When we reconcile, we intentionally live out the good news of Jesus. Through reconciliation, we step into loving others the way Christ has loved us.

We reconcile out of love for Jesus and for one another—and we do so voluntarily and because we’ve been loved by God.

Reconciliation is possible because we now have an identity that’s been transformed by Jesus. When we pursue reconciliation, we’re living out the good news of Jesus that we say we’ve received.

We deepen in our relationship with Jesus when we grow more fully in our apprenticeship to him.

Real communication with God will produce stability and grow your character. It does more than just make you feel close to God—it transforms you and births the likeness of Christ in you.

A deeper walk with God comes from seeking God and loving God with everything you have and are—your heart, will, affections, desires, dreams, everything about you.

We live in a world filled with loneliness. But through Jesus, God becomes our friend. And you can be friends with God because you are the object of his love.

If you want to deepen your relationship with God, it’s going to take an incredible amount of honesty. God seeks relationship with those who are honest and who will speak truth about themselves.

God wants to know you way more than you could ever desire to know him. So how do we know God and build a life-transforming relationship with Jesus?

We didn’t physically witness with our eyes Jesus’ death and resurrection, yet we are called to be his witnesses. Consider what that looks like for us in this week’s message.