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Expecting a Surprise

Posted on November 10, 2015 by chaplaincasey

Kingdom Principle:  The Kingdom of God is a Paradox. 1 Samuel 1:4-20 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25 Mark 13:1-8 The word paradox is often used describe situations that are ironic which appear to be in conflict yet are … Continue reading →

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Love as Obligation vs. Obsession

Posted on May 7, 2015 by chaplaincasey

Kingdom Principle: To be in the Kingdom is to experience love with the King The Gospel of the Kingdom is Intimacy, Fecundity, and Ecstasy with the King. Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 Jesus did not speak … Continue reading →

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The Bride’s Buttress is Huge

Posted on April 14, 2015 by chaplaincasey

Kingdom Principle:  The Church is set apart in its Fellowship, for the sake of transformation. Transformation is the invitation to the world to join in the fellowship of the Church. Acts 3:12-19 Psalm 4 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 The … Continue reading →

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Let it Go…

Posted on April 16, 2014 by chaplaincasey

Kingdom Principle: Heaven comes to earth from above, look up! The grave can’t hold you, unless you hold on to it. Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18 I have heard the song “Let it Go” so many … Continue reading →

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Cracked lenses see a broken world

Posted on February 18, 2014 by chaplaincasey

Kingdom Principle: The church is to be an epiphany (paradigm shift) for the world. Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23 Matthew 5:38-48 A paradigm is a lens by which you see the world around you. I am … Continue reading →

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Prodigal daughter weeps with Jesus

Posted on March 11, 2013 by chaplaincasey

Kingdom Principle: Forgetting precedes Forgiveness Forgetting frees us to forge ahead – Mary “forgot” what money can buy Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 The Prodigal Daughter is the story of this week’s passage in John. Here Mary … Continue reading →

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Just to be clear – this is confusing

Posted on November 14, 2012 by chaplaincasey

Updated 11/10/15 Kingdom Principle:  The Kingdom of God is a Paradox. 1 Samuel 1:4-20 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25 Mark 13:1-8 The word paradox is often used interchangeably with contradiction. Literary and other artistic uses of paradoxes imply … Continue reading →

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