Tag Archives: Jesus

Jesus and Politics

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Joe Chambers

Many Christians I talk to suggest that maybe we shouldn’t talk about or get involved in politics at all. It is just too divisive. My experience is that it is only divisive if I disagree with you. In other words, … Continue reading →

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Pastor, It’s Not Your Church

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Joe Chambers

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2 When I was in 4th grade, our family lived in the Wet Mountain Valley. … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness is Hope

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Joe Chambers

Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. Matthew 18:21-35 At 2:15 … Continue reading →

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Banquet for the Broken

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Joe Chambers

In the ancient world there was reciprocity when it came to dinner invitations. It was an occasion of social importance and power. You figured out pretty quickly your standing in the community on whether or not you were invited to … Continue reading →

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Tell it Slant

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Joe Chambers

To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God. Mark 4:11 Would it surprise you that Jesus liked to tell secrets? Not exactly how many of us imagine gentle Jesus, meek and mild. And yet everyone loves to … Continue reading →

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Hands of Hope

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Joe Chambers

I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. ~ Psalm 16:8 All of us remember on January 28, 1986 the horror of seeing the Space Shuttle Challenger explode over the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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The Salt and Light Company

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Joe Chambers

You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.  –Jesus We all know what happens when a revolutionary party suddenly finds itself in power. It’s one thing to shout angrily from the sidelines, but quite another … Continue reading →

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Feeling Alone and Unloved This Christmas?

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Joe Chambers

Madelyn Murray O’Hair, the outspoken atheist who was instrumental in getting prayer removed from public schools seemed, on the surface, to be tough as nails. Yet recently her journal was uncovered and numerous times she had written, “Somebody, please love … Continue reading →

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Weird Stuff Jesus Said

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Joe Chambers

Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life… ~ Jesus Whoa. Imagine … Continue reading →

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Fierce Spirituality

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Joe Chambers

When I was a twenty-eight-year-old pastor I thought it would be a good idea to preach through the book of Romans verse-by-verse. I was out of my depth. If you have ever spent much time in the book you might … Continue reading →

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