HOPE Worldwide is an organization that helps all over the world with humanitarian efforts. While they help everyone else around the world, what are we doing in our local community. Mission work does not have to be somewhere else. We can always server in our local community most of all. Christ is everywhere and we can help to spread his message, in all its facets.

God's grace is something that all Christians strive to understand. We all know that we don't deserve it, but we desire it with all our hearts. God's grace comes through Jesus, whom we must learn to trust. We can't trust him until we know him intimately, We can then truly experience God's grace through living like Jesus.

Marijuana is a very hot-button topic in society today. The concept of legalization is extremely polarizing among many groups. Ultimately, the main question is: Does this fit into God's plan? Whether society deems it right or wrong, how does God view this overall.

Over the years, many spiritual traditions and ideas have become part of church doctrine. These can sometimes supersede God's word. In every process that we undertake in our worship of God, we must always ensure it is completely backed by scriptures and not just historical sentiment.

Politics can be a fairly polarizing subject. Most either have strong opinions or none at all. Even Jesus had to address the politics of the day. It can be a touchy subject since they are our leading our world, but ultimately we need to always keep God as our true leader.

Money is an integral part of our every day lives. From earning it to figuring out what to spend it on. God knows that it often tests peoples integrity and sincerity. However, he truly loves to see a cheerful giver. Where is your heart at when it comes to God and money?

We have become completely dependent on technology today We can't seem to survive now-a-days without our cell phones. While they are useful tools at times, we can certainly misuse them and lose our focus on God. We need to keep God in our focus, along with all the elements of our digital life.

As people, we can certainly be complicated at times. We need others in our lives to help us sort through our issues. For those that maybe did not have parents to teach them, spiritual mothers or fathers can be of tremendous assistance to help us work through the things we deal with on a daily basis.

God created all of us for a purpose. None of were accidents that were not meant to happen. He has a specific plan for all of us and wants to see that plan fulfilled in our lives. We were created just below him and the angels, so we need to use that purpose and bring God glory through fulfilling the glory he has planned for us

Jesus entreated his people to eat of his body and drink of his blood. He wanted to bind them together through his death, while helping them to connect with him after death. The church as a whole connects with Jesus through Communion. Honoring Jesus death allows us to be part of his kingdom.