Renew is a multethnic church located in Lynnwood, WA. We are laid-back, community-oriented, and relationally-driven. We are excited about living authentic lives that embody love, mercy, and hope in ways that are meaningful to our neighbors. We are a community that values diversity and desire to be multi-ethnic and inter-generational while encouraging the diversity of backgrounds within our leadership.
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"Churt=Church+Hurt" by Dave Sim || 1 Corinthians 12:18-27 || 06.23.2024
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The Church is the body of Christ, but we have hurt one another.By RC2 Lynnwood
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“Walking Through Abuse” by Dave Sim || 2 Samuel 13:7-22 || 06.09.2024
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There is deep hurt, wounding, and trauma that each of us have experienced in our lifetime. Physical and or Sexual abuse, the death of a loved one, the death of a significant relationship. Physical trauma and harm. Crisis and disaster. What does it mean to healthily go “through” trauma and forward into renewal and redemption. Deliverance “through” v…
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"Origins" by Dave Sim || Genesis 43-45 || 06.02.2024
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We continue in our Healing series and address our families of origin and how family patterns can continue generationally and create hindrances to love in our lives today. God in his infinite Grace and Mercy can heal us and redeem these "family curses" for his glory and purposes.By RC2 Lynnwood
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“Through and Through” by Dave Sim || 1 Thess. 5:23-28 || 05.26.2024
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We begin a series on inner healing and transformation. The God of peace is constantly at work to make us more whole in spirit, soul, and body–he will faithfully bring our healing and wholeness to completion. What is our part? Are we willing to roll up our sleeves and open ourselves up to this process?…
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"Wait for the Promise" by Dave Sim || Acts 1:6-11 || 05.12.2024
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Before his ascension, Jesus tells his disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit, then they will receive power from the HS and will be His witnesses to the world. The Holy Spirit is essential to the empowerment of the disciples for the mission. At the same time Jesus words teach them the importance of waiting for God’s promises.…
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"A Community of Inclusion" by Dave Sim || Acts 10:44-48 || 05.05.2024
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This passage highlights the inclusion of Gentiles into the Christian faith and the recognition that the Holy Spirit’s work transcends cultural boundaries. It emphasizes unity and acceptance within the early Christian community.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"Faith Off the Beaten Path" by Dave Sim || Acts 8:26-40 || 04.28.2024
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Philip and the man from Ethiopia. In the post resurrection life, we are led and discipled by the Spirit who takes us off the beaten pathBy RC2 Lynnwood
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"God Our Protector" by Denise Lindberg | Psalm 121 | 04.21.2024
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God doesn't "protect" us in the sense of shielding us from pain, nor grief, nor doubt. But when our journey includes those things, God our protector is right beside us and won't let us get lost.By RC2 Lynnwood
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“Burning Hearts, Opened Eyes” by Alison Robison || Luke 24:13-33a || 04.14.2024
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Resurrection Sunday, Epilogue Part 2Wondering is the first step toward understanding, but we are invited to not sit in our confusion forever. We are invited to see Jesus’ presence in our lives, relying on Him to inform our understanding of the Scriptures and inspire us to share the Good News.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"Holy Confusion" by Alison Robison || Luke 24:9-12 || 04.07.2024
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Resurrection Sunday, Epilogue Part 1When Jesus’ loved ones found the tomb empty, they were “perplexed” with what must be going on. Often in life we expect to be able to have access to all the answers, immediately, when in reality we are invited into a holy place of humility and wonderBy RC2 Lynnwood
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"He is Going Ahead" by Dave Sim || Mark 16:1-8 || Easter 2024
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We often become paralyzed by our worries, fears, and doubts. The are obstacles on the journey that seem insurmountable, that cause us to fret. The women going to Jesus’ tomb worry about the large stone that will have to be rolled away. In our tunnel vision we don’t see the amazing good news God has been…
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"Hosanna" by Dave Sim || Mark 11:1-11 || 03.24.2024
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Palm Sunday marks Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, fulfilling Zechariah 9:9’s prophecy. His “royal” entry is contra the Roman empire and the scene is set for a confrontation. The crowd’s enthusiastic response reflects hope in Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah. However, Holy Week events lead to Jesus’ arrest, trial, and crucifixion. We examin…
