History often tells a different version of a story than the present. While Paul is heralded as a hero of the early church, his present reality was that he was terribly misunderstood, and as a result terribly mistreated. At one point in his life he had to contend with an entire faction of religious teachers that tried to discredit him because he had a what they considered to be a “weakness” or a “weirdness”. In this message we will learn that life is not always what it seems, and that sometimes what we think is weird about someone is a result of life experiences that actually make them stronger than they appear.

In 2013 mobile devices were enabled with the ability to recieve digital alerts about missing children. This leap forward in technology has assisted in the recovery of many missing children. One of the fundamental beliefs of the Christian faith is reaching the "lost", but what happens when the person who is "lost" is the real you? In this opening message of the series Pastor Lamar shares his personal journey of recovering the person who went missing in his life so many years ago.

From the beginning of the building process, Jesus promised that what he was building would never be destroyed. In this 5th and final message of the series, we will discover how the church has lasted so long and how New Community Church can create a culture and a legacy that has an eternal impact.