Heaven & Hell Rom 8:18; Rev 21:1-5; Acts 7:55; II Peter 3:10b; Rev 21:2,11,18; Rev 21:2-3 No Death No Night No Temple No Lamp No Crying No Pain No Wars No Sin Stephen Covey coined the phrase, “Begin with the end in mind.” The principle has been helpful for business, sports teams, families and faith. How we picture the end of life dramatically influences how we live today. But most people are unsure about the future. 74% of Americans believe in heaven while only 59% believe in hell. So what happens when we die? What is our final destination? Will we all live forever?

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Matt 4:8-10; Deuteronomy 6:10-13Pause Have you ever done something wrong and afterwards realized you had no idea why you did it? There is something inside all of us that causes us to do things even though we know they are wrong. You can call it whatever you want but Jesus calls it temptation. When we give into temptation it can make a mess of our lives! But what if in the moment of temptation we PAUSE and consider all that is at stake? Over the next few weeks we are going to look at how Jesus handled the temptations he faced and how we can overcome the ones we face.

Mark 1:14-20iFish When Jesus walked the earth he said, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17). But most of us would rather be doing anything else besides fish for men. There are fears related to evangelism that can prevent us from sharing our faith. Join us as we overcome some of the common obstacles to sharing Christ. Let’s go fishing!

Matthew 4:5-7; Exodus 17:1-3, 7Pause Have you ever done something wrong and afterwards realized you had no idea why you did it? There is something inside all of us that causes us to do things even though we know they are wrong. You can call it whatever you want but Jesus calls it temptation. When we give into temptation it can make a mess of our lives! But what if in the moment of temptation we PAUSE and consider all that is at stake? Over the next few weeks we are going to look at how Jesus handled the temptations he faced and how we can overcome the ones we face.

GROW All of us want to grow. No one wishes to remain stagnate relationally, intellectually or spiritually. All of us enjoy progress, but often times we don’t know how to grow spiritually. But what if we did? What if our lives were like a seed the grew-up producing a crop. Jesus said, “but the seed on good soil stands for those…who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop” (Luke 8:15).

GROW Proverbs 31:28; Ruth 1:3-18 Guest JoAnn Kraft All of us want to grow. No one wishes to remain stagnate relationally, intellectually or spiritually. All of us enjoy progress, but often times we don’t know how to grow spiritually. But what if we did? What if our lives were like a seed the grew-up producing a crop. Jesus said, “but the seed on good soil stands for those…who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop” (Luke 8:15).

Heaven & Hell Luke 16:19-28 Stephen Covey coined the phrase, “Begin with the end in mind.” The principle has been helpful for business, sports teams, families and faith. How we picture the end of life dramatically influences how we live today. But most people are unsure about the future. 74% of Americans believe in heaven while only 59% believe in hell. So what happens when we die? What is our final destination? Will we all live forever?

Matt 4:3-4; Deut 8:2-3, 11-14, 17Pause Have you ever done something wrong and afterwards realized you had no idea why you did it? There is something inside all of us that causes us to do things even though we know they are wrong. You can call it whatever you want but Jesus calls it temptation. When we give into temptation it can make a mess of our lives! But what if in the moment of temptation we PAUSE and consider all that is at stake? Over the next few weeks we are going to look at how Jesus handled the temptations he faced and how we can overcome the ones we face.