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Pastor Eunice Do visits Renew with her word on "God with Us" during our "Names of God" series.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"In Memoriam" by Dave Sim || Mark 14:1-9 || 03.10.2024
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This is the episode before the Last Supper. We have another meal here that is disrupted by a woman who lavishly annoints Jesus with oil. Everyone is appalled, but Jesus praises the woman’s faith. Might we be disrupted by the scandalous and unconventional.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"The Stone Rejected" by Dave Sim || Mark 12:1-12 || March 03, 2024
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God is generous and compassionate towards His people, even when they are unfaithful and rebellious. God does not give up on them, but sends them many messengers and opportunities to repent and return to Him. God’s grace is not limited by human boundaries or expectations, but extends to all who are willing to accept it. On the flip side, the parable…
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“The Kid-Hearted Life” by Rev. Dave Sim || Mark 10:17-30 || 02.25.2024
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Jesus has a discourse with a rich young ruler. The takeaway in the context of Mark 10 is that the path to eternal life comes via having a child-like wonder and dependance on Christ. What are the “riches” we hold onto that serve as buffers against a deeper journey with Jesus?By RC2 Lynnwood
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"The God Who Sees Me" by Paul Cabellon || Genesis 16 || 02.18/2024
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Guest speaker Paul Cabellon shares insight on the story of Hagar and God, El Roi.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"In Awe" by Dave Sim || Mark 9:2-9 || 02.11.2024
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Where Jesus’ identity is declared with words in the previous chapter, now Jesus is revealed visually in illuminated Glory through the transfiguration. We are given a visual expression of God’s delight in His Son, and the disciples too are to delight and stand in awe of Jesus. Sometimes, we don’t explain with words or try to understand completely th…
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"The Center of it All" by Dave Sim || Mark 8:27-33 || 02.04.2024
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The center of Mark is Jesus’ question “Who do you say I am” and Peter’s response “you are the Messiah” What is JEsus’ identity. But also, what does this mean? The disciples are caught up to what Mark has already told the reader: Jesus is the Messiah. But then Jesus continues relaying that the Messiah must suffer, die, and rise–which further highlig…
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“That which comes from inside us” by Dave Sim || Mark 7 || 01.28.2024
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“Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” It’s not external objects or people that are evil, but that which comes from inside us. Humans can objectify other humans–we judge others based on the outside and the labels we give them. Jesus calls us to be relational and mov…
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"Sheep with a Shepherd" by Dave Sim || Mark 6:35-44 || 01.14.2024
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Jesus performs a miracle of feeding a multitude. We hone in on Jesus’ compassion and desire to meet the needs of his ‘sheep.’ We also consider the “abundance” of the Kingdom–is there always enough?By RC2 Lynnwood
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"Rejection" by Dave Sim || Mark 6:1-13 || 01.07.2024
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Jesus ministers in his hometown and experiences a wall of faithlessness. He is ‘unable’ to do more miracles there. Jesus sends the disciples on their own itinerant missions and prepares them for possible rejection among other things.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"The New Piercing Through" || Pastor Dave Sim || Luke 2:25-35 || 12.31.2023
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Simeon, a man filled with the Spirit, had been waiting for the consolation of Israel. Finally, he meets the Messiah and is released from his ‘waiting.’ He prophesies over the new family, pointing to how Jesus will confront power and pierce the hearts of many. May the Spirit pierce our hearts in 2024 and bring forth ‘new things’…
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“Peace Building” || Pastor Dave Sim || Ephesians 2:14-22 NIV || Christmas Eve 2023
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Paul declares that Christ is our Peace who breaks down the walls of hostility, bring those who are far in community with those who are near. We (the church) are being built up together as Christ’s household of peace, a witness to the world.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"The Magnificat" || Pastor Dave Sim || Luke 1:46b-55 || 12.17.24
