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You ever feel like your prayer life is getting dull, boring, and repetitive? You ever run out of things to say? The Word of God is the food by which our prayers are nourished and made strong. Praying the Scriptures is one the best ways to strengthen our prayer lives. This week, we dive deeper into the practice of praying Scripture.

We begin a new collection of talks called Essentials: Prayer. Have you ever been asked, "How's your prayer life these days?" Have you ever felt good about your response? Maybe God wants us to radically redefine what prayer looks like and what measures a successful prayer life. This week, we begin scratching the surface of what prayer is.

Religion says we have to reach for God. Grace says God has reached for us. In a time in our world when there is so much darkness, pain, and worry, Scripture tells us of a Savior who walks with us in our hopelessness and brings us back. Our prayer during this time is simple: "Easter Us."

We conclude our collection, Seven Last Words, a deeper look into the final seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. This week, we explore: "Into your hands I commit my spirit." At a time filled with darkness and uncertainty, are we able to trust in God and give up our need for control?

We continue our collection, Seven Last Words, a deeper look into the final seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. This week, we explore: "It is finished." This was not a broken Jesus' final whimper of defeat, but a mighty Savior's final battle cry of victory! What does "it is finished" mean for us today?

We continue our collection, Seven Last Words, a deeper look into the final seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. This week, Pastor Christa helps us explore: "Why have you forsaken me?" Lament is such an important part of our faith, but something the church often fails to do. God weeps with us at our graves before he turns them into gardens.

We continue our collection, Seven Last Words, a deeper look into the final seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. This week, we explore: "Behold, Your Mother." Jesus came to revolutionize the way we relate to one another. And in a time when the usual way we do church has been interrupted, we have the opportunity to come back to God's original vision for His Church: family.

We continue our collection, Seven Last Words, a deeper look into the final seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. This week, we explore: "You will be with me in paradise." Most of us have grown up with vague or theologically incorrect understandings of Heaven and eternity. What does the Bible really say about the after life? And how does that affect the way we live today?

We continue our collection, Seven Last Words, a deeper look into the final seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. This week, we explore: "Father, forgive them." Forgiveness is such an important part of our process of healing, yet it's one of the most challenging things Jesus calls us to do. How do we forgive those who have deeply hurt us?

We begin our new collection, Seven Last Words, a deeper look into the final seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. This week, we explore: "I Thirst." How do we quench the thirst of our souls? What can truly satisfy? As we begin our season of Lent, we're praying for God to stir up our thirst and desperation for Jesus, our Living Water.