Our outlook in life is greatly determined by our emotional and spiritual health. Many times we are immature emotionally which causes us to be discontented and frustrated with other people and life itself. We need to learn to grow emotionally and love God, ourselves and others in a healthy way. Pastor Dan will teach on the parable of the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37.

Life is so hectic and busy. The most important thing we can do in maintaining inner peace is time alone with God. Pastor Dan will talk about practical ways we get to know God by practicing silence and solitude and practicing a true Sabbath - a weekly period of time when we can refresh our souls in Him.

Grief and loss are a part of life. We need to learn to fully experience our losses in lifes and Jesus is the one who can comfort us in these times. We will study Jesus' struggle in the Garden of Gethsemane found in Matthew 26:36-46. Christ was facing death and was grieving like anyone else would in His position. We can learn from His experience in how to face loss.

What challenges are you facing? Some challenges include marital issues, parenting, illness and financial stress. We many times see challenges as barriers, when Jesus can use them to deepen our relationship with Him and help us mature. Meaningful lessons can come from our suffering if we let Jesus teach us through the experience. Pastor Dan will be teaching on the story of Abraham being asked by God to sacrifice his son Isaac.

Most of our parents did the best they could do in raising us. But in every family some negative patterns are passed down to us that deeply impact our spiritual and emotional lives. The important thing is to identify these negative pattern cycles and chose to break the cycles through the power of Jesus. Pastor Dan will be talking about Joseph's family of origin and how Joseph broke out of those negative patterns.

Many times we find ourselves acting out a role in our lives - living out other people's expectations of us instead of being our true selves. We will be studying the life of David and how he was true to himself and God. He experienced life to its fullest - the ups and the downs. We will explore how we can cultivate a stronger relationship with Jesus so he can help us experience life as He intended.

How would you describe your relationship with Jesus? Is it close or distant, meaningful or empty? Jesus wants more than anything a close, meaningful relationship with you. Pastor Dan teaches about the life of Saul and how he started out close to God, but made all the wrong choices and became very distant.

We are celebrating our 15th Anniversary as a church! Pastor Dan will be reminding our family about God's faithfulness and the faithfulness of the people in our body in impacting so many lives in McHenry County.

Dan teaches on the importance of our church family being the "Spiritual 911" call center for our community. When people are in need, God wants people to turn to His church. We need to be prepared by being ready to serve them. He will be talking about the importance of finding our position on God's team at Springbrook to impact our area.

The story of the Rich Young Ruler demonstrates that we are only saved in one way - by submitting to His role as Savior. Humility is the one factor that keeps people from the saving grace of Christ and living a Christ centered life.