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Jesus said in John 10:11, "I am the Good Shepherd." Today we take a look at what this means for us, that Jesus is the Good Shepherd. We get to know a little more about our relationship with Jesus by learning about the relationship between sheep and their shepherd.

Marriage is really rewarding, but also really tough. If you aren't prepared for it, when times get tough, you may feel like throwing in the towel. But if we have the right mindset and are equipped with the right tools, walking through rocky times in our marriage can help us grow closer to each other and closer to God.

When we bring children into a marriage, they can often drive us apart and pull us from God. Today, Pastor Aaron lays out some simple principles and boundaries we can put in place that will help keep our marriage strong through the years of raising children and help us to stay in love with our significant other and draw close to God.

Today we take a look at those butterflies-in-your-stomach kinds of feelings that we feel in the beginning, why they leave, and how we can learn to fall in love again when we get to that place. Whether you are single, married, dating, or divorced, this is an important series for you. 

Missionary David Bennett speaks to us today about living our lives as a SENT people by following in the footsteps of Jesus who came to seek and save the lost.

This year we are going to stop, take a look at all that God has been doing here at Simple Church, and look at what possibilities are ahead and how we can make a difference in the world around us.

We will do anything short of sin to reach people who don't know Christ. To reach people no one is reaching, we'll do things no one is doing.

We will lead the way with irrational generosity. We truly believe it is more blessed to give than to receive.

We are not spiritual consumers; we are spiritual contributors. The church does not exist for us. We are the church, and we exist for the world.

Seven billion people occupy this tiny slice of history. And it's not by accident. God chose our generation to make a difference–but He doesn’t want us to do it alone. Find out how in Jesus and We.

When Jesus was born, God chose to announce his birth to those who felt unworthy, inadequate, and unloved - the shepherds. But the angels announced more than just his birth, they declared good news that would bring us all joy. 

For many of us, the last thing we do before bed, and the first thing we do when we get up in the morning is check our phones. Today, we take a look at what it means not only to rest physically, but to rest spiritually and emotionally, and take necessary rest from social media as well.

In this social media centered culture it's easy for us to try to constantly impress people; putting on a facade rather than showing the real us. In this message, we're challenged to remove the veil and become the person that God has called us to be.

Technology affects us more than many of us realize. Today we look at the way that modern day conveniences impact our relationships and how we can keep them God-focused.

In this brand new series, we tackle the struggle of comparing our behind the scenes to the highlight reel of others and finding ourselves in the comparison trap.

Today we looked at the belief that it doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere. An objective person would come to a conclusion that all roads can't possibly lead to God because while all religions have some truth and some beauty, they are not all the same. Jesus made the exclusive claim that He is the only way to God.

God never said it doesn't matter what we do as long as it doesn't hurt anyone. What we do matters. Not only to us, but to others around us. 

In today's message, we look at the incorrect belief that God won't give you more than you can handle. He in fact will in order to draw you into his presence and demonstrate His power in your life. We learn that God won't give you more than He can handle.

We love offering little nuggets of advice, support, or sympathy. They come in handy when we want people to feel better. But what if the guidance you’re giving or receiving just isn’t true? What if God Never Said That? One of the things the Bible doesn't say is that God wants you happy. God's primary concern is not for your happiness, it is that you are blessed. And we will only find that blessing...

Today, 2014's Mrs. Ohio America, Shaylyn Ford shared from her life's journey. Drawing from the life of King David and examples from her own life, she shares how our brokenness can lead to either bitterness or growth. 

All of us deal with negative emotions in our lives like anxiety, fear, worry, depression. Today we take a look at how to overcome those emotions by changing our thought process and looking to the tools God has put in front of us.

Looking at the Bible, today we assess a common question; "how do you parent?" We take a look at the seasons of parenting and how we can effectively lead our children in the current season. There is a lot we can learn, whether we have young children, adult children, or no children at all.

In week 4, special guest, Gary Fowler, Director of Student Ministries and Church Planting for the Ohio Ministry Network answers the question "How do you pray?" and gives us some practical tools to help make our prayer time more.

It can be very easy to hold on to a grudge. Whether it's something we're holding against a friend, a family member, ourselves, or even God, it can be difficult to let it go. In today's message, we take a look at some of the ways that we get hurt and how, with God's power, we can forgive and not get stuck in the past.

Today we answer the question of "How Do You Have Faith?" by looking at some of the "heroes of the faith" and how they continued to be faithful in the midst of hard times and uncertainty.