Week 2 of the Cooperation series has Jesus continuing toward His job of inventing Easter in Jerusalem. Along the way Jesus offers the opportunity to embrace our God-given standing as a Child of God by challenging their, and our, assumptions of who Jesus is.

Week 1 of the Cooperation series puts the focus on God being God of our entire life. All aspects. The woman without much to give gave all she had. Her generosity shows her commitment to trusting God provides.

The Finale of the Love Your Neighbor series has Jesus continuing toward Jerusalem, as the Old Testament prophet Isaiah said needed to happen. And just after Jesus announces His suffering and death waiting in Jerusalem, Mark writes down two Compare & Contrast stories of how to respond to what Jesus offers.

Jenny and the Catalina Church Praise Band close the service with Amazing Grace

Week 3 of the Love Your Neighbor series focuses on a classic: Jesus feeds 5,000 with a wee one’s lunch. Andrew stands in for our role as both hopeful and faith-filled, and immediately, or perhaps chronically, doubtful and skeptical. The point: Use what we have to serve others, and let the Heavenly Father supply the amazing results.

For Week 2 of the Love Your Neighbor series Jesus expands our understanding of who qualifies as being worthy of our love. That ‘forgive me as I forgive others’ thing Jesus taught is tricky.

Week 1 of the Love Your Neighbor series begins with Jesus declaring He is the only one who can perfectly love God and others. And because Jesus did, we can receive the all the benefits. The Challenge? We have to embrace the benefits while still living imperfectly in this imperfect world.

Week 4 of the Wisdom series has Solomon pointing out Too Much of a Good Thing becomes a Bad Thing. We lose the joy of the Good Thing, and we lose Focus on the Main Thing.

Week 3 of the Self Control hits us where it hurts: The damage our words can inflict on those we want - and need - in our life. Some of the damage we do is unintentional. Solomon is challenging us on the intentional damage we do.

Week 2 of the Self-Control series begins with King Saul relieving himself in a cave in the middle of the chase to track down and kill David, who Saul fears wants the throne. Mostly because God has said Saul is a lousy king and David is the next king, which shows our Heavenly Father is funny, Saul chooses the cave David and his 600 fighting men are hiding in. David slices up Saul’s royal robe, but doesn’t slice up Saul. The question is, do we trust God is at work? Or do we need to do whatever is necessary to accomplish God’ goal for Him?