Questions...we all have them.

Some questions are good and solid and to be honest, well, some questions are just plain silly.

Sometimes when we ask a silly question we don't expect the answers that sometimes come back. In this look into The Book we discover that although the question was silly. . .the answer was serious and surprising.

In preparing for a Bible study I stumbled across a verse I had never read before. It stuck with me and I jotted it down in my journal. Later I realized that it was a 3:16. . .which is not magical, just interesting. I decided to come back later, study it more, and unpack it in my personal study.

I heard about a guy who wrote a commentary of sorts on all of the 3:16 verses in the Bible. The book got mixed reviews but the idea kept floating across my brain. What if you did a study on all the 3:16 verses of the Bible?

So I took a little time and found our there are some great 3:16 verese and many of them extremely pivotal in the transformational journey of faith.

I thought it would be interesting to see the full list of these 3:16s. . .

To read and discover more click the link below

http://www.touchandchange.com/artman/publish/article_1728.shtml

This is the last session in the Crazy University series. We have been coming

face to face with how we face the crazy world we live in. Our discoveries

have been helpful and insightful. Together we have learned ways to face life

CALM, CONSTRUCTIVE, CHALLENGED, CONNECTED, CENTERED, CONFIDENT, CONSISTENT.

Today we ask the last question...are you committed?

July 18th

CU Committed (Crazy University Week 9)

James 5:7-11

The Instruction of Commitment

The entire passage, verses 7-11

The Illustration of Commitment

(v.7)

The Implications of Commitment

(v.8)

We all know what consistency is. Or at least we think we do. But can we live

consistent lives in the crazy world around us? Or most importantly and what

we will focus on today ; Can we live consistent lives for Jesus in the midst

of a crazy world? It is our hope today that when we are done people will CU

Consistent!

1 John 2

Consistent In Christ-Likeness

(v.6)

Consistent In Caring

(v.10)

Consistent In Confidence

(v.14)

Consistent In Compliance

(v.17)

Consistent In Consistence

(v.24)

1776 was the year the cry of independence was heard around the world.

A group of men on a sweltering summer day in Philadelphia voted and the birth of nation began.

So much has been said, so much has been written, in this celebration worship experience

we discover what it means to give your life for something besides yourself and

the importance of the foundation you build upon

CU Connected - Crazy University Week 7

How do you face the future?

You don't have a choice in whether or not you face it. We all face the future because time is always marching onward.

But what we really are wanting to know is how do you face it?

Are you fearful, unsteady, and concerned? Or are you sure, confident, and strongly facing what lies ahead?

In a crazy world you can face the future with confidence. Really, you can!

In this session of Crazy University we discover how that can happen in our lives.

CU Connected - Crazy University Week 6

If we are going to live courageous lives in this crazy world then we must be CALM, CONSTRUCTIVE, CHALLENGED, CONNECTED and CENTERED.

As a matter of fact being centered is what this installment of Crazy University is all about.

Most people spend the bulk of their lives off center

We are focused on what we don't have...and miss out on what we do have.

We allow our circumstances to define us and we end up mad, mean, and missing the joy that could be found in what we have around us.

CU Connected - Crazy University Week 5

The world is crazy...without a doubt!

The great news for each of us is that Jesus knows how confusing and out of control life can be.

That is one of the reasons that He has designed us for community.

So in this edition of the Crazy University series we explore whether or not people CU CONNECTED...and

you get to decide for yourself if you are connected in the right way so that life becomes what He intended for it to be!

CU Challenged (II) - Crazy University Week 4

Here we are again for another course at Crazy University!

This is the second installment where we explore ways we face life challenged!

In the crazy world we live in does life beat you up or do you get up and face each day challenged to live it to the max?

This study is a continuation of CU Challenged I and we look deeper that the passage in 2 Peter as we find some tools to help us face life.

CU Challenged - Crazy University Week 3

Here we are again for another course at Crazy University!

This is the lifelong learning school where we are discovering ways to navigate the sometimes and often craziness of the world we live in. So far we have looked at how we stay CALM and CONSTRUCTIVE in the midst of the craziness. Today we examine a new topic...we ask if people C U Challenged?

Now it is true that life can be challenging...no doubt about it. But that is not what we are talking about. We are asking if you approach life as a challenge, are you tackling the challenge of living the life that God has created you to live in ways that honor Him, when people look at you as you live do they CU Challenged?

In the same way we face life in calm and constructive ways, we can also face life as a challenge and let that challenge bring out the best in us.

To get there and to face the challenge we must be diligent. When you are diligent you are : Thorough, attentive, industrious, persistent, and tireless. So this week we discover how to be all of those things as we tackle the amazing challenge of living life to the fullest for the Savior!