Agora Church

Why follow Jesus?...and when things turn to chaos in life what can we hold onto to keep on being his disciple?
 
We continue our series on Pictures of Discipleship as we listen in on some very important statements that Jesus makes to his disciples. Statements that provide us with reasons to follow him.

We hear so many different ideas of what discipleship is. (Some of them really put us off!) Why so many? And what's the real deal?

Once we see what the heart of discipleship is according to Jesus, we will understand why there are so many interpretations. Better yet, we will also see that discipleship is something to be wholeheartedly embraced as the means of peace, joy, and satisfaction in our lives that nothing else can compete with.

This year, we’re focusing on discipleship: what it looks like and how we can live it out together.

Al has kicking off our first series, Pictures of Discipleship, as we explore a vision of where we want to be by the end of the year.

Join us as we dive into thought-provoking discussions about what discipleship means, reflect on who has discipled us, and consider who we might be discipling.

Join us as one of the wise men from the Christmas story shares his extraordinary journey to Bethlehem. Hear the story through the eyes of a pagan seeker following a star to find a King.

Did you hear about the old shepherd who got fired because he never knew how many sheep he had? He kept falling asleep as he counted them.
Today we will meet the shepherds from the Christmas story. Unlike last Sunday's Innkeeper, these guys are real, and have a lot to teach us (so we wont be tempted to count sheep during the service).
We will be in Luke chapter 2, verses 8 to 21

This Sunday, we considered why Jesus was born into such poverty. When you think about it, why was there ‘no place for them…’ Luke 2:7? God can do anything, right? Why not have Jesus at least born in the house where we find him later as a child? Why ‘no place’? Why was there no midwife to help Mary? Why does Jesus have to sleep in a feed trough? What is God saying to us in all this?

We continue learning about The Kingdom of Heaven, and this time we learn that it is like The Parable about a Fishing Net.
As with other parables, the language in this parable is clear, concise and strong. 
It's a parable found only in Matthew and returns to a similar theme of the parables of the treasure and the pearl, where you sell all - you do what it takes - to gain the kingdom.  
On the day of judgement, when the true membership of God's kingdom is finally settled, the good will be separated from the bad. It is not for anyone to determine who are "the real Christians" - that task belongs to God. It's our task to be prepared.

Jesus taught in parables for good reason. We’ll be exploring two of His parables this Sunday, considering how we might see growth similar to what happens to a mustard seed, and yeast in dough, in our own lives and communities.

We live in a world which has both good and bad: kindness and evil, wheat and weeds. How should we live as Christians in this world? Can we show something of the "Kingdom of Heaven" where we live? On Sunday we look at these questions and our present role in the Kingdom.

We begin an exciting new series exploring the Kingdom of Heaven. We'll look at what Jesus meant when He proclaimed the Kingdom was near, and how this message might differ from what people of His time expected. As we delve into Matthew 4, we'll reflect on how our understanding today shapes our faith and discipleship.

We'll also explore the Parable of the Sower, which teaches us about how the Kingdom grows in our hearts depending on how we receive God's Word. Join us for a thought-provoking journey through the Gospel!