This is a question that many First-worlders struggle with.  Our news media, pop-culture articles, and narcissism doesn’t allow us to even consider this – but we should.  Our body, our brothers & sisters in Jesus are being brutalized because they are devoted to Him.  How can we help them?

This week we wrapped up our series titled "Foundation Repair" where we studied through Paul's letter to the Colossians.  Where in your life did God work to dig out the junk?  To shore up a weakness you've always had.  Share it with us on the Facebook page or in email (risechapel.com/contact).  How did God make your foundation repaired?

Holiness is sometimes an enigma.  We wonder how it should look in our lives.  What does it take to get this “holiness”.  This week we continue the 2nd part of “What does holy look like”.

Every wondered what "holy" looks like? Suit and tie? Reading the KJV fluently? Praying long? Saying "blessed" or "fellowship" alot? NONE of those define what holy looks like. Today we dig deeper into our foundations as Christians and repair, with practical application, what holy looks like in us.

Q&A Sunday is always special and this week is no exception.  We have: "How do we know that Christianity is the true?", "Are there levels of sin? Meaning, are some worse than others?", "What does, 'Life isn't over until God is done with us' mean?".

If we change jobs, we don’t follow the same rules of our old employer?  If we were working outside and are now going to the movies with our spouse, do we just put on our new clothes over our old ones?  The answer to these is no – we takeoff all the old stuff and put on the new.  And so it is with our new life in Christ.

Can you imagine trying to create a beautiful tropical paradise in your back yard in the middle of Alaska? The palm trees would die, the sea creatures would freeze solid – it just wouldn’t work. What if you broke your arm and the Dr. just gave you a band-aid and sent you home – does that help?  So it is with our life – we have a spiritual problem and no physical solution will fix it.

Jesus offers to free us from our slavery, even if we accept it, we constantly try to reattach.  He removed the piles of junk in our path to Him, sadly we always create extra steps on His path. He got rid of the power the spiritual realm had over us but all too often we allow ourselves to get influenced.  Paul encouraged the Colossians to remember – IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS.

QnA Sunday – The May Edition. On the list are some great questions & topics: Prayer for the sick, Communion, & Forgiveness.  QnA Sunday has become a huge blessing to many and I challenge all of us to pray about who we will invite to these special days.

How big is your God? Is He creator & master in title only?  Could He part the seas of trouble in your life? Could He move the mountains of impossibility in your life?  Either the depths of everything emanat from Jesus – or we are wasting our time and missing out.