Author: Dave Dennis

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Increase and Access – attributes of Christ’s Kingdom

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Speaking of the coming kingdom of God's Messiah, the prophet Isaiah declared, "Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end..." (Is. 9:7a). Increase is an attribute of God's Kingdom, and any healthy functioning church may experience increase in various ways. Increase also demands change, and so it's fair to say that change must be an accepted part of church life. Embracing the need for change matters also. Lifeway is facing some necessary changes, brought on by numerical increase in the size of the church family and the needs of our children and youth. We must adopt the attitude of Jesus towards our younger members - that "the kingdom of God belongs to such as these" (Mark 10:14). As Jesus embraced and blessed the children, it is clear that another attribute of the Kingdom is access.

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#Van-life may be a great adventure, but it is not multi-generational

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There are a lot of people who do life on the road, exploring our amazing country and living a minimalist lifestyle, enjoying the freedom and adventure that comes with #vanlife. Doing van-life is low maintenance, low-cost, low-needs and low-commitment. But it is also has severe limitations.

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God sees you; He knows you.

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While recently walking the crowded and busy streets of London, I became acutely aware of the masses, the ocean of humanity, who I was passing by and would never see again. Literally thousands upon thousands of faces, who each represent lives, families, generations with entire existences that I will never know anything about.

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The Kingdom of God (Part 1) – Now and Not Yet

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The New Testament talks a lot about the Kingdom of God. It is a key theme in the gospels (especially Matthew and Luke) and numerous times in other NT letters. In many occurrences in the New Testament, the Kingdom of God is referred to as a present reality under the reign of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ, who has now ascended to the right hand of the Father. Scripture declares that Christ has conquered sin and death and that his Kingdom has been inaugurated, but there is no denying that the Kingdom of God is not yet seen or expressed in its fullness and completeness. We still experience suffering, sickness and death in our bodies. This is a part of our still being physically located in the 'present age'. Many of us might have a hard time digesting all that the bible says about the Kingdom of God and then being able to articulate just how His kingdom outworks in…

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