1 Peter 2:1-10

"A Happiness Group"

Ephesians 2:8-10

"A Happy Life"

Matthew 5:1-12 NRSV

"Real Happiness"

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"The Divine Purpose"

Matthew 28: 16-20

Oftentimes we can forget what we're about as the church. We get so caught up doing our own thing with each other that we forget our main thing is to make disciples of Jesus Christ.

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"A Spiritual Family"

Ephesians 2: 19-22

Over and over again the Bible refers to Christian believers as "the family of God". Jesus has created the church and made us into a spiritual family. Being an active part of a church family is necessary for our spiritual growth.

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"We Belong to God"

Psalm 100

The need to belong is engrained into the very fabric of our being. We go through life trying to find our place in the world. There are many books that are written to guide us along this process but none better than the bible itself.

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"A Place to Make a Difference"

Ephesians 4: 11-16

Whether we realize it or not we all have a deep-rooted desire to make a positive difference in the world. We want to matter, and we want to know that our lives matter. The church was created by Jesus to make a difference in people's lives. It's what we do, it's who we are, and more importantly, it's why Jesus called you to be a part of the church.

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"Believing in God"

Genesis 1: 1

Why do we believe in things? We believe that there is going to be a tomorrow when we lay our heads down at night. We believe that the love we have for one another will never fade. We even believe that as kids the blanket had magical powers to protect us from the things that went bump in the night. We are here today though not just believing but some are even hoping that if there is a God that he is a merciful God. This Sunday we will open the bible to the very beginning of scripture and see that the bible never argues for the existence of God, in fact it all started with him.

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"Hope for the World"

Matthew 16: 13-18

Our world is in desperate need of hope. We know that Jesus IS the hope for the world, and yet even as we know that, the world often rejects our message as the church because we ARE the church. But no matter how many attacks are made upon the modern church, it will always stand firm.

Puzzling Messages

"An Invitation to a Swim Party"

Mark 5: 1-20

As Jesus comes to the edge of a lake, he is met by a man who lived in a cave and was possessed by multiple demons. When Jesus ordered the demons out of the man, the demons begged Jesus not to turn them out but instead send them into the herd of pigs who were grazing close by. In this scripture we see Jesus do what he does best, and that is a game of word play. The demons said they do not want to be sent to hell, and Jesus said he will not send them there. He instead sends them into the pigs and the pigs are the one that sent them there as they jumped into the lake. So, they were the ones that sent them back to hell. Interesting story, even more so, when we break it down this week and see what else this means.