Imago Dei Christian Community - Hawaii

IDCC Podcast: Proximate Christian Living - Part 1

IDCC Web Admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:18:58 +0000

As much as we long for the Kingdom of God to come, the reality is that for now, the kingdom is here only in part. This 'proximate' existence of God's kingdom has repercussions on how we will experience wholeness, justice, and success in living out the message and ministry of Jesus. Listen as we discuss how we to make peace with our 'proximate Christian' existence and how we can thrive in the 'Here and Not Yet' of the kingdom of God.

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IDCC Podcast: Meet the Scandalous Jesus

IDCC Web Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:23:50 +0000

Guest speaker Ada Lum challenges common stereotypes of Jesus by carefully exploring the story of Jesus, Simon the Pharisee, and a prostitute.

Bible Passage: Luke 7:36-50

IDCC Podcast: Jesus' Message and Mission - Setting Captives Free

IDCC Web Admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:40:36 +0000

IDCC begins a reflection on Jesus' 'Inaugural Speech' at Nazareth and the reaction of His listeners. In discussing Jesus' Message and Mission, Steve weaves in some of how his recent trip to Burma and Thailand add a greater dimension to what Jesus was getting at and why the Nazarenes may have acted the way they did. Listen as we discuss how 'preaching the good news to the poor' and 'setting captives free' are no easy tasks, but are ones in which we Christians must be fully invested.

Bible Passages: Luke 4:14-30, Isaiah 61:1-3, Isaiah 58:6-12

Notes and Quotes PDF Download

IDCC Podcast: Sung Cho: Storytelling and Serving

IDCC Web Admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:18:00 +0000

Sung Cho tells the powerful story of his life of brokenness, transformation, and service to widows and ophans around the world.

Discover more about Sung Cho's work of helping to build self-sustaining communites among those in need at The Global Orphan Project and Lifegivingforce.com.

IDCC Podcast: Temptation in the Wilderness

IDCC Web Admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:27:00 +0000

Richards Ross and the community reflect on Jesus' temptation and our own battles with abusing our power, God's power, and worship.

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Richard mentioned a Tyndale Bible Reading Plan during his sermon. Here it is, available as a PDF Download: One-Year Chronological Bible Reading Plan

IDCC Podcast: Our Permanent Citizenship

IDCC Web Admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:19:41 +0000

Dr. Bob Neff discusses our temporary, "green card" status vs our current, permanent heavenly citizenship.

Bible Passage: Philippians 3:17-21

From PASS: URGENT! Human Trafficking Bill HEARING SCHEDULED - SUBMIT TESTIMONY

IDCC Web Admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:01:04 +0000

Anti Human Trafficking Bill scheduled for hearing on Tuesday, Feb 8th @ 9am in Conference Room 016 - State Capitol.

IDCC Podcast: A Courageous Doubter

IDCC Web Admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:26:00 +0000

This week we reflect on John the baptist with a particular eye to his courage, as well as his moments of doubt. In this discussion we find much we can relate to in terms of our own struggles in being steadfast for Jesus even as we sometimes waver in our faith.

Bible Passages: Luke 3:15-20, Luke 7:18-28, Jude 1:22

Quotes:

You have to go out. You don’t have to come back.
Sometimes it seems by the way we live that we have decided that our purpose in life is to arrive safely at death. - Mark Batterson
A world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. - A. Einstein
The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke
Faith Seeking Understanding
Doubt is the father of discovery - Galileo

You have to go out. You don’t have to come back.

Human Trafficking Law - Your Help Urgently Needed

IDCC Web Admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:31:00 +0000

PASS urgently needs your help. Please take a few minutes to make these calls/faxes/emails to one or all of the people listed below. With your help, we can PASS Hawaii’s first Human Trafficking state law and keep Hawaii safe.

The Gathering - 02/01/2010

IDCC Web Admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:44:30 +0000

Kyle Colunga and Justice House of Prayer Honolulu invite you to an event called "The Gathering". It is an event to call ALL to gather in a spirit of prayer and worship. On this occasion, prayer will be for pastors and church leaders.