Tragedy and Loss are deep wounds that can leave horrible scars. How do we deal with such loss? Where is God? Can He help, if He doesn't keep these bad things from happening?In this sermon we will listen to people, from the Bible and from today, who have found God to be their only hope when life crashes. God has helped them to be able to dance again!

Anxiety and Depression are at epidemic levels in the U.S. today. Yet Christians / the Church are reluctant to talk about this subject - it is viewed as a spiritual failure.Nothing could be further from the truth. Depression is a complicated condition - with many possible causes and no easy answers.This sermon looks at Depression - what it is and all the causes. The Church is challenged to be for open and loving for people who have this struggle. There is also time to talk about how to Dance even with the scar of depression.

Life wounds us all - and sometimes those wounds leave scars. Not all scars are physical, some are on our hearts and in our minds. Do those scars define us - or can God help us deal with those scars so that we can dance again?This sermon looks at Abuse - the reality of abuse and how God can help us overcome even this scar - so that we can dance again.

God is God and that means He is in control - totally - of everything. Theologians call this Sovereignty. What does that mean for us?In this sermon we will look at God's control - and man's rebellion. Bad things happen, but nothing can keep God from doing what He is intending to do.Nowhere is this more evident than Jesus' final week - when He enters Jerusalem knowing they will kill Him. He has no hesitancy, because He knows God is in control!

God is both holy and loves us. He hates the sin we do, yet loves us still. We would be doomed - except that He is also merciful. He does not give us what we deserve,(Mercy) but He also gives us much more than we have earned. (Grace)This sermon looks at God's mercy - and all that this means for us.

One of the chief words used to describe God in the bible is HOLY. What does that really mean - when we apply it to God? God is... godly or sacred?The Holiness of God is all about His inner character or nature; who God is on the inside. God had every characteristic we could want - and none that we would not want.This sermon looks at God's nature - what it means for us - and how He really is "Beyond Belief WOW!"

Our modern world assumes that anything we cannot understand, measure, or see is not real. So often we reduce God down to our "size" - and remove all the mystery.God will always be a mystery. We cannot fully understand Him. That doesn't mean He is not real or that we need to be afraid. He is GOD AND He loves us. His mystery is a GOOD thing for us!

To fully experience the New Life God wants us to have, we must serve not only other Christians, we much CARE about those who are far from God.Because that is God's heart - He cares.This sermon looks at why we struggle to care, why God cares, how He changes our hearts, and some steps we can take to begin to CARE for those far from God.

A New Life doesn't happen only based on what we take in - but also on what we DO with what we've "eaten." In this sermon, our focus shifts to spiritual "exercise."God has work for each of us. It is when we join Jesus in serving that we really accelerate our spiritual growth.In this sermon we look at serving: what it is, how it work, why it is important, and how to get started.

Finding the New Life we are promised won't happen if we try and do it on our own. We need to Connect (week 1) but we also need to KNOW God. We need to have our own relationship with Him.The Good News: He wants a close relationships with us more than anything in the world! He loves each of us as His child.This sermon looks at this amazing concept - and HOW to come close to God.