We know that scripture instructs us to love our neighbor, to feed the hungry, and to serve the poor. But where does scriptural instruction meet current culture? Joey Jimenez leads us through scripture to help us re-imagine God's call for us to love our homeless neighbors.

Is there only one way that homelessness looks like? Or, is a homeless situation as unique as the people who are in them? Matt Ayers from the Dream Centers of Colorado Springs helps us Re-Define what homeless is and looks like, so that we can better respond to the needs of our homeless neighbors.

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The stories Jesus told in the Bible and great children's books can be instrumental in shaping a child to love what is beautiful, pursue what is good, and grasp what is true.

We will start with a framework for understanding a child's heart and his need for both love and strength. We will also discuss how the gospel message impacts our parenting.

The heart of the Gospel is not primarily behavior modification. The Gospel reminds us that we are all in need of God's grace. We'll discuss what a gospel-shaped home looks like and how to connect with our childrens' hearts.

Instead of 'voter guides' telling us who we, as Christians, should support, this two-week New Life Downtown Sunday School class will look at a bigger question. What does the Scripture tell us about our involvement in the political system? How do we engage in disagreement, debate, and discord without harming our relationships with other believers or damaging our witness to a watching world?

In this second week of our series, we reviewed the nature of self-control as a spiritual strength for overcoming temptation and we discussed Robert Roberts's definition of patience as "the ability to dwell gladly in the present moment." By helping us to overcome the tempting impulses that cause us to be impatient with our current stage of life, keep us from attending to the needs of our neighbors, and distract us from prayer, practicing patience can teach us to dwell gladly in the presence of our present selves, our present neighbors, and our ever-present God.

In this first class of the series, we examine biblical and psychological perspectives on temptation, which reveal that temptation distorts our spiritual vision, encouraging us to see opportunities to sin as good or attractive. We consider how self-control functions like a muscle and how various spiritual practices, including Lenten fasts, might help us overcome temptation by strengthening our self-control and sharpening our spiritual vision.