This  month’s  QnA  Sunday  is  powerful  –  we  talk  about  a  very  often  confusing  topic  related  to  prayer  &  Jesus.    Then  we  jump  right  into  the  validity  of  other  denominations  and  religions.    An  exciting  time  discussing  some  great  questions!

  Springtime  means  it’s  time  to  get  rid  of  the  junk  and  trash  that  has  built  up  or  just  laid  around  during  winter.    In  the  church,  sometimes  junk  builds  up  and  we  just  overlook  it.    But  should  we?    What  about  the  junk  outside  the  church?  How  should  we  deal  with  that?

Just the title may get you singing the song, & it’s something that we all try to seek – whether we know it or not.  We try so often to differentiate ourselves, when Christ has said HE determines our value.  We try so hard to create HIS organization when He said HE would build the church.  Let’s look at why the answer to this title is – no, heaven is not a place on earth.

As humans, we often find ourselves with unrealistic expectations of those around us.  If married, we expect our spouse to read our mind.  At work, we expect our co-workers to read the slightest clue and know our meaning.  In church, we too often assume God’s traits on our pastor & brothers & sisters.  The fact is, we’re wrong for this.  Everyone is just like us – imperfect, with crazy expectations that NO ONE will meet.  Who have you expected to be God today but they failed you?

The resurrection of Jesus says that His name (nature & character) is true – He is the God that saves.  We must all choose who’s "name" will define our life...

This week for Q&A Sunday we have two questions that are very common among Christians and among atheists the first one asks why there is evil in this world and the second one is related to how to share with people about the goodness of God - even if we're new to Him. I hope that you're challenged by this and that you see God differently because of what he shows you today.

If you were told that a fire was coming – would you pack all that matters to you in a cardboard box or a fire-safe?  Of course a fire safe!  What about our life in heaven?  Are we building things in our life that will last in the fire we pass through?  Or will we stand in a pile of ash at the gates, embarrassed that Jesus didn’t mean enough to us...

Have you ever had someone say, “Oh my gosh, you are so immature!”  Sometimes we feel good because we know we bothered someone – but other times it hurts.  We want to feel like we are advancing in life.  Our spiritual life is themost important focus we should have.  We should all be advancing from the baby stage of wanting everything our way to wanting it God’s way.  Are you mature?

This Sunday we had a Guest Speaker, Randy Newcomb

Money & Jesus – that’s all we will talk about today.  And really, that’s all we struggle with – the mastership over our life can come from our creator, and that will motivate us to HIS goals.  Or, the mastership will comes from the created, and that will motivate us to our goals.  Which do you choose?