Whenever we face discouragement or despair, we run the risk of losing confidence in the true Jesus. We may still believe he loves and forgives us — but become less certain that he is still the all-powerful, miracle-working God. But he IS the Lord of all, and even today, nothing is too hard for him! His goodness and his power are inseparable! Dive in with us as we allow God to REKINDLE our expectation for God's miracle-working power in our stories.

Jesus is described as one who won't break off a bruised reed or put out a flickering flame. In other words, he mends and rekindles. It's what he does. None are too damaged or too far gone for him! Today we look at a miracle rekindling story that reminds us what's happens when we put our trust in the Lord — even when we're at the end of our rope.

When you're stuck — feeling paralyzed and unable to move forward — how can you get free? We've been looking at a story about Paul and his friends who were in just such a place. In today's concluding message, we're looking at a twist in the story. Just when you'd have thought it was over, they went to prayer. And how they prayed for breakthrough informs how we can also pray for God to make a way.

When we feel stuck in difficult and stressful situations in life it can be difficult to creatively find ways to get unstuck. In the Bible, Paul goes through something similar, but he is able to find creative workarounds in order to accomplish the goal. These steps to finding creative workarounds can also help us to get unstuck from the difficult situations in our life.

The Apostle Paul and his friends found themselves in what felt like an unwinnable situation. And they came to the end of their rope! What they did next can truly help us when we feel stuck. They used three spiritual strategies that moved them out of their despair and allowed them to accomplish their mission.

Have you ever felt like your faith was small? If so, you're in good company — including all those who were followers of Jesus on that very first Easter. They were stuck in their pain and hopelessness. But...something changed that made all the difference in their stories. And it can make all the difference in your story as well. Easter changes everything!

Have you ever met someone who calls themselves a "Christian," but they act nothing like Jesus? Way too common! It's what happens when people become "converts," but never step into a life of discipleship. Today we're double-clicking on the three words we use at SM4 to describe what discipleship is all about: Discover, Develop and Deploy.

At the end of the book of Nehemiah, everything fell apart! All the strong things he'd put in place were forgotten during a season when he'd traveled away. The people lacked self-leadership. They lacked the maturity to take responsibility for their own lives. Nehemiah put things back in order — and the steps he took give us a master class in self-leadership.

All the areas of our lives are interconnected — but their not all equal! It's only our faith in Jesus that will bring order to our lives today AND bring us eternal life. Our faith is vitally important for strong lives, and Nehemiah 8 gives an incredible picture of what it looks like to grow as spiritually strong people.

We tend to put God in a box -- a "spiritual" box. But Jesus showed that he wants to be the Lord of our whole lives, including all that's natural and physical. Today, with the help of "Coach Moss," Brennon Mossholder, we take a practical look at rebuilding our physical health after a year that's been hard on our bodies.