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SPEAKER: Pastor Martin Chang

TEXT:    Rom. 1:11-12, Prov. 11:25      
INTRO:  We are often trained to see the world through a zero sum lens.  In other words, where in order for one to gain, there must be a corresponding loss.  However, when it comes to the community of Christ; could it be that it all works another way?  What if making another strong, through the exercise of your gifts actually makes you stronger?  What would it look like for our community to extend our giftedness and strength to each other; in such a way that we all reap the strengthening benefits? 

Speaker: Pastor Martin Chang    
TEXT:    1Peter 4:7-10    
INTRO: Whether sought, or seen on the screens; we just can't get enough of love.  But love is only real when it is sincere; whole hearted.  Today as we look at a defining characteristic of authentic community in Christ, how can we appropriate the call to love truly; even to the point of boiling in love? 

Speaker: Pastor Martin Chang
TEXT:   Acts 2:42-47   
INTRO:  Appearances can be deceiving.  The beauty and nature of a thing isn't always fully grasped through external lenses.  Rather, they often only pointed to through symbol, and revealed through experience. Today as we continue to look at doing community God's way, how might we understand and leverage the sacramental nature of church in practice? 

Speaker: Pastor Martin Chang

TEXT:  Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
INTRO:  Amidst an epidemic of loneliness, many find themselves on a quest for community.  But what does community look like, and why is it so hard to find and build? Today as we start a new series on "Forging Community," we will reflect on how we might tap into our hunger for connection toward building biblical community. 

Speaker: Pastor Martin
TEXT:  Psalm 139: 23-34; Philippians 3:12-14    
INTRO:  Life feels like it speeds by so fast that we don't know where we've come, much less where we ought to be going.  Today as we note the end of this year, and the coming start of the next; what would it look like to practice the discipline of prayerful reflection and self examination in God's Presence?  
 

Speaker: Pastor Martin Chang

TITLE: Proclaiming Jubilee
TEXT:   Luke 4:14-21   
INTRO: Celebrations are usually tied to an occasion, e.g. a birthday, or a holiday.  But there are special occasions that call for grand celebration, e.g. a 50th year anniversary.  Now imagine how you would celebrate if you were diagnosed with terminal case of cancer, but then declared cancer free?  Or if you were unjustly imprisoned for life, but then set free?  Today as we reflect on Jesus' proclamations of Jubilee in His coming, how might we echo His calls to freedom for the oppressed amidst our celebrations this season?