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This past Sunday, guest Pastor Dan Lian shared with our church some of misunderstandings about the character of who God is. As we take a look at Luke 15 with the Parable of the Lost Sheep, we can see that God is concerned with our return to Him as He chases after us and carries us home.

Jesus doesn't call us to be customers, He calls us to be partners in spreading the gospel. Partners are committed no matter the benefit to them. This Generosity Sunday, Ps. Filmore shared a message on why we give, and how it transforms not only our hearts, but furthers God's mission.

As believers, we are united together in Christ and loved by our Heavenly Father; and the world will know we are sons and daughters of God by our love for one another. This past Fourth of July Sunday, Filmore Bouldes concluded our CHURCH IS: series with CHURCH IS: God's Family.

As believers, we are on a mission to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love others as we love ourselves. This Sunday, Ryan Schlachter preached on how CHURCH IS: A People on a Mission –– a mission to make disciples of all the nations: disciples who will also love God and others. God has called us to do these things, and we do them for God's glory.

A great church is made up of people who embody forgiveness. This Sunday, Filmore Bouldes preached on how CHURCH IS: A People of Forgiveness. We can forgive when the memory of the sacrificial love and grace of Jesus is a stronger memory than our pain. We need His Holy Spirit power in us in order to see His fruit in our lives and truly impact and change the world around us!

This Sunday, Pastor Janel Navran preached a message on how CHURCH IS: Friendship! In a city coming back to life, we have the opportunity as God's people to invite others into the love of Christ through community and friendship. This takes boldness, commitment and sacrifice. As John 13:35 says, "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Boldness is available to all, it comes from our relationship with the Lord. The Lord is reminding us to use the boldness He has given. This Sunday, David Chan shared a powerful message on the boldness we receive through the Holy Spirit. This boldness is not determined by our personality, or age or our background, it is available to all of us because of who Jesus is. Let us take on the boldness from the Holy Spirit to impact the world around us this week.

Prayer is a conversation and encounter with God that has power over people's lives. It is an opportunity to learn more about God and declare our love for him. It has the ability to change us and establish God as our utmost priority. Prayer brings peace and can lead to miracles. This Sunday, Pastor Filmore Bouldes shared on how we are a church devoted to prayer. By committing to the habit of prayer, our desires will begin to change, as our cravings are indicators of our habits.

The Holy Spirit and the church go hand-in-hand; they're intertwined. As such, we cannot be the church that Jesus calls us to be without the Holy Spirit He has given to us. Jesus gives Him to us as a gift for the purpose of building up the church through us. So, to fully utilize this gift, we must learn about and understand the Holy Spirit. This Sunday, Pastor Ryan Schlachter shared on the Holy Spirit who convicts, empowers, and comforts us.

We are called to live on purpose, to live on the mission Jesus has laid out in front of us. That purpose is to make disciples, to live like Him and let our life reflect His glory. Pastor Filmore Bouldes shares a powerful message on how following a life after Jesus gives us purpose. This true purpose for our lives is to live as disciples and to make disciples in the world around us.