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The heart of the matter – Feb. 12, 2023

February 13, 2023

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37

Today we’re listening to Jesus challenge our misconceptions about what this Jesus-centered life is that we have chosen to live.

If you’re here because you’re trying to find a behavior modification program to make you more moral, this is not the right place. Jesus is actually interested in the heart of the matter.

Jesus calls His men disciples to enact right relationships that refuse the forms of subjugation and discrimination in our world. And He calls us to that today.

How does power, especially patriarchal power, thwart the vision of God’s redemption that we want to live out now, here, bearing witness to what is possible for everyone?

Raleigh Mennonite Church
Raleigh Mennonite Church
The heart of the matter - Feb. 12, 2023
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