Perfect Love
by The Intention Church | Oct 17, 2024 | Our Latest Messages, The Sermon on the Mount
For reflection: Who are our enemies? Who are our neighbors? Are they the same or different people? The struggle to extend love to those we label “enemy” is real. What do you think is behind that inclination to withhold? Fear? Pride? Something else? How does receiving...Persistent Peace
by The Intention Church | Oct 10, 2024 | Our Latest Messages, The Sermon on the Mount
For reflection: 1. If you are honest, where are you in your journey with Jesus towards persistent peace? 2. What does persistent peace look like lived out in our present day, often divisive, society? 3. What is one area of your life that you have been holding on to...The Other Side of the Oath
by The Intention Church | Oct 3, 2024 | Our Latest Messages, The Sermon on the Mount
For reflection: Recall a time in your life where someone or a group of people let you down or broke a promise or vow. How did the experience impact your ability to trust their integrity after? Where in your own life or circumstances do you notice your own tweaking of...The Wages of Justice
by The Intention Church | Sep 25, 2024 | Our Latest Messages, The Sermon on the Mount
For reflection: In Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says “You have heard it said… But I tell you…” six different times. Why do you think Jesus is trying to communicate by saying that? In today’s passage, Jesus says: “Anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will...The Point of It All
by The Intention Church | Sep 19, 2024 | Our Latest Messages, The Sermon on the Mount
For reflection: What might we be called to do as followers of Jesus in a dominant culture of Christianity that is often hostile toward Jesus’s narrow way What does Jesus fulfilling the law look like? How would you define righteousness? What might righteousness...