Community Bible Church of Highlands

Humanity is a mess.- We don-t have to look far to see it- our own lives are messy.- We fail, we struggle, and we fail again.- The good news is that Jesus came into the worst part of humanity-s filth to make us clean again.- Often we want to tidy up our lives before we invite Christ into them- Christ would rather help us clean them up.- Join us as we study Isaiah 56 and learn what God's heart is towards us even in the midst of our messy lives.

In his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul prays that God would preserve His church - not just in their physical bodies, but in their souls and spirits as well.- We humans are multi-faceted beings, composed of soul, spirit, and body.- Sometimes we get off balance and focus on one -facet- of ourselves to the detriment of the others.- When this happens, we reach out in negative ways to compensate for our felt needs.- This imbalance is seen throughout culture, and is propagated as normal - especially in the media.- We as the church must learn to find our strength in Christ and, through His Spirit, learn to live balanced lives- lives that are whole and complete in spirit, soul, and body.

No matter what circumstance we find ourselves in, we are called to give thanks.- Sometimes this comes easily- other times it is incredibly difficult.- In abundance we easily focus on what we've been given, forgetting it is a gift from God.- In times of loss we grieve for we no longer have.- Through both of these life stages, in the good and the bad, our call as believers in Christ is to rejoice in Him.- When we learn to focus on God in every situation, we find that He is right there with us... and He helps us to come through it in victory.

How do we respond when we are offended-- The normal temptation is to avoid offense at all costs.- However, if seen in the right way, offense is both an opportunity for our own personal correction, and a chance to bless those who are offending us.- A right response can bring others closer to Christ.- Are we willing to push through the difficult aspects of being offended in order to reflect the grace of Christ to those who offend us-

Do we expect God to change us-- Do we believe that He will work through us-- Often, more than the answer to those questions, we want to know if we are successfully blending in with the crowd.- Christ-s call is not to be like the crowd but to stand out from it.- God wants to grip us. -He wants us to surrender all that we are so He can transform us into all that we should be.- Are we willing to open our lives to Him-

Without the hard work and success of this country-s farmers, most of us wouldn-t be able to put food on the table.- Farming is essential to life.- But what does farming have to do with Community Bible Church-- Listen with us as we learn about our calling as -farmers-, and as we begin to follow the Lord into a more Biblical version of our calling as the Church of Christ.

What is it like to see things clearly- The blind man in Mark 8 knows all about the beauty and wonder of really, truly seeing for the first time.- God is in the midst of calling Community Bible Church towards a unique and specific vision.- Join us as Pastor Gary explains what this vision is, and how we can grasp onto it in a way that we, too, gain 20-20 sight.

Churches go through many stages in their growth from infancy to adulthood.- What is the sign of a mature church- -Join us as we explore Biblical passages relating to Christian maturity, and as we learn specifically about the relationship between humility and maturity within the Bride of Christ.