Our heart
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A.W. Tozer says, “What comes to mind when you think about God, is the most important thing about you.” Chances are, when you think about God, you’re not thinking about a garden. As a matter of fact, the majority of modern “Christians” rarely think about the garden God created in Genesis unless they’re in the Bible App’s “Bible in a Year” plan. But the Garden called Eden isn’t just a story or a simple metaphor, it’s a message about design. The picture of Eden was God’s original design for humanity. The original Hebrew translates the word "eden" to delight, or paradise.
The source of this eternal “delight” was found in the design of the garden; human beings were to live in an intimate community with the Father. What a beautiful picture. Sadly, as you know, this place of delight, soon became the scene for death. Human beings, as a result of disobedience, found themselves cut off from their creator and disconnected from the design of their Father. The consequences of this divorce are seen all around us: famine, war, greed, depression, loneliness. The darkness of our world comes as a result of the disconnect that happened in the Garden.
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The imagery Jesus uses to describe himself throughout his time on Earth holds so much significance. He’s found time and again saying things like, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6. Or we see his command in Matthew 7 to, “enter through the narrow gate.”
Early disciples of Jesus even called themselves followers of “The Way.” the question then must be asked... the way to what? The common answer if you were to ask Christians would probably be “Heaven.” And while we believe Jesus is the way to eternal life, this answer is missing the imagery of the New Testament. What Jesus is saying time and time again is that He is the way, not to anything per se, He is the way back to connection with the Father that has only been seen one other time in scripture: the Garden called Eden.
Our Rhythm
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We believe and hold to the words of the writer in Hebrews when it reads, "And let us not neglect our meeting together as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” The call is clear. Let's have church! Our heart is to see a vibrant celebration where God's people can gather and find hope in worship! We don’t see a future for the church where gathering together weekly and celebrating is not a priority.
If you would like to experience how we interpret the call to worship, you’re invited every Sunday at 8:30am, 10am, or 11:30am to Post Houston. Click here for more info.
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Eden Houses are the expression that we see in Acts where Christians are found breaking bread together in houses. We believe God's people are called to gather both corporately for worship, as well as intimately in homes across the city. Just as vibrant as our dream is for a worship expression, we believe church must happen just as frequently in homes. These Eden houses will be led by lay leaders who have a passion and calling to pastor and shepherd their community. Just like in Acts 6, these leaders will be faithful partners in ministry in their homes and around tables.
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Our Pillars
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John 14:6 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Jesus is our only way back to a relationship with the Father that we see evidenced only one time in scripture; the Garden of Eden. Experiencing Eden is to walk in the way of Jesus. At Eden our first priority is a personal relationship with Jesus.
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Mark 12:30-31 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Following Jesus is never done in isolation. We need the imagery of loving our neighbor if we are ever going to fully understand what it means to love Jesus. Our rhythm is both temple and table; corporate worship and small expressions of community in homes.
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2 Corinthians 5:18-20 “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.”
The fruit of a life lived in the way of Jesus is to imitate the restoration that has been done in our hearts to the world around us. Eden is committed to the restoration of the people of Houston and in our world.