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More than almost anything, our world needs truth and grace. Reconciled. As one. Our world needs it, but so does your world. This week, we’ll look at how you can change the way you live to better reflect grace and truth, reconciled. THE BIG IDEA: God doesn’t love you because you change, you change because God loves you.

In Jesus, grace and truth were perfectly reconciled. He never acted with grace in a way that was untrue, and he never acted truthfully in a way that graceless. This week we’ll see how to live more like Jesus lived by studying how grace and truth were completely present in him. The Big Idea: Truth—when joined with grace—always brings freedom.

There are two kinds of people in life: grace people and truth people. One kind is all about the relationship; another kind is all about the rules. Both think the other is wrong. So, who’s right? THE BIG IDEA: When grace and truth collide, your ability to make an impact soars.

The Fourth Watch of the night comes from ancient Roman practices of dividing the watch periods into four, three-hour periods. It has come to have significance both in its literal period of the hours just before dawn and in the figurative sense of the final period of some situation, event, or other finite time span. THE BIG IDEA: A Fourth Watch Salvation is still Salvation!

One of the most significant spiritual battles we face is in our minds. While Satan plays a role in this struggle, the real challenge lies within us. Our thoughts shape who we are, and learning to control them is key to victory. The Big Idea: The battleground for faith is in the mind.

As we continue the Defense Against the Dark Arts series, we focus on the spiritual battles that we all face daily. These battles are often unseen but very real, and God has given us the tools we need to defend ourselves and stand firm. This week, we'll explore the armor of God described in Ephesians 6 and learn how each piece equips us to face the enemy’s schemes. Are you ready for battle? THE BIG...

Marriages, like knots, face tension. When difficulties arise, the natural response is often to loosen the bond, but Jesus teaches us that tension can actually make the bond stronger if we lean into it by pursuing our spouses and keeping our marriages strong—even when it's tough. THE BIG IDEA: When tension is applied, pursue one another to keep the knot tied.

As Jesus followers, we are called to have relationships that are not average. God’s design for marriage is His reflection of His relationship with us. But we have an enemy who will do everything he can to keep us divided. How do we not fall victim to the enemy’s strategy when it comes to relationships and marriage? THE BIG IDEA: What starts in the heart doesn't stay in the heart.

While it is easier than ever to fall in love, it is harder than ever to stay in love. No one wants to fall in love and just exist or endure. We want our love to become deeper and deeper. We want our marriage to experience more intimacy. We want to stay in love. Today, we’re going to look at what kills intimacy in relationships. THE BIG IDEA: When ME wins, WE lose.

One of the most common thoughts that get the “gears of deconstruction” moving has to do with human sexuality. More specifically, reconciling what God’s Word declares about sex with our desire as human beings for sex. Yet God created our bodies, and cares deeply for our well-being. He created sex as a gift to be enjoyed by a man and woman within marriage. THE BIG IDEA: Sexual Purity paves the way f...

A common reason people have deconstructed their faith is because of church hurt, a term used to describe a wide range of experiences in which someone was let down and wounded, or trust was broken within the church. THE BIG IDEA: Church Hurt is pain inflicted in a place created for healing.

We have all been to High School or college where teachers and professors have dismantled our faith and discounted the Bible. They were smarter than you. Had more degrees than you. So you just left God and the church. Now when someone brings up the Bible, or says, “You should read it!” You just ignore what they say, because you remember some claims that a professor made years ago that you never inv...

In a world where doubt and uncertainty reign supreme and where faith is tested and beliefs are questioned, we find ourselves at a crossroads. Deconstruction in and of itself is not always a bad thing as we peel back the layers of our faith, examining the cracks and flaws that have formed there over time. In this process of breaking down, we have the opportunity to rebuild, to reconstruct our faith...

Fear is a normal part of life—it keeps us safe from harm. But fear can also control our lives and keep us from taking risks or trying new things. When we face fear, we get forgetful. We forget what God has done in our lives, and in the lives of the people around us.   THE BIG IDEA: When life isn’t fair, worship and remember God—He’s not finished.

When we face problems with fear, we get forgetful. We forget what God has done in our lives, and in the lives of the people around us. Habakkuk’s choice to worship and remember provide us all with an example when life isn’t fair. THE BIG IDEA: When life isn’t fair, worship and remember God—He’s not finished.

None of us like waiting. Whether it’s waiting in traffic, waiting in line at Walmart, or waiting in a waiting room at the doctor’s office. Waiting is so hard for us, because we’re not in control, and we cannot speed up the process. All there is to do is…….wait. But what we learn is that God doesn’t waste the waiting. He’s not just working on your circumstance—He’s working on you. THE BIG IDEA: Whe...

Habakkuk has become nicknamed by many scholars as "The Doubting Prophet" because he was willing to question God. Habakkuk wrestled with God through some tough issues and questions. We still ask God many of these same questions today. Habakkuk's struggle is important to understanding our relationship with God and how we relate to him in the tough times. THE BIG IDEA: When life isn’t fair, complain...

Encouragement can be awkward. We don’t really know what to say, so we just make pleasant comments about superficial things. Paul seems to have in mind something deeper when he writes in 1 Thessalonians 5:11, “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up...” When Paul writes those words, perhaps his friend Barnabas came to mind. Barnabas was a notoriously encouraging person. THE BIG IDEA...

Many of us have viewed faith as something we do alone. We might have said that it’s private. But there’s a limit to our faith growth when we go it alone. There’s a deepening to our faith that we only experience together. When it comes to consistently growing our faith, “we” is greater than “me.” Who’s spurring on your faith and whose faith are you spurring on? THE BIG IDEA: When we create circles...

Christians have not always presented a pretty picture to the world. Too often they have failed to show the beauty of love, the beauty of Jesus, the holiness of God. And the world has turned away. Is there then no way to make the world look again? Must Christians continue to stand with arms folded, going on in their old sweet ways, presenting to men a tarnished image of God—a shattered body of Jesu...

Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other. They found in combat the closest brotherhood they ever knew. They found selflessness. They found they could love the other guy in their foxhole more than themselves. They found that in war, men who loved life would give their lives for them.   —Band of Brothers by Ste...

Many times the church and Christians answer questions that nobody is asking. So in this series, we want to answer your questions! oneChurch is a group of people who are willing to listen to you, dialogue with you, and meet you right where you are—especially if you have questions!

We’ve all been there. The pressure of difficulty, pain, and hard seasons in our lives. We cannot pretend that there is not a side of pressure that is not just plain hard. Loss, betrayal, abandonment, abuse, death, divorce, sickness, loneliness, fear, confusion, anxiety, stress—the list of hard things is long and painful, and a place where most of prefer to spend as little time as possible. Yet God...

Today, we want us to recognize the weight that comes when the vessel that He has formed gets poured into. After all, what good is our empty vessel? He has created us so He can fill us. And not just filled a little bit. Not just a few drops or a couple of ounces. When He fills us, we are filled to the brim with a life that has been formed by the pressure of His hands, and now holds the pressure of...

There are countless studies, polls, podcasts, and discussion about the negative effects of the pressure in our lives. But if we’re not careful, we can start to think that all pressure is bad. But life couldn’t exist without pressure. Our physical body cannot function without pressure: Blood Pressure, Air Pressure in the lungs, Pressure in the Eyes. It is God that uses pressure in our life to form...