You can’t grow without this type of tension, but neither can you grow if you fail to deal with it – how do you respond? LEAN IN! Today, tension between talking about being faithful and actually being faithful, or being tempted to give up being faithful (Elijah).

If you want to connect with God, getting close to Jesus doesn’t eliminate tension, stress and problems in your life! In fact, God wants to use those very things to deepen and strengthen you in the process of transformation.

‘No More Hiding’ is the theme for this Easter as Jeff Adams will walk us through Hebrews 4:15-16. We’ll talk about how Jesus invites us to take off the mask and come boldly before him, just as we are.

Are you afraid? You should be! That means you’re human. It was just suffering and no more …But there is hope and encouragement, because our suffering also has divine purpose.

Luke 18:35-43, when we read this story we often emphasize the blind man to whom Jesus restores his sight as a picture of salvation by faith. All true! But I want to challenge you to see a deeper perspective consistent with the context.

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Luke 18:28-30. It's not about giving up, it's about trading up for a relationship with Jesus.

Jesus is confirming what he already taught his disciples. If you want to be my disciple, you can’t hold back anything. If you’re holding something back from God, you’ll never escape the thought that maybe God is holding something back from you.

Our values determine the success of our journey.

Lesson: Life is not a matter of how bad things get, or that bad things happen, but rather how we respond to them. They WILL happen! Jesus knows that his disciples will face opposition and that we will, too.

Lesson: Life is not a matter of how bad things get, or that bad things happen, but rather how we respond to them. They WILL happen! Jesus knows that his disciples will face opposition and that we will, too.