Pastor Brandon addresses the manner in which Paul challenged the Corinthians on their tendency to think of themselves in lofty terms. They had the practice of celebrating themselves based on the manner in which God had blessed. They who received certain gifts deemed themselves as high than who did not posses the same gifts. In…(Read More)
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Throughout the Fall of 2011 I was in the midst of networking in preparation for the planting of The Embassy Church. During this process a pastor in my city invited me to a gathering that featured his mentor, a professor of Missiology at a large denominational seminary, as the keynote speaker. When we were…(Read More)
Pastor Brandon initiates out time in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians by pointing out the nature of Paul’s concern. The church was divided according to the personalities of charismatic teachers. Paul deemed such divisions inconsistent with the Gospel. In response, Paul challenges them by asking, “Is Christ divided?” How much have we recreated…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon talks of how The Embassy is being the church by partnering with Cole Arts and Sciences Academy (our church home) through mentoring relationships between the men of The Embassy and the boys of Cole…(Read More)
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Westport Church is a beloved partner that ministers to the suburbs of Portland OR. For the third consecutive year they sent a mission team to Denver to help us make God famous in our community. On their last day in Denver they joined us in worship and shared regarding their experience in our city…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon reminds us that our gifts do not belong to us. They are gifts to the Church and we are merely stewards of them. If we do not function as a corporate body, we are depriving the Church of a God intended gifts…(Read More)
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Pastor Salt takes a closer look at the “mission” to which we are all called. That mission is to tell other people the “Good News” or as we say at The Embassy “To Make God Famous”! He looks at four qualifications Christ gave us for being a disciple and shares how we…(Read More)
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Pastor Brandon addresses our need to compassionately engage everyone with the Gospel. While walls may have been historically erected between us, we have been sent to indiscriminately engage the world for his names sake…(Read More)
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Jesus did not commit his life to seeking and saving the found. He fixated on “seeking and saving the lost.” In contrast, we tend to focus on pursuing people who are already members of our camp. Pastor Brandon challenges us to recognize our call to engage those who self-identify as “non…(Read More)
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Jesus fulfilled the greatest act of compassion by dying on behalf of humanity. Using the well-known “Good Samaritan” parable, Pastor Brandon reminds us that we have been called to display compassion just as we have received it. By the standard established by the parable, no one is disqualified as “my neighbor…(Read More)
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