Does God hear my prayers? There is so much in that question, much more than just “Do prayers get beyond the ceiling, does God hear my voice?” Bigger questions inside of does God hear. Aren’t we really asking, “Does God care?” “Am I important to God?” “Is what is important to me important to Him?” Being heard is big.

Sunday, May 28, 2017 was Youth Sunday at The Heights. One of our students, Brad Atkinson, shared about why we as Christians serve.

Sunday, May 28, 2017 was Youth Sunday at The Heights. One of our students, Brad Atkinson, shared about why we as Christians serve.

I don’t know what your experience has been with promises, but I sure pray as we go through this series that your heart is open to the most incredible Promise-Maker, Promise-Keeper God is. He fulfills every promise, never disappoints, never comes up short. And we need those promises. His promises are not luxuries to make life more comfortable, but necessities to make life work.

I don’t know what your experience has been with promises, but I sure pray as we go through this series that your heart is open to the most incredible Promise-Maker, Promise-Keeper God is. He fulfills every promise, never disappoints, never comes up short. And we need those promises. His promises are not luxuries to make life more comfortable, but necessities to make life work.

We are starting today a lengthy series today that will carry us to the end of July on the Promises of God. There will be 9 messages and that won’t even come close to exploring all the different promises God makes to us, who the Promise Maker is, what all they can mean in our lives; but hopefully it is enough to strengthen and encourage our walk with the Lord and get us on our own to exploring more of the promises and all there is in them for our lives.

We are starting today a lengthy series today that will carry us to the end of July on the Promises of God. There will be 9 messages and that won’t even come close to exploring all the different promises God makes to us, who the Promise Maker is, what all they can mean in our lives; but hopefully it is enough to strengthen and encourage our walk with the Lord and get us on our own to exploring more of the promises and all there is in them for our lives.

What is it going to mean for us to be a Christ-follower in America? Our fears and challenges, while new to us, are not new. Jesus told us we will be hated, even killed for loving Him. There is significant New Testament instruction on living in a broken world against you. One passage, 1 Peter 4:12-19, speaks directly to how we live in a world of suffering, decay and decline that also hates us. It is not our passage today, but provides a good backdrop for what I will read.

What is it going to mean for us to be a Christ-follower in America? Our fears and challenges, while new to us, are not new. Jesus told us we will be hated, even killed for loving Him. There is significant New Testament instruction on living in a broken world against you. One passage, 1 Peter 4:12-19, speaks directly to how we live in a world of suffering, decay and decline that also hates us. It is not our passage today, but provides a good backdrop for what I will read.

We are looking today at how the power of the resurrection will help us navigate politics. I wondered if when I announced that on Easter if it would sound odd to link the resurrection with politics. Those are such different things, different worlds. But I believe, like many of you, that God’s word gives instruction and guidance on every area of life; and that would have to include politics because it so profoundly affects our lives. Those who hope in the resurrection have the biblical responsibility to influence their government.