CREATING THE CULTURE OF CHRIST IN MADISON, WI
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Week seven of Create the Culture, and our eighth birthday. A short video tells the story of how New Culture began, and Abbie shares what the church has given through the Big Give. Then she opens Luke 19.
Zacchaeus finds a way to see Jesus. Jesus calls Zacchaeus by name and says He is coming to the house. Zacchaeus does not wait to clean up. He lets Jesus in, gives away what once made him feel secure, and says I'm all in. Abbie names three movements of consecration: receive Jesus coming close, release what we hold, and recommit to the work He has given us.
Jesus follows with the parable of the minas. What He entrusts to us is meant to be put to work, not buried. Abbie traces the same commission through Matthew 28 and Luke 24. Jesus comes close, then sends us to do what He did. Everyone leaves with an envelope holding $8 and an invitation to ask what Jesus would do with it.
So What: Consecration is our response to Jesus. We receive His closeness, release what we hold, and recommit to the mission He trusts us with.
Now What: Take your $8. Pray about what to do with it, how to multiply it, and who God is putting on your heart to come close to this week.
Scripture
Luke 19:1-27 (Zacchaeus and the parable of the minas)
Matthew 28:19-20 (The Great Commission)
Luke 24:36-49 (Jesus appears and sends the disciples)
Joshua 3:5 and 5 (Consecrate yourselves)
12 Oct 2026
Create The Culture : Become Like Jesus
Week six of Create the Culture. Pastor Abbie takes us to Luke 11 and asks two questions. How did I get here? Who am I becoming?
Jesus tells the Pharisees that the outside of a cup can look clean while the inside is not. He is not against their practices. He wants those practices to form hearts of love. Abbie names four ways we are formed: what we hear, how we live, who is around us, and what happens to us. The stories we believe, the habits we repeat, our family and community, and our pain and suffering all shape us, whether we notice or not.
Being and doing are not in competition. Our being shapes our doing, and our doing forms our being. Look at your story. Look at your habits. Bring your pain to Jesus. Abbie closes with Psalm 139 and invites us to pray the examen every night.
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So What: We become what we behold and what we practice. Being and doing are complementary, not contradictory.
Now What: Spend time in your story, slow down to evaluate your habits, and let the Lord reshape you from the inside out.
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Scripture References:
- Luke 11:37-54 (Jesus and the Pharisees)
- Ezekiel 36:26 (A new heart)
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 (A new creation)
- Romans 12:2 (Transformed by the renewing of your minds)
- Luke 12:13-15 (The rich fool)
- Romans 5:1-5 (Suffering produces hope)
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (The God of all comfort)
- Psalm 139 (Search me, O God)
5 Oct 2026
Create The Culture : Be With Jesus
Week five of Create the Culture. Ashleigh, from our teaching team, takes us to Luke 11, where Jesus says we are lamps meant to shine in the dark.
What we take in through our eyes shapes who we become. The word for a healthy eye, haplos, can mean simple, single, or whole. So does our time with Jesus have our whole attention? Ashleigh admits to praying with a show on in the background. Most of us have a version of that.
Martha and the older brother in the lost son story both worked hard and ended up bitter. They lost sight of why. Come back to Jesus first, let His love fill you, and serve from the overflow. Being with Him does not need a formula. A cute Bible and cute highlighters are fine, and so is a few words. The Lord's Prayer carries a lot of weight.
So What: Jesus desires us to be with Him and to be His light.
Now What: Be with Him wholly, notice the new ways you might be receiving Him, and serve from the overflow.
Scripture
Luke 11:33-36 (Lamps and the healthy eye)
Luke 15:11-32 (The lost son)
Mark 1:35-39 (Jesus withdraws to pray)
John 15:4-5 (Remain in the vine)
Luke 11:1-4 (The Lord's Prayer)
Luke 10:38-42 (Mary and Martha)
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