To read the Bible is to enter into a world very different from our own. This message offers one way to enter into the world of Scripture that helps us understand it better.

Christians struggle with reading the Bible for many reasons. This message invites you to think through your beliefs and expectations about the Bible. Are you asking too much, too little, or somewhere in between?

The final message in part one focuses on The Lord's Prayer. Jesus gives us a model that guides our prayer. We pause, rejoice, ask and yield in a community of other believers.

We're living in a noisy world, filled with distractions. Jesus spoke to our condition many years ago in the Sermon on the Mount. This message talks about prayer as listening rather than always talking.

What do you ask God for when you pray? This message focuses on what we ask for and encourages you to ask dangerously.

The video shown during the message can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfNnDPR-EX4

Is your prayer life transactional or relational? This message promotes the point that "Prayer rejoices in the Giver before the gift." It offers a few ideas for how to make prayer more relational.

We're only as spiritually strong as our prayer life. This message encourages you to take spiritual time-outs during your day so you can talk to God. Your spiritual strength depends on it.

How do you feel when you pray? Our image of God impacts our prayer life. This message will help you build your prayer life on a biblical view of God.

The final message in the series looks at love from the perspective of the local church. What separates one local church from another?

Love isn't just about feeling. It's also about taking action. This message encourages us to be on the lookout for needs we can meet in the course of our day.