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Better Part 2 - At some point in your life, maybe someone told you "God loves you." You might have read it on a flyer, or on a poster at a baseball game, or maybe a family member or friend told you that. You hear it a lot, but do you believe it? Today we explore what it means to personally believe, "God loves me." That truth is life-changing. We look at the story of Adam and Eve and see what happens when we forget that truth. Thankfully, when the great lie, "God doesn't love you" entered the world, so did the God's greater truth, "Yes I do!"

Better Part 1 - Insecurity and confusion are normal emotions. We constantly wonder, "Am I good enough? Do they like me? Why don't I understand?" That's how we relate to other people, and how we relate to God. The reason why we feel insecure is because we are focused on ourselves. If we change the focus, insecurity dies. Too often we approach God, faith, church, and the Bible and focus on us. But Jesus said, "Everything is about me." By realizing that every page, every command, and every story is about Jesus, we are free from our insecurity and confusion. We can begin to live free lives.

On Tuesday, February 13, 2018, we gathered to celebrate all that God did in 2017, and cast vision for where we are going as a church in 2018! 

Home Part 4 - Your relationship with your parents is foundational to every other relationship. We were born looking for their acceptance, love, and approval. The problem is that we can't receive those things unconditionally from any person. When we don't get what we need, we refuse to honor mom and dad. This impacts how we relate to others and God. In Jesus, we are invited to know a perfect Father who loves and accepts unconditionally because of the work of Christ. We are free to remove our parents as "god" in our lives, and begin honoring them.
 

Home Part 3 - Marriages start to breakdown when we fix our eyes on the behavior of our spouse. On your wedding day, you may have said a short two word sentence that over time has the potential to turn into a four word sentence, "I do -> I do, if you." These conditions kill commitment. If you are looking for something different than a condition driven marriage, consider God's view on marriage, conditions and commitments. 
 
 

Home Part 2 - Your way of living shapes your home life. Home life impacts your quality of living and ability to share Jesus with others. The atmosphere of your home is shaped by the choices you make. The way you live creates your home life. Your home life impacts your quality of life and your ability to share Jesus and His love with others. What is your home life like? Is it pleasing to God? What if we all took a step towards a better home life by recognizing that only the power of God Himself can produce self-control that lasts in us for a better home life. 

Home Part 1 - Imagine your home being filled with peace. Joy. Hope. Love. In order to have this, today, we are going to lay a foundation for the kind of love that Christians know and live out. If you aren’t a Christian, my hope is that you leave today wanting to know Jesus. Wanting this unique kind of love to be alive in your home. If you are a Christian, I know that you will be stirred with joy as we look at the rich love of Jesus and how it has now become our type of love.

Bring Part 3 - Beautiful Feet: Everyone has the right to pursue happiness. The story of society is to focus on you. That is best way to be happy. The problem is that we don't know many selfish, happy people. Even if we try focusing on others, we can still make the motivation to make us feel good. Today we discover a new story. The story of God registering our names in heaven because of the work of Jesus. This story is life changing. And it propels us to be bringers: people who bring people to Jesus. We see that the greatest way to pursue happiness is not found in focusing on us, but in bringing other people to Jesus.

Bring Part 2 - There is a lot of uncertainty connected to Jesus. Often we are unsure about bringing someone to church, because we do not know if they will say yes. Or maybe, we don't bring Jesus up in conversation, because we are uncertain if someone will ask us a hard question. But what if we took that uncertainty and moved it a better place. What if we were uncertain about the impact that someone will have for Jesus! Andrew, one of the first disciples, brought his brother Simon to Jesus and it completely changed his life. You never know the impact that someone will have for Jesus. 

Bring Part 1 - When we consider the story of God, we use certain words to describe it. Love. Hope. Forgiveness. But what about scandal? The story of God is the most scandalous story humanity knows. It is the story of the broken, the dirty, the wrong, the abandoned, and the overlooked being invited along with all of humanity into a relationship with the Creator. When we realize how scandalous this story is, we discover it’s beauty and power. These truths propel us to be people who bring others the message, so they can have the opportunity to respond to God’s amazing invitation!