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The insidious trap of comparison has the potential to hold us back from the life God wants us to experience. Sometimes we ask ourselves, "Why don't I have as much as they have?" "Why don't I have the opportunities they have?" "The talents they have?" "The looks they have?" Comparison views life as a competition. It exaggerates the blessings of others and minimizes your own. Comparison crushes contentment.

Do I believe that God is holding out on me? Is Jesus enough for me? Or am I constantly looking for Jesus plus something else? We need to fight for contentment over comparison.

We all have things that hold us back from the life that God wants us to live. Often we get trapped in the snare of gossip.

God hates gossip because God loves you. Gossip divides and destroys.

What do you want to be known for? Do you want to be known as the person who always has the inside scoop? Or do you want to be known as a person who can be trusted?

What if we were caught talking well about other people? What if we were caught with words of good gossip?

Let's be a followers of Jesus who go out and speak words of life.

Traps are the ideas, attitudes, mindsets, behaviors, activities, sins that are easy to get into but difficult to escape from. They hold us back from the life God wants us to have. How do we avoid these traps?

This week we are talking about the trap of apathy — the trap that keeps us from making an impact in our world. The trap that keeps from stepping forward into action to make a difference. As followers of Jesus we don't have the luxury to stay in the trap of apathy. We are called by our savior to escape the trap of apathy and make a difference in the world.

Guilt. Shame. Apathy. Busyness. Comparison. Entitlement.

We all have stuff that holds us back from experiencing all life can be. Ideas and behaviors that can TRAP us.

So enticing, offering life but draining the joy from us.

It’s time to break free.

The Resurrection was the best moment in history, and every year we get to take a Sunday to remember and celebrate this moment.

But now that it's over, where do we go from here?

How do we make the Resurrection moment into a movement?

We'll dive into an understanding that the Resurrection didn't just change history, but it also paves the way to change us.

Have you ever felt like you’ve messed up so bad there’s no coming back? Felt like there’s no chance of restoration. No hope of redemption?

The story of Peter tells us otherwise. Despite his mistakes, we see in Scripture that Jesus is all about the comeback. He is in the business of restoring and healing and giving second chances.

What does it look like to live a godly life in a godless world? As we wrap up our teaching series THRIVING IN BABYLON, we'll read through the story of Daniel in the lions' den and see how we can stand firm and love well in an ever-changing culture.

We are constantly put in a position where we have to choose between culture and God. What are we supposed to do when we don’t know what the right answer is? How do we honor Jesus when there’s not an obvious right answer? We'll talk about how we can make decisions in wisdom, truth and love.

We're kicking off a brand new series of talks around what it looks like to live for God and stand up for what you believe in a world that seems increasingly hostile to biblical faith.

Followers of Jesus today face a dilemma. In a world that seems to reject everything we believe, how do we walk closely with God without caving to pressure or alienating those we hope to reach with our message?

We are going to spend a few weeks studying the life of the prophet Daniel, who persevered in a corrupt culture that closely resembles our own — and emerged as an influential force in God's redemptive plan.