This Sunday we left the walls behind and went to Hugh Macrae park for our Sunday morning service. You may hear crickets and some wind but we finish up the book of Jonah with a great ending. If you've been following this series or this is your first time tuning it, it is a great encouragement to not give up and continue pressing on in life towards Jesus.

Jonah has been through a lot in the past two chapters. Running away from God did not do what He hoped, but instead brought him to the inevitable, still having the same call that God began with. Many of us see or hear signs from God but we don't know what they are. Sometimes we even just completely deny those signs. We hope you listen in to the second chance that Jesus has to offer. No matter what you've done or how far you've run God wants you to know that He loves you and He wants to redeem you and give you unspeakable joy.

This week we continue on in Chapter two through the book of Jonah. This story has ups and downs like no other and there are many life lessons we can learn throughout. Whether you've heard this story or just jumping in, take a dive into week 2 of "Jonah, A Man On The Run."

The book of Jonah is a small book in the bible with incredible power. The story of Jonah is relatable on many levels and is great story to read about the power of God, the providence He brings, and the safety that arrives when we seek and follow Him. Tune in this week as we go through chapter one of four through "Jonah, Man On The Run."

This week at Venture we have a guest speaker wrapping this sermon series up! His name is Roger Burns and he is going to plant a church in Jacksonville come this spring. Check out "Restore Church" at restorejax.church and tune in to this week's sermon to hear a bit about it along with The final chapter of our sermon series "Beautiful Contrast."

The word judge has many different meanings to it that we tend to throw around. Some negative and some positive but none the less we tend to judge everyone or everything we come in contact with. Jesus teaches us the right way to view life and at Venture we want to do just that. Tune in this week to learn about Jesus' view on judgement.

Worrying is a common response to situations in life but Jesus makes a point to say that there is a better way to live. By our own strength we are still human but by seeking Jesus first in life He promises that all of our needs will be met. Trusting God and not worrying about life is tough but Jesus brings peace and joy through seeking Him first.

Thinking of how quick our lives come and go there are many things we seek after that in the end are meaningless. Jesus talks about storing up treasures in heaven and how important it is to follow Him versus living for ourselves.

Christianity is all about following Christ with our lives by loving God and loving others like Jesus did. In order to love God back we need to have constant relationship Him even more so than our best friends and spouses. That leads to the often thought of how do we approach God? How do I talk to him? How to I follow Him? By diving into the words of Jesus Himself, we answer these questions.

Jesus is the beautiful contrast to the world. He contrasts the world by always responding with love and grace instead of hate and revenge. He calls us to do the very same thing. Every week in this series we are breaking down pieces of Jesus' most famous sermon, "The Sermon on The Mount." This week we learn about humility and forgiveness through the powerful words of Jesus.