A message from the series “5 Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith.” We have all encountered people who impacted our faith – for better and for worse. Relationships are important – and inevitable. How can we be wise about our relationships? How can we be intentional both to see how God is working and to be ready to partner with God?
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A message from the series “5 Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith.” Something big happens in our faith with God’s story becomes our story. Practical teaching helps us see that we can trust God in our everyday lives. Because Jesus tells us there’s a big difference between knowing about God and actually following God. So how do we learn to listen to God speaking in our daily lives?
Continue readingMessage: “A Life of Big Faith” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “5 Things God Uses to Grow Your Faith.” What would your life look like if you had a faith that was deep and unshakable? How do we get that sort of faith? Faith isn’t about obedience as much as it’s about trust – and we can learn to trust God when we learn to see God at work in our lives.
Continue readingMessage: “Love God with All Your Mind” from Sue Sweeney
A message from the series “[w]hole redux.” We struggle to discern God’s will, as though it is a deep mystery. But learning to see the world from God’s perspective is how we love God with our minds. To learn to see “upside down”, we immerse ourselves in the Scriptures. They provide a God’s-eye view of the world, of our neighbors and of us. God’s will is not difficult to discern. God wants us to see from God’s point of view.
Continue readingMessage: “Love God with All Your Strength” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “[w]hole redux.” Most of us feel as though we just don’t have enough. But God calls us to be faithful with what we have – to use whatever influence, power, money or means we have as gifts from God to invest in the world around us. What does it look like to love God with all of our means?
Continue readingMessage: “Love God with All Your Soul” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “[w]hole redux.” We are bad at drawing healthy boundaries. We give and give and give until we have nothing left to offer anyone. Neither God nor our neighbors get our best. The practice of Sabbath helps us learn to say No, to live within the healthy boundaries God created us for.
Continue readingMessage: “How to Forgive” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “The Way, Way Back.” We think of forgiveness as something we do with another person. But what happens when the other person isn’t willing – or able – to reconcile? How can we find freedom from what was done to us? Joseph’s story ends with a new world made possible by forgiveness and hope.
Continue readingMessage: “Love God with All Your Heart” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “[w]hole redux.” We’re told to “Follow our hearts,” but we know desires can be destructive. How do we know the difference between desires that bring life and those that lead to hurt? Jesus invites us to love God with all our hearts, and discovering what he meant by that gives us the key. When we allow the Spirit to order our desires, we find the path to a fully human life!
Continue readingMessage: “Faith in the Pit” from Debbie Reese
A message from the series “The Way, Way Back.” God’s Dream is inevitable, but it’s not always easy to achieve. How do we stay faithful to God even when we’re in the pits? Joseph’s journey to Pharaoh’s court illustrates a life of integrity and faithful hope in a God who is always with us and working – even in the pit!
Continue readingMessage: “The Dreamkillers” from JR. Forasteros
A message from the series “The Way, Way Back.” Dreamers are prophets – people who help us see the future God is calling us to make a reality. How do we resist God’s Dream? And how can we be sure we’re all-in?
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