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Study Resources:

Hebrews 6:18

Titus 1:2

Numbers 23:19

Malachi 3:6

James 1:17

Hebrews 13:8

Genesis 6:5-7

Jonah 3:10

Exodus 32:14

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I am writing you this letter with a heavy heart. As you know, RevolutionNYC has been struggling financially for the last year. I know these are difficult times and we appreciate all those that have helped keep us afloat.

As of late, our situation has reached a critical level. I want to be honest with you about where we are.

1. We did not make payroll this pay period.

2. We are sending this email using our old server which runs out this month. We do not have the money to purchase a mailing list plan for the next newsletter.

3. At the rate we are going, we will not have enough fund to pay our internet server. If this happens we will not be able to continue the weekly podcasts that many of you enjoy.

These financial constraints have severely limited our ministry. It seems that our staff time is dedicated solely to keeping our basic operations going. We continue to minister to people both on line and here in Brooklyn, but we could do so much more if we didn’t have to worry about meeting our monthly bills. Most of our staff is volunteer, and Pastor Vince and I have salaries that are well below an average church salary. All of this, in one of the most expensive cities to live in. We run a bare bones operation. No health insurance. No office space. No expense accounts. Your donations go directly to the ministry of grace. Hanging out with people. Listening. Helping with their struggles. Communicating the message of God’s unconditional love.

I am convinced that in times like these, a ministry like ours is so sorely needed. Please help us continue to exist.

You can donate with a credit card or debit card by clicking here, and you can donate through PayPal by clicking the link over to the left of this column.

You can also mail in checks to 190 Bedford Ave. #211 Brooklyn NY 11211.

Humbly in Grace,

Jay Bakker

Pastor, Revolution NYC

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Study Resources:

What Would Jesus Deconstruct? by John Caputo

Romans 4:18

John 4:4-26

Jeremiah 2:13

Psalm 8:3-5

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Study Resources:

Luke 4:1-13

“The Good Book” by Peter J. Gomes

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Study Resources:

The Fidelity of Betrayal by Peter Rollins

In His Steps by Charles Sheldon

Mark 14:10, 14:41

Acts 1:15

John 6:70

Matt. 26:38

Mark 14:3

Matt. 26:24

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Study Resources:

Genesis 1:2-4

Psalm 24:1-2

2 Corinthians 12:9

Psalm 46:10

Isaiah 66:1

John 3:16

Luke 10:25-37

James 4:17

Serve God, Save the Planet by J. Matthew Sleeth

The Green Bible

http://www.energystar.gov

http://www.eco-justice.org

http://www.theregenerationproject.org

http://www.healthyfamiliesnow.org

http://www.restoringeden.org

http://www.webofcreation.org

http://www.nyfaithjustice.org

http://conedisonsolutions.com/residential_green_power.html

Greetings from Revolution Church NYC!

It’s a rainy day here in the Brooklyn. Nothing new. It’s been a cold and rainy April.  I’m looking out my window to the dark and dreary skies. Right outside my front door is a newly planted tree, struggling to live through it’s first tumultuous spring. You can see only the tips of the buds, pushing through, yearning to reveal their splendor to our little neighborhood.

To me, this tree represents the Easter moment that we find ourselves in. I love Easter. Always have. And we did Easter up here at Revolution. We had a choir, and Easter lilies. We partook of the sacrament, opened to all. It was such a joyous celebration of life.

Then came Monday. As I mentioned in last weeks sermon, Monday brings the Easter hangover. In Easter Sunday lies the promise that life wins, and life abundantly. Come Monday we realize that though the promise is real, the struggle continues.

Just like that tree on my street, we the children of God, struggle to reveal our essence. We struggle to announce our unique beauty to the world. We push and grow attempting to fulfill God’s purpose in us. Along the way, we doubt if it will ever happen. Will the Kingdom come?

To me, this struggle is the Kingdom of God.

I have seen it first hand here in Brooklyn and with the online congregation. We are a community that shares our struggles to one another, and in that sharing, God is truly present.

Thank you for sharing your struggle with us. Your stories inspire us. We hope that ours inspire you.

Yours in the Easter moment,

Vince Anderson

Assistant Pastor, Revolution Church NYC

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Study Resources:

Fidelity of Betrayal by Peter Rollins

1 Corinthians 15:12-20, 9:1-2

Galatians 1:15-16

Acts 9, Acts 22

Jesus by Marcus Borg

How (Not) To Speak of God by Peter Rollins

Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

John 20:19-29

Reading the Bible Again for the First Time by Marcus Borg

Study Resources:

Matthew 19:16-26, Matthew 23:13

Mark 10:21

The Eye of the Needle

Cecil Williams and Glide Memorial Church