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Authentic Humility (Luke 14:7-14)

Radical Hospitality and Fearless Conversations require Authentic Humility. To really connect with people, to share our lives to hear their questions, concerns and struggles we need to be humble. Not thinking less of ourselves, but thinking of ourselves less. Here are six elements of authentic humility.

Fearless Conversation (John 4:4-26)

This is message #2 in our four week study: Imagine A City Transformed.
The conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan Woman goes on a number of tangents. It's a conversation that addressed divisions and barriers between people - religion, ethnicity, gender - all hot button topics in any age. How did Jesus engage in this conversation? What kept it going? What, ultimately, made it a conversation that lead to her life and heart being moved and her city changed by the Gospel?

Radical Hospitality (John 4:1-42)

How does Jesus transform a city? How does he reach a group of people that are marginalized by his own people? John 4:9 tells us, "For Jews have nothing to do with Samaritans."
Jesus creates a safe environment that meets the most isolated and broken person in town where she is at, welcomes her questions, entertains her diversions, addresses her sin, and transforms her life. And then she takes the message to the city, and the transformation begins.

Is Jesus Really the Messiah? (Mark 15:1-20)

In this last message in our year long study of Mark's Gospel, Pastor Ben Jepsen asks the question, "What will you do with Jesus? Is Jesus who the Bible says he is? Is he the living embodiment of truth, or is it all a lie?"
What did Jesus actually accomplish in his life and death? What legacy did he leave?
What legacy are you leaving?

Under Trial (Mark 14:53-72)

In Mark 14:53-72, there are two trials that are happening simultaneously: Jesus before the Sanhedrin, and Peter before the people around the campfire. Peter's trial has been predicted, he knew it was coming. Jesus trial has been predicted as well, he knew it was coming.

The Restoration of the Gospel (Mark 14:32-52)

Jesus' prayer in the Garden. The sleepiness of the disciples. The betrayal of Judas. The fight of the disciples. The naked young man... Wait... What's with that? Why does Mark, and Mark alone, tell us that there was a "young man" who fled naked from the scene?

The Lord's Passover

The Passover Jesus celebrates with his disciples is unique and significant. Surrounded by a betrayer, a denier and a room full of failures, Jesus offers himself as the New Covenant meal to those who will in a few short hours desert him.

A Beautiful Thing (Mark 14:1-11)

How do people respond to Jesus as who he is and what he is about becomes clearer? In Mark 14:1-11, there are three responses: a desire to kill, a desire to betray, and a desire to bless. An unnamed woman stands in stark contrast to religious leaders and a trusted disciple - she does the "beautiful thing", and in this act she becomes included in the Gospel message.