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7415 E Elbow Bend Road Carefree, AZ 85377

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The Fruit of Forgivness

Jesus challenges Peter’s understanding of forgiveness by revealing that mercy received is meant to become mercy given. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant invites us into a life shaped by radical grace, where forgiveness is not a transaction but a way of living.

Bound No More

Jesus gives his followers a process for addressing conflict within the community: begin privately, involve others when necessary, and bring the matter before the wider community if reconciliation cannot be achieved. The passage connects this practice with the power of binding and loosing, prayer, and Jesus’ promise to be present wherever two or three gather in his name.
True life is found not through protecting ourselves but through giving ourselves away for the sake of Christ.

Edging God Out

Sometimes faith begins when we stop repeating what others have said and listen for what the Spirit is revealing to us.

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Jonah 3:10-4:4…“‘And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.’ And the LORD said, ‘Is it right for you to be angry?’” vss. 3-4 The story of Jonah probably catches our attention because of the great swallowing fish that shows up to rescue Jonah from certain death, but to focus on that is to miss the conversation he has with the Lord about his anger. Jonah did not…

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Matthew 18:28-35…“But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’” vs. 28 When we read this parable about forgiveness that Jesus told we can’t help but be appalled at the behavior of the slave who had been forgiven all of his debt. Evidently his heart had been completely untouched by this incredible act of mercy that…

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Matthew 18:21-27…“Then Peter came and said to him, ‘Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.’” vss. 21- 22 People who live by faith have come to believe that their relationship to God is totally dependent on God’s unconditional love and never-ending mercy. Even though we live in a broken world, by God’s grace we…

My First Visit

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I came for the Healing of Memories workshop for veterans, and I almost didn’t come because of the trauma I wrestle with, but your staff, the workshop leaders and the quiet and safe campus held me there and I’ve found a new sense of peace and healing.

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