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What's the most valuable thing in your life? Whatever you protect, whatever you run to to fix your problems, and whatever you depend on to provide for you, that's what. So what is it? In this story from John 2, we dive in to the truth that Jesus is all we need. And it's not a trade-off, giving up the really fun stuff for just okay stuff so that God is happy with you-the plans Jesus has and the abu...

What are you expecting God to do? Are you even expecting anything? The reality is, God is making decisions every day on a level that we could never understand, so His actions will always be unexpected to us. We can be confident He will fight for us, that He will protect us, and that He'll otherwise act as He says He will act. But we can't expect Him to always do things the way we would expect ours...

God never promised we wouldn't have trouble. What He did promise is that He would be with us in it. Not removing the problems, but bringing meaning to them. What do the story of Jesus calming the storm, Genesis 1, and Revelation show us about God and chaos? That He makes beauty right in the middle of it.

Life feels like a few big highlights that chart the main course we follow with a bunch of little moments in-between. But that's not what the Bible teaches. The truth is, the little decisions we make every day have more influence than we could ever imagine. What would life be like if we gave all those moments to Jesus?

How do we get back to normal? What do we do now that we can actually meet with each other face to face? In this week's message, Jon Hartman walks us through what the Bible has to say about our current COVID-19 situation, regathering, and how that plays out in student ministry.

Some questions are heavier than others. And throughout the history of the American church, there hasn't been a ton of talk about suicide. This isn't cool, because it leads to all kinds of interpretations and ideas about what God thinks about it, since there's no explicit scripture as to whether or not God is okay with it. So what do we do with this heavy topic in a world where anxiety and depressi...

When you're feeling down, for lots of people, the Bible is not the first place to turn. And that's a shame, because it has so much to say about sadness, depression, and feeling low. This week, Ty Hirsch breaks down where to go in the Bible when we're feeling sad, so that when we have our down days, we can see where to run to find Jesus in the darkness.

What does the Bible say about our relationships? How do we navigate them? What does that look like? The Bible is full of wisdom and sound teaching on relationships, first and foremost our relationship with God. In fact, the story of the entire Bible is how God is rebuilding our relationships with Him. This week, Jon Hartman dives into what the Bible says about interacting with others, in all kinds...

How do you have a conversation with someone who doesn't believe in Christianity without letting it get ugly? It seems like not many Christians know how, and as a result, it's led to many people seeing us as judgmental and mean. However, in 1st Peter 3, there's another way to do it that shows care, love, and concern.

What does the Bible have to say about anxiety? Turns out - a lot! This week, Ignite HSM Pastor Jon Hartman and Small Groups Pastor Justin Allison discuss anxiety, the Bible, and where it all fits together.

How do we sift through all the various claims that other people make about God? How do we know if they're right or wrong? This message offers a step-by-step plan from 1st John 4 on exactly how to do that.

'Just follow your heart!' might be the most pervasive false teaching in the Christian community today. But as popular as it is, it couldn't be more opposed by the Bible. God has a lot to say about our hearts and why we shouldn't trust them.

"God just wants me to be happy," is a phrase a lot of people will use to do whatever they want without being held accountable, even though, on the surface, it sounds really spiritual. In reality, God wants so much more for us than just to be happy. In this sermon, we look at what God really wants for His people.

It's really easy to say "God won't give you more than you can handle" when life is difficult, but there's a major problem with that: all throughout the Bible, God definitely gave tons of people more than they could handle. But that was the whole point: He gives us more than we can handle in order to lead us to depend entirely on Him,

LOTS of people say LOTS of things about God and the Bible in times of crisis. How can we tell which ones are true and which ones are bogus? As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through the world, many people are asking questions about God and looking to Him for stability in this crazy time. This week, we look at 2nd Chronicles 7:14, which has been shared A LOT lately, and see just what God was talking...

A lot of followers of Jesus feel a lot of shame because they don't "read their Bible enough" or "pray enough" or "go to church enough". But that shame doesn't come from God. We don't practice spiritual disciplines (reading the Bible, prayer, church, etc.) to convince God to love us; we do them to convince ourselves that He already does. 

"Just follow your heart!" Ever heard that before? Have you ever told someone that as advice before? It sounds great, and it sounds like deep, inspired wisdom. The reality is that it is REALLY bad advice. the Bible tells us that our hearts are incurable, and no one can understand them. They constantly lie to us, and ALWAYS lead to heartbreak and hurt. It's just a matter of time. What you think abou...

What you think about is what you care about, and what you care about, you chase. God knows that our thoughts determine our affections, and our affections determine our actions. Thoughts have consequences, every single time. So what we think about is super important. This week, we look at Romans 12:2, and what it means to be transformed by the renewing of our mind.

We all have deep desires in our lives. In a way, we're thirsty. But the value of God's Word-the Bible-is that it tells us a story of Jesus, and that story can satisfy our thirst for life and love. So what does it look like when everybody around you is thirsty, but you have the solution? In this message, Ty & the Fuse middle schoolers look at a life centered on the Bible, and how when we have a...

Just like a man with a $10,000 watch on his wrist is "iced out", a Christian with a Bible in their hands is decked out with the most valuable thing they could ever own. Our Bibles are not just old books to read for fun sometimes-they're infinitely valuable, and when we realize that, we can center our entire lives on them, and we should. In this message, Ty & the Fuse middle schoolers break dow...

Curse words have been around for a LONG time. Christians and non-Christians the world over have lots of different opinions about them; whether or not to use them, when, how, and which ones. But the Bible has a lot to say about words that we use to curse. Not just words that "put a curse" on someone, but more so insulting, belittling, and offending others. Curse words, and the tone with which we sp...

Gossip is fun. Most of us would be lying if we said we didn't think it was. But what we think is just a harmless comment about someone that they'll never hear is actually planting seeds of conflict that will surprise us when they grow. This week, Ty & the Fuse middle schoolers break down what gossip is, why it's dangerous, and how to heal from its painful effects.

"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." Ever heard that phrase before? We like to think that the negative words others might use against us don't hold any power, but we still feel the hurt that comes with them. We know that words have power, and this thinking invades every part of our lives. In this message, Ty and the Fuse Middle Schoolers dive in to James 3:2-6 to se...