Jesus has given us an eternal identity. We are preservers of grace—preserving everything that looks like Jesus. This Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached the final message of our HUMAN series on what it means to be the salt of the earth. We are now the constant reminders, preservers and purifiers of His grace. As salt, we are the living examples and reminders that God's covenant of grace is active and real.
Where is your treasure? We're called to live not burdened by the things of this world, but with our eyes lifted by faith to see there's more to live for. In Christ, we've been given eternal riches beyond compare to the temporal riches of this world. This Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey encouraged us from the parable of the Rich Fool. God is generous toward us, and as His followers, we're called to be generous toward others.
The Beatitudes are portals to a new way of thinking. They are not platitudes, but paradoxes. This Sunday, special guest Pastor Brian Zahnd shared in our Human series on the Beatitudes. They offer blessings to those the world would deem 'unblessable.' The Beatitudes are the politics of Jesus in the government of God. If we can become a people formed by the Beatitudes then we will receive comfort and mercy.
Jesus wants to reform and regenerate our mindset through relationship with Him and prayer. This Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on the power of prayer in our lives. God wants us to be shameless, bold, and persistent with Him in our prayers. The answer to our anxiety, stress, and fears will be solved in prayer.
Jesus uses our experiences as seeds for others to encounter Him and find freedom. Freedom is walking in the identity that God has for us. This Sunday, we had the privilege of hearing from two members of C3 Brooklyn, Nathalie David and Samuel Nicolosi, on the power of being found in Christ.