07/26/2020 | How do you say No to the emotions that compete for control? Guilt, Envy, Anger, Fear...they have a way of controlling us. But in this series, we'll see how Jesus invites us to live a better way, where these emotions won't be the boss of us.

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In Week 5, Pastor Todd talks about different reasons that we may experience fear. Sometimes it's legitimate, sometimes it's made up, and other times we don't know where it comes from. Pastor Todd shows from Matthew 8:23-27 where Jesus calms the storm that Fear is a Liar, and that we can choose one of three responses to Fear: 1) Let Fear be our boss, 2) Try to be your own boss, or 3) Trust in Jesus.

Pastor Matt, Pastor Jamal, and Pastor Bonnie talk about the different types of anger that Pastor Jeff talked about the Sunday before. We talk about what it looks like to control sudden anger, how to direct anger at sin instead of an individual, identifying when our own anger is sinful, and what sanctified or righteous anger looks like in the life of a Christian.

07/19/2020 | How do you say No to the emotions that compete for control? Guilt, Envy, Anger, Fear...they have a way of controlling us. But in this series, we'll see how Jesus invites us to live a better way, where these emotions won't be the boss of us.

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In Week 4, Pastor Jeff talks about four different types of anger, and what our responses should be to them:

1) Sudden Anger...needs to be Controlled (Pr. 16:18)

2) Sinful Anger...needs to be Condemned (Matt. 5:22)

3) Stubborn Anger...needs to be Conquered (Eph. 4:26-27)

4) Sanctified Anger...needs to be Channelled (Eph. 4:26-32)

On this episode, the pastoral staff talk about the results of allowing envy and jealousy to be motivation, and whether or not we should understand dealing with envy as "a tension to manage." We talk about how we need to have personal ownership of our actions, yet the gospel makes it clear that we have no ability in and of ourselves to change anything about our sinful nature; it's all by the power of Jesus. We end the discussion by talking about what this looks like in the life of a believer.

07/12/2020 | How do you say No to the emotions that compete for control? Guilt, Envy, Anger, Fear...they have a way of controlling us. But in this series, we'll see how Jesus invites us to live a better way, where these emotions won't be the boss of us.

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In Week 3, Pastor Matt talks about how envy & jealousy are the opposite of peace. From looking at Solomon's wisdom in Ecclesiastes 4, Pastor Matt says that there's no "win" in Comparison, Envy isn't a problem to solve but a tension to manage, and that Contentment is found where God has called you. We then change gears and look at Paul's letter in Philippians 2, and see that in order for Envy not to be the boss of us, we must 1) adjust our thinking, 2) stay in our lane, and 3) celebrate others.

Pastor Matt, Pastor Jamal, Pastor Todd, and Pastor Bonnie talk about our response when it comes to guilt. Sometimes it comes from what we've done, and other times it may come from someone placing that guilt on us. We talk about spotting the difference between condemnation and conviction, the purpose of forgiveness, and placing our identity in what God says about us.

07/05/2020 | How do you say No to the emotions that compete for control? Guilt, Envy, Anger, Fear...they have a way of controlling us. But in this series, we'll see how Jesus invites us to live a better way, where these emotions won't be the boss of us.

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In Week 2, Pastor Jeff talks about how we don't have to be condemned by our guilt. Our past reminds us, but it doesn't define us. When we've come to faith in Christ, there is no condemnation (Romans 8:1-4). He talks about how we need to: 1) Compare Condemnation and Conviction, 2) Comprehend what Jesus did for us (Rom. 8:3-4), and 3) Commit to living by the Spirit (Rom. 8:4).

Pastor Matt, Pastor Jamal, and Pastor Todd talk about You're Not The Boss of Me Week 1. We discuss "monitoring behavior", how traditions can be both good and bad, how to spot the difference, and how to follow Jesus' invitation to not just monitor our behavior, but to monitor our hearts.

06/28/2020 | How do you say No to the emotions that compete for control? Guilt, Envy, Anger, Fear...they have a way of controlling us. But in this series, we'll see how Jesus invites us to live a better way, where these emotions won't be the boss of us.

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In Week 1, Pastor Jeff reads from Matthew 15:18 where Jesus says that what comes out of your mouth reveals what's in your heart.  We all monitor our behavior to some degree, but Jesus invites us to take monitoring to a whole new level - to look inside our hearts. As Pastor Jeff put it, "How do you put a smile on God's face? By how we treat each other."

Pastor Matt, Pastor Jamal, and Pastor Todd talk about memories, experiences & lessons their fathers have instilled into them. They also talk about the tensions of reflecting the fatherhood of God when it comes to parenting, and about the significance that as Christians, we are able to refer to God as our Father.