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The Generous Life | Week 3 | God's Generosity Mission | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma

Paul Tripp Quote

Luke 14:27-30, 33 (CSB)

Matthew 19:21-22 (CSB)

More than your MONEY

More than OBEDIENCE

Mark 14:3-9 (CSB)

More than you can AFFORD

Paul Tripp Quote

The Generous Life | Week 2 | God Math | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Math is NATURAL

God math is SUPERNATURAL

2 Corinthians 9:6-12 (CSB)

"In the Old Testament, tithing was a floor, not a ceiling. If we have received more of God's grace in the New Testament, should we be giving less?" -Tim Keller

Tithing TRAINS our HEARTS to TRUST

Deuteronomy 8:11-18 (CSB)

An open HAND starts with an open HEART

Proverbs 3:9 (CSB)

"Tithing should not be treated as a tax levied by God, but as an opportunity to align our hearts with His generosity." -Dallas Willard

90% with God's BLESSING is always better than 100% in my own WISDOM

Malachi 3:10 (CSB)

Tithing is not an issue of SALVATION, but it is an indicator of SURRENDER

The Generous Life | Week 1 | What's Your Money Mindset? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

How you SEE money will influence how you STEWARD money.

Luke 14:28-30 (CSB)

What is my money MINDSET?

What is my money MANAGEMENT?

What is my money MINDSET?

God is the OWNER, I am the STEWARD

Psalm 24:1 (CSB)

Matthew 25:14-30 (CSB)

Money is a good TOOL but a horrible MASTER

Proverbs 22:7 (CSB)

Matthew 6:24 (CSB)

Longterm HEALTH is more important than instant GRATIFICATION

Proverbs 13:22 (CSB)

Haggai 1:5-6 (CSB)

What is my money MANAGEMENT?

1 Corinthians 4:2 (CSB)

BIBLICALLY budget

Proverbs 27:23 (CSB)

SPEND less than you MAKE

Leviticus 19:9-10 (CSB)

Attack DEBT

Proverbs 22:7 (CSB)

Romans 13:8 (CSB)

SAVE

Proverbs 21:20 (CSB)

HONOR and TRUST God through it all

Proverbs 3:5-6, 9 (CSB)

Better Than I Imagined | Week 4 | Called Out | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Am I FOLLOWING Him?

Following Jesus is far more than CHURCH ATTENDANCE and CASUAL COMMITMENT

Matthew 4:17-22 (CSB)

We TRUST

We TURN

We TELL

When Jesus CALLS you out, You're CALLED to CALL out to others

Hebrews 10:19-22 (CSB)

UNDERSTANDING and APPLYING what Jesus has accomplished for you paves the way for transformational prayer life

The security of BEING NEAR begins with DRAWING NEAR

“You cannot banish me for this world is my father’s house.” “But I will slay you,” said the Emperor. “No, you can not,” said the noble champion of the faith, “for my life is hid with Christ in God.” “I will take away your treasures.” “No, but you can not for my treasure is in heaven and my heart is there.” “But I will drive you away from man and you shall have no friend left.” “No, you can not, for I have a friend in heaven from whom you can not separate me. I defy you, for there is nothing you can do to hurt me.” -John Chrysostom

When you SHIFT what you THINK about prayer it will SHAPE what you DO with prayer

5 Shifts In How You Think About Prayer:

GIFT not GUILT

PRESENCE not PRESSURE

CONNECTION not CONDEMNATION

ALIVE not ABSTRACT

MYSTERY not MISERY

Better Than I Imagined | Week 2 | "1, 2, 3, Eyes On Me" Focus For Your Faith | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma

Hebrews 12:1-2; 11-13 (CSB)

Life with Jesus is better than I imagined - when we keep our focus

1 Kings 18:43-46; 19:1-8 (CSB)

Jesus invites us to THRIVE, not just SURVIVE

1 Kings 19:9-13 (CSB)

Storms AROUND YOU don't have to create storms WITHIN YOU

Psalms 46:1-3 (CSB)

Luke 5:15-16 (CSB)

God is often found in the STATIC not the FRANTIC

Help for your focus:

-Start small

-Be consistent

-Eliminate distractions

-Choose the right tools

-Come with expectation

Better Than I Imagined | Week 1 | Get Ready to Feast | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Acts 13:1-4 (CSB)

Fasting positions our HEARTS to HEAR and READIES our lives to REACT to the Holy Spirit's leading.

Matthew 6:16-18 (CSB)

WHY you fast is more important than WHAT you fast.

Romans 12:1-2 (CSB)

Fasting is spiritual FEASTING

Fasting reminds our APPETITES that they are not in CONTROL

Fasting breaks us out of our ROUTINES and RENEWS us spiritually

Fasting brings BREAKTHROUGH

Training for Transformation | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

Matthew 6:33 (CSB)

HOPES FULFILLED are often connected to HABITS ENGAGED.

We don't "TRY" our way to a stronger life with Jesus, we "TRAIN".

1 Timothy 4:7-8 (CSB)

“…the life of someone who engages Scripture four or more times a week looks radically different from the life of someone who does not. In fact, the lives of Christians who do not engage with the Bible most days of the week look no different from the lives of non-believers.” -Center For Bible Engagement

Luke 11:1 (CSB)

Romans 12:1-2 (CSB)

Set a TIME, a PLACE, and a PLAN

Start SIMPLE and HONEST

"Lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." -C.S. Lewis

Be fully PRESENT and AVAILABLE

Focus on the RELATIONSHIP, not the CHECKLIST

"Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together." -Dallas Willard

“How do you take the life of salvation into your ordinary, daily lives? You pray. In salvation God makes himself personally present to us; in prayer we respond by making ourselves personally present to God…prayer cultivates the daily intimacy of salvation.” -Eugene Peterson

With Us | Week 4 | Led By The Light | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma

3 Important questions to know the answer to:

1. Where is your JOURNEY leading you? (DIRECTION)

2. What is it you are LOOKING for? (DISCOVERY)

3. What is it you are LIVING for? (PURPOSE)

Matthew 2:1-16 (CSB)

The LIGHT of the world is still DRAWING people to HIMSELF

John 8:12 (CSB)

Numbers 24:17 (CSB)

Light brings CLARITY

Psalms 118:5 (CSB)

Light brings COMFORT

Matthew 4:16 (CSB)

Light brings CONFIDENCE

Psalms 37:23 (CSB)

RESPOND to the LIGHT: COME let us ADORE him

With Us | Week 3 | A Journey to Joy | Pastor Tyler Schaefer | Life Center Tacoma

Luke 2:8-20 (CSB)

When life is COMPLEX to you, it is CLEAR to God

The FULLNESS of the GOSPEL is to be PROCLAIMED to all people

One EXTRAORDINARY moment can change an ORDINARY life

The good news didn't change CIRCUMSTANCES, but it did change their HEART

The JOY of HEAVEN can now LIVE in me