Evangelism simply means sharing the Good News of Jesus and as a follower it is something you are tasked with by God; you are on the missions field in your everyday life as part of the church. Think it sounds daunting? The message this week has easy (and reassuring) tips for starting if you haven't been sharing already.

Often we think of evangelism – sharing the good news of Jesus – as having to start with bad news of where they are now. Thinking we have to convince people that they’re sinful. But that’s not where Jesus started. Jesus spoke good news to people who already knew life was bad. You are the one who can agree that life isn't supposed to be like this and then share the good news of what God is doing to change that.

Today we’re going to tackle the weight of worry. And if you’ve ever been really worried about something, you know how much worry can weigh us down, right? That’s the bad news: the good news is that worry doesn’t have to weigh us down. We can get free of its weight. And Jesus wants to teach us some important things that will allow us to experience that freedom.

This second week of our Travel Light series we’re digging into a teaching from Jesus about how not to be weighed down by burdens that God never intended us to carry. Today we’re going to talk about the burden of bad bosses, the burden of being loyal to someone or something that can’t lighten your load but only add to it.

You're never too poor to experience the freedom that comes from following God's financial principles and never too rich to experience more of that freedom. This week we look at how we should view our earthly treasure in the interest of advancing heavenly purposes, including steps to grow a generous heart; because God loves a cheerful giver, and that giving may not always come naturally at first.

In our final installment looking at the miracles described in John, we hear the story of Lazarus and his sisters. This story is an example of how sometimes, even though God loves us passionately, he allows pain to occur in our lives for a greater purpose; his purpose. Our pain may actually be meant to be used by God as his example of the good that can come from our suffering.

This week we examine John's account of the blind beggar and Jesus' healing of his sight. This is a message about blindness and the progression from (spiritually) blind to becoming equipped to lead others to see what Jesus can do in your life. Our suffering can show others that we need to be in a place of surrender to God, rather than expecting that God will do things in the way that we would plan them, in order to pass from our darkness to his light.

After Jesus' miracle of the loaves and fish, we see the contrast in the relationships with Jesus between those who recognize Jesus for who he is and those who don’t. Recognizing and receiving Jesus can get us where we need to go; into life – eternal life - in relationship with the God who loves us.

As we look at another of Jesus' miracles, let me ask you a question: how many of us want to see Jesus do something amazing? How uncomfortable are you willing to get in order to see God do something amazing? Because the most amazing things I’ve ever seen God do were when I followed him into pretty uncomfortable places.

We continue our Living Proof series looking at Jesus' miracles in the gospel of John. Today we unpack the healing of a lame man on the Sabbath day, and the tension between mercy and morality displayed in this passage. You won't want to miss this week's powerful lesson!