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The Magnificat, or Mary’s Song, is one of four Psalm like songs in Luke 1-2 surrounding the birth narrative of Jesus. Magnificat = my soul magnifies the lord. This is a song of reversals and joy, praising God for His timely deliverance. Let us sing a song of joy remembering what God has done for us.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"Advent Love" by Alison Robison || 2 Peter 3:8-15a || 12.10.2023
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Peter warns us against following false teachers down a path that neglects the call to live in the fullness of the knowledge of God. Through God’s promises, we have been invited to participate in His divine nature! He consistently models for us patience and love for all mankind. As we “intentionally wait” for his return, we are called to set aside s…
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"Wait and Be Shaped” by Dave Sim || Isaiah 64:1-9 || 12.03.2023
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The Prophet writes that God “works for those who wait for him.” In a culture of increasingly low attention span and impatience for the “good things that come for those who wait,” intentional waiting (“Hope”) is difficult. We display fidelity and faith when we trust that in time God will shape us into who we really need to be.…
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"Legion" by Dave Sim || Mark 5:1-20 || 11.26.2023
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jesus frees a man afflicted by a legion of demons, and in his freedom he shares his testimony throughout the Decapolis. Evil is real and hurts real people. What does "Legion" look like for us today, for our society, for the people around us? What are the shackles that bind us?By RC2 Lynnwood
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"In the Storm" by Tim Goddard || Mark 4:35-41 || 11.12.2023
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"In the Storm" by Tim Goddard || Mark 4:35-41 || 11.12.2023 by RC2 LynnwoodBy RC2 Lynnwood
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"The Kingdom of God is ____" by Dave Sim || Mark 4:1-20 || 11.05.2023
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Jesus tells a parable of a sower spreading seed on different ‘soils,’ and later explains the parable in more depth to the disciples. The soil represents the hearer’s receptivity to the Word of God. Good soil produces an abundance of fruit. What does this mean? What kind of soil do you have? Why does Jesus tell parables? What is the secret of the Ki…
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"A New Identity, A New Family" by Dave Sim || Mark 3:7-35 || 10.29.2023
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Jesus does not fit into the social expectations surrounding him, but he rather disrupts them and then redefines what it means to have identity and be family in the spirit-filled Kingdom life. The world is messed up and Satan’s behind it, but Jesus flips the script on it all offering everyone new identity and new possibility in his family structure.…
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"Jesus Does Things Differently" by Dave Sim || Mark 2:13-22 || 10.22.2023
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From v13 to the end of the chapter Mark gives us 3 episodes which demonstrate that the Jesus way disrupts the religious status quo. Whether it’s 1. eating with sinners; 2. feasting, not fasting; or 3. breaking Sabbath Law, Jesus does things differently, but this is not simply to deconstruct the establishment but he acts in order to bring life into …
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"Healing and Forgiveness" by Dave Sim || Mark 2:1-12 || 10.08.23
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Jesus as the Word is the ultimate lossless coming together of ‘word’ and ‘action’The leaders challenge his authority once again on the ‘forgiveness of sins’ but JEsus backs it up with action.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"Demons and Healings" by Dave Sim || Mark 1:21-28 || 10.01.23
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The first ministry Jesus and his newly appointed disciples encounter is a demon-possessed person. What’s with demons and healing in Mark? Jesus is Savior, and it is the nature of the Savior to go to places where evil has taken over, where the shadow of darkness is sucking life and spirit out of people. Jesus not only proclaims Good News, but He car…
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"Come Follow Me" by Dave Sim || Mark 1:16-20 || 09.24.23
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As John is “handed over” for death, the transition now is to Jesus and his ministry: the proclamation of the Good News of the Kingdom, which is near/has come. Mark highlights the urgency of the call of the Kingdom as Jesus calls his first disciples. In what ways do we recognize the urgency of Jesus’ call in our lives? What will we drop to follow hi…
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"Enter Jesus" by Dave Sim || Mark 1:9-15 || September 10, 2023
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John prepares the way for Jesus, who now enters the scene in Mark. Who is this Jesus? Baptized and honored Son of God. He now comes to proclaim the Good News. What is the good news?By RC2 Lynnwood
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"How We Do Power" by Dave Sim | Isaiah 11:6-9 | 09.03.23
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6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat,the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.7 The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox.8 The infant will play near the cobra’s den, and the young child will put its ha…
