Portland Biblical Community

Portland Biblical Community has ended… not because of strife, not because of division, not because of sin, not because any person has stopped following Jesus… God is simply leading each one of us in different directions. Counsel, leadership, and the Holy Spirit are in agreement that our church has served God’s purpose in all of our lives and in the community we serve. We dearly love each other and will continue loving and serving each other as we all transition into what Jesus has for us next as He sends us into His harvest fields…

The Spirit of the Lord is on Me because he has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” - Jesus Christ (Luke 4:14-21)

Jesus Christ was a passionate advocate for the poor, the imprisoned, the blind, and the oppressed. He stepped into this world preaching good news, proclaiming freedom and recovery, bringing release, and issuing in a revolutionary, transformational realm/reality which He called the “kingdom of the heavens.” Any person could enter this “kingdom” if he/she would turn from his/her sins, believe, and follow Him (the King).

All who have died with Christ and been resurrected with Him have eternal life in his kingdom, having received and entered it. It is these who make up the universally counter-cultural community that Christ called his “church” of every tribe, tongue, and nation. This is the “year of the Lord’s favor.” We are part of his revolution and bear his name, embodying his love in our relationships with one another, the poor, and the oppressed as we preach the good news, proclaim freedom and recovery, and bring release in the name of our King, Jesus Christ.

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