The Bible says that seeking Jesus leads to spiritual breakthrough but that there is always room for more growth and development into the life that Jesus desires. When we recognize and admit our need for continued growth in our spiritual life, we can begin to live in the

The Bible says that Jesus send the Holy Spirit to guide you into

The bible says that encountering Jesus is always good but often uncomfortable. The very essence of Jesus is the opposite of the broken and misguided world. When the world is confronted with the truth of Jesus, it often wants to retreat and resist the truth of who Jesus is. We do this, too, whether we've been walking with Jesus for a short or long time. We must expect the discomfort and welcme Jesus to invade the totality of our lives.

The Bible says that Jesus loves you and deeply longs for us to dwell in the benefit and joy of his love. Understanding the lengths to which Jesus desires, pursues, and sacrifices us, help us receive this love. Actively keeping his command to love others the same way he loves us brings about the fullness of relationship that he desires.

The Bible says that God's design for life is only found through abiding (remaining) in Jesus. Anything in life that we do that is separated from Jesus is outside of God's design on life, won't produce fruit, and ultimately leads to destruction. Our abiding allows us to produce fruit, further God's mission, and glorify God.

The Bible says that a life of true wider margins can only be found by staying in step with the Spirit of Jesus that is living inside of us. The world around us will always be controlled by the sinful desires and broken world ambitions, but attuning ourselves to the Spirit and following his leadership will conquer the sinful struggles we find in the world.

The Bible says that practicing the regular habit of Sabbath (stopping and resting) opens the door to God-designed life. We will never find real life in the accumulation of more. God gives us the holy gift of stopping, intentionally restraining from the pursuit of more, and in that gift, he meets us, grows us, reminds us who he is, and keeps our world in order.

God wants you to know the joy of resting in him and giving him space to work

This story highlights an interesting connection between forgiveness and hospitality.

This sermon will examine the effects of Joseph's forgiveness. Joesph's forgiveness enabled him to not only move ahead, but to move God's plans ahead.