Christ Journey Church - Messages (Video)

It doesn't matter how old or young you are, most of us will ask, "How long can I go until the dream dies?" How can you hold on to your dreams when disappointment body slams you and you're not sure you can pull your pieces back together? Part three of our series shows us practical ways to face hardship head on and reminds us we have what it takes.

Most men are familiar with the battlefields of work environment, sexual behavior and negative circumstances. Does it ever feel like any one of those could take you down? As we continue with our series, we see how Joseph keeps focused and applies himself in rising and surprising ways in spite of tempting circumstances.

Every man in the making has dreams, but have you ever felt like your dream has been hijacked? Does that mean you should stop dreaming? No way! This new series will dare you to dream… perhaps in ways you hadn’t before.

In the real world, love falls short and our marriages and families don’t reflect God’s ideal. However, simply because a fallen world doesn’t realize God’s ideal doesn’t mean we forfeit or forget His plan. God’s Word tells us marriage and family in this life are foretastes a greater kind of togetherness beyond this life.

Very few of us, if any of us, get to adulthood without some kind of wounding. Yet, God can restore and even fill the deepest voids of our lives. Many times He does this by using people who are willing to love us well. How we love right now across the generations compounds across time... what kind of long-term return will your love yield?

Some of our biggest battles are fought on the field of identity. Who am I? Where do I come from? What am I made of? It's trendy right now to get answers to these questions, but what if we were to look beyond culture? How would these questions be answered for ourselves and our families in light of God's love?

Parenting is a rollercoaster ride of emotions. There are moments of celebration and incredible joy as well as moments of hurt and heartache. Even Mary, the mother of Jesus, was no stranger to the pains of parenting. In fact, obeying God in how we parent can mean our souls will be pierced at some point. So when the heartache comes, how can we redeem it?

Today's topic is one of the hard places in family life – parents raising children. Part of the tension we experience is due to the fact that the task of parenthood is the only major job in life we take on without previous training! Regardless of whether you're a parent or not, we all have a part in developing a partnership with God to raise kids who can handle the tensions of life.

Some things are worth fighting for and one of those is your family. Even though it feels like we're competing against media, technology, busyness – you can and should fight for your family. Culture and society are not to tell us what it should look like. You can look to God and His Word for guidance.

What's the big deal about Easter? It's all about love – love coming to the rescue, love that you can trust. There is no greater "I love you" in the universe than what happened on the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ. You are loved. You have access to God and his favor in Christ. Find it this Easter!