3-week series applying Jesus’ words from John 20:19, “Peace be with you” to 3 areas where peace is desperately needed. Biblical. Relevant. Practical. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwsRP4QjlA1/?igshid=8orq9pemfjxa
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3-week series applying Jesus’ words from John 20:19, “Peace be with you” to 3 areas where peace is desperately needed. Biblical. Relevant. Practical. https://www.instagram.com/p/BwsRP4QjlA1/?igshid=8orq9pemfjxa
The mountains were calling. Lorri and I heard...and responded. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bomu2jSgPF0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s56tw5xtpgu4
We have the BBQ! Tailgate party after worship this Sunday, starting about noon. Pulled pork. Pulled beef. Burgers. Dogs. Sides. Desserts. Upper Room Community Church, 11730 Enterprise Drive, Auburn, CA. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bntfz9hhBT-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wfg9xbeq0gz7
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Sunday worship will be a treat!! Can’t wait!
Upper Room Community Church embedding itself in a community with coffee, lemonade, cold water, smiles and kindness. #upperroomcommunitychurch (at DMV)
Biblical preaching. This Sunday, Romans 1:18. Digging into the phrase, ...who suppress the truth...” Incredibly relevant scripture about how people like us and a culture like ours that represses the truth of God in unrighteousness can be saved.
Biblical Preaching. This Sunday. Romans 1:18-23. Part of an in-depth study of the gospel of God in Romans @ Upper Room: a community church in Auburn, CA.
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"Seeing the glory of the Lord, they gave praise to the Lord, saying, "Truly He is good." 2 Chronicles 7:1-3 So blessed to worship with new, inspiring music and an amazing church family. Can't wait to see you at our 10am worship gathering this coming Sunday.
"Introducing Esther" tomorrow. Part 1 of new series of messages at Upper Room Church, Auburn. 10am. Ancient story that reads like a Hollywood script.
Gratitude
No big or small idea or comment. Simply a heart full of gratitude about opportunity to be part of Upper atom Community Church. I now know when we gather there is going to be collaboration and teamwork. I now know there is going to be generosity. I now know when we gather to worship their will be a spirit of engagement. I know there will be gratefulness and thankfulness. I know there will be a desire and an openness to be formed and changed by the gospel of Jesus. I know there will be trust in the room and in the hearts. I know there will be vulnerability, transparency and genuineness. This has happened slowly, one moment here followed by a simple act there followed by more good decisions. One after the other they have started to add up to something big. I do not take this for granted. I have seen the other. I simply acknowledge this amazing and powerful transformation. I take no credit for it. I simply enjoy immensely being part of it.
Something to Give Up for Lent
During this season of days leading to the death of Jesus and the celebration of resurrection, it is good form to think deeply about what is holding back your devotion to Living God, and then give it up. While sacrifices can be hard to make and keep in a culture of pain-free living, when one sees the reward--a breakout of Living God in our life and living--it is not overly hard to give up something for Lent.
One thing I have decided to give up for Lent is the word "evangelical" as a way of defining my spirituality and faith. Do not misinterpret what I have said--I have not given up my faith. I am decidedly Christian, growing in love with Jesus and the gospel of Jesus. But I can no longer use the phrase "evangelical Christian" to define my loyalty to Jesus. A better word for me would be "gospel Christian," first used by Russell Moore. Here is why:
It is apparent that the word "evangelical" has lost all theological and faith content during this election season. For years, evangelicals, including me, yearned for better character in high offices in our country. We mourned when we saw clear loss of moral content and fiber in our culture. We shook our heads in disgust about the brazen lack of decency that marked offices of power whether in politics or in business.
I guess that meant nothing to evangelical Christians. In a matter of a few months evangelicals have gathered around, and behind, a candidate, Donald Trump, whose stump speeches and debates are full of profanity, demeaning slurs, and bullying, who engages in race-baiting, disrespects women, courts white supremacists, shows no support for the first amendment, and who has spent a life preying off of others weaknesses in the debauched industry of casinos and their slimy, perverted underbelly.
It was shocking and disappointing to see the same evangelicals who have long deservedly decried the life-aborting practices of Planned Parenthood look the other way and voice no moral outrage when Mr. Trump failed to denounce the KKK, the most hateful, violent and virulent form of domestic terrorism ever birthed in this country.
It was embarrassing to hear an evangelical leader announce that Mr. Trump is an evangelical even though this candidate has said he has never repented of sin and sees no reason to do so.
It was an indictment on evangelicals when Mr. Trump said recently, with pride, "Evangelicals understand me better than anybody."
I will take ownership for my feelings and ideas: I cannot, for now, use that word. I cannot, during this cycle, associate with the degradation of a word that is being co-opted and used by a group that seems to care nothing for the actual content of that word.
For those who have forgotten, the word "evangelical" is not a political word. For those who have forgotten, It is not a word to describe a voting-bloc. For those who have forgotten, It is a gospel word. It is a word with specific content about salvation and lifestyle and values. It is a word rooted in the first century message of Jesus that showed this is how a sinner, by repentance and faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus, experienced full atonement. It was a word used by the first Christians to say there is another king in the world, and it is Jesus, not the emperor of first century Rome, not the person elected to the office of President of the United States, not Hollywood elites, and not cultural power brokers. It was a word used to describe the shakeup of values that would turn the world upside down. Those values? Respect of women. Disintegration of segregation and prejudice. Protection of the vulnerable. Humility. Decency.
Those values? Respect of women. Disintegration of segregation and prejudice. Protection of the vulnerable. Humility. Decency.
For those who have forgotten, it is a good word. It has long been associated with the Reformation cries of "Scripture alone" and "Christ alone." It has been associated with high-character and honorable leaders like Billy Graham. It may be worth debating whether those who call themselves evangelical as reported by the news are truly evangelicals. In another time, maybe there will be a time to dust off this good word. But for now, in this cycle when evangelical Christians are coalescing behind a candidate--the now likely presidential nominee of the Republican Party--whose very candidacy is marked by race-baiting, bullying, profanity, casino-connections, courting of white supremacy, disrespecting of women, lack of decency, clear narcissism, and lack of support for first amendment rights for all religious groups in America, I no longer am willing to be identified by this label. I will give this word up for Lent.
If I am giving up the word "evangelical" for Lent, then what can you call me? You can call me a follower of Jesus. You can say that I am in love with Jesus. You can say that I am attempting to advance the gospel of Jesus in my life, my church, my town and this world. The one title that best captures all of this for me is this simple one: gospel Christian. I am at peace with this. You can say I am a gospel Christian.
In this blog, we get to hear about our relationship with the Church in Nigeria and Marcus, our global pastor, shares about himself and what God has called him to do in Nigeria.
8 months ago today Lorri and I walked into Santiago de Compostela after walking 500 miles across Spain on The Way of St James pilgrimage. This photo was the morning of our first day of forty. On Sunday, March 29, we are sharing with our faith community what we experienced and learned about living on pilgrimage. Pace, embracing adventure, pushing limits, attending, movement have all been powerful and transformative lessons. We look forward to sharing them with Reserve your place at this dinner on Sundays at Upper Room Church