Neighborhood Church
Stories: The Little Way
Jordan Brokaw
Locations & Times
Neighborhood Church
5505 W Riggin Ave, Visalia, CA 93291, USA
Friday 8:00 AM
In America, we live in a bubble.
Thérèse of Lisieux
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The Little Way
I am a very little soul, who can only offer very little things to God.
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The Little Way
I am a very little soul, who can only offer very little things to God.
Thérèse of Lisieux
You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simple surrender and gratitude.
You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simple surrender and gratitude.
Our culture is obsessed with greatness.
When we idolize greatness, we risk losing sight of the beauty and power of small, faithful acts of love.
Following Jesus happens in the small, ordinary moments of daily life.
The kind of spiritual life and disciplines needed to sustain the Christian life are quiet, repetitive, and ordinary. I often want to skip the boring, daily stuff to get to the thrill of an edgy faith. But it’s in the dailiness of the Christian faith—the making the bed, the doing the dishes, the praying for our enemies, the reading the Bible, the quiet, the small—that God’s transformation takes root and grows.
TISH HARRISON WARREN
TISH HARRISON WARREN
3 STRATEGIES
Proximity
Consistency
Authenticity
Proximity
Consistency
Authenticity
Proximity
We are FOR Visalia.
a long obedience in the same direction
EUGENE PETERSON
EUGENE PETERSON
Authenticity
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something, and together we can change the world.
RONALD J. SIDER
RONALD J. SIDER
Do you see your work as an essential part of your discipleship to Jesus and as the primary way that you join him in his work of renewal? If not, you should.
JOHN MARK COMER
JOHN MARK COMER
If the God of the Bible exists, and there is a True Reality beneath and behind this one, and if this life is not the only life, then every good endeavor, even the simplest ones, pursued in response to God’s calling, can matter forever.
TIM KELLER
TIM KELLER
May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.
Thérèse of Liseux
Thérèse of Liseux