Many of us lead busy lives. We keep busy work, friends, school, volunteering, family, and so many other things that are fighting for our time. This busyness can put a strain on relationships. After all, there is only so much time. This week we will look at how to build healthy relationships with so many people and things fighting for our time and energy.

Who are the people you have in your life? Are they the right people? This is a big question requiring some serious discernment. Join us this weekend as we try to figure this out with help from Jesus in Matthew 7.

Our relationships have a significant impact on our lives. They have been part of shaping us into who we are today and who we will become in the future. If you want to know more about being a person who positively impacts others or about being in relationships that help you become who God intended you to be, join us this weekend.

Relationships can be hard. Friendships can be hard and sometimes people get hurt. When we understand we everyone isn’t a true friend and can better recognize healthy relationships, it gets easier. so what does true friendship look like? That is what we are talking about this weekend.

Friday, January 8th

People are different. Some enjoy being around people. Others enjoy time alone with themselves. So do we really need relationships with other people or is it simply a personal preference? This week we are launching into our series of talks on relationships, healthy relationships. Let’s start by looking at whether we really do need to connect with other people…and why all relationships aren’t created equal.

As we continue to look at the Christmas story from different perspectives, we are going to be looking at it from the Inn Keeper’s point of view. What was he thinking as he sent Jesus’s parents to the Stable to give birth to a son? Do you think he, or anyone else, ever expected their Messiah, would be the child of a carpenter and his fiance?

We hear a lot about Jesus, Mary, Shepherds, and the Wise Men during the Christmas season, but what about Joseph, Jesus’ earthly dad. Can you imagine finding out your fiance is going to have a child and it isn’t yours? How would that make you look in the community? What would people say? Joseph was in a challenging position and there is a lot we can learn from how he responded. We’re going to do that this week.

“Marriage Isn’t Always Easy” isn’t a headline that would gather much attention in the media. Any adult, married or unmarried, can see that marriage isn’t easy. Many kids can even see having a healthy marriage is a challenge. If we are going to have any chance at enjoying marriage as it was intended to be, we need help. And what is marriage intended to be? What should be our expectations? Join us this week as we try to answer those questions. 

The reality is we don’t all see everything the same way. We have different opinions and understandings. Is that ok? If we are all Christians, should we think the same way? And what if we don’t see things the same (politics, face masks, favorite sports teams, best coffee shop, best way to raise children, etc)? How do we work though those disagreements? We’re going to talk about this in the sermon this week.

When you think about living your life for God, what do you think of? Do you think of people who do something big, something extraordinary? Do you believe you could be a part of changing a community, a town, a state, or even the world? This week we are going to talk about how you can be a part of something that can change your family, your community, and even the world. And you can start now!