God Is… Father

What does it mean to be a good father? And what do we do if we have bad fathers? In John’s Gospel, Jesus teaches us what fatherhood looks like – and why it matters that God is our father, whether we’re fathers or not.

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God is… Son

Too often, we pit Jesus against God, as though they’re playing good cop/bad cop with us. We end up afraid to reach out to God, afraid to pray. But John shows us that Jesus IS God, that he invites us into the interior life of God – a place where perfect love casts out all our fear!

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God Is… Holy Spirit

Many of us are afraid to share the good news about Jesus because we don’t think our stories are interesting or remarkable. But John’s introduction to the Holy Spirit reminds us that what makes our story good news is that God has brought us to life – and that’s worth sharing!

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Unicorn Whisperers

We live in a world that teaches us to hide our true selves. Maybe we’re afraid of being seen. Or maybe we’re ashamed of our pasts. Or we got hurt the last time we put ourselves out there. Whatever the reason, we hide. But Jesus comes as the light of the world, to illumine our dark places with the infinite love of God. How does his light transform us?

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Remaining in Love

No one wants to admit it, but we’re all really bad at being loved. Our inability to receive love poisons all our relationships. How can we learn to remain in Jesus’ love so that we can share love with the world around us? What does it look like to remain in the true vine?

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