On this week's Q&A episode, Brittany and Dylan jump into some deeper and more honest conversations around dating. They discuss dating with the purpose of marriage, not just for fun, as well as how to be faithful in singleness when there is so much social pressure to date. Brittany and Dylan share wisdom on the topics of helping a friend in a toxic relationship, moving on from an ex in a God-honoring way, and ways to be respectful and consider to the significant other in a relationship. Lastly, they also touch on the hot-button question of physical boundaries and how far is too far or where the line starts and is crossed. It's a great conversation, come listen!

In this sermon, we learn from the example of David that selfishness is never in line with God's design. Our selfishness draws us away from accountability, but wisdom draws us to God's Word and His people. When we are selfish, we act on our desires and do not think of others, but when we have wisdom, we have discernment in situations and we think of how others are affected. Like the example of David, our selfishness leads us to live in the fruit of our sin, but having wisdom leads us to own and address our sin.

After teaching, Dylan and his wife, Brittany, answer some of your dating questions! In this session, they speak into not idolizing your relationship, what it looks like to glorify God in your relationship, and if waiting for a relationship is worth it. We hear them share moments from their dating relationship as well as the wisdom they have from advising other couples. They even get to cover questions such as should you missionary date or if you have already crossed boundaries, what do you do now. Come join us next week to hear more and have your questions answered!

Our Dating Series, Boundaries and Blessings began with an encouragement and challenge to be in an all out pursuit of Jesus! Dylan shows us that your life is about seeking Jesus, not dating and therefore, the way that you live your life should be informed by Jesus, not the world. When you are running hard after the heart of God, you will find true and complete satisfaction! We cannot idolize or prioritize relationships because God has called us to be a people that worship and are only satisfied in Him. The blessings we experience, even in relationships, are found in the boundaries of God's design and commandments.

This week's episode, Barrett powerfully encourages and challenges his listeners to be on mission to reach the lost! From the passage in Luke 10, we see that the Lord appoints and sends His believers! There is a large harvest around us, in our schools, communities, teams, and work places, and yet, the laborers are few. Through this message, Barrett shares that we have all power in Jesus to share the Gospel, we need to be faithful to plant seeds and allow God to water and grow them, and we need to ask God to burden our hearts for the lost, so that we feel the weight and importance to share the Good News!

We kick off the new year with a new series: Clarity! This episode strongly emphasizes how God's love is bigger than your sin and all you need to do is repent of your sin and turn away from your old life to the new life of redemption through Jesus. Dylan walks us through the story of the Prodigal son in Luke 15 with an emphasis on how pursuing your own way leads to death, repentance leads to life, and bitterness (like the oldest brother) robs God of His glory. What do you need to repent and turn completely away from this year?

This is our last week in the study of Philippians and man, has it been good to learn about Paul and how we should live a life that matters! To close it out, Dylan teaches us that a life that matters is strengthened by God, steeped in partnership with other believers, and supplied by Jesus! Jesus is the only way, the only truth, and the only light! We have one final question for you: How are you Living a Life that Matters?

As we walk through a very well-known passage in Scripture, Dylan leads us through how God's Word the common experience of anxiety. From Scripture, we learn that rejoicing needs to be a daily habit and that anxiety is real and in it, we must seek God, not the things of the world. Dylan emphasizes how peace only comes from God, not what we try to fix or numb. When processing anxiety and in general, Paul commands us to take control of our thoughts by thinking on the things that are true and honorable! How are you going to fight anxious thoughts with the power of the Spirit?

This week, Barrett Jones, a previous student, fills in as we wrap up chapter 3 of Philippians. As a believer, life is not going to be easy and yet, God encourages us to press on. Barrett explains that we must press on because Jesus made us His own, He gave us a call, and we get Jesus in the end! How are you pressing on when life is challenging and you feel discouraged?

Dylan brought the Word as he emphasized how we express our faith in Jesus! We express and live out our faith through worship, pursuit of God, and knowing Him and His Word. Jesus surpasses all worth and value in comparison to everything in the world! Praise God we can rest in the Truth that our life is fully dependent upon Jesus and His death and resurrection.