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Amy Kropp shares how we are completely unqualified to serve God and be loved by God. But God in his infinite mercy gives us His unqualified love in spite of our shortcomings.

We all crave love from the moment we enter this world to the moment we leave. What if there was a true and perfect kind of love that could fill that void completely? Ryan Alsheimer talks about how the Bible defines love in the famous “love chapter”, 1 Corinthians 13.

Pastor Kaler Carpenter from the Redemption Movement spoke on how the Bible defines the word "Lost", and how it applies to our lives and our mission.

Amy Kropp challenges us to build a memorial in our hearts to remember how God has come through for us. God's plan for us doesn't always meet our expectations, but God's plans are greater, and he never fails us. Each time we encounter Him, we need to build a new memorial to God, so we don't forget God's faithfulness towards us.

In one of the most popular passages in the bible, Moses encounters God in the form of the burning bush in Exodus 3. After Moses tries to wiggle his way out of God’s calling, we see how easy it can be to make excuses for what God has called us to do. Ryan Alsheimer finishes our Face to Face series with this story, and talks about how this story was just the beginning of a face to face friendship between God and Moses, and how that friendship is still available to everybody today.

Despite facing many obstacles and barriers, this mother approached Jesus with a great need of having her daughter healed. In this story we see Jesus test her faith in order to build it, and how this woman held on to Jesus in faith that He alone could heal her daughter. Ryan Alsheimer talks about how we still face some of these same obstacles today, and the importance of faith in Christ to see us through these obstacles.

Gideon, God’s ‘mighty man of valor’, wasn’t always so mighty. When God showed up in a moment of weakness, Gideon wouldn’t have ever dreamed that God would ask him to lead the nation of Israel to victory over their oppressors. God is still looking for this generation to respond to Him, saying “we can’t do it God, but you can!” Ryan Alsheimer talks about Gideon’s encounter with God, how it changed him, and why it still matters.

Pastor Don Yarborough talks about Jesus’ face to face encounter with Nathanael in the Bible, and then talks about the powerful love of God.

There is power in a name. All of his life, Jacob was marked by the meaning of his name: “deceiver”. However, after a face to face wrestling match with God, Jacob is given a new name to live by: “Israel”. Ryan Alsheimer talks about the significance of this face to face encounter, and how the same interaction with God is still available today.

If we let it, fear can easily control what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, etc. Ryan Alsheimer talks about some of our common fears, and how the love of God, proven by the resurrection of Christ, can beat fear in our lives. This sermon is from our Easter 2017 event at Foothills Performing Arts Center.