We bring the Aggressive Gratitude series to a close with a message on how God included us in His family. Although we could do nothing for Him, God's loving nature opened the door of salvation to all of us through faith in His only Son, Jesus Christ. And the gratitude that is growing in us should lead us into the action of sharing the gift if Christ with everyone who hasn't yet believed in Him.

This week we look at the idea of Gnosticism and how it was active in the Colossian church and is still active in churches today. We can find God's will in God's Word and we are grateful for God's provision to us. Aggressive gratitude also remains thankful God to give us an eternal inheritance with Him.

Our tendency as people is to mainly focus on gratitude in sentimental moments or in a passive manner. When a holiday or life occasion rolls around we take a moment to reflect. These are good times to be grateful but we are challenged in this series to aggressively look deeper for ways to be grateful to the Lord.

We conclude the series on joy by looking at John 15. When God takes things away from us it's the act of the Master Gardener pruning away something He wants removed from us. Our responsibility is to remain connected to the vine (Jesus) and abide in Him. We should choose joy because God is always operating to fulfill His purpose which ends good for us as His children.

This week we take a look at John 14 and discuss3 more reasons we as believers in Christ, should choose joy.

IN this message we explore the Biblical definition of joy, reasons the choose joy and break down how we choose joy.

We conclude the Doing Things God's Way series with the final portion of Scripture in 1 Kings 18. Elijah prays for rain and sees the fulfillment of God's promise as the people of Israel have returned their hearts to their Lord.

1 Kings 18 gives one of the most dramatic accounts of the Old Testament. Elijah stands to face the prophets of Baal in an epic showdown for the hearts of the people of Israel. This passage gives us further insight as Christ followers on how to do things God's way.

Our series "Doing God's Way" continues as we follow the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 17.

RCC begins our 2nd year of existence with a series called "Doing Things God's Way." We look into the life of Elijah and his experience with King Ahab to capture the principles of obeying God's direction.