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4 Sep 2010

Remember the days of the old school yard

Posted by Matt Garvin. 4 Comments

Tags: acute intoxication , female teenagers , issues , Jesus , Kingdom of God , mental disorder , psychological distress , sexual offences , stable world , statistics , violent crimes , youn , young people , young person , youth

14 Jul 2010

Strategic Mission: Connect

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: amphipolis , apollonia , apostle paul , connecting , divergence , jewish synagogue , Kingdom of God , lecture hall , legitimacy , paul and silas , sabbaths , strategic mission , synagogue service

28 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A.: the questions

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: bits and pieces , burdens , constructive conflict , fifth question , Fusion , jesus and his kingdom , journey , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , makeup , mission , real people , stranger

27 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A.: The dynamic

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: agenda item , dynamism , energy distribution , equilibrium , gradient , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , law of entropy , law of thermodynamics , mission , new location , second law of thermodynamics , time and space

26 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A.: The team

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: acts , dichotomy , different colors , distinct kinds , jews , journey , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , men and women , mission , twelve disciples , vision reality , widows

23 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A: The Nucleus

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: Community , early church fathers , father in heaven , fellowship , greek word , Jesus , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , matthew chapter , mission god , Perechoresis , perichoresis , retrospect , small groups , understanding god , word doesn

22 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A.: The job

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: apostle paul , cappadocia , explosive growth , Glory of God , Jesus , john mellencamp , justice mercy , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , personal thing , vision , vision of hope , world god

21 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A: the focus

Posted by Matt Garvin. 2 Comments

Tags: Alan Hirsch , church theology , devout faith , face of jesus , faith in god , Forgotten ways , Jesus , John Wesley , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , person jesus , person of jesus christ , rediscovery , true kingdom

20 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A.: The Glory part II

Posted by Matt Garvin. 4 Comments

Tags: book of exodus , exodus 33 , Glory of God , god care , gracious god , having a bad day , healthy families , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , lord of hosts , moral nature , moses , sinful world , wickedness

19 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A.: The Glory

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: central pieces , christian theology , colossians 1 , glorious riches , Glory of God , god is one , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , new testament church , synoptic gospels , westminster shorter catechism , world images

18 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A.: The Kingdom

Posted by Matt Garvin. 1 Comment

Tags: education politics , father in heaven , francis schaeffer , god rules , j i packer , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , kings dominion , notion of the kingdom of god , personal relationship , relationships education

17 Jun 2010

Kingdom D.N.A.: The D.N.A.

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: acid dna , Alan Hirsch , areas of biological science , dna molecules , genetic instructions , Kingdom D.N.A. , Kingdom of God , living organisms , long term storage , mission , missional church , natural byproduct , nucleic acid , rna molecules , science of genetics

25 May 2010

The movement I can believe in

Posted by Matt Garvin. 2 Comments

Tags: common goal , disney studios , Faith , hot dogs , Kingdom of God , leader magazine , Leadership , life priorities , mission , pixar , publishing books , recruitment , show business , story , walt disney

21 May 2010

Seeing people with hope

Posted by Matt Garvin. No Comments

Tags: 2 corinthians 5 , conference time , devotion , disciple , encouragement , gaps , handover , Kingdom of God , passages , slogan

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