John the Baptist spent his ministry in preaching the truth. He spoke on tough things while keeping it simple. This simple message that he regularly spoke was an act of repentance. Knowing and understanding true repentance is essential in our walk with Christ.

Luke 3:1-2, Luke 3:2-3, Luke 3:4-6, Luke 1:13-17, Luke 1:76-77, Luke 3:7-9, Luke 3:10-14, Luke 3:15-18

John told the truth simply; repent and prepare the way, for the Lord is here.

Choosing joy isn't a spiritual band-aid or a quick fix to our stress and worry. It's a chance to be honest about the stress and worry we're feeling while still choosing to trust God and experience His goodness in the middle of it.
Acts 16:25
When you think about the future, what excites you? And what stresses you out?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you struggle with not being in control?
What does it mean to choose joy?
What's one way you can choose joy this week?

When it feels like you are facing Everything Everywhere all at once, God sometimes uses other people to help us through difficult times. We should lean into receiving help from and giving help to others around us.
Proverbs 29:25, John 19:25-27, Hebrews 10:23-25, and Galatians 6:2.

In today's world, there are so many things that might add stress to our lives. This could be relationships, family, school, or even our faith. This stress can have a major impact on our daily lives and prevent us from living a life characterized by God's peace. The truth is, God loves us so much that He has given us a way to handle stress, by casting all of our cares onto Him, because He cares for us!
1 Peter 5:7

The trap of comparing ourselves to others steals our joy and peace. But God doesn't compare us to others. He sees us through the lens of His perfect love. There's nothing we could ever do to lessen our value to Him.

Scripture:
2 Corinthians 10:12; 2 Corinthians 10:18; Proverbs 4:23; Ephesians 3:14-21


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While the Bible doesn't contain everything we WANT to know, it sure does contain everything we NEED to know. Tonight we unpack how God designed His Word to be used in the daily life of a Christian.

Scripture:
Psalm 119:105 // Exodus 16:1-18


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the Bible is light for our life. It may not always give us specific answers that we want in the moment. But overtime, it illuminates the path of our lives.

Scripture:
2 Timothy 3:16, Genesis 2:7, John 17:3


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Understanding the Bible can seem overwhelming at times, especially the hard stuff that doesn't seem to make sense to us. The reason this can happen is because we don't read the Bible in its full context. In order to understand the Bible, we need to be sure we know how to read it in context. People, places, time periods, cultures, etc are all explained more clearly when we have the context behind them.

Scripture: 
Philippians 4:13, 2 Timothy 4:11-13

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Though it's the most popular book of all time, for many the Bible sits in the home collecting dust or holding down papers. What if we saw the Bible differently? What if we saw it as the living Word of God? How might that change how we interact with this timeless book?

Scripture:
John 1:1-5

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Listen as on of our young adults Chris shares the word discussing the book of Jonah.

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