Christmas at Genesis Church.

Life happens. People hurt us. If we’re not careful, bitterness can get the best of us and influence everything we do. Someone once said, “Bitterness is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.” God can help us overcome our BITTERNESS so that we can travel light.

Life happens. People hurt us. If we’re not careful, bitterness can get the best of us and influence everything we do. Someone once said, “Bitterness is like drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.” God can help us overcome our BITTERNESS so that we can travel light.

Loneliness is now an epidemic in our culture. So many of us feel isolated and the last couple of years only intensified that feeling. God cares about the lonely and has a plan to overcome it. Leave behind LONELINESS and travel light.

Loneliness is now an epidemic in our culture. So many of us feel isolated and the last couple of years only intensified that feeling. God cares about the lonely and has a plan to overcome it. Leave behind LONELINESS and travel light.

Busyness has become a serious problem that is weighing us all down.  It keeps us on the run and distracts us away from things that matter the most, but in Luke 10, Jesus wants us to see that there’s something more important in life than getting things done.

Busyness has become a serious problem that is weighing us all down.  It keeps us on the run and distracts us away from things that matter the most, but in Luke 10, Jesus wants us to see that there’s something more important in life than getting things done.

The Christmas holiday should be a fun and joyful time filled with family and friends. But for all too many of us, the fun is overshadowed by worry, fear and anxiety.

Let's look into Gods word and find how he shows us to leave behind our anxiety and travel light!

What happens when you feel like you’ve messed up so bad that you are too far gone? Our failures have the potential to define how we see ourselves, and if we are not careful they can reshape the direction of our entire lives! Thankfully, Jesus knows this is a struggle for all of us. In John 21 we find him confronting Peter’s greatest failure in order to help him see that the answer isn’t to try harder or to be a better version of himself. The answer is learning to rest in his deep love for us.

The gospel of John closes with this strange story of Jesus once again appearing to his disciples and helping them catch some fish. But in that moment, he takes the opportunity to restore Peter to his place of leadership. In doing so, he reminds him, and us, that our performance is not what earns us favor with God.