The Refuge Attleboro

06/23/2026

"Sunday at The Refuge, we were reminded of the beautiful truth that God is our loving and merciful Father.

He knows our wounds, our weaknesses, our past, and our fears. Yet in His mercy, He receives us, restores us, shapes us, and gives our lives purpose.

We may come to Him bruised, broken, and unsure of ourselves, but He doesn’t throw us away. He draws us close, works patiently in us, and forms us more and more into the image of Jesus.

Because of His grace, we can cry, “Abba, Father.”

And because we belong to Him, our lives are not wasted. We are loved. We are held. We are being shaped. And in His time, we are sent to reflect His love to others.

06/20/2026

06/01/2026

Yesterday we concluded our Kingdom Parables series with “The Scribe.”

After teaching the parables, Jesus asked His disciples, “Have you understood all these things?”

That question still matters.

Understanding what Jesus teaches is never just about knowing more. It’s about being shaped by what we’ve received, then becoming faithful stewards of it.

God gives us treasure so we can share it with others.

May we be people who bring out what is needed with wisdom, love, and grace.

05/25/2026

Sunday at The Refuge we explored Jesus’ Parable of The Net from Matthew 13:47–50.

The Kingdom of God is like a net cast into the sea…gathering fish of every kind.

That’s a beautiful thought…until we realize that “every kind” really means every kind.

Jesus reminds us that the Kingdom gathers all sorts of people:

Different stories.
Different struggles.
Different backgrounds.
Different wounds.
Different sins.

And while judgment is real, Jesus makes something else clear: We weren’t called to be gatekeepers, we’re called to be fishermen.

The Kingdom is still moving through the world…still gathering…still drawing people toward the mercy of God. And as long as someone has breath in their body, grace is still reaching toward them.

05/18/2026

Most people read the Parable of the Merchant as another story about how valuable the Kingdom of God is.

But what if Jesus was showing us something else?

What if the merchant isn’t simply a picture of us seeking the Kingdom…but a picture of Christ seeking us?

A merchant traveled dangerous roads, spent enormous resources, and finally sold everything he had for one pearl of immense value.

Not because he needed it, but because he wanted it. Because something about that pearl had captivated his heart.

And maybe that’s part of what the Cross reveals: the value heaven places on humanity.

Christ…gave…all. For you.

05/11/2026

Sometimes the Kingdom of God arrives unexpectedly.

A song on a street corner.
A church you’ve passed a hundred times.
A moment in prayer.
A sudden awareness that God is real and calling you into another kind of life.

Jesus said the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. A man finds it, and in his joy sells everything he has to obtain it.

That’s the difference the Kingdom makes.

Until the Kingdom seems like treasure, surrender will feel like loss. But once you truly see its value, everything changes.

05/04/2026

Jesus said, “The Kingdom of heaven is like leaven…”

That’s not what anyone expected. They expected power you could see. Structure you could point to. Change that happened from the outside in.

But Jesus describes something very different.

Something hidden.
Something placed within.
Something that works quietly over time…until everything is changed.

That’s how the Kingdom of God works.

Not imposed…but alive. Not external…but internal. Not instant…but steady and complete.

And if that’s true, then the question isn’t just whether the Kingdom is part of your life.

The question is:

What is the Kingdom changing in you right now?

04/29/2026

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04/27/2026

We tend to think of the Kingdom of God as something small…something we can fit into our lives.

Jesus says otherwise.

He compares it to a mustard seed: tiny at the beginning, but once it’s planted, it doesn’t stay small. It grows…spreads…and becomes something far greater than expected.

The Kingdom isn’t ornamental. It isn’t something we add to our lives.

It’s something that takes over.

So the question isn’t, “What does this mean?”

The question is, “What am I going to do with it?”

Because the Kingdom of God isn’t something you manage.

It’s something you surrender to.

04/20/2026

"There’s a part of Jesus’ teaching that can be hard to sit with.

In the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds, the servants want to fix the field. They want to pull up what doesn’t belong. They want to make things right…right now.

But the Master says: “Let both grow together until the harvest.”

That’s not easy for us.

We want clarity. We want resolution. We want to take action.

But this parable reminds us of something important: God does the sorting. We do the growing.

Our role isn’t to judge who belongs and who doesn’t. Our role isn’t to purify the field or take control of the outcome. Our role is to receive the Word…to grow…and to bear fruit.

And somehow, in the middle of ordinary life…
a conversation, a small act of kindness, showing up where God has placed you…
that growth is part of something far bigger than we can see.

The Kingdom is here. God is at work. And the harvest will come in His time.

So for now…Just grow…and be fruitful. Develop the character of the Kingdom."