Worship isn't something we attend on Sunday morning or something we watch from a distance. Worship is meant to be more than hand raising and spiritual talk. The worship that touches the heart of God is about more, it's about our lives.

We all worship something - even if we don’t believe in Jesus. There’s a war going on out in the world over your worship. Satan is advances his rebellion against God by distracting us and getting us to focus on style and things that really don’t matter.

Commitment isn’t a popular word, but it’s a biblical truth. We need to be people committed to living out the message of the Gospel and taking our place within the larger picture of the church. God uses us and those around us, in unique but unified ways, to shine the light of Jesus.

Busyness, pain, and laziness are barriers to community. Some of us have been hurt by churches in the past. Some of us just don’t want to make time to go. Others just don’t want to put forth the effort. How can we make a true connection and avoid these barriers?

How are we doing as followers of Jesus? Do we reflect the love of Jesus to the people we encounter every day? Can God count on you to be used by Him to help change the world?

To get the most out of your time with Jesus, you need to know exactly who He is. Jesus is the one who changes everything. He can use anyone to do any job. He can change the hearts of sinners. He finds potential, when everyone else sees a problem.

Everybody is important in the kingdom of heaven. It doesn’t matter if you’re popular or charismatic. What matters is that you matter to God. You just have to be willing to be faithful in whatever God asks you to do.

To be a hero doesn’t mean that you have to perform great heroic tasks that wow the crowds. As a follower of Jesus, some of the greatest things we do are the small simple acts of love and kindness towards others.

Sometimes it seems like we love to beat up on ourselves. It seems that we're really good at recognizing our shortfalls while seeing everyone else's strengths. But when God works in us and through us, we can recognize, not just others', but our own strengths as well.

What was new becomes stale. What was once a blessing suddenly become lackluster. How do we keep from losing the awe and wonder we once had with God and the blessings He gives? We can renew our passion for the seemingly common things by learning to recognize God’s activity around us.