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Entries for October 20th, 2008

Loving Our Neighbors

Building a Community that Loves the World [Part One: Loving Our Neighbors]
A Message from the Parable of the Good Samaritan
Sermon by Jamie Wilson @ Coast Vineyard on October 19th, 2008
Some Reasons We Fail to Love When It Matters Most

We think we lack the time.
We think we that we lack the resources.
Fear.

Compassion in Action

Compassion is always [...]

The Reliable Pattern of Kingdom Growth (VIM)

At Bethel Seminary San Diego’s recent spiritual renewal conference, Dr. Dallas Willard presented VIM, a reliable pattern of kingdom growth.  VIM stand for Vision, Intention, and Means and it is a method of change, including spiritual change.

Vision is our reality of what is good, that which governs us.  
Intention is a decision whose stability is [...]

To Love is to Risk

A neuro surgeon gave a brief testimony about compassion this week before Pastor Jamie gave the sermon Part One: Loving Our Neighbors in the series, Building a Community of that Loves the World.  He talked about how God was encouraging him to pray with his patients.  He explained how he was worried about being misunderstood. [...]