The Connection Church

In the journey of life, we’ve all made mistakes and hurt people mostly out of immaturity, selfishly pursuing our own needs, or acting out of painful emotions and unformed values. These missteps can turn into regret and a feeling of shame. However, God doesn’t want us to live in regret. He wants us to live victorious, productive lives through His Son, Jesus Christ. Because “greater is He that is in you,” you don’t have to live in the misery of your past. Because of God’s grace, as we’ll see in this new sermon series, you are better than your worst!

This week, we wrap up our current sermon series. In the first three parts, firstly we discovered where our focus should be in living this Garden Life. Next, we began to see that we have a responsibility in it. And last week, we explored the importance of our relationship with God in this Garden existence. In the final part, we will reveal what is the foundation or motivation of all that we do in living The Garden Life. Join us as we propel ourselves forward into the abundance God desires for us!

God’s desire is for all believers to have a great relationship with Him. He wants our lives to have meaning and for us to thrive in life, not just get by. But as the Apostle Paul said, we cannot thrive without our lives being “hidden with Christ in God.” This Sunday, we will see how establishing an intimate relationship with the Lord based on His grace is crucial to living The Garden Life.

Paul wrote to the believers at Colosse to “set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” He is saying that we must keep our minds stayed on the position and authority that we have through Christ. But how do we keep our minds from straying from who we are in Christ? How do we make sure we are listening to the right voice? This Sunday, we present two keys that will keep you victorious in your thought life. Because if your thought life is right, you are living The Garden Life.

Many believers end up living their whole lives trying to be “good enough” to get to heaven. This creates a constant and unnecessary struggle to live according to standards that God never intended for them. Day to day battles are fought questioning their holiness and their standing with their Creator; however, God never intended for them to live this way. God’s desire is for His children to live in the victory and liberty that He has provided for them. Our Creator wants all who believe in Him to live The Garden Life. Join us this Sunday, as we step into the life intended for us!

A special message from our guest speaker and friend

Every word that Jesus spoke while He was dying on the cross was significant and led to a victorious resurrection that changed the course of the world for eternity.

This Sunday, we will look at the final of the seven Last Words of Christ before His death. Jesus’ final sentence expressed full faith in His Father: “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” It’s a powerful moment of trust when all the results of what happens next are put into the hands of someone else.

As Jesus hung on the cross, He was not silent. He still had things He needed to say, and those final words are significant. Over the last three Sundays, we looked at the first four of the Last Words of Christ. This Sunday, we will explore the meaning behind the fifth and sixth of the final seven words and phrases that Jesus spoke from the cross: “I thirst” and “It is finished!”

At first glance, the words “I thirst” may seem like a small and insignificant moment on the day Jesus died on the cross; however, these two brief words from Christ turn out to be hugely significant, and imperative to the next of His last words: “It is finished!”

As Jesus hung on the cross, He was not silent. He still had things He needed to say, and those final words are significant. Over the last two Sundays, we looked at the first three of the Last Words of Christ. This Sunday, we will explore the meaning behind the fourth of the final seven words and phrases that He spoke from the cross: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

The agony of this cry is momentous. It was not only the agony of physical pain—but the pain of separation from His Father—the pain of taking on the sin of all of humanity. However, these Last Words of Christ go even deeper than the pain Jesus felt when He was dying on the cross…

As Jesus hung on the cross, He was not silent. He still had things He needed to say, and those final words are significant. The Gospel writers record seven final words and phrases that Jesus said as He was dying on the cross. This Sunday, as we continue our five-part Easter sermon series exploring the Last Words Of Christ, we will look at the next two of the magnificent seven last words Jesus cried out from the cross.