What does it mean to rise up the Jesus way? In this final part of the series, we turn our attention to integrity. Integrity is a word often used but not always understood. The dictionary defines it as “the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles” and also “the state of being whole or […]
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When Jesus sat on the mountainside to teach, He laid out a new way of living that still challenges us today. In the Beatitudes, He said: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”(Matthew 5:8) Purity is not a popular word in today’s culture. For many, it brings up images of rules, […]
When Jesus sat on the mountainside and taught the crowds, He spoke words that still cut through the noise of our world today. Among His famous Beatitudes, He declared: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”(Matthew 5:9) These are more than poetic lines. They are a call to action, a […]
For the next six weeks, we’re exploring what it means to Rise Up the Jesus Way. This journey isn't about striving to become a better version of ourselves by worldly standards. It’s about embracing the radical, upside-down Kingdom that Jesus introduces in the Sermon on the Mount. At the heart of this manifesto—these Kingdom values—are the […]