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Being in a relationship and being single can both be difficult to navigate. In this message, Paul talks about using your time, whether single or dating, to live for God and his purpose for your life. 

In a message that walks through the parable of the sower found in Luke 8, Gary helps us identify how we can relate to each type of soil. He encourages us to work towards being people who hear and apply God's Word in our lives and yield a harvest.

We all look for our identity somewhere - what is it that you find your identity in? Matt challenges us to define who we are by something eternal rather than temporary, looking to God and our relationship to him instead of anything in this world. 

What does it really mean to live your best life? In this message, Paul explores what the Bible says about the purpose of life and how to live the best life possible. 

It is tempting to focus on things or other people to make us successful. Dawson Trotman encourages us to focus completely on God and trust that he can and will provide everything we need.  This message was originally found on discipleshiplibrary.com

God calls all Christians to be disciples of Christ who make disciples. Mike talks about the ways that disciplemaking can affect our direction and purpose in life, regardless of vocation or location.  This message was originally found on discipleshiplibrary.com

Philippians 4:10-13 is the passage that Paul focuses on in this message. The apostle Paul had learned how to be content regardless of what his situation or possessions - this is something that we can do if we realize that Christ is the source of true contentment. 

"Vision is the encompassing directive that puts everything else into proper perspective." In this message, Mike Story talks about how having an overarching purpose clarifies how you live and what you do.  This message was originally found on discipleshiplibrary.com

In the last of the series on Foolish Strategies, Randy talks about the Glory Way and Predatory fools, and wraps up with how we can put off foolish strategies and begin to put on Jesus Christ. Each foolish strategy is trying to get the best life without factoring in God - we have to acknowledge and respect God enough to do what he says as we move away from foolishness.

In the fourth message of the Foolish Strategies series, Randy talks about the Fun Way fool, who is out for their own enjoyment. Staying within God's boundaries is necessary for a fruitful life, but the Fun Way fool ignores the boundaries in their focus on what they want.

In the third message of the Foolish Strategies series, Randy talks about how reacting angrily or being upset is a strategy that all of us can default to if we are not careful. Avoiding this strategy leads to better relationships as we treat people without being reactive or manipulative.

In the second message of his series on foolish strategies, Randy Lanthripe covers the patterns of the Easy Way fool and gives ways to recognize and correct these patterns for ourselves.

In this overview of foolish strategies, Randy covers five Hebrew words for "fool" and how we can use what the Bible says about them to recognize and change these patterns in our own lives. This is the first of a five message series on foolish strategies.

The last message of Neil’s series on discipleship focuses on what it will take to persevere in multiplying our faith, using 2 Timothy 2:2-5 as an outline for what we should strive for. We should be aware of distractions so that we can identify and combat them when they come up.

In the third message of his series on discipleship, Neil talks about the most important things to pass on to people through discipleship, and how we can do this effectively. This can be summed up through three steps - see the goal, set the pace, share your life.

The second message in Neil’s series focuses on how we can grow personally and how we can invest in others to help them. Passing on information is not enough to change lives – real relationships based on love make the difference.

In the first of Neil’s message series at Spring Break, he gives his testimony and talks about the importance of making disciples as God’s purpose for our lives. This overview sets the foundation for the rest of the sessions, giving reasons for discipleship and challenging us to have a right perspective on our purpose during and after college. 

The Proverbs 31 woman has several attributes that form a picture of what it means to be a godly woman. Brittany goes through these qualities, and gives examples of people who lived this type of life. 

In a message directed towards graduating seniors, Paul challenges us to leave a legacy of people walking more closely with God because of our lives. The attributes he talks about developing are incredibly important for continuing growth throughout our lives. 

In this talk, David digs into John 15 and Galatians 5, explaining what it means to abide in Christ and walk in the Spirit. 

"For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ." - 1 Corinthians 3:11.  Paul talks about the ultimate foundation in the Christian life - Jesus. Growing in our knowledge and pursuit of God is a privilege that we have through Christ that we cannot ignore!

The way we view the Bible is crucial to our perspective on life as a Christian. Cody gives some practical ways the Bible should affect us in different areas of life, and challenges us to filter our views through the Bible instead of the other way around. 

Although the recording is not complete, there is a lot for us to learn from David's unpacking of the Hebrew word hazaq- translated primarily as "strong." Getting a grip on responsibilities is a struggle for every stage of life, and David covers what it means to act with hazaq. 

Developing your personal and organizational ministry to multiply is a crucial concern for making disciples. In this talk, Max gives some ideas for how to effectively multiply your ministry.   This message was originally found on discipleshiplibrary.com

There are attitudes about prayer that can shape our perspective and value of it as a discipline. Josh talks about some of the things that can discourage us and how to move past distraction or struggle in prayer.