Culto do dia 09 de Abril de 2023 na Igreja Batista Maranata de São José dos Campos, Brasil.

09/04/2023 Mensagem | Páscoa | 1 Co 15.1-4, 12-20 | Pr. Edison Naves

09/04/2023 Mensagem | Páscoa | Ao Olhar a Cruz | Pr. Sacha

Sunday AM 04-23-2023. Verse-by-Verse through 2 Thessalonians.

2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 2:15-3:5

2 Thessalonians 2:15-3:5 -- The Church and the Word

Culto do dia 16 de Abril de 2023 na Igreja Batista Maranata de São José dos Campos, Brasil.

16/04/2023 Mensagem | Lucas | Lucas 16 | Pr. Edison Naves

Sunday AM 04-30-2023. Verse-by-Verse through 2 Thessalonians.

2 Thessalonians 3:6-18

2 Thessalonians 3: 6-18 -- Deal with Deadbeats

Peter gets a vision that disrupts his reality. Then he gets an invitation to go to Cornelius's house. He suddenly gets the meaning of the vision. God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean. He understands that God wants to include the whole world - not just Jews.

Divine disruption - it challenges current ways of seeing the world and understanding God and how to follow God. God invites Peter into more freedom, more inclusion, and more complexity. It's hard at first - he even resists God on the basis of his current understanding of God. But eventually he gets it.

More freedom, inclusion, and complexity. This story shouldn't surprise us. At least not if we've read the stories about Jesus in the Bible. Jesus was the ultimate divine disrupter - constantly challenging purity laws. In fact, he replaces the law of purity with the law of love and inclusion.

Growth isn't instantaneous. Most of us will need multiple divine disruptions before we take a step. That's how growth and maturity works. So don't be afraid of the disruptions. Pay attention to them. Embrace them. They'll lead us into a greater understanding of the divine and how the world is intended to work.

Speaker: Aaron Vis
Scripture: Acts 10:1-48
https://www.bible.com/events/49078011

May 14, 2023 "The Divine Disruptions That Shape Us"

Sunday AM 05-21-2023. Verse-by-Verse through 1 Peter.

1 Peters

1 Peter 1:1-2

1 Peter 1: 1 -- The Salvation of God's Grace

What are we doing here? Why do we come on Sunday mornings when there are all sorts of other things we could be doing to be productive in life? Why do we play this church game at all? One of the biggest reasons is that we come to pay attention to the divine. That's one of the meanings of the word "religion." It comes from the Latin root "lig" which, in part, means "to pay attention." So worship is like a divine alarm clock that wakes us up.  

But paying attention to the divine isn't just receiving gifts from the divine (every good and perfect gift...), we're also called to do. So here are two ways we're called to do.

Watch what you say. If we're religious and we don't keep a tight rein on our tongues, our religion is worthless. Just because words aren't physical it doesn't mean they can't be violent and cause great harm.

Watch out for others. Religion that God accepts is to look after the most vulnerable people in society. Back to the word "religion." The root word "lig" can also mean "to tie." Religion is meant to tie us back to our spiritual origins in the divine. How do we do that? James' answer is to look after people who most need it.

You mean religion isn't about doctrine? You mean religion isn't about believing the right things about God? You mean religion isn't about spiritual practices like prayer and fasting? Is that what James is saying? Nope. But what he is saying is that all of that stuff better make a difference in our lives. And our lives better make a difference in the world or it's like we look into a mirror and forget what we look like. We miss the whole point.

Speaker: Aaron Vis
Scripture: James 1:16-27
https://www.bible.com/events/49082777

May 21, 2023 "Wake Up, Watch What You Say"

Sunday AM 05-28-2023. Verse-by-Verse through 1 Peter.

1 Peter

1 Peter 1:2

1 Peter 1: 2 -- The Salvation of God's Grace -- ii

Sunday AM 06-04-2023. Verse-by-Verse through 1 Peter.

1 Peter 1: 3-5

1 Peter 1: 3-5 -- Preserved by the Grace of God

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