The quality of our lives increases when we have quality relationships. Inviting people into your mess doesn’t make you weaker, it makes you smarter.

Our faith is what saves us, it initiates reconciliation with God through Jesus. But having true faith changes your heart which then changes your actions. So what about your faith? Is it active or stagnant? This message will give you four practical ways to keep your faith alive and active. 

It doesn’t matter how much you serve in the church, in your community, how hard you work to be good. If you're filling your heart and mind with the wrong things, you will reap the rewards of what you take in. In this message, Pastor Jeff gives us five ways to choose spiritual health instead of junk.

The most dangerous place for us to be as human beings is when we dehumanize each other and simply see others as 'them' instead of 'one of us.' This week we challenge you to pay special attention to how your heart is when dealing with conflict. Do you bless or curse the other person? Do you still see them as a person made in the image of God?

Pride promises to make us bigger, better, and more important. And we chase that feeling daily. It's in the process of chasing pride or puffing up our ego that we are stripped of our ability to connect with others or connect with God.

God doesn’t want us to merely be gifted men and women who are outwardly empowered, he wants us to be individuals who are inwardly transformed. David's story shows we need to choose trust and mercy when we're confronted by our enemy. David chose to stay faithful to God even when it didn’t fully make sense and even when it felt like it was totally undeserved. How can you choose trust and mercy in your circumstances?

Hate is easy. Unity is hard. What would happen if we didn't cancel things or avoid things in our lives but rather acknowledged them and learn to grow from them? How we handle pushback and people will be a clear definition of what type of person you will be.

In the story of Joshua, we see what it means to be relentlessly resilient and how choosing comfort over a relentless faith will always leave you with unfulfilled dreams. We also got to celebrate a few baptisms from our community!

Resiliency is a learned behaviour that we have to fight for. Take a listen as Pastor Amanda talks about Paul and his amazing tenacity and shares practical tips on how to grow in your grit.

Chapters:
0:00 - Worship
07:19 - Pre-Message Video (Leslie Knope Walks on Ice - Parks and Recreation)
09:16 - Message
39:39 - Video Moment (Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, 2015 MacArthur Fellow)
41:10 - Message
43:38 - Worship
57:58 - Credits