In the first message of the Peace of Mind series, we explore the story of Martha and Mary with Jesus in Luke 10:38-42. In the story we see Martha distracted by what she needed to do to prepare of Jesus. However, Jesus was already at her home. Anxiety distracts our attention from Jesus who is there for us. We need to break the chains of anxiety.

In this message Pastor Matt Ennis looks at Psalm 23, one of the most well known Psalms. The psalmist challenges us to embrace his declaration "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." This seems simple, but as we find out is indeed complex. Join us as this message invites you to embrace this truth and seek your shepherd.

Pastor Aaron Johnson took the pulpit to share about loving God, loving people, and making disciples in the context of Ephesians 2:1-10. Pastor Aaron, also, provided an update of the progress at Renaissance Church, a church plant in Lakewood Ranch. In this message he will invite us to share in the ministry of the church.

Psalm 46 is a message of God's immense power. He is the creator and has all power over his creation. He has won the victory over the enemy. Fear is a tool of the enemy to try to make more noise than the soft, sure voice of God. Fear creates lies that try to deceive us. In this Psalm we are reminded that God in control and he calls us to experience spiritual stillness.

Worship Pastor, Lane Parnell, delivers a powerful message about laments in the Psalms. God wants us to trust in him and come to him for our every need. As we lament, we we see present our grief and sorrow to God. His faithfulness leads us to trust in God.

Prosperity of this world looks different when you choose to follow Jesus. Rest looks different when you choose to call yourself a Christian. Jesus came to serve and calls us to action as his followers. As we serve others we show His love and live a prosperous life. (Proverbs 11:25)

This message explores the freedom of forgiveness found in Psalms 32. David rejoices because of his forgiveness and invites others to return to God. Unforgiveness is something many of us carry around. God calls us to forgive as he forgave in love.

God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and always present. Psalm 139 shares these traits of God and challenges each of us to submit to God. To take our place in God's creation and allow God to lead us to freedom. God knows everything about us and has known us before we were ever created. He knits us together in our mothers womb and knows our every step. Yet he loves us.

We all need friends. Proverb 27:17 tells us that iron sharpens iron and we as people should make each other better. This means friends are an important part of God's kingdom and our growth as followers of Christ. Kingdom friendships are special relationships that Pastor Matt Ennis calls Iron Work Friends.

Cameron Robertson, Youth Pastor, shares a message about Proverbs 3 and the faithfulness of God. We are reminded that we must become less and Christ must become more as we are obedient to God. His promise is to be faithful and lead us.