PEACEFUL PRACTICES: DIALOGUE
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: DIALOGUE Message by Josh Mutter - October 15, 2023 BIG IDEA: Dialogue will result in better things than debate. John 4:3-26 NIV 1. A healthy dialogue begins with vulnerability. 2. A healthy dialogue requires honest curiosity. 3. A healthy dialogue...
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: ENGAGEMENT
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: ENGAGEMENT Message by Josh Mutter - October 8, 2023 BIG IDEA: As a community, we have the skills to help one another navigate conflict. 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 NIV The different approaches we have to conflict reflects the diversity that exists in...
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: PRACTISING PEACEMAKING ACROSS DIFFERENCES
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: PRACTISING PEACEMAKING ACROSS DIFFERENCES Message by Scott Morton Ninomiya - October 1, 2023 TAKING ROMANS 12 ON OUR RECONCILIATION JOURNEYS Romans 12:2 NIV Do not conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds. A. Taking...
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: DISCOVERY
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: DISCOVERY Message by Josh Mutter - September 24, 2023 Big Idea: Discovery gets us below the surface of a conflict to the heart of what really matters. Matthew 18:10-22 NIV “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that...
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: CURIOSITY
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: CURIOSITY Message by Josh Mutter - September 17, 2023 Big Idea: Having curiosity can help us explore the perspectives and experience of others. Acts 2:1-13 NIV “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound...
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: INTRODUCTION
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: INTRODUCTION Message by Josh Mutter - September 10, 2023 Big Idea: Being aware of God's presence in our experiece of division and conflict is key to practising peace. Genesis 31:7 NIV “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and...
WISDOM & SUFFERING
WISDOM & SUFFERING Message by Josh Mutter - September 3, 2023 Big Idea: When we are radically honest with God about our experiences of suffering, we find ourselves in a place to experience God’s wholeness and joy. Job 1:1 NIV In the land of Uz there lived a man...
Introducing our Fall Teaching Series
Introducing our Fall Teaching Series As followers of Jesus, we are called to work towards right relationships in our daily lives and around the world. In a church and a world that is increasingly polarized, skills of conflict transformation and healthy dialogue are...