Living the gospel means that we can't just be hearers of the word, we should be doers. We invited two local organizations involved in foster care, adoption, mentoring, and working to end human trafficking to share the real needs they have and ways that we can get involved.

The purpose of power in the Kingdom of God is to enable us to serve the ones we love, as Jesus showed us. The purpose of the power God has given you is to serve the ones in your relational hub.

Jesus humbled Himself to save us, and His example is the one we should strive to copy in our own lives.

Sometimes God sends His message to us through the people in our relational hub. But the question is, how well do you receive counsel from the people you love?

Your testimony, the way you live your life, your faith in Jesus Christ, has the power to change the world.

We should seek to love our neighbors at all times, and be there for each other as a church community to lift one another up if we stumble in life. No one should ever feel alone in our church.

The Enemy wants to steal our joy, because without joy we forget to be thankful, we miss the divine interruptions, and without joy the world can't see a loving God who sticks with us through every circumstance. So no matter what life throws our way, we should strive to choose joy.

We have a living hope in the resurrection of Jesus, and the evidence of multiple witnesses (including women) that He really is risen! That is what faith is, and we can put our faith in God because of Jesus.

There were several witnesses to Jesus' resurrection, are you a witness today?

Just because something seems to have gone totally off the deep end and can't possibly be right doesn't mean that God might not be influencing it for a greater purpose than we can see.

Maybe the greatest risk in life is not to risk. In risk we can find joy in life no matter our circumstances here on earth, and it can help us find who God is, and who we are in Him.

Sometimes, when your hub becomes dangerous, peacefully going your separate ways is what reconciliation looks like. But you can’t be vindictive and cruel, even if you were the one wronged.

Extending compassion and kindness to those who don't deserve it, THAT is the business that the Father is in. And Jesus is in His Father's business, and calls us to join with Him.

God has called you to love and to bless, even when your friends/family/neighbors/co-workers/church aren’t always loving or a blessing to you, or to each other. How you go about loving the people you love will make a huge difference in the experience of your life.

We often find ourselves in situations that may be dangerous, sometimes in physical danger, sometimes in relationship. But God is our ever present hope in trouble, and will help us find our way back to safety.

Jesus showed us what it means to live in the culture of His Kingdom, but it is our choice every day whether we want to align our lives with His or not.

As we encounter temptation, by the grace of God, we must stand up to it with all our might and know that He is with us.

Jesus calls us to do hard things like accepting that He is in control of everything, including the government and its officials. And if the earthly government collides with God, He asks us to have the courage to stand with Him still.

Don't let your circumstance steal your hope. You belong to God. Trust Him, and He will enable you to be a blessing, regardless of your circumstance.

Love must be the foundation the Church is built on. Nothing else is strong enough. Love is the identity of the people of God.

When we look around the church, we should truthfully say "These are the people I love." It’s about the person across the room, but perhaps even more right now it's about the person beside you. Do you need to do some relationship repair in your life Get it done, because that’s what love does.

Outside of your relationship with God, there should be nothing more important in this world than protecting your relationship with your spouse. Then you as a couple become a living example of God's relationship with the church.

A church that truly loves is a church that can change the world. May God help us to live it.

It is possible for us to spend our entire lives in church, proclaiming the coming of Jesus, sharing how much God loves us, how merciful He is...but if we don't have love for everyone and always, we've completely missed the point.

God calls us to live it every where, every time, with every one because the world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.