Generations Community Church

We know. You've got the joy, joy, joy, down in your heart. WHERE? Down in your heart. Unless you don't, and then you feel a little guilty that, maybe, you're just not living the Christian life the way you're supposed to. But what if joy isn't just a feeling? What if you can experience joy AND pain at the same time? In this message, Max Vanderpool, tackles the second fruit of the Spirit - JOY - and offers practical advice for cultivating MORE of it in your life.

We know. You've got the joy, joy, joy, down in your heart. WHERE? Down in your heart. Unless you don't, and then you feel a little guilty that, maybe, you're just not living the Christian life the way you're supposed to. But what if joy isn't just a feeling? What if you can experience joy AND pain at the same time? In this message, Max Vanderpool, tackles the second fruit of the Spirit - JOY - and offers practical advice for cultivating MORE of it in your life.

Addiction always starts with something that feels good, whether it's drugs, alcohol, sex/porn, social media, sugar, or gambling. That's because our brain releases dopamine - the chemical that makes us feel good and that tells us to do that again. That's why it is SO HARD to break an addiction. The other reason it's hard to break an addiction is because of the SHAME we feel. In this message, Max Vanderpool highlights the EVIL ALEXA we all have lurking inside of us - and how that factors in to addiction.

Addiction always starts with something that feels good, whether it's drugs, alcohol, sex/porn, social media, sugar, or gambling. That's because our brain releases dopamine - the chemical that makes us feel good and that tells us to do that again. That's why it is SO HARD to break an addiction. The other reason it's hard to break an addiction is because of the SHAME we feel. In this message, Max Vanderpool highlights the EVIL ALEXA we all have lurking inside of us - and how that factors in to addiction.

What would you have to do in order to have to APOLOGIZE to every single person you encountered at a public event, like a wedding? Can you imagine doing something SO BAD that it racked up millions of views and thousands of people were calling you the most despicable things? We have a problem in America, because we have become unforgiving. In this message, Max Vanderpool, makes a case for why forgiving others and forgiving yourself is a way to TAME shame.

What would you have to do in order to have to APOLOGIZE to every single person you encountered at a public event, like a wedding? Can you imagine doing something SO BAD that it racked up millions of views and thousands of people were calling you the most despicable things? We have a problem in America, because we have become unforgiving. In this message, Max Vanderpool, makes a case for why forgiving others and forgiving yourself is a way to TAME shame.

The One Hundred Acre Wood has some characters: Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Kanga and Roo, Rabbit, Tigger, Owl, and Eeyore. And most of us can relate to ONE of these characters. But what do you do if you can related to Eeyore? What do you do if you struggle with depression? Can you be a Christian and actually be clinically depressed? In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches from John 15 about joy, happiness, sadness, and yes, even depression.

The One Hundred Acre Wood has some characters: Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Kanga and Roo, Rabbit, Tigger, Owl, and Eeyore. And most of us can relate to ONE of these characters. But what do you do if you can related to Eeyore? What do you do if you struggle with depression? Can you be a Christian and actually be clinically depressed? In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches from John 15 about joy, happiness, sadness, and yes, even depression.

In 2019 America, everybody checks their brain at the door...and they tend to make their way through life following their heart (as best they can) and how they FEEL in any given day and in any given set of circumstances. But what IF you could enlist the help of your BRAIN to help you see yourself the way God sees you? What if your BRAIN could help you feel LESS shamed and MORE free?

In 2019 America, everybody checks their brain at the door...and they tend to make their way through life following their heart (as best they can) and how they FEEL in any given day and in any given set of circumstances. But what IF you could enlist the help of your BRAIN to help you see yourself the way God sees you? What if your BRAIN could help you feel LESS shamed and MORE free?