• The greatest principle by which Jesus said we are to live our lives is this, Love God with everything that we are and love others as we love ourselves. How do we shape our lives, and our culture around this principle? And in a world filled with such diversity in culture, how do we start to see where our blind spots are? The places where we are not lining up with how God sees things and sees people? ⁣ ⁣ FIRST: we must allow God to reshape our culture, and not just the defining, external, spoken characteristics, but the internal, unseen, unspoken ones as well. True change happens from the inside out. ⁣ ⁣ NEXT: We must be willing to take responsibility for the culture we have cultivated in our minds, hearts and lives. God has given us a choice on how we think and how we see, and we can only truly love when we choose to humbly lay down our way of thinking and place God, His heart and His culture at the center of our reality. ⁣ ⁣ FINALLY: ⁣ We must challenge our own culture, our own way of thinking. We must ask different questions because when we do, we can learn something new! Questions like, “God, what are you saying to me right now?” “What am I responsible for?” ⁣ ⁣ When we do these things, we are honoring people and the relationships we are surrounded by and we are able to step into God’s culture, His way of loving and thinking and living.⁣ ⁣ This series has been incredible. Catch up on our Facebook, YouTube or website. Link in bio.⁣
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    The greatest principle by which Jesus said we are to live our lives is this, Love God with everything that we are and love others as we love ourselves. How do we shape our lives, and our culture around this principle? And in a world filled with such diversity in culture, how do we start to see where our blind spots are? The places where we are not lining up with how God sees things and sees people? ⁣ ⁣ FIRST: we must allow God to reshape our culture, and not just the defining, external, spoken characteristics, but the internal, unseen, unspoken ones as well. True change happens from the inside out. ⁣ ⁣ NEXT: We must be willing to take responsibility for the culture we have cultivated in our minds, hearts and lives. God has given us a choice on how we think and how we see, and we can only truly love when we choose to humbly lay down our way of thinking and place God, His heart and His culture at the center of our reality. ⁣ ⁣ FINALLY: ⁣ We must challenge our own culture, our own way of thinking. We must ask different questions because when we do, we can learn something new! Questions like, “God, what are you saying to me right now?” “What am I responsible for?” ⁣ ⁣ When we do these things, we are honoring people and the relationships we are surrounded by and we are able to step into God’s culture, His way of loving and thinking and living.⁣ ⁣ This series has been incredible. Catch up on our Facebook, YouTube or website. Link in bio.⁣
  • Week 5 of “These Are My People”, we are ready for you!⁣ ⁣ If you missed ANY of the series so far, we suggest catching up (link in bio)! It has been an opportunity to learn and grow into more of the people and church God has called us to be!⁣ ⁣ We will see you tomorrow at 9:30am or 1pm on Facebook LIVE, YouTube and our website. Link in bio! See you tomorrow fam!
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    Week 5 of “These Are My People”, we are ready for you!⁣ ⁣ If you missed ANY of the series so far, we suggest catching up (link in bio)! It has been an opportunity to learn and grow into more of the people and church God has called us to be!⁣ ⁣ We will see you tomorrow at 9:30am or 1pm on Facebook LIVE, YouTube and our website. Link in bio! See you tomorrow fam!
  • What do you notice first when you look at these images? ( please share in the comments! )⁣ ⁣ Where did your mind go? ⁣ ⁣ With every image and circumstance we encounter we all notice different things based on our perspective.⁣ ⁣ What does God have to say about perspective?⁣ ⁣ “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”⁣ ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:1-2‬ ‭NIV‬⁣ ⁣ This writer sees his state of being resurrected with Jesus as an established fact and yet there is still a choice involved in perspective.⁣ ⁣ Interesting how there is a connection between where our hearts are and where we choose to set our minds.⁣ ⁣ What is our “heart-set”?⁣ What is our “mind-set”?⁣ What might things down here look like sitting beside the God of the universe?⁣
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    What do you notice first when you look at these images? ( please share in the comments! )⁣ ⁣ Where did your mind go? ⁣ ⁣ With every image and circumstance we encounter we all notice different things based on our perspective.⁣ ⁣ What does God have to say about perspective?⁣ ⁣ “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”⁣ ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:1-2‬ ‭NIV‬⁣ ⁣ This writer sees his state of being resurrected with Jesus as an established fact and yet there is still a choice involved in perspective.⁣ ⁣ Interesting how there is a connection between where our hearts are and where we choose to set our minds.⁣ ⁣ What is our “heart-set”?⁣ What is our “mind-set”?⁣ What might things down here look like sitting beside the God of the universe?⁣
  • It may look a little different this year, but we are excited to announce our 2020 annual Golf Scramble! On Sunday August 9th at 4:00pm we will be hitting Oak Gables Golf and Country Club to play 9 holes. There will not be a formal meal together, but everyone will receive a ticket to use for an outdoor BBQ. Cost will be $60 and all proceeds will go towards Poema Church's City Care outreach ministry. If you cannot participate, but would like to donate to the ministry you can do so on the event's registration page. ⁣ ⁣ To register for the event or donation, head to our Church Centre app or website! Link in bio!
