Under the Sun: Part 2 - Mick Jagger Was Right You’ve heard the song before, you know the words, Mick Jagger sang them, “I can’t get no satisfaction.” We search high and low, try to squeeze it out of other people, even try to buy it but we still can’t quite grasp it. Is there anything more to life than that? A source of deeper satisfaction under the sun? The answer might not be surprising but the outcome might be.Study Guide

Under the Sun: Part 1 - Vapor

Go outside on a cold, February, Kansas morning and breathe into the air. What would you see? Your breath in vapor form. But just as quickly as you see it, it would disappear. This is how the author of Ecclesiastes describes life under the sun—it just isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. What in the world are we supposed to do with that? Study Guide

Are You Going to the Party?Our readiness for Jesus’ return is determined by our stewardship of the resources that He has given us. It is a matter of being about our business for the Lord. Are you a part of God's Kingdom? And if you are, are you investing in the building of the Kingdom of Heaven, so when Jesus returns you will receive an invite to the greatest party ever?

Nic @ Night

We have all had a few very memorable, hopefully meaningful, conversations in our lives. Memorable and meaningful conversations have a personal impact. Jesus had this kind of meaningful, personal conversation with Nicodemus about a person being "born again." Have you had such a conversation with Jesus? It will be the most meaningful conversation you ever have. Study Guide

Fresh Start: Part 4 - Participation

What does it take for God to do something amazing? All the disciples could muster was five loaves and two fish to feed a hungry crowd of over five thousand. But that was all Jesus needed. When you do what you can do and trust God to do what only he can do, the results will be astounding. In the last installment of Fresh Start, we’ll talk about how investing your gifts and talents can help our church get a fresh start in 2021.

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Fresh Start: Part 3 - DirectionWe all have certain places we’d like to end up this year. But the paths we choose don’t automatically get us to our intended destinations. One poor decision can send us down the wrong road, crushing our dreams, and wasting seasons of our lives. As time passes, we look back wondering how we got off course, and how we can recover. In part three, we’ll look at another word that can help us make a fresh start this year.Study Guide

Fresh Start: Part 2 - FoundationThe most common error in making a fresh start is ________. What do you think? Our motive can be right and our method can be right but if we don’t get this one thing right, none of that will matter. In part two, we’ll talk about the one thing we have to get right if we don’t want next time to be a repeat of last time.Study Guide

Fresh Start: Part 1 - ReflectionIf you’re looking for 2021 to provide a fresh start for you relationally or financially or spiritually or occupationally, how are you going to make that happen? Is it just about making a list of resolutions and sticking to them? As we kick off a new year with a new series, we’ll wrestle with the reality that if we really want something to change in the future we’ve got to own the stuff in our past.Study Guide

Who Needs Christmas?If any year has shown us we need Christmas, it is this year. The uncertainty. The disappointments. The challenges. Thousands of years before Mary and Joseph, God made an unbelievable, incoherent, impossible promise. Though circumstances argue to the contrary, God can be trusted. When He makes a promise, He will follow through.

4 Thoughts That Can Still Change the World: Part 4 - Love All

The coming of Christ changed the world. Is it possible that Christmas can still change the world? It can if we choose to act. Jesus came for the poor and the marginalized. This Christmas our church will do the same out of a desire to love people that are the “least of these” and in turn, God-willing, we’ll change the world.Study Guide