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BIG IDEA: Christian community is ultimately designed to be outward focused, concerned with those who don’t know Jesus, who suffer injustice, or who are relegated to the margins of society. There is one more circle of relationship we must incorporate into our time as a group. And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to...

Where do mushrooms grow? On top of decay and in the darkness. Our secrets are like that. Our secrets create shame that decay our souls and grow in the darkness of secrecy. Secrets between a husband and wife build a wall of guilt and shame right down the middle of your relationship. Wherever secrets live, intimacy dies. As long as you keep the secrets in the dark, they will keep you from giving and...

BIG IDEA: God uses five key things to change our lives, and if we can orient ourselves around them, God has the opportunity to accelerate our growth.

People do some dumb things in the name of love, don’t they? Men will go chick flicks and pretend to like them. They will talk on the phone for hours and hours at a time. Women will drive 2 hours to go somewhere else to see the one that they love just to spend 15 minutes with them. Why? Because when they’re in love? They pursue one another. But once they get married, many times they stop pursuing e...

BIG IDEA: Our fear and lack of trust cause us to short circuit God’s design for small group, but the depth of our friendships determine the direction and quality of your life. Christ accepted you, so you should accept each other, which will bring glory to God. ~ Romans 15:7 Accept into your group someone who is weak in faith, and do not argue about opinions. ~ Romans 14:1 Confess your sins to each...

To really be fulfilled in life? To have everything you’re supposed to have for life to work the way it is supposed to work? You have to find the one. This week we are going to examine placing God as priority. God is to be our one—our spouse is to be our two. Because to really be fulfilled in life? You have to find the one and God is the one.

BIG IDEA: God uses other people to grow us, and He uses us to grow other people. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. ~ Hebrews 10:24-25

The idea of marriage is filled with so many myths: “True love comes naturally.” “I didn’t marry the ‘right’ person.” “If only they would recognize their need to change.” “If you loved me, you would know what I need.” “We can work this out on our own.” These myths create a mountain of expectations that will never be met and often leave husbands and wives disappointed, disillusioned and unsatisfied....

We believe the goal of marriage is “oneness.” But God says, in fact, the result of marriage is “oneness.” In this message, Chris explores Jesus’ difficult statement about marriage, divorce, and remarriage. And he explains why trying to “un-one” what God has joined may just be harder than we think.

You don’t want to leave too, do you? In this message, Chris recounts a statement that those gathered to hear Jesus simply didn’t understand. But more important than the statement was the reaction of his disciples. In the face of a trial, temptation or transition, do we want to leave Jesus, too?

Jesus said many things while he was here on earth with us, some are easy to follow, while others are just plain difficult. One of the hardest Jesus said was to “love your enemy.” It is hard enough for us to love someone who we would consider a friend, let alone someone who we consider an enemy. Join us today as we unpack just how we can love our enemy, and really how important it is that we do.

What would you be willing to give to save your life? In Mark 9, Jesus says that giving up a hand, a foot, or even an eye would be totally worth it if it meant saving your life. It’s a difficult trade, giving up something now for something greater later. But Jesus says it’s worth the cost!

Competing to be the best is not a foreign desire or pursuit to us today, and Jesus’ disciples felt the same way two thousand years ago. When left to our natural desires, we all tend to gun for number one. Everybody wants to be ‘great’ and most of us spend a surprising amount of time trying to find it. But where can we find true greatness? Jesus says something crazy when He tells us that our pursui...

People say some crazy things. Politicians. Athletes. Celebrities. Your mom. Your boss. But even the craziest things these people say don’t compare to some things Jesus said. He said some pretty crazy things, shocking things. Things like, “If someone hits your left cheek, offer your right cheek and let them hit you again.” “Don’t judge other people.” “Hate your mother and father and follow me.” “Wh...

What would your life look like if you got the chance to repeat the same day, over and over? Would you correct mistakes? Would you perfect that 24 hour period, or would it be torture? We get a glimpse into the dynamic that a repeat can give us in the movie Edge of Tomorrow, and it should teach us a few crucial lessons about how to make the most of every day, even when we don’t get to repeat them.

King David of the Bible is an ancient reflection of Luke and Anakin Skywalker. He is the truest of friends—and yet his love is used by fear to cause great damage to himself and his people. We must look at his life and insights to discover the secret to keeping our love from being corrupted and doing damage.

Technology is impacting families at a deep level. What’s good about it? What’s less than good? Does technology destroy relationships or make them better? What’s it doing to your kids, and how should you, as a parent, respond? The answers might surprise you.

Integrity. It’s something we all want our kids to have. But how do we help them find it in a world full of compromises? The answer might surprise you. We’ll look at one essential key to building integrity in your child and in your home that could change everything.

Somewhere along the line we picked up the idea that kids are supposed to be the focus of our lives. The problem with that line of thinking is that it causes problems for everyone, including kids. Could child- centered parenting produce self-centered children? We’ll explore that this week.

Time flies. One day your kids are taking their first steps, the next day it seems they are going off to high school and then college. Where does the time go, and what should you do with the time you’ve been given? While you may eventually run out of time as a parent, we’ll show you how you never run out of influence, and what to do with it.

There’s a tension every one of us faces. We are inspired by stories of people who sacrifice. In fact, the stories that inspire us most are stories of tremendous sacrifice. As much as we admire sacrifice when we see it in others, when it comes to our own lives, we often feel the urge to hold back, even to keep what we have. How do you address that tension? We’ll talk about that this week as we disc...

There’s a question almost all of us answer the same way. When asked, “How much would you like?” we say “Just a little more, please.” When it comes to money, most of us think just a little more than we currently have would solve our problems. The more we have, the more generous we’ll become. But is that true? Jesus deals with that question in a direct and powerful way.

When you look back over your life, you might agree that your boldest moments have been your best moments. °The day you popped the question. They time you jumped in the pool to pull your little brother to safety. You overcame something in each of those moments that made them great.° This week we’ll see the same is true when we pray, invite, give and launch more boldly.

I think that all of us want to live our lives boldly. But sometimes the difference between living bold and living a boring life is thinking that the impossible is possible. What problems are you looking at right now that seem impossible to you? What situations are you facing that seems unsolvable? Impossible? Jesus can make your impossible possible. Our God isn’t just able—He is more than able! So...