Tag Archive for: Lost in Translation

The “S” Word

27/07/2025 - Jody Destry

Reclaiming a healthy, Christlike vision of submission that leads to freedom, peace, and flourishing. Key Scriptures: Isaiah 30:15–18 Ephesians 5:21–25 John 5:19, John 16:13–14, John 5:22–23 Luke 22:42 (“Not my will, but yours be done.”) James 4:7, Psalm 37:5   Big Idea: Submission often carries baggage — misunderstood as weakness or misused to justify control […]

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Tithe: Training wheels for generosity

27/07/2025 - Matthew Destry

Addressing the Elephant in the Room Suspicion is healthy. But cynicism can harden your heart. Today, I want us to ask: What if giving to God isn’t a scheme, but a spiritual practice? Main Narrative Text: Genesis 14:17–24 After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king […]

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Tithe: Training wheels for generosity

20/07/2025 - Matthew Destry

Addressing the Elephant in the Room Suspicion is healthy. But cynicism can harden your heart. Today, I want us to ask: What if giving to God isn’t a scheme, but a spiritual practice? Main Narrative Text: Genesis 14:17–24 After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king […]

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Kindness That Leads Us

20/07/2025 - Zeke Murley

There’s a word in the Bible that some of us wish wasn’t there: **Repent**. Not whispered – **preached**. Not optional – **commanded**. Not hidden – spoken by **Jesus** Himself. Key Question: Have I actually repented, or have I just learned to **hide**? Scripture Romans 2:1–6 • Matthew 3:1–2 • Mark 1:14–15 • Acts 2:37–39 • […]

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Kindness That Leads Us

13/07/2025 - Zeke Murley

There’s a word in the Bible that some of us wish wasn’t there: **Repent**. Not whispered – **preached**. Not optional – **commanded**. Not hidden – spoken by **Jesus** Himself. Key Question: Have I actually repented, or have I just learned to **hide**? Scripture Romans 2:1–6 • Matthew 3:1–2 • Mark 1:14–15 • Acts 2:37–39 • […]

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Judgement: Lost in Translation

13/07/2025 - Doug Pors

Trajectory Check Where is your life heading—towards Jesus or away? Small shifts lead to major misalignment over time. Redefining Judgement Modern English skews “judgement” as harsh condemnation. Biblical Judgement = Discernment + Restoration (Greek: Krino). It’s not the opposite of love—it is love in action, confronting injustice and healing brokenness. Judgement in Practice God’s judgement […]

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Judgement: Lost in Translation

06/07/2025 - Doug Pors

Trajectory Check Where is your life heading—towards Jesus or away? Small shifts lead to major misalignment over time. Redefining Judgement Modern English skews “judgement” as harsh condemnation. Biblical Judgement = Discernment + Restoration (Greek: Krino). It’s not the opposite of love—it is love in action, confronting injustice and healing brokenness. Judgement in Practice God’s judgement […]

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Don’t say the S-word: The Lost Power of Submission

06/07/2025 - Matthew Destry

THE WORD: Submission In the Greek New Testament, the word is hypotassō. It means “to place or arrange under” In the Hebrew Scriptures, it’s often the word kanaʿ — “to bow the knee,” or “to yield.” OLD TESTAMENT NARRATIVE: Empty Vessels and Absolute Surrender (2 Kings 4:1–7) 1 Now the wife of one of the […]

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