Discovery Church

Experiencing depression goes much deeper that experiencing sadness or doubt. Depression seeps into every part of who you are making it nearly impossible to see hope or relief or any amount of change towards a life that is different. It feels lonely. It feels hopeless. It feels dark and meaningless. So what does our God say about these very real and consuming parts as a result of living in a dark and broken world?

Anxious thoughts are constantly taking up space in our minds. They can easily take over our day to day lives causing us to live on edge and as far away as possible from any sense of peace. But we aren't alone...we all struggle with these thoughts & God is our only and truest source of peace that has truth to speak to our anxiety.

We all have situations or relationships that left us in hurt or broken places. Whether we were done wrong by or did the wrong doing....life is full of grudges. The enemy wants us to give into hold pain against those who have done us wrong which keeps us trapped in a cycle of hurt and unforgiveness.

It's often hard to come to grips with finding peace in a restless world. How do we find and embrace peace when situations in life seem less than ideal? We start at the character of who God is...

He doesn't shy away from our pain or questions and embraces the messiness of us looking for peace while holding our questions and pain in the other hand. God can handle our mess. He embraces it, and us...no matter what. And comes to give us rest and peace.

God gives us a number of titles of what Jesus will be and how he will relate to us. And it says that this child will be called Wonderful Counselor.

The Christmas season is like a magnifying glass. If you are in a season where things are going well — relationships are solid, business is good, you’re healthy then Christmas is going to magnify those warm feelings. But for others who are battling anxiety, depression, past traumas, conflict in relationships, things in their professional life are struggling — well then Christmas is going to magnify those things as well. So when we hear Jesus being described as a Wonderful Counselor that’s something we all need in very tangible ways.

When Jesus came to earth He came to be many things. To be a Savior, friend, guide, brother, servant, and our Father.

What kind of relationship does God really want? Your relationship to God has many aspects. God is your Father. He is your Creator. He is your maker, he's your judge, he's your master, he's your Lord, he's your Redeemer, he's your Savior, and he's many, many other things. But most shocking of all is this — God wants you for a friend.

What would be different in your life if you were 100% confident that God’s presence was with you?

God's presence is always around us because He is the God who is always with us. And when we truly recognize that God is with us, we can start to believe more that God is truly for us in all things.

Our homes are our safe havens. It's the place where we feel the most like ourselves. Just like our physical homes, when we choose to follow Jesus invite Him into our hearts to create a home that will always remain. So if He is going to dwell in us then how do prepare a home where we can rest with Him, dwell with Him, remain with Him?

When we choose to follow Jesus, we choose a beautiful life-long journey that He invites us on. Along the way we find important and catalytic moments that shape our faith in Jesus. And today we focus on three of these major milestone moments.