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Jesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 11) What you do doesn't answer the question of who you are. We often think we should be passionate about what we do, but if we are passionate about who we are, it changes everything about what we do. (Mark 12:28-30, Matthew 13:44, 21:12-13)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 10) In Luke chapter 18, we find blind Bartimaeus crying out to Jesus. In his greatest moment of need he asked Jesus for healing as an expression of faith and reliance on the Father. Jesus knows what we want, even before we ask, but we ask to show our trust and faith in who He is and what He has promised. (Luke 18:35-43)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 9) Like the man beside the pool of Bethesda, we spend years of our life staring at the water and waiting for it to stir up so that we can be healed, when we simply need to turn to Jesus. He is there with us in every circumstance and no matter what we are facing, His name is the answer. (John 5)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 8) Jesus showed us a model of how to live life with an overall purpose and mission. He said no to the right things in order to carry out the mission of His life. Are we saying yes to too many things? Are we mis-aligned or too busy? Are we making decisions with our time and life that reflect our mission? (Luke 4:42-44, John 5:19)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 7) Do you ever feel like you're doing all the right things, but not experiencing The Lord? In the story of Mary and Martha, we see Jesus acknowledging the difference between what is good and what is better. The life that we are choosing is dictating who we are becoming. Are we choosing to be busy, pre-occupied, and focused on religious traditions or choosing to rest in His presence? (Heb. 4:12, Luke 10:38-42, John 12:1-6)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 6) In the story of Lazarus, Jesus was questioned and approached in multiple ways. He met each one of these questions and needs in unique and different ways. In our life, He meets our needs with truth, love, emotion and powerful action. Everything He does is purposeful and His purpose is to reveal Himself to us. (John 11:1-44)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 5) Jesus was sent for you, to restore the hurting, the disappointed and all those who feel inadequate. He restores and then sends us out on a new mission, a better story, and a larger purpose. We must learn how to live like sent people, not just a saved people. (John 20)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 4) There were moments in the life of Jesus where we see His passion and anger rise up when He was faced with injustice. In our life, He has called us to have this same holy discontent for the injustice around us. For too long we have moved away from the difficult things He has called us to and to the mediocre and comfortable. What is the fire in your heart that He has called you to pursue? (Mark 3:1-6)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 3) Our culture is full of so many questions about truth, faith, and religion. This morning's message looks at the difference between finding truth through Jesus and finding a truth through the world. Many would say there can be different forms of truths through many different religions or lack thereof. Jesus asks us, who do you say that I am, what is your truth, and do you believe I am all that I say I am. He stands alone as the truth in a world of many truths. (Ecc. 3:11, John 10:9-11, 11:25-26, 15:5, 14:6, 8:12, Matt. 16:13-18)
Read MoreJesus. He changed everything about everything (Week 2) Jesus' ministry was the in-breaking of the reign of God and the establishment of His kingdom. When He showed up, there was a reversal of power. He touched the un-clean and they became clean, He touched the broken and they were restored. Are you broken or hurting? He is enough. (Mark 1, Mark 2)
Read MoreJesus. He Changed Everything About Everything (Week 1) We begin a new series on Jesus, who He was, and how He changed everything. The Jewish people of that day were looking for an earthly king to rule and reign, but Jesus came and changed everything, including their perspective. What is our current perspective, who do we trust, who rules our life, and who do we worship? (Mark 1:15, 1 Sam. 8, John 17 & 19)
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