The church... what does this word mean to you? A place that you attend once a week to learn about God? Or maybe to make you feel warm and fuzzy and less guilty inside? Yes the church is a place, but the church is GOD’S PEOPLE! His plan for the church is so much more than a meeting place. YOU are included in His plan for the local church. So what is His plan? And what’s YOUR ROLE in this movement called the local church?

Daniel was a prosperous man in the Bible. He was highly favored by God, and was even saved from the mouth of a lion. He faced challenges like all of us do today—and yet he overcame and prospered! So what were his secrets? What tips for prosperity does Daniel have for us in our own lives?

Our study of Acts continues with an in-depth look at look at the history of the Christian church. How did the history of the church play out to bring it where it is today? It seems as though hope is beginning to dwindle in these darker days filled with sin. What does this mean for the church? Is there still hope?

Pride can cause isolation, the selfishness of pride can bring us to a place where even family, friends, the people closest to us are no longer around. Our selfish ambitions and only thinking of ME can only bring about destruction and unfulfillment. Can God bring you back from this isolation on the ladder of pride?

Purpose... a word that holds so much weight in it’s meaning and can dictate so much about a person’s life. Are you confident of your purpose in this life? If not, how do you discover your purpose? Even deeper than that, what happens when you lose your sense of purpose? Can you rediscover your God-given purpose once again?

Our situations do not dictate the quality of life we are capable of. Some of us experience more hardships or obstacles throughout life than others... but we are not victims! God is all-powerful and we need to believe that with Him, we are not powerless! Pastor Troy Gramling gives us insight into how to have success in a foreign land... foreign situations.

Many of us struggle with feelings of loneliness, of isolation. Maybe you have no family... no friends... no neighbors to count on. Where do you turn? God didn’t intend for us to live our lives in isolation. He created the Church to be a place of community, a group of people to love and support one another. So what does healthy community look like? Does God give us the blueprints to ensure a life of community?

God has a design for strong men, and He has a plan for strong women—but what happens when you put a strong man and a strong woman together? You get STRONG PARTNERS. There’s nothing more special or powerful than a Godly man and woman joined together in this life. What does a strong, Godly couple look like? What’s in God’s plan for HEALTHY relationships?

Diving into a deeper look at the Biblical book of Acts—we start in chapter one with a study on the Holy Spirit. What is the Holy Spirit? Who can receive the Holy Spirit? And also, what can the Holy Spirit do to transform our lives?