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When a new year comes around, so do our new resolutions. We create goals, plans, and make certain things a priority over others. But what about when it comes to our faith? What is your individual plan to know Jesus more this year? What if we make knowing Him our sole effort of our existence here on earth. Gathering regularly in person for church, growing closer to Jesus personally every day, grouping up with other believers regularly, giving money generously to God’s church, and going into the world as a servant, are all different steps to knowing Jesus.

All relationships can be tough to navigate at some time throughout our lives. We become frustrated and annoyed with people and began to pick things out in them that we want to change. We know what will “fix” them, but in reality, we are unable to change them. We focus on how to fix others instead of ourselves. Jesus points this out in Matthew 7:5 saying, “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?” If we want to navigate healthy and fulfilling relationships full of love and peace, we must focus on beam removal than speck fixing and aim our life to walk humbly with our God.

Are you battling through unmet expectations in your marriage? What if the key to a God-honoring marriage was found in understanding who the real savior and the real enemy is in your life? Today's message from Amanda Beggs unpacks the ultimate purpose of marriage and the keys to fighting well together against our real enemy. Let's lean in together as we learn how to build marriages grounded in God's faithfulness. 

What does it look like to leave a Biblical legacy? The story of Daniel in the Bible offers a wonderful example for us. Daniel's steadfast faith led to a generational love for God being passed down through generations. Today's message from Scott Stevens looks at how to lead a God-honoring legacy through daily decisions. Let's lean in together to build lasting legacies right now through steadfast devotion to God. 

What is your current attitude towards singleness? If you find yourself frustrated or disappointed, you've come to the right place. Today's message from Vince Giordano unpacks the Biblical teaching on our life's purpose, single or not. Let's lean in together to embrace a Godly view of singleness and marriage.

When we think of Christmas and Jesus’ birth, we usually focus on the big moments of the story. Sometimes we miss the smaller details that are as equally as important. God chose the small town of Bethlehem to put Jesus on this earth. This was the same spot where the Passover lambs were raised. Jesus became the Passover lamb for all of humanity. God’s only son, sinless and perfect on earth, sacrificed His life and blood as a once and for all sacrifice. Jesus’ earthly birth that we celebrate at Christmas declares an end of sacrificing, rituals, and the idea that we must work to earn favor with God. Jesus’ earthly beginning also puts an end to our soul’s deepest hungers. He is the bread of life and only He can truly satisfy.

What are you wishing for in your life right now? What do you want to end? All the grief, pain, anxiety, and suffering make us long for endings. Our longing for endings is actually our longing for a Savior. In this fallen world, we experience sin and struggle. But there is hope. God sent a savior to break the curse of sin and end it all. We are saved. God sent Jesus not only to reveal Himself but to bring us to Himself. In Him, we can find all the endings that our hearts are longing for.

Throughout the Christmas season, we tend to focus on and celebrate the newness Jesus brings into the world. But there is also amazing peace to be found by looking at the things His beginning brings an end to. In Christ, there is no inside or outsider restriction, only faith. There are no binding labels from our past, Jesus wiped them clean. His earthly beginning ends the lines that we draw between us and God. Jesus’ birth is an introduction to eternal life for all of us if we are willing to believe.

Waiting can be difficult. Whether you’re waiting for a place, pace, problem, or a person, you can start to lose hope easily. You might find yourself asking, “God, where are you?” Throughout the Old Testament we see a lot of waiting. God promised a savior and messiah to His people and then another 400 years passed. But just at the perfect time, God sent His son. While God’s people were waiting, He was working. While we are waiting on something in our lives today, God is working. At the perfect time He will reveal provision, reconciliation, redemption, or restore peace. Just because God feels silent doesn’t mean He is absent.

When life isn’t going well, do you find yourself trying to grab onto something thinking it will give you hope in that moment or a feeling of wholeness? We all have that temptation to grasp onto lesser things that only bring temporary healing. When God’s love is small in our eyes, the response to His love will be small in our lives. We start to respond with small sacrifices, turn to small leaders, and gravitate to only small connections. We try to set up borders when it comes to God’s love. But just because we can’t see it, doesn’t mean He can’t do it. God’s love goes beyond what we can see! Throughout God’s word, He reveals how much he loves us and encourages us to let go of the lesser things and grab onto Him.