Smyrna: The Weird Church

Christians have always had a reputation for being a little weird. But how exactly are we supposed to be different from the culture around us? And what does that cost us?

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Church + Serve

If we think about it for a minute or two, we realize church isn’t a building, but an organization. But what kind of organization? The Church is a body of ministers, a whole group of servants. How does that work? And what does it look like when we do it well?

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Faith, Hope + Love

Tradition often gets a bad rap – especially in the church. But Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church insists that three virtues are eternal – they’re traditions that should characterize us all, for all time. How do faith, hope and love mark us as God’s people and shape how we live in the world?

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Salvation + Sanctification

What does it mean to get saved? It’s more than just a one-time experience. Salvation is a process that’s on-going, one where we’re learning how to live as God’s children. What does that process look like? How can we be sure we’re “working out our salvation”?

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