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The Changemakers: Collaboration

Jesus didn’t do this work alone, and you can’t, either. The key thing Jesus did when starting ministry was to gather a group of people, a team of disciples. He didn’t do it alone but in collaboration. Partnerships and joining others are essential parts of changemaking. Like the African proverb: “If you want to go fast, do it alone. If you want to go far, do it together.” Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

The Changemakers: Compassion

Changemaking starts with compassion. Jesus tells his disciples, “Take a look.” As people of faith who want to make a difference, we must start with compassion: with connection, with seeing and “suffering with.” The source of this deep compassion, and the source of strength to be a part of the change, is God’s love. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Honor Human Dignity

If every human being bears the divine image (which scripture says we do), then we must affirm a fundamental human dignity/sacred worth that obligates us to oppose systems that degrade human beings. Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

JESUS SHAPES A VISIBLE FAITH

This week Pastor Penny’s message will be rooted in Matthew 5:13-20. Together we will wonder about how we are called to be “the salt of the earth and the light of the world”. Karoline Lewis writes: “It is not enough to know about God. As disciples, we have to be the activity of God in the world. We are called to live out our identity as salt and light.” Worship online with thetable.live. CCLI #805699 / CCLI Streaming #094804

Giving Generously

In the final chapter of the revised material for the Growing in Faith, we reflect on the great commandment and giving generously. Jesus was frustrated with the religious leaders of his day. Jesus charged, “They do not practice what they teach” (Matthew 23:3). He was concerned with the cumbersome burden of the rules, standards, directives, and laws the religious leaders in his day dictated. In the midst of all this, Jesus called his followers to the great commandment: “Love God…