Everything we do in life is in one way, shape or form is connected our need for love.We want to be loved.We want people to like us.We want people to see us as valuable.We want to be needed and appreciated.We want it bad enough that if affects how we plan our time, what we say, how we behave and even how we spend our money.But, we don’t like talking about it.It makes us sound needy and immature, maybe even vulnerable.Yet maybe, just maybe, God placed this need inside of us for a reason.
08-31-2008 "Undo"
Often times the end of summer is a difficult time for people.Not only is vacation over, but it is quite likely that the summer wasn’t everything you’d hoped for.Maybe, it was even a step backwards.Today we’ll talk about hitting the “undo” button on the past and getting a fresh start.Instead of wallowing in what didn’t happen or what went wrong, can we see it as an opportunity to learn from our mistakes and prepare for a better season ahead?
Are you a person needing help, a helped person, or someone wanting to help?The great thing about the Christian life is that we are all in the journey together—helped people, helping people.This weekend we’ll talk about the value of community, why we need life beyond the weekend service, and how you can find a personal connection to ministry,
After a whole summer of talking about prayer and God’s interest in answering prayer, there may be some who are still wrestling with the fact that though they have tried to keep these practices in perspective, they still feel distance.Maybe it’s a feeling of abandonment or a feeling that God doesn’t really love them or that they have done something wrong to feel so disconnected.Today we’ll talk more about these “dark seasons” our souls experience and how to embrace them as a natural part of every spiritual journey.
As an interesting twist on our series, we’ll couple this final weekend with the powerful stories from our recovery ministry.Today you’ll see how the trials that we experience today and growth that follows from the lessons learned, can often help deliver us from evil later on in our lives.
