God loves you so much there is nothing you can do to make God love you less.Malachi 1:2God loves you faithfully in His mercy and care in every area of your life. (Hebrews 2:17)God loves you extravagantly with all that He has. (Romans 8:32)God loves you personally throughout this life and for all eternity. (Romans 8:35-39)You have never been unloved!

Romans 10:3, 2 Corinthians 5Talk to God about people before you talk to people about God.1. Pray with passion and purpose persistently. (Rom. 10:1)2. Pray with pointed perspective. (Rom. 10:2-4)Pray for understanding God's standard of righteousness. (Rom. 3:20)Pray for realization of what Christ did on the cross. (2 Cor. 5:21)Pray for the willingness to surrender to God in faith. (Rom. 3:22)

Luke 19What would move Jesus to such agony of soul that He would cry uncontrollably?Jesus cries because people are lost to a relationship with Him. (19:42a)Jesus cries because time is runnning out. (19:42b)Jesus cries because of the consequence of rejection. (19:43-44)"The Son of God in tearsThe wondering angels seeBe astonished oh my soulHe shed those tears for me."

Psalm 27 NLTHope without a point of reference is just a wish.Hope floats on top of the troubles and trials of life if we have the right source.1. Our confidence should be in the Lord. (v.1-3)His liight gives direction for every step in life.His salvation provides deliverance from or through life.His stronghold is my defense.2. Stay close to the Lord to exerience His presence and enjoy His beauty. (v.4-6)3. We can call to the Lord with hope and find audience, acceptance, and affirmation. (v.7-12)Our confidence remains in the Lord. (v.13-14)We can give up or look up. God invites us to put our hope in Him.

1 Peter 2:1-6, 21; 3:18This week, Adam shares the hope that comes from the Gospel and importance of the daily intake of God's Word that is required to fully embrace the hope of the Gospel.

Colossians 4:5-6 Our conversation of faith is not about winning an argument.It is about winning a heart.Our converstion should be saturated with grace, reflecting kindness and patience. "The grace in our lives should be spoken in the lives of others." "Generate light, not heat."Our converstion should be seasoned with salt, being tasteful and respectful.Rely on the Holy Spirit to speak through you!

Acts 5True expression can change a life forever.True expression has the right subject: Jesus, the only hope for life and forgiveness. (Acts 5:41-42)True expression has an effective strategy that gets the word out. (Acts 5:42)Sharing Christ is never limited to the church gathering.Sharing Christ is always initiated by the follower of ChristSharing Christ is often connected to another unrelated event or experienceWill you choose to express yourself today?

True Religion is more than a pair of jeans.True religion is havng a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. (John 1:12-13)True religion starts where you are at your point of emptiness, your place of lonliness, your pain of failure. (Luke 19:10)True religion is the defining moment of believing and accepting Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. (Romans 10:9-10)

Romans 12:1-2, Amos 5:21-24Worship is a hot topic of discussion in the church and has been throughout the church's history. What style of worship is best? What kind of worship does GOD like most? This week, Eric challenges our thinking of what real worship is and is not.

The purpose we know will detemine the path we go.The church is not incidental. She is essential when she lives out her purpose.Why does the church exist?The primary purpose we exist is to glorify God. (Eph. 3:20-21)Glorify - to magnify, to elevate, to shed splendor on another.God is to be elevated above all other relationshipsGod is to be magnified in every part of our lifeThe practical process in glorifying God is accomplished through announcing His grace and greatness at work in our lives. (Romans 15:5-6)Recognize His greatness in our lives.Reflect His grace to others.