Small disciplines. Big results.

Change isn’t easy, but it isn’t impossible, either. Your future self is a result of the decisions you make each day. Pastor Nathan challenges us to take a peek at a few of our habits and ask God to help us to confront those habits in our lives that may be taking us in a direction we may not be intended to go.

This sermon material has been adapted from a series from Life Church.

Pastor Todd shares an encouraging message reminding us that if we "don't stop believing" God will meet us - whether we are on the mountaintop or in a valley.

God's position towards us never changes.  He is always ready to hear and answer when we call.  Did you know that we can hinder our prayers from reaching God?  Pastor Nathan unpacks a few things that could be blocking our answers from being heard.

Prayer is more than just a duty - it's an opportunity to experience a personal relationship with our Heavenly Father.  Pastor Nathan encourages us to communicate with the God who created us and wants to connect with us on a daily basis.

What goes around often comes around. The powerless often find themselves in a position of power and the people who hurt us may someday need us. In the moments when we’ve got those people right where we want ‘em, what we say will say as much about us as anything else. If our words are stones, will we choose to throw them, or use them to pave the way forward?

Our big mouths can be destructive, but they also have the power to build others up. What we say can impact the quality, and even the direction, of the lives of the people around us. How can we use this power for good?

Like a small spark that has the potential to scorch an entire green forest, our tongues are untamable, with the power to control our whole bodies. We have a tool that can be used to build up those around us or tear them down in just a few words. What do we do with that kind of power? We can’t lock it away. But we can, by God’s grace, learn to control it.

We all know what it’s like to be hurt by someone who just couldn’t listen long enough to understand us. Maybe in their attempt to be right, they damaged a relationship that could have been saved with a little patience and curiosity. You’ve probably been on the other side of that coin too. Taking the verbal offense may have won the argument but you lost relationally. What if we didn’t settle for being right, but tried to make things right instead? The longer we listen the more we learn, and the better chance we have of protecting ourselves from our own big mouths

Pastor Andrew Friesen encourages us to allow Jesus to lead us as we love Him more than all else.  "We won't be distracted by what is around us if we stay captivated with purpose."

Join us this week as Kirk Goodman shares his experience with dealing with suffering, and where to begin.