Topic: DISCOVER: A New Reality

Cast your eyes to the wheat field, to the stalks swaying in the wind. Will they simply waver through the summer til the autumn of their lives? Or will they be gathered and crushed, so that they, being few, may be planted in new soil and yield a harvest of plenty? It seems to go against every instinct—against our need for survival, and against common sense—to go against the grain. It’s also the way of the cross. But, then again, so is resurrection.

“Learning to love” is “learning Christ.” And for the believer, we are loving to learn; loving to grow; loving to be, and to become what Christ is forming us into. In every relationship he gives us, every job we hold, every person we meet, Christ is ALL and IN all. Part 3 in the series “Learning Christ.”

What is it that you really, really want? This is the first question Jesus asks in the Gospel of John (Jn 1:38). To a man in need of sight, and to disciples who struggled with spiritual vision, Jesus asks “what is it that you want me to do for you?” To a man who lay sick, unaware of the power awaiting him, Jesus asks “Do you want to be made well?” Having the mind of Christ is wanting one thing. And it will change your life forever. Part 2 of the “Learning Christ” Series.

When we learn Christ, we imbibe more than words on a printed page; more than rules and lists whereby we know we did all the right things and checked all the right boxes. We take on a living, breathing relationship with a living, loving Lord. The Jesus we affirm in our songs and prayers. The Jesus with dusty feet from the shores of Galilee that still lives and intercedes for us.

Praying big prayers by God’s people, for God’s people, and on the behalf of the world. In this lesson for the Park Church (Tulsa, OK), we consider Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians.