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Forgiveness Isn’t the Whole Gospel

by Ben Sternke on February 1, 2011

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When we preach the gospel as merely “forgiveness of sins,” we don’t naturally lead people toward discipleship to Jesus.

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Where Does the Gospel Start?

by Ben Sternke on December 4, 2009

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By looking all the way back to creation and all the forward to new creation, we end up with a more robust gospel.

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Gospel AND Community

by Ben Sternke on October 15, 2009

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Some churches emphasize gospel and not community. Other churches are great at community but forget the gospel. Arguably neither is actually anything without the other. What we need is both gospel and community.

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You are living in a story

by Ben Sternke on August 6, 2009

We all live by stories. I don't mean that we use stories as illustrations for life principles or that we like to hear stories as entertainment. I mean that the only way to make meaning out of human experience is by believing you are part of a story. Stories are sense-making devices. We have some [...]

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