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We all know people who have a lot of book smarts, but who aren’t street wise. Just having a high IQ doesn’t guarantee living a successful life. Don’t believe me? Just ask Solomon. He was the wisest person who has ever lived, but as we will see over the next couple of weeks, he started well with wisdom but ended his life as a fool. BIG IDEA: Dependence gives direction.

We all want forgiveness, but we're not always eager to give it out. And for some of us, there are some very big hurts that have a grip on our lives. Even the very memory of those things brings up the emotions as fresh as they were when they were new. So how do you move on? How do you push past something where you can finally release it? BIG IDEA: When we don’t forgive, it poisons us and poisons ou...

Christianity is not a merit system–we are saved by grace through faith. Jesus tells a story about a religious fanatic and the Messy Christian. As we will see, if you compare yourself to others, you will always find someone you think you are doing better than. But when we compare yourself to Jesus? You will find yourself humbled quickly. BIG IDEA: Humility is all about who you are looking at.

Many Christians are like poor photographs—overexposed and under-developed. They’ve had plenty of exposure to the light of God’s Word. Yet what difference has it made in their lives? THE BIG IDEA: Spiritual depth is not measured by IQ but, “I do.”

People are all around us crying out for help. But do we even hear them? Do we even notice their needs? Or do we mistake their gestures for something else?

Jesus told us to love our neighbors as ourselves. But that’s easier said than done. Which people qualify as neighbors, and which don’t? How far does our responsibility to others extend? If we make the effort to move toward the messes in other people’s lives, how inconvenient is too inconvenient? How unsafe is too unsafe? How dangerous is too dangerous? What are the limits to loving others as we lo...

Many times, when we look at how God shows grace to others and compare ourselves, we can think that God is unfair or unjust. But is He? Grace is never fair or just. God showing grace is just a gift. THE BIG IDEA: Grace isn’t fair or just, grace is a gift.

As you read through the accounts of Jesus' life you can't escape this simple but often overlooked question, Why would Jesus spend so much time with people who were clearly not God fearing to the neglect of the more religious? As we explore Luke 15 to find the answer to this question, we'll uncover the driving force behind our church's past, present and future direction. BIG IDEA: Why did Jesus han...

What would happen if you dared to forget about all your thoughts and feelings about “HER” and focused on the fact that God remembers you. Because ultimately- in our struggle of “Why Her” – it has less to do with who “she” is and what “she” has- and more to do with- TRUSTING God to be who HE is and do what HE Says HE WILL DO. If I really trust Him, if I really want to build my life on Him, if I rea...

No one has a perfect life, no matter how much is looks like from the outside. We must learn to see it like it really is. Because our thoughts and perceptions about our lives are rarely based on reality. We’ve all got our places of secrets and ugliness, but for some of us, it’s just more hidden. Often what we NEED to see and what we WANT to see are worlds apart. And we end up longing for a life tha...

Whether we like to admit it or not, we all tend to base our worth and value on one thing: how we measure up to the people around us. We compare ourselves to others, and as we will see, trying to measure up only brings us down. THE BIG IDEA: Comparison is a battle to see whose truth—ours or God’s—we will allow to rule our thoughts and actions.

If family and friendship division weren’t enough, we live in a culture that is divided across political, racial, and socio-cultural lines. Things may have been worse in the past, but we’ve never seen such division in our lifetime. We have a division problem, but what is the solution? Big Idea: It’s never too late to give someone a second chance

As Christ-followers, we belong to a big family called the church. That means that what we have in common is greater than anything else. We may disagree on issues, but the fact that we share this planet means something. We’re part of the family called the human race. No matter what our opinions are today, the things that divide us diminish when we focus on what really matters. Big Idea: What divide...

We are all drawn to great stories—whether that’s on the big screen, small screen, in a book, or elsewhere. But we may be completely unaware of one simple truth—that our lives are a story. The decisions we make every day shape the plot. The things we do, believe, and trust determines what is written. The story we are scripting could be so much more for many of us if we let God write or even rewrite...

There are over 208,000 people in Montgomery County, TN. According to some researchers, over 80% of those people are not engaged in the life of a local church. At oneChurch.tv , our mission is to lead people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. That means those 208,000 people are our reason for existing. However, that task can seem overwhelming if we focus on the size and scope of the mis...

Anytime we start to follow God and His purpose, you will be met by criticism and discouragement. When that happens, the best thing for us to do is to pray, remember, and revise the plan–knowing that God planted this purpose in us. BIG IDEA: Prayer prepares and positions me to respond appropriately to my critics.

When problems become our passion, we discover God’s purpose for our lives. And if your purpose is part of God’s plan? There will be more risks, and more questions than answers. It will involve physical sacrifice and all of us doing our part to further God’s kingdom. When we sacrifice some of our treasures, it allows Him to stir our hearts towards the path to spiritual renewal. BIG IDEA: This wall...

When problems become our passion, we discover God’s purpose for our lives. But when is the right time to start talking about what’s burning within your heart? When it’s time to talk about the purpose God has birthed in you, you should be able to answer these four questions clearly: the problem, the solution, the reason and the timing. BIG IDEA: If God is planting a passion and a purpose in your he...

The story of Nehemiah moves from prayer to planning. Nehemiah’s heart was broken by the news that Jerusalem still lay in ruins, over 100 years after its destruction. After praying, Nehemiah brings to the king his plan to rebuild the city walls. Having a vision builds our faith and serves as a constant reminder of our dependency on God. But it will take some courage and discomfort on your part. BIG...

The book of Nehemiah is not actually about people rebuilding walls; it’s about God rebuilding people. Sometimes we need to zoom out to get the bigger picture on what God is doing in and all around us. BIG IDEA: If it breaks your heart, be a part of fixing it.

What makes Christianity different from any other religion is that God actually entered our world and became human. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son [Jesus] from the Father” (John 1:14). If this is true, isn’t it worth breaking from the busyness of your life to listen to what he has to say, to learn from what he did? Don’t you want to l...

What do we do with the millions of stories held by rational, credible people that defy all logic? Belief in miracles is seen by skeptics as something for the ancient mind - the naive and uninformed - and not for modern, scientific, rational people. But what if miracles are actually probable given the universe in which we live? What if the miracles we read about in the accounts of Jesus’ life on ea...

Jesus was asked to sum up all of the commandments in the Bible with the single greatest command. His response was: Love God with your whole self. So why does it seem so scandalous to live out the command to love God? Contrary to what you might think, the topic of loving God is one of the most neglected ideas in modern Christianity. BIG IDEA: Being in love with God is better than just believing in...

Jesus upends everything we ever thought about God, ourselves, and what life is all about. From demons to miracles, from why we tell lies to questions about heaven, hell, and the purpose of our lives--Jesus speaks to every area of life, even the topics we don’t want him to talk about. Every person must make their own decision about Jesus. You must investigate him and his claims as if your life depe...

What does it mean to be for something? In a world where so many people are AGAINST so many things, God calls us as the church to be FOR others, because God is FOR us and sent His Son FOR us. BIG IDEA: Loving Others is not an option!