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We all like to think we are self-aware people. How we feel and how we are received by others. Studies show up to 15% of people are self-aware. That’s a lot of unaware people. Being self-aware is an important part of belonging! To be able to love others well and know how we fit in community. The reality is there are hurdles to this journey of self-discovery which hinders the progression of true self.

Great to have an update on the School of Hope Mission in Dominican Republic. Cherilyn also brought a great word! We can be faced with many challenges but what is priority? Jesus calls us to a challenge which puts all other challenges in their place. The challenge of Servanthood. The Kingdom of heaven defines one who serves as great, if we want to imitate Jesus we must serve.

Community is one of the greatest containers for growth in the life of the believer. To belong is to be devoted to practice over preference. Preference feels like mind reading, where practice means engaging and gaining clarity. This is honoring to another. So how do we walk this out?

We all have a backpack of responsibilities in relationships and work. These responsibilities easily turn from a manageable backpack to an overwhelming burden. We fear being a burden yet to bear another's burden is a key foundation to seeing the Kingdom realized and discovery of our true selves. So how do we walk this out?

We are faced with an ever-increasing issue of loneliness in this culture. We experience welcoming, hospitality, agreement on values, yet we barely know or like each other…The church is in danger of becoming a lonely crowd. Why is this happening and what does it mean to belong?

It is strange that while the Bible has so much to say about spiritual conflict, so many Christians and entire denominations want to ignore it altogether. We need to have an understanding of how the demonic realm gains entrance in our lives and what we can do about it. Christians are not immune to this. It is possible to be positionally in Christ yet have areas of our hearts that are occupied by the enemy. Thankfully, we have been given all of the tools that we need to live in freedom.

Celebrate lives changed with us as we hear and experience God's transformative work!

Healing is not just individual work, it takes a community. In today's message as we learn to relax into Jesus healing authority. What does that look like in community?

Prophecy as said by Wayne Grudem is “Speaking what God spontaneously brings to mind”. Through the Spirit we have been given the mind of Christ in which God speaks through. Today we got to hear from different voices on what that looks like and how. 

In our first practice of the Holy Spirit we look at the gift of tongues. The most misunderstood gift a "private language of love". What is it and how does it aid my life? Is it essential?