 he founded Mockingbird in NYC. Today David and his wife Cate reside in Charlottesville, VA with their three boys, where David also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church. He is the author of A Mess of Help: From the Crucified Soul of Rock N’ Roll, Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints), and most recently, Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It.   Follow David Zahl Here: Website: www.mbird.com Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mockingcast/id1224964658 Seculosity Book: https://www.amazon.com/Seculosity-Parenting-Technology-Politics-Religion/dp/1506449433/

1 Peter 4:1-11 (ESV) 4 Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2 so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God. 3 For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry. 4 With respect to this they are surprised when you do not join them in the same flood of debauchery, and they malign you; 5 but they will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead. 6 For this is why the gospel was preached even to those who are dead, that though judged in the flesh the way people are, they might live in the spirit the way God does. 7 The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. 8 Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins

Get Your tickets to the Creative Power Event here:   crtvpwr.com   Joshua Ryan Butler loves helping people who wrestle with some of the tough topics of the Christian faith. He wrote two books on this theme: The Skeletons in God’s Closet: The Mercy of Hell, The Surprise of Judgment, The Hope of Holy War  (Thomas Nelson: Oct 2014), and The Pursuing God: A Reckless, Irrational, Obsessed Love That’s Dying to Bring Us Home (Thomas Nelson: May 2016). Joshua is a pastor at Redemption Church in Tempe, Arizona where he lives with his wife Holly and their three children.   Follow Joshua Ryan Butler Here: Twitter: @butlerjosh Website: www.joshuaryanbutler.com        

1 Peter 3:8-22 (ESV) 8 Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 10 For “Whoever desires to love life     and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil     and his lips from speaking deceit; 11 let him turn away from evil and do good;     let him seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,     and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” 13 Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, 15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, 16 ha

Get Your tickets to the Creative Power Event here:   crtvpwr.com   Today we are talking to Alan Frow about Creative Power in Leadership as well as answering a question from a listener.   Follow Alan Frow Here: http://southlands.net/       

1 Peter 3:7 (ESV) 7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.   Sermons from Cross of Christ Church. For more resources, go to www.crossofchristoc.com       

Get Your tickets to the Creative Power Event here:   crtvpwr.com Alastair Roberts on Rob Bell, Don Draper - The Ad Man's Gospel and on Jordan Peterson. How can Christians hold and live our convictions in an increasingly secular culture, especially one represented in some ways by Bell and Peterson?   Follow Alastair Roberts here: Podcast blog: https://adversariapodcast.com/ Mere Fidelity podcast: https://soundcloud.com/mere-fidelity Theopolis podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-812874628 Twitter: https://twitter.com/zugzwanged Twitter links: https://twitter.com/adversarialinks