Elements City Church
Good & Beautiful & Kind series - Walking a Better Way
We want to be people who “relationship well”. So much of the Scriptures call us to have a healthy relationship with God and others. Yet we live in our culture of divisiveness and differences - so how do we get better at fostering wholeness, being fully present, and becoming a calm non-anxious presence? In Jesus, He is bringing a NEW FAMILY forth called His Church to model what it looks like to live under the reign of his love and how that can change and impact our relationships for the better.
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Elements City Church
1825 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA
Sunday 5:00 PM
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“Tired” - by: Langston Hughes
I’m so tired of waiting,
Aren’t you,
For the World to become good,
And beautiful and kind?
Let’s take a knife
And cut the world in two -
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
This is NOT further language of division …
This is language of inspection…
We must get at the roots of the chaos in and around us.
“Tired” - by: Langston Hughes
I’m so tired of waiting,
Aren’t you,
For the World to become good,
And beautiful and kind?
Let’s take a knife
And cut the world in two -
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
This is NOT further language of division …
This is language of inspection…
We must get at the roots of the chaos in and around us.
*remember a portion of the LORD'S PRAYER
May your Kingdom come on earth, as it is in Heaven.
(May the way things operate in heaven, operate here more and more)
The call of us Christ followers is to be part of God’s solution, not further stoke and exasperate the world’s problems…we’re to leverage our lives for God, His good and His gospel within our weary and broken world. To experience and then reflect more the goodness, beauty and kindness of God into our world.
May your Kingdom come on earth, as it is in Heaven.
(May the way things operate in heaven, operate here more and more)
The call of us Christ followers is to be part of God’s solution, not further stoke and exasperate the world’s problems…we’re to leverage our lives for God, His good and His gospel within our weary and broken world. To experience and then reflect more the goodness, beauty and kindness of God into our world.
This series premise flows from a book entitled: Good and Beautiful and Kind, by pastor Rich Villodas
Tonight we examine more of the principle & practice of contemplation and it's importance in our spiritual journey of following Jesus.
Tonight we examine more of the principle & practice of contemplation and it's importance in our spiritual journey of following Jesus.
The word that comes up in the gospel of John in chapter 15 is ABIDE (Remain)
60+ times the word - ABIDE / Remain appears in the gospel of John.
Over and over the invitation from Jesus is to dwell, abide, remain, and stay with him.
*the word in greek: (Meno) — means: to stay, to dwell, to remain present, to continue in relationship, to wait, to suffer for, to submit, act in accord with, remain faithful to…
-Do these words describe your relationship with God?
60+ times the word - ABIDE / Remain appears in the gospel of John.
Over and over the invitation from Jesus is to dwell, abide, remain, and stay with him.
*the word in greek: (Meno) — means: to stay, to dwell, to remain present, to continue in relationship, to wait, to suffer for, to submit, act in accord with, remain faithful to…
-Do these words describe your relationship with God?
Spiritually when we align our lives to dwell, ABIDE, REMAIN with God
—as we practice this more…God can do some greater, stronger transformational work within us.
Q) What is too ultimately characterize the people of God, the church?
Acts 4:13
13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
—as we practice this more…God can do some greater, stronger transformational work within us.
Q) What is too ultimately characterize the people of God, the church?
Acts 4:13
13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
John 15: 9 & 12
9 “As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love.
12 “This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you.
differences don’t need to divide us, if there is a greater ONE that holds us together. (remain present with God and one another)
9 “As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love.
12 “This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you.
differences don’t need to divide us, if there is a greater ONE that holds us together. (remain present with God and one another)
Apostle Paul says in Galatians 3:27-28
27 For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. 28 There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus
The church is a gathering of saved souls - who have each been healed and redeemed by Christ and linked together — all of us learning how to LOVE ONE ANOTHER WELL, despite our differences
27 For those of you who were baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. 28 There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus
The church is a gathering of saved souls - who have each been healed and redeemed by Christ and linked together — all of us learning how to LOVE ONE ANOTHER WELL, despite our differences
We’re to model a new family of God — one that is learning how to love well even in the midst of the messiness that is human relationships in our broken world.
We are people who are to ABIDE. Remain with God and remain with one another — people who walk out a better way. The way of Jesus - cultivating a calm non-anxious presence for others to see it’s possible to be diverse and yet, united.
We are people who are to ABIDE. Remain with God and remain with one another — people who walk out a better way. The way of Jesus - cultivating a calm non-anxious presence for others to see it’s possible to be diverse and yet, united.
Jesus is our model above all & none is to rival Him in influencing you.
Stay present
Stay humble
Stay curious
- if you’re winning arguments but losing friends, you’re probably not staying present, humble, curious or operating from a posture of Jesus like love.
Stay present
Stay humble
Stay curious
- if you’re winning arguments but losing friends, you’re probably not staying present, humble, curious or operating from a posture of Jesus like love.
Quote:
“The world’s problems are ultimately solved not through our actions but through Christ’s love. That’s where we place our hope: not in something we do, but in something God has already done.”
- Rich Villodas
“The world’s problems are ultimately solved not through our actions but through Christ’s love. That’s where we place our hope: not in something we do, but in something God has already done.”
- Rich Villodas
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Gathering together as a church body to worship in song and in the Word is a great way to be refreshed in God's presence. We pray tonight has been a blessing to you as you start your week.
Next Sunday we continue our new series:
"Good and Beautiful and Kind"
Join us next Sunday evening for worship and stay current with all upcoming events in the Elements app:
- Faith and Family Night at the Tucson Roadrunners hockey game on Friday, Nov 22nd - get link to tickets in our app
-Cookies and Cocoa in the Courtyard, Sunday December 15th.
Gathering together as a church body to worship in song and in the Word is a great way to be refreshed in God's presence. We pray tonight has been a blessing to you as you start your week.
Next Sunday we continue our new series:
"Good and Beautiful and Kind"
Join us next Sunday evening for worship and stay current with all upcoming events in the Elements app:
- Faith and Family Night at the Tucson Roadrunners hockey game on Friday, Nov 22nd - get link to tickets in our app
-Cookies and Cocoa in the Courtyard, Sunday December 15th.