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"Beyond Fragility" by Dave Sim | Luke 10:29-37 | 08.27.23
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29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he p…
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"Truth to Power" by Dave Sim || Esther 1: 15-22 || 08.06.23
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Entrenched in a patriarchal society and married to the "Alpha Man," Vashti risks privilege and position and even her life to stand up to power and say "no" to sexual objectification and abuse by her husband. Her refusal upsets the fragility of the male ego which threatens the entire power structure of the Kingdom. We don't know what happens to Vash…
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"On a Rocket to God" by Dave Sim || Decolonizing Church: Patriarchy || July 30, 2023
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Genesis 11:1-91 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower…
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“Who is the Image of God” by Dave Sim || Decolonizing Church || July 23, 2023
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Jesus is not white. Decolonizing how White Supremacy has determined what is sacred and what is profane. Who is righteous and who is pagan What is beautiful and what is deformed. I have grown up with a layer of whiteness on top of my Bible on top of my spaces of worship.By RC2 Lynnwood
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“Oori: Me to We” by Dave Sim || Decolonizing Church || July 09, 2023
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One of the modernist, Western lenses by which Scripture has been interpreted in the American Church is that of radical individualism. The word “Oori” in Korean means “we,” and is used more often within a collectivist/group mindset. We should consider that many of the cultures from within which the Scriptures were written were more collectivist than…
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"Jesus Napped" by Alison Robison || Ecclesiastes 4:6 || July 02, 2023
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6 One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"The Vanity of Rivalry" by Alison Robison || Ecclesiastes 4:4-16 || June 25.2023
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How very, very challenging it is in this society to live a life that isn’t influenced heavily by direct competition with one another and the need to “get ahead” of our neighbor. That is what we will be exploring this Sunday as we take a good look at Ecclesiastes 4: 1-16.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"Get Up and Go" by Tim Hsieh || Acts 8:26-40 || June 04, 2023
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36 As they traveled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. What can stand in the way of my being baptized?” 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptized him.By RC2 Lynnwood
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"The Holy Spirit for All" || Acts 10:2-16 || Pentecost Sunday 2023
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In Acts 10, Peter has a vision from God that leads him to realize that Gentiles can also receive salvation through Jesus Christ. A Roman centurion named Cornelius has a similar vision and sends for Peter to come to him. Peter goes to Cornelius' house and preaches the Gospel to him and his household, and they all receive the Holy Spirit. This event …
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#BeRelevant || Acts 17:16-31 || May 14, 2023
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Paul in Athens finds common ground with the Athenians to take opportunity to preach the Gospel. To be relevant means to engage the marketplace in daily life with the Gospel.By RC2 Lynnwood
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#BeRestored || Revelation 21:1-5 || May 07, 2023
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God will gather all things up and make the old new again. This is the Christian hope, but it is also a gift we experience now in part. God redeems what we thought was beyond the human capacity for hope–the old, lifeless, abandoned, destroyed, maimed, broken things. We participate in this work of restoration in the world. We are restored along the w…
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#BeReconciled || Ephesians 2:11-22 || April 30, 2023
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Because of Christ’s resurrection, we have been raised with him into new life. This new life is one where we are 1. Reconciled with God and grafted into God’s new family and 2. Reconciled with one another as Brothers and Sisters being built up as one church.By RC2 Lynnwood
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“Touched by the Resurrection” || John 20:19-31 || April 23, 2023
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Christ is Risen! What does this mean for the disciples as Jesus appears before them and ‘touches’ them. He breathes the Spirit on them. He allows Thomas to touch him as Thomas is doubting. The renewed life is the spirit-led life moving out of the truth of Living, embodied Christ. We are carriers of Grace and Love to those we touch.…
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