This is the first week of our series Summer in the Psalms. Psalm 1 is a fantastic Psalm with tons of practical wisdom. This weekend, we specifically looked at the Psalm in light of making decisions and learning to delight in God. God's no often precedes His yes, and fruit comes seasonally. We live in a world obsessed with success. But we are not called to success; we are called to long and faithful obedience. We give everything we can within the limits of how God created us and trust Him with the results. When we are faithful, God will see to it that we are fruitful.

Egypt represents our painful past. Big or small things, are so hurtful that even though we survive them, we still occasionally feel the pain of them like an old injury. What is your Egypt? It is impossible to MOVE out of your painful past, your Egypt, without other people. God has created us to really need Jesus but also to really need one another.

You were built to rest. There are times of planting and hard work, but there should also be times of enjoying the harvest and letting the land rest. This cycle is seen in scripture time and time again. Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for you souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-29). So how do we accept this invitation to rest and make the most of this summer season? Check it out!

No family is perfect, not even Jesus' earthly family! However, there are a few key elements that we can understand and grow in to bring our families toward health and peace. Proverbs 24:3 (AMP) says, "Through skillful and godly wisdom a house, a life, a family is built, and by understanding it is established on a sound and good foundation."

We don't judge success the same way God does. If you've ever felt invisible, ever felt unseen, or asked yourself, "Is what I'm doing making any difference?" Can we tell you something? God LOVES doing BIG THINGS in small, seemingly insignificant places—that's the story of how God worked through Mary, Paul, and even Jesus' life to bring hope to the world.

Our founding pastor Willie George reminds us that we have a right standing with God which gives us confidence in our prayers, our authority, and our faith. But this right standing is nothing we could ever earn; it is because of our substitute: Jesus. Because of Jesus, we can stand before God without blemish and we can maintain a "righteousness awareness." Don't miss this rich message!

God wants to work today—here and now. The powerful things He has done in the past He is still doing. He is calling us to more peace, more joy, more fullness than we could ever imagine. But first, we have to fix our eyes on Jesus, because where our eyes are fixed our feet will go. Don't miss this powerful message from Pastor Ian Wilson.

We are called to be a resurrection people. The resurrection should inform the way we live and love every single day. But there can be no resurrection without a death. Through Jesus, we're not offered new life someday—we're offered new life now. Our Lead Pastor Whit George reminds us what it means to be resurrected. Don't miss it!

This is part 4 of our series on fasting called Fast Forward with our lead pastor Whit George. It's not how you start the race but how you finish that makes the difference. If you want to finish well look for an opportunity in adversity. God doesn't cause adversity but He can leverage it to slingshot us to a place we would never be otherwise. We serve a God who turns defeat into victory.

This is part three of our series all about making space for more of God called Fast Forward. Our lead pastor Whit George takes us through John 15 and explains that we were meant to stay connected to God by abiding in Him because apart from Him we can do nothing. But how do we stay connected to God when life challenges our trust?