Teaching

We gather around the scriptures to learn the unfolding story of God.

Humility as Neediness — Luke 18:9-14
Alex Ferren Alex Ferren

Humility as Neediness — Luke 18:9-14

The most common warning against social media usage is comparison: the conscious and unconscious evaluation of our lives against others. We become discontent when we think someone is doing better. We take comfort when we think we’re better off than someone else. How often we comfort ourselves comparatively, our ego insisting we are better than ‘them’ (whoever ‘them’ might be). But the way of the saints is clear-eyed honesty. Nakedness before God about our brokenness, our sin, and our need for grace. And in this humble surrender we discover God’s abundant grace.

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Humility as Childlike — Matthew 18:1-5
Cassie Ferren Cassie Ferren

Humility as Childlike — Matthew 18:1-5

The modern person strives, works, and builds their life toward independence-the freedom from the support, limitations, and reliance on others. But this ego-driven independence drives us further from the life we long for and the love God offers. God invites us, like children, to embrace his love for us. That in childlike humility we might discover how loved we are.

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