Merging Lives...

The Power of Imagination

Jesus came to show everyone what life was initially designed to be like & how we are able to live the fullest life imaginable. He led the way for us to follow and then, by emulating HOW He lived, we will be able to live life as we were created to live.

Jesus calls us to renew our hearts and our minds. What does that even mean and why do we need to do that?

God has given us the incredible gift of our imagination. And, with such a great gift is an incredible responsibility because what exists in the reality of our lives begins within our imagination. God has given us a power to create in our minds and, therefore, create in reality. Jesus calls us to transform our hearts and our minds because our transformed hearts and minds will create a transformed reality in us, around us, and through us.

If you want to grow beyond a point in your life where you feel stuck, like you've plateau'd...to grow beyond what you even realize you are capable of...Join us as we begin a new series on Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount."

The Sermon on the Mount...Message #6

Righteousness - Jesus, Christians, the Law

Jesus came to show everyone what life was initially designed to be like & how we are able to live the fullest life imaginable. He led the way for us to follow and then, by emulating HOW He lived, we will be able to live life as we were created to live.

The life of Christ is a genuine life. It is not a life of worrying about what things look like. It is a life of authenticity. Of owning what is ours to own, both failures & successes, and surrendering them all to Him. We alone cannot make this life all that it is meant to be. Jesus came to show us that life with Him &  in unity with the Father is the only way to live the fullest life imaginable..

If you want to grow beyond a point in your life where you feel stuck, like you've plateau'd...to grow beyond what you even realize you are capable of...Join us as we begin a new series on Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount."

The Sermon on the Mount...Message #5

Influence

What did Jesus mean by this metaphor of salt & light?

Christian character as described in the beatitudes and a Christian influence as defined by Jesus' salt & light metaphor are directly related to each other.

Jesus is inviting us to have great influence in shaping our families, communities, culture, & world for His great purpose & to His great outcome. In order to live out that great calling, there are a few things we need to take more seriously...and some things we need to accept responsibility for...

If you want to grow beyond a point in your life where you feel stuck, like you've plateau'd...to grow beyond what you even realize you are capable of...Join us as we begin a new series on Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount."

The Sermon on the Mount...Message #4

The Beatitudes

Do you want a life that is whole, genuine, satisfying, full?

When Jesus says, "I have come that you may have life to the full" (John 10:10), He meant it. And...it is possible!

At the beginning of His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares the "beatitudes." This list of characteristics/attitudes are not a legalistic formula or a list of ethical "duties" that we all need to accomplish. The beatitudes are a series of fundamental emotional attitudes toward God and others that will change our lives & change the lives of everyone we come in contact with. These are the emotional attitudes that are both the cause & the effect of the "full life" that Jesus invites us to live with Him.

If you want to grow beyond a point in your life where you feel stuck, like you've plateau'd...to grow beyond what you even realize you are capable of...Join us as we begin a new series on Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount."

The Sermon on the Mount...Message #3

Was He Serious?

Today we ask the question, Was Jesus Serious?

Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is "probably the best known part of Jesus' teaching...Though arguably the least understood and certainly the least obeyed" (John Stott).

The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus' Manifesto. He lays out His expectations of who His followers are to BE in this world. Jesus gives clear expectations of how we are supposed to be different...set apart for His purpose...Holy.

If you want to grow beyond a point in your life where you feel stuck, like you've plateau'd...to grow beyond what you even realize you are capable of...Join us as we begin a new series on Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount."

The Sermon on the Mount...Message #2

 

Do Something Different.

Have you ever felt "stuck"? As if there is a level of life waiting for you but you just can't get there?

If you've ever felt that way, you have some choices to make...

You can simply concede that you've reached a point that you cannot exceed. You can run away and start over. Or, you can do something different than you've done before to try and reach a level you've never achieved before.

Jesus, in His Sermon on the Mount, challenges His followers to choose what's behind door #3...to do something different in our life with Him to rise to a level of life that He is showing us is possible.

If you want to grow beyond a point in your life where you feel stuck, like you've plateau'd...to grow beyond what you even realize you are capable of...Join us as we begin a new series on Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount."

The Sermon on the Mount...Message #1

 

Palm Sunday - It is Finished

Easter 2022 - This Easter series is called Redemption.

Listen in as we learn about the last words of Jesus from the cross and how they can impact us today in our growth in relationship with Jesus and in relationship with those in our sphere of influence.

Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

Lent #5 - I Thirst...

Easter 2022 - This Easter series is called Redemption.

Listen in as we learn about the last words of Jesus from the cross and how they can impact us today in our growth in relationship with Jesus and in relationship with those in our sphere of influence.

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”

Lent #4 - Forsaken...

Easter 2022 - This Easter series is called Redemption.

Listen in as we learn about the last words of Jesus from the cross and how they can impact us today in our growth in relationship with Jesus and in relationship with those in our sphere of influence.

At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).

Lent #3 - Behold...

Easter 2022 - This Easter series is called Redemption.

Listen in as we learn about the last words of Jesus from the cross and how they can impact us today in our growth in relationship with Jesus and in relationship with those in our sphere of influence.

When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, behold your son,” and to the disciple, “Behold your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.