ere we will explore why the simple (but powerful) act of gathering is important. Many feel they do not need to gather with others, but from moment one in Acts the church is called to gather in the Holy Spirit for prayer, sharing, fellowship, joy, power, and authenticity—and that provides hope for all--believers and the world. Such a culture cannot be achieved alone.

Each of us are affected by our families. All of us belong to one kind of family or another. All of us have mothers and fathers, whether we know them well or just a little bit, or not at all. And all of us have unique family dynamics that we deal with. Some of us have brothers and sisters, some of us do not. Some of us are married, some of us are not. Some of us have married parents, some of us do not. And whether we are married or not, or have children or not, we all know folks who are married or have children. What does God have to say about family dynamics? Between parents and children? About moms or dads? About Marriage? In a world where the pressures and tensions on our families are growing all the time come join us in this sermon series as we examine why family matters and why God desires our human families to be a part of the family of God. Family is more important than we realize…family matters. Beginning on May 12 with Mothers’ Day and continuing through June 16 with Father’s Day we will share in this series entitled: “Family Matters.”

Each of us are affected by our families. All of us belong to one kind of family or another. All of us have mothers and fathers, whether we know them well or just a little bit, or not at all. And all of us have unique family dynamics that we deal with. Some of us have brothers and sisters, some of us do not. Some of us are married, some of us are not. Some of us have married parents, some of us do not. And whether we are married or not, or have children or not, we all know folks who are married or have children. What does God have to say about family dynamics? Between parents and children? About moms or dads? About Marriage? In a world where the pressures and tensions on our families are growing all the time come join us in this sermon series as we examine why family matters and why God desires our human families to be a part of the family of God. Family is more important than we realize…family matters. Beginning on May 12 with Mothers’ Day and continuing through June 16 with Father’s Day we will share in this series entitled: “Family Matters.”

Marriage is so important in our lives and in our families that we want to spend another week on this topic. In addition to offering encouragement in marriage, we want to offer some practical tips on how to cultivate a healthy marriage this week.

Today we will be talking about the importance of marriage and how vital it is to work at our marriages, given all of the strains against marriage in our current society. Even if we are not married ourselves, we all know someone who is married and therefore this topic impacts us all

Each of us are affected by our families. All of us belong to one kind of family or another. All of us have mothers and fathers, whether we know them well or just a little bit, or not at all. And all of us have unique family dynamics that we deal with. Some of us have brothers and sisters, some of us do not. Some of us are married, some of us are not. Some of us have married parents, some of us do not. And whether we are married or not, or have children or not, we all know folks who are married or have children. What does God have to say about family dynamics? Between parents and children? About moms or dads? About Marriage? In a world where the pressures and tensions on our families are growing all the time come join us in this sermon series as we examine why family matters and why God desires our human families to be a part of the family of God. Family is more important than we realize…family matters. Beginning on May 12 with Mothers’ Day and continuing through June 16 with Father’s Day we will share in this series entitled: “Family Matters.”

Each of us are affected by our families. All of us belong to one kind of family or another. All of us have mothers and fathers, whether we know them well or just a little bit, or not at all. And all of us have unique family dynamics that we deal with. Some of us have brothers and sisters, some of us do not. Some of us are married, some of us are not. Some of us have married parents, some of us do not. And whether we are married or not, or have children or not, we all know folks who are married or have children. What does God have to say about family dynamics? Between parents and children? About moms or dads? About Marriage? In a world where the pressures and tensions on our families are growing all the time come join us in this sermon series as we examine why family matters and why God desires our human families to be a part of the family of God. Family is more important than we realize…family matters.

And how can we really describe one who was fully human and fully divine? What kind of man is that? Join us in this series as we examine the wonderful, radical, multi-dimensional, full-of-color Jesus as we ask and explore the question, “Who Is This Man…really?”

In this sermon series come explore the Jesus you thought you knew… or perhaps never knew. We will examine Jesus, the victor over death, and explore carefully who He really is. Contrary to our normal way of thinking, Jesus is much, much more than the one-dimensional boxes we tend to put him in. Was Jesus a man who always held His emotions in check or did he get angry, cry, laugh, and party? Was Jesus boring or did He bring forth new life in new ways? Did Jesus always play by the rules or was He a rule-breaker?

And how can we really describe one who was fully human and fully divine? What kind of man is that? Join us in this series as we examine the wonderful, radical, multi-dimensional, full-of-color Jesus as we ask and explore the question, “Who Is This Man…really?”

This is a focus upon the extreme demands Jesus places upon discipleship and points how the religious are not necessarily who Jesus deems as worthy. How do we reconcile the extremity of Jesus’ statements?