Nov 30, 2024 | Advent, blog, Seminary for Everyone, Uncategorized
This advent we are going to do something distinct – Advent means arrival – and so we are going to celebrate not 1, not 2 but 3 arrivals of Jesus! We are going to look back and celebrate the first arrival of Jesus. First arrival/advent – The first...
Oct 19, 2024 | blog, Life on Mission, peace, Sermon on the Mount
Jesus says, “Blessed are the peacemakers” – But peacemaking is not for the faint of heart! Peace in Hebrew is “shalom” – not the absence of war, stress or anxiety (that would be escapism). Shalom is wholeness, completeness, fulfillment, inner rest, living...
Sep 2, 2024 | blog, Church Updates
For 14 years Mill City Church was a predominantly “portable church” as we worshiped at Las Estrellas School. However, in 2015 we had the unexpected opportunity to purchase what became known as the Mill City Commons. This building became a midweek hub for community...
Aug 4, 2024 | blog, Discipleship Group, Seminary for Everyone, Spiritual authority
The final conversation of the Summer is called: Authority in the Spirit. At Mill City we have used this framework when talking about what it means for us to live the way of Jesus: Know God, Live Like Jesus, Led by the Spirit. This is why we had these three...
Jul 20, 2024 | Being The Church, blog, Connecting With God, Life on Mission, Seminary for Everyone, Uncategorized
It’s hard to deny that there are wonderful things that the online world has offered us as humans, and it’s impossible to miss the realities that this is a tool that has caused and continues to cause harm. All of us have had different experiences with the emergence of...
Jul 14, 2024 | Being The Church, blog, Hope, justice, Lament, Response
It’s easy to see that we live in a world full of violence and strife. A world that God created good, but has the curse of brokenness since sin disrupted God’s design. Yet we were given the clear mission as followers to be peacemakers, to be those who love our...
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