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Jesus said in Matthew 28 (NLT), “19Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you.”  This commission applies to every follower of Jesus.  The Great Commission is…

Prayer is an element of the Christian life that we give a lot of lip service to, but do not practice nearly enough. As Pastor Harry reiterated Sunday, nothing of eternal consequence occurs outside of prayer. So why do we not do it more?? Deep down, we are convinced that it doesn’t really “work.” And…

“We are all worms.  But I do believe that I am a glow worm.”  Winston Churchill What do you think Winston Churchill means by this statement?  How can we serve God and serve others if we think too much of ourselves? Our model for servanthood is Jesus of course.  One of the first steps is…

Michael Phelps is one of the most decorated Olympic medalists of all time, regardless of his human foibles. Years ago, he released an advertisement for Under Armour. It shows various shots of him as an individual swimming alone at a pool, working out solitarily, eating, etc etc. At the end, it has the caption, “It…

From Pastor Mark’s sermon on Easter Sunday: We live in an age of entitlement, narcissism, and inflated egos.  Everything is about and for me.  This is not a reflection of who Jesus is. From the Prayer for Peace:  It is in self-forgetting that one finds. Paul tells us in Philippians 2:3 (ESV) Do nothing from…

This past Sunday, Pastor Harry spoke about the principle of giving. It’s something of an oxymoron, but the more you give, the more you receive. We all sacrifice a little something to be at Mosaic. For me, I love the rhythms and centeredness of traditional mainstream churches. So in our household, we observe Lent every…

An excerpt of the Prayer for Peace, from which we have been studying, states, “for it is in giving that one receives”.  The Christ-followers of Mosaic are well acquainted with how this works because of their confidence in God’s promises and His Spirit living in them.  Their faithfulness has been manifested throughout the church’s history…

When we hear 1 Corinthians 13 read at weddings, we’ve been conditioned to associate its wisdom exclusively to romantic love. However, to do so is to miss the point! This chapter speaks of a love that should permeate every aspect of our community. The church in Corinth was a community struggling with division, spiritual pride,…

There is purpose in pain: to eventually become the one that God uses to comfort others.  Both comfort and affliction are meant to be shared within the Body of Christ, not lived out in isolation.   I believe Pastor Harry couched it appropriately in his sermon this past Sunday when he said, and I paraphrase (hopefully…

A rock feels no pain and an island never cries. Simon and Garfunkel published a song with these lyrics in 1965, which asserted an exaggerated aversion for relationships. It’s a song about being a fortress unto one’s self, disdaining love and laughter, hiding away from loving others in order to avoid the inevitable sadness that…