Jesus was a master artist who used stories to paint word pictures of abstract things that are invisible and difficult to see—things like God and God’s kingdom. I think that’s one reason the Apostle John called Jesus the Word. His stories help us see what life is supposed to look like.
I want to invite you to take what we’re calling at Church of the Promise, the Kingdom Encounter Challenge! Over the next few weeks I challenge you to re-read some of the word pictures Jesus paints about the kingdom of heaven on earth. Look close. Listen and reflect on the words. What do you see? What do you hear? Do the pictures comfort you or disturb you? Do the pictures call for a response? Do they move you to action or do they invite you to rest?
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AuthorLarry Stoess is an author, public speaker, and urban church planter. He loves telling stories about how dreaming with God will empower people to make old and broken things new again. Larry and a band of friends founded the Church of the Promise in Louisville's Portland neighborhood; The Table, a pay-what-you-can community café; and Promise Housing Plus, a non-profit construction company. He has written about their experience of dreaming with God in his new book: Think Red. Archives
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