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When Jesus was born, God chose to announce his birth to those who felt unworthy, inadequate, and unloved - the shepherds. But the angels announced more than just his birth, they declared good news that would bring us all joy. 

For many of us, the last thing we do before bed, and the first thing we do when we get up in the morning is check our phones. Today, we take a look at what it means not only to rest physically, but to rest spiritually and emotionally, and take necessary rest from social media as well.

In this social media centered culture it's easy for us to try to constantly impress people; putting on a facade rather than showing the real us. In this message, we're challenged to remove the veil and become the person that God has called us to be.

Technology affects us more than many of us realize. Today we look at the way that modern day conveniences impact our relationships and how we can keep them God-focused.

In this brand new series, we tackle the struggle of comparing our behind the scenes to the highlight reel of others and finding ourselves in the comparison trap.

Today we looked at the belief that it doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere. An objective person would come to a conclusion that all roads can't possibly lead to God because while all religions have some truth and some beauty, they are not all the same. Jesus made the exclusive claim that He is the only way to God.

God never said it doesn't matter what we do as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. What we do matters. Not only to us, but to others around us. 

In today's message, we look at the incorrect belief that God won't give you more than you can handle. He in fact will in order to draw you into his presence and demonstrate His power in your life. We learn that God won't give you more than He can handle.

We love offering little nuggets of advice, support, or sympathy. They come in handy when we want people to feel better. But what if the guidance you’re giving or receiving just isn’t true? What if God Never Said That? One of the things the Bible doesn't say is that God wants you happy. God's primary concern is not for your happiness, it is that you are blessed. And we will only find that blessing...

Today, 2014's Mrs. Ohio America, Shaylyn Ford shared from her life's journey. Drawing from the life of King David and examples from her own life, she shares how our brokenness can lead to either bitterness or growth. 

All of us deal with negative emotions in our lives like anxiety, fear, worry, depression. Today we take a look at how to overcome those emotions by changing our thought process and looking to the tools God has put in front of us.

Looking at the Bible, today we assess a common question; "how do you parent?" We take a look at the seasons of parenting and how we can effectively lead our children in the current season. There is a lot we can learn, whether we have young children, adult children, or no children at all.

In week 4, special guest, Gary Fowler, Director of Student Ministries and Church Planting for the Ohio Ministry Network answers the question "How do you pray?" and gives us some practical tools to help make our prayer time more.

It can be very easy to hold on to a grudge. Whether it's something we're holding against a friend, a family member, ourselves, or even God, it can be difficult to let it go. In today's message, we take a look at some of the ways that we get hurt and how, with God's power, we can forgive and not get stuck in the past.

Today we answer the question of "How Do You Have Faith?" by looking at some of the "heroes of the faith" and how they continued to be faithful in the midst of hard times and uncertainty.

Many of us know what to do with God, and we have an understanding of Jesus, but what do we do with the Holy Spirit? Today we look at what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit to help us gain an understanding and allow Him to guide our lives.

When God calls us it isn't because we are perfect. Quite the contrary actually. It is our imperfections that perfectly set us up for the destiny God called us to.

We all face difficult decisions on a regular basis. It isn't the easy decisions in life that define us. It is always how we handle the difficult ones that do. We need to be bold like Esther when we reach those crossroads because you never know whose life will be affected by it.

We serve a God who likes to stack the deck against us. When we are up against impossible odds, it will take bold obedience to His uncommon logic for Him to come through big time for us.

Mephibosheth had to overcome the underdog excuse of being too far gone to sit at the king's table. As we tell his story, we see how the king's invitation had nothing to do with him at all, but with a covenant made long ago.

Jacob was an underdog who struggled with his label. We all have labels that people have put on us or that we have put on ourselves. We must identify the negative labels, because the labels we accept will determine the way we live our lives.

David was a king and a giant killer, but before he was those things he was just David, a shepherd boy. Just like David did, we have to overcome voices of doubt and fear of the unknown so we can begin to live out the plans that God has for our lives.

In this new series we will explore 6 Old Testament underdogs who overcame their excuses to become heroes of the faith. Today we began with a look at four groups of people God has called us to be reaching and inviting into a relationship with Christ.

The third thing we love about summer is the swimming pool. Diving right into the pool takes a certain level of commitment and so does being a follower of Jesus. Today we take a look at the lordship of Jesus through baptism.

We love family vacation, but vacation can take us to breaking points in our relationships. In fact, conflict is all around us, whether we are on vacation or not. How we deal with it makes all the difference. Today we talk about God-honoring ways to deal with conflict.