According to one expert, a good story must accomplish one or all of these things:  it must broaden our perspective; it must cause us to act beyond that which has imprisoned us; it must empower us to live more of our potential.  In this episode we show how the story in the Bible does all three of these things—and more!   We also learn how our Creator calls people not only to love Him, but also to love other people in helpful and practical ways.

#3 Church Shopping (Part 1)

For 2000 years, the followers of Jesus have been on a mission, even as Jesus himself was on a mission.  Often wrongly understood as “saving souls,” this mission of Jesus actually is about bringing people into a new kingdom, a new reality.  Life in this new kingdom requires not only a change of heart and mind, but a change in life-purpose and worldview.  As Jesus himself observes, there are not many people who will want this change.  But for those who are changed by God inwardly, life in this new kingdom, brings new meaning and purpose in life.  Everyone who becomes part of this new kingdom finds that almost all their prior beliefs, ideas, attitudes, and perspectives become turned “upside down.”