The Connection Church

Last week we learned that if we want to be wise people that we need to know what to say, what not to say, and how to say what we say. This Sunday, Pastor TJ will continue to reveal what the Bible teaches about the power and effect of the words of our mouths.

When you study Proverbs you will find that wisdom is linked to our words. You can't study this book without realizing that God is very interested in the words that we say. If you are a wise person, you need to know what to say, what not to say, and how to say what you say. Find out what the Bible teaches about how we can adjust our speech to how God wants us to speak.

Prayer is vital to all Christians, yet so many times our prayers don't seem to produce results. Listen as Pastor Karrianne shares on how to see God moving in our prayers.

This Sunday we will share the next five characteristics of wise thinking.

Wisdom is the greatest asset that you can obtain. Your thoughts indicate where your heart is, so you could even say that your life is a reflection of your thinking. Join us as we begin examining ten characteristics of wise thinking.

Wisdom comes to us through right practices. This is something we have to do for our entire lives. We can be wise today and foolish tomorrow. We can do what's right today, and be wrong tomorrow. Having the right practices is important on a daily basis. Explore six practices that will help us obtain and maintain wisdom for the rest of our lives.

We kicked off the new sermon series last week with You Need It. This Sunday we begin to explore more about How to Get It. Don't miss out on the Uncommon Sense that we all need to live the blessed life that God has in store for us!

The Bible says that wisdom is one of the most precious things we can obtain in this life. It is more valuable than rubies, gold, or silver. Wouldn't you do anything to get a hold of as much of it as you could? What if it was offered to you for free?

A celebration of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We are the church. We are individual people that make up one body — the body of Christ. As His body, we were given the assignment to love the Father with all of our being and to love others. When the New Testament church followed their assignment, “the Lord added to the church daily” (Acts 2:47). How can the church of today do the same?

The church. What exactly is it, and does it really matter? Surely it's more than just that thing you do on Sunday morning. If it is, then what is it's purpose?

Last Sunday we learned that we can have victory when tempted to sin, or when enduring trials. One may ask, "but what if I fail?" We need a contingency plan. We also need to develop a battle plan to help prevent falling into temptation, and to get through trials.

Have you ever been in a situation and had no idea how you got there? Has temptation come knocking, and now your wondering why you gave in and accepted the invitation? God wants us to be an overwhelming conqueror in all of the trials, tests, and temptations that we face. We can have victory as long as we Don't Take The Bait that Satan lures us with.

Despite whatever losses (great or small) you have encountered in life, it is God's will to restore you to a life of abundance and joy. Our faith must remain in God, and we need to have a restoration mentality.

Have you ever experienced loss? Have you recently gone through a really tough time? Maybe you lost a job, a business deal, or time with family. Do you feel frustrated and robbed by what could have been? Despite our losses we should never lose heart, because it could be that we've been set up for Rapid Recovery & Radical Restoration.

About 8 billion candy hearts will be produced this year for Valentine's Day. That's enough candy to stretch from Rome, Italy, to Valentine, Arizona, 20 times and back again. It's a day we try to spread love to those we care about. This Sunday Pastor TJ shares with us what the Bible says about love.

The conclusion of the "Decisions for Success" series.

Everyone wants to have a successful 2013. Throughout the year we make daily choices that determine whether or not we are successful. Pastor TJ will continue to share the principles that will help us make Decisions for Success.

The second part of the series, Decisions for Success.

Life can be hard. It's full of twists, turns, and decisions that we have to make. The choices we make determine the course of our lives. The decisions we make not only affect us, but they affect those around us as well. What choices are the right ones? What makes the difference between failure and success?

Jesus taught more on fasting than baptism and the Lord's Supper. Fasting is a spiritual journey that will change your life.

The second part of the series, God or Government?

The election was an anxious time for many people in our country. People are often very passionate about their political beliefs. They believe that their candidate will affect positive change for our country, while at the same time they are concerned that the other guy will affect negative change. As Christians, we are always concerned about the spiritual implication of elections...and we should be...

With so many social and political issues that concern all of us, how do we tell which one is the most important? Which one is the most important to God? In this sermon, Pastor TJ shares another issue that concerns God greatly and should concern us as well.

There are so many social and political issues that concern all of us today: health care, the economy, foreign policy, marriage, gun control, social security, abortion, the environment, education, and the list goes on. Which one is the most important? Which one is the most important to God?