Reality Santa Barbara (Video)

Being “rich towards God” includes growing in generosity.

Life can be so disappointing that we move into fix-it mode, and lose sight of what’s right in front of us, and is all that we need: God’s presence

We have all suffered loss and pain, some of us still have unanswered questions. But the ugliest circumstances in our life do not have to be the closing chapter to it Jesus Christ came to restore.

The arrival of the One Who saves us from our sins.

In this interaction between Jesus and his disciples, we see a deeply engrained tendency for people to close themselves off to other people, and to find their primary source of identity and power in their tribe

When we head down the typical road to greatness, we have wandered from the way of Jesus. True greatness looks like the way of the cross.

Uncertainty leads to fear which keeps us from approaching God in prayer. But learning how to slow down and listen can lead us to experience love.

Our inability comes from our lack of faith in his ability

As Christ followers we must represent Jesus to the World (Great Commission) by loving each other the way He Love us

When life is unpredictable—what we need most is to slow down and see Jesus