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The defining moments and seasons of our lives usually revolve around providential relationships to grow our faith.

Nothing causes us to grow in our dependence on God more than pushing through our inadequacies to help other people.

Gaining knowledge is not enough to grow our faith. Without applying our knowledge, we’ll stop growing.

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Trusting God with your leftovers leaves you hungry and unsatisfied. We can have a lot of excuses on why we can’t, shouldn’t, or won’t give. Whatever excuse or explanation we use…it’s depending on our own understanding. We’ll find that we’re called to more than trusting in ourselves.

If our money could talk, what would it tell us? You might be shocked to find that what our money would say is pretty close to what Jesus did say—and what we should still consider today.

We inherited and built our version of the local church on what was passed down from the previous generation of Jesus followers. In turn, we are now the stewards of the local church for the next generation.

In order to maximize our potential and fulfill our mission as a church, everyone should serve somewhere. What would it take to reverse the trend of a declining church in America? What our church will look like in 15 years depends on us adults.

There is a gap that exists between who we want to be and who we actually are—it’s part of the human condition. Experiencing God’s best isn’t about sin avoidance. It’s about transformation.

There is a gap that exists between who we want to be and who we actually are—it’s part of the human condition. The apostle Paul says that if we are in Christ, our sin nature has no more power over us… but it still has as much influence over our lives as we choose to give it.

Our human condition is the state in which we exist and live. The apostle Paul shows us that this tension is bigger than we are and we can’t fix it on our own. The problem of sin within us required the power of God beyond us.

As the Israelites sung this psalm, they were looking forward in their faith, they were looking forward to the promise of the coming of the Messiah. For us, Jesus has already come, He lived, He died, and He rose again, and He will come back. So what are we to do in the meantime?

Critical thinking builds up and being critical tears down. Critical thinking creates a conversation...it begins with a question. It requires work and intentionality. Being critical requires zero work and zero intentionality. When it comes to our relationship with God, are we critical of Him or are we critical thinking how we can grow our dependence on Him?

For those of us who are followers of Jesus, it’s true of our relationship with God that until we’re honest to Him about our lives, we won’t fully experience Him in our lives. As long as we’re living in denial towards God, even just a little bit of denial, we will limit our connection with Him and our experience of Him.

Most of the emotional stuff we cover up and refuse to deal with revolves around loss. We all struggle with expectations that went unmet, goals we failed to achieve, or dreams that were broken. How we handle our loss matters. It impacts the quality of our lives. If we bury those negative emotions alive, they will come back to haunt us . . . and the people we love.

Establishing healthy habits will benefit the relationships you care most about. Others will reap from the emotional habits you sow.

Many of us learned from an early age to hide what we were feeling from other people. We even learned to hide our emotions from ourselves. But hiding isn’t a sign of courage or strength. If we want to grow, we have to stop saying, “It’s fine,” and start being honest—with ourselves and others—about what’s going on inside.

Is finding approval a good thing? Is it a wise decision? We'll see how this is very important for men, especially dads, this Sunday.

Pride is thinking highly of yourself that you din’t need help. Perhaps you’ve thought: I’ve always done it on my own before. And that’s worked out for me in the past, so I’m fine. Or even they don’t see in me what I see in myself. How does pride lead to strife, which hurts yourself and others?

In reality when you lie, when you bend the truth, what you’re really doing is setting a timer. Will it pay off? Will it prolong or preserve or protect something?

The early church living in Rome lived out God’s values and outlasted the Roman Empire, which was not founded on the same principles as America. So imagine the impact on living out God’s values in America, which was founded on values influenced by the Church?

This week we’ll look how we’ve all experienced the racing heartbeat, goosebumps, stomach in our mouth feeling, shortness of breath, or eyes wide open in fear of something or someone. So if fear is hardwired in all of us, how do we fear without losing faith?

Jesus wept. It’s the shortest verse in our entire Bible. John, the author, shares something personal about Jesus as His close friend died. How can sadness help us during times of loss, hurt, and pain?

Uncontrolled anger can lead to destructive behavior that damages relationships beyond repair. So if anger, as an emotion, is from God, then why are we warned to stay away from it?

How you live your life on earth impacts how you will experience heaven. We’ve all heard the phrase, “You only live once.” But what if we considered the phrase, “You only live forever.” How would our lives change if we embraced that phrase?