As Jesus continues in His prayer, He now brings a request to God: “give us today our daily bread.” This simple request is rich and full of meaning. Requesting the needs for the day, speaks against self-reliance and storing up for the future. Our hearts in prayer once again should be focused on our heavenly Father, but this time on how He is the one who gives us everything we need.

Jesus moves in His teaching on prayer that our focus is still not on us or our needs. Instead, we put our focus on God’s kingdom and His will. So few believers understand what this means, which often lead us to praying for the wrong things. If we look at God’s values and characteristics, we see a beautiful prayer of us seeking the expansion of God’s reign here on earth, just like it is in heaven. How can praying this way change our lives and relationship with God?

Jesus moves in His teaching on how NOT to pray, to how to pray. The beginning is a bit shocking. He doesn’t give instructions on how to talk, or even how to ask God. He teaches us to address God as Father, as separate in heaven, and as protectors of His holy name. Jesus demonstrates that prayer starts with our hearts fully focused on Him, not on ourselves.

Have you ever been in a big circle of people, and they are going around the circle asking everyone to pray out loud? It can be so nerve-racking as some people use big, elaborate words seeming to know exactly what to say. How exactly do we pray, and just as important, how should we NOT pray? Jesus gives us the perfect answer and prayer in Matthew 6. Prayer must be meaningful, intimate, and focused on our relationship with our Heavenly Father.

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and with it mounds of chocolate, flowers, and cards. On this holiday, we take time to share with others how we feel about them and our relationships. Unfortunately, that way of thinking has crept into our relationship with God. We tend to have moments where we adore and worship Him, but that is not what He has asked of His people. God has called us to love Him with all that we are, and in turn obey Him knowing He offers the best life possible for us. Do we love Him 365 days a year, or more with a Valentine’s Day type of love?

Remember those childhood games like kick the can and flashlight tag? What made them so fun was it was played in the dark, and we would use the shadows to try to sneak around. However, the darkness also held dangers, such as potholes, items in the yard, and more. Light brings everything into vision, and according to John, that includes our love for each other. When we live in the light like Jesus, with nothing to hide, we will be found blameless in how we love each other. However, if we say we are in the light but are hiding hate in in our hearts, we are really in darkness. Are you living in the light, or in the dark?

Love Letters | Part 2: A Higher Love | Kurt Knutson by Mosaic Church

The idea of love has may different definitions, because we have our own ideas of what it means. As humans, we are limited to our ability to truly love. But what if God has a version that is not like ours, and is the most important part of our faith journey? 1 Corinthians 13 gives us a clear version of what God’s love is like, and one that we can experience both now and for eternity.

Regrets. We all have them. Some, deeper ones than others. Whether they are large or small, regrets can keep us prisoner to something that is in our past while God may be calling us to something new in our future. In this message, we will learn from the Apostle Paul and how he dealt with a major regret in his life. Did he hold on, or did he repent and allow God to show him a new path forward?

In with the new with our new series Out with the Old! We start the New Year off with a BANG as we make a New Year’s resolution together going through Mark 2:18-22. But instead of making the usual to-do list of goals, today we begin the year by changing our perspective. Why do we want to change something about ourselves every year? And why is this impulse shared by everyone? Join Kurt as he brings us our message this Sunday.