This is our deepest poverty—a broken relationship with God. God created the world and called it good. He created people in his image, breathed his Spirit into us, and called us good. He is our first and deepest relationship. But the Bible tells us that we chose independence over relationship, and through our disobedience, we brought brokenness and pain into the world. But the good news is, reconciliation with God is possible. Through Jesus, we can overcome spiritual poverty.
This is our deepest poverty—a broken relationship with God. Explore reconciliation, poverty theology, and the church.
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In this final session about the Scriptural story we see how God gives the Holy Spirit to empower the church at Pentecost. [ read more ]
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This session focuses on God’s faithfulness to the people of Israel and how Israel’s story is part of our family history as Christians. [ read more ]
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This session starts at the beginning with the account of the creation and fall. [ read more ]
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Ian was in and out of prison for over a decade before he began to take his faith seriously. But now he’s learned to trust God. [ read more ]
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At the heart of poverty alleviation is change—we all long to see materially poor people move from their current condition to a better one. [ read more ]
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Today's audio interview is brought to you by More in Common. [ read more ]
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If you’ve read or heard much from the Chalmers Center over the years, you know that we are deeply committed to helping the local church to minister to [ read more ]
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The tomatoes caught me off guard. Sitting in a small Anglican church in Kenya, I was prepared for the invitation to put some money in the offering [ read more ]
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Across the world on the first day of each week, Christians gather to pray, partake of the Lord’s Supper, perhaps baptize new members of God’s family [ read more ]
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Lead Pastor Jon Thompson shares how running Alpha has been key in reaching their community, empowering leaders and creating an invitational culture in [ read more ]
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Dori and her Father Jorge share how encountering Jesus through Alpha changed everything in their lives. Find out more about running Alpha or attend [ read more ]