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    It may look a little different this year, but we are excited to announce our 2020 annual Golf Scramble! On Sunday August 9th at 4:00pm we will be hitting Oak Gables Golf and Country Club to play 9 holes. There will not be a formal meal together, but everyone will receive a ticket to use for an outdoor BBQ. Cost will be $60 and all proceeds will go towards Poema Church's City Care outreach ministry. If you cannot participate, but would like to donate to the ministry you can do so on the event's registration page. ⁣ ⁣ To register for the event or donation, head to our Church Centre app or website! Link in bio!
  • Did you know that humans are 99.5% genetically identical? Yet the enemy has sought to divide us and create an “US vs THEM” culture based on the .5% differences we have. How do we change that? It starts with honoring what we have in common. We are ALL made in the image of God and the image of God in one is not superior or inferior to another because God is the same, yesterday today and forever. We must allow every thought and opinion to be examined and challenged by God. We must seek His way and allow His way to function in our every day lives. ⁣ ⁣ WHAT DO WE DO RIGHT NOW? ⁣ ⁣ 1.) 𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐎𝗪𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝗪𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐒:⁣ Learn how to say, “Oh, I didn’t know that,” and then change. ⁣ 2.) 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 “𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑/𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑.”⁣ God said “love me, and love your neighbour,” which is everyone, not just whomever I deem to be my neighbour. When we dehumanize people we give ourselves the right to mistreat them BUT if we choose to see everyone as our neighbour, then we are all on the same playing field and all worthy of love. ⁣ 3.) 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 “𝐈𝐍-𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏” 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 “𝐎𝐔𝐓-𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏”:⁣ Find and honor the common ground we have with each other & build on that. ⁣ 4.) 𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐎𝗪𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑’𝐒/𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐑: ⁣ God made colour and He loves colour, and we are validating His creation when we choose to acknowledge it. ⁣ 5.) 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝗪 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: ⁣ Remember, WE ARE IN LEARNING! Allow God’s viewpoint, not that of our culture or upbringing to shape how we see others. ⁣ 6.) 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔: ⁣ Intentionally Commit our hearts to the wellbeing of our neighbors. ⁣ ⁣ Division can only be overcome by the unconditional love of God. And just as God’s love pursued US, we must pursue THEM so that there can truly be a “WE.” ⁣ If you haven’t had a chance to listen to this weeks message from Pastor Miles McPherson, be sure to catch it on our FB Page, YouTube or our website!
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    Did you know that humans are 99.5% genetically identical? Yet the enemy has sought to divide us and create an “US vs THEM” culture based on the .5% differences we have. How do we change that? It starts with honoring what we have in common. We are ALL made in the image of God and the image of God in one is not superior or inferior to another because God is the same, yesterday today and forever. We must allow every thought and opinion to be examined and challenged by God. We must seek His way and allow His way to function in our every day lives. ⁣ ⁣ WHAT DO WE DO RIGHT NOW? ⁣ ⁣ 1.) 𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐎𝗪𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝗪𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐒:⁣ Learn how to say, “Oh, I didn’t know that,” and then change. ⁣ 2.) 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 “𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑/𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑.”⁣ God said “love me, and love your neighbour,” which is everyone, not just whomever I deem to be my neighbour. When we dehumanize people we give ourselves the right to mistreat them BUT if we choose to see everyone as our neighbour, then we are all on the same playing field and all worthy of love. ⁣ 3.) 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 “𝐈𝐍-𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏” 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 “𝐎𝐔𝐓-𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐏”:⁣ Find and honor the common ground we have with each other & build on that. ⁣ 4.) 𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐎𝗪𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑’𝐒/𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐑: ⁣ God made colour and He loves colour, and we are validating His creation when we choose to acknowledge it. ⁣ 5.) 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝗪 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: ⁣ Remember, WE ARE IN LEARNING! Allow God’s viewpoint, not that of our culture or upbringing to shape how we see others. ⁣ 6.) 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔: ⁣ Intentionally Commit our hearts to the wellbeing of our neighbors. ⁣ ⁣ Division can only be overcome by the unconditional love of God. And just as God’s love pursued US, we must pursue THEM so that there can truly be a “WE.” ⁣ If you haven’t had a chance to listen to this weeks message from Pastor Miles McPherson, be sure to catch it on our FB Page, YouTube or our website!