The Perfecting Church

The Kingdom of God calls us into relationship with Him and with one another. Living in community transforms us through the blessings and challenges of interpersonal relationships. As we esteem one another we follow God’s prescription that brings healing into … Continue reading →

Innate to the woman God made upon creation is the ability to mother. Whether or not we have children of our own, inherent to us is the ability to help, nurture, incubate, problem-solve, adapt, protect, hold up and hold it … Continue reading →

Jesus begins the work of His Kingdom Within by addressing the Kingdom inhibiting and destructive nature of anger.  Anger left unsurrendered to God becomes contempt and ultimately violent judging of individuals and entire people groups.  Anger becomes the kiss of … Continue reading →

Being the salt & light in our world requires disruptive action lead by the Holy Spirit. We must see needs and be willing to be inconvenienced to bring about His will in the earth. As we reflect His light we … Continue reading →

Jesus did not come to begin a new religion — a faith characterized by rules and systems — as much as He came to ignite a revolution — a fundamental change in power and structures igniting an uprising against accepted … Continue reading →

Most of us have the wrong picture of Jesus. We typically imagine Him as the loving, selfless, compassionate savior. Jesus would be more accurately described as a disruptor. In fact, Jesus was the most disruptive presence to ever walk the … Continue reading →

Salt and light meant something very different to that first century audience than it does to us today. But the truth Jesus was presenting to them then is no less disruptive to us and our way of life two-thousand years … Continue reading →

Entrance into God’s Kingdom with its eternal purposes and plans comes with blessing and persecution. It comes with blessing because our lives and actions cease to be our own and we enter into the eternal rule and reign of the … Continue reading →

Into a world filled with sin, violence, hate and division Jesus sends us as peacemakers. We aren’t given the choice of whether or not we would like to be peacemakers — to be God’s child is to be a peacemaker.  … Continue reading →

This sixth beatitude cuts to the heart of the matter. In this world things are not as they appear. The original design and intent for creation has been perverted. The world and its inhabitants have been contaminated and infected by … Continue reading →

Introduction: They were looking for a Messiah that would get revenge and bring about justice for them.  Their babies had been killed by the Roman appointed “King of the Jews”, Herod. They lived under oppressive and inhumane conditions, making Rome rich while … Continue reading →

We each have different appetites, desires and pursuits, but they must be in agreement with what heaven wants for our lives. Jesus makes a bold guarantee, that if our appetite is sanctified to pursue God’s righteousness, we will not be … Continue reading →

We live in a world that can be ruthless and unapologetic. But the earth is going to the meek. Meekness is an attitude of heart, where all of our efforts and energies are brought into the Kingdom of God, controlled … Continue reading →

While modern culture encourages us to be self-confident and self-sufficient — God says those who don’t hide under a cloak of self-adequacy are blessed. The supernatural comfort of His Kingdom is for those who genuinely mourn over their sins, inadequacies … Continue reading →

God’s intent for us has always been His Kingdom. The Kingdom of God is our life, discovered and experienced in His life, and our purposes, discovered and experienced in His eternal purposes. Our falling away from God in the Garden … Continue reading →