Soul Keeping... Hungry Me. What does a volleyball, air, and Spiritual Nourishment have in common? Find out on this week's message!

Soul Keeping... Struggling Me. Our Spiritual lives are a lot like the three soils Jesus describes in a parable. How are we at making our souls available for fruitful seeds of spiritual life? Are we hardened and resistant to the Spirit's leading, are we living hurried and busy lives with no time for spiritual growth, or do we have a open and willing personality, allowing our soul to flourish?

Helping Without Hurting: The Poor. When is it ok to come to someone's aid, to pick them up off the floor and get them going. And when should we step back and help someone to learn to help themselves? Daniel Walker, of Love INC shares the vision and purpose behind LoveINC and encourages others to thinking in a way that helps others to help themselves instead of just enabling them to live in a poor and needy lifestyle.

Helping Without Hurting: Family and Friends. It's one thing to draw the line with how much you assist others when they are strangers. It's another thing entirely when it is your own family members and close friends who are asking for assistance. Samuel will help us walk around the topic. Samuel will also share his thoughts about how to handle a neighbor who is wielding a loaded gun while asking about a bible study of the Book of Hebrews.

Helping Without Hurting: Our Own Poverty. Christians have a propensity for wanting to help the poor, the widows, and the hurting. The problem is, we often end up hurting more than helping! In this lesson, we come to terms with our own position in the world, our own poverty. Michael lays the ground work for the rest of the series.

Unexpected Joy: Praise and Prophecy. There are many things to be thankful for. Some are everyday things, others are unexpected surprises. The story of the Gospel has given us a number of things to be thankful for, some of which we have taken for granted. the fulfillment of prophecy and appeasement for sacrifices, for instance. When was the last time we had to go to the church and give them our first born? When was the last time we had to kill a pair of doves? When was the last time you saw Samuel's cute little boy driving a car? Listen to find out. You might just be surprised!

Unexpected Joy: Keeping Perspective. Joy comes in unexpected ways. In the midst of our culture, what can we do... how can we look at things, to restore the joy of Christ in our lives and the lives of others?

Unexpected Joy: Seeing What Matters. It's important to put things in perspective, especially during the Christmas season. Pastor Benita will use a combination of media and scripture to help us through getting our hearts in the right place.

Unexpected Joy: Bearing Blessing. What does it mean to ask God for a Blessing? What is a Blessing? What does it mean to be blessed, and to bless others? While this term has become trite, "Well, bless her little heart", it has much power, and requires a great amount of humbleness. Pastor Carey will guide us through these questions.

Unexpected Joy: Christmas Reboot. It's the Christmas Season! The big sales are happening. People are setting up their Christmas Trees, lights, copious amounts of food, and enjoying the festivities (or the long lines at the shops). As Christians, we observe a lot of these practices. Pastor Carey and Sheldon discuss a few of these practices - some of which, come from pagan origins!