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As followers of Jesus, what role does suffering play in our growth and maturity, and how do we resist our great enemy on that journey to our completion?

What is the God-given role of pastors in the life of the church? What can we expect from them, and how can we support them as they love and lead us?

What is God's design for husbands and wives? How does He want them to function, and what are His expectations for them?

Suffering is an inevitable reality in the life of a Christ-follower. So what does it look like to be prepared to suffer and how should we respond to suffering when it comes? Join us this week to discover the answers to some of the most difficult yet compelling questions in following Jesus.

God has called us to honor those in civic authority and to submit ourselves to our government institutions. So what does that look like and are there limits to our call to obedience? R/D Questions. 1 - How can we honor those in authority? 2 - What does it look like practically to submit to our governing authorities and are there exceptions to our obedience? 3 - How does our civic submission influence our spiritual message?

Peter offers 5 counter-cultural pictures of the church to help us transform our understanding of who we are and how we should act when life is hard. If we let God change how we see ourselves, we will finally become what we are.

“We are not loved because we obey; we obey because we are loved.” What’s the difference between these two attitudes? Do you try to live a holy life so that God would love you or because God has already loved you?

From beginning to end, God is the central player in the story of our redemption. Discover God's role in our past, present, and future and understand more about the living hope He offers us in Christ!

If the Resurrection is true, what does it change? How does it alter the way we view Jesus? How does it shape the way we approach the Bible? How should it change the way we live? What kind of response does it demand?

The people of Jesus' day took the place of God and condemned their only Savior. But the Silent Servant took the place of the people and bought them with His life. Are you willing to be such a silent servant?

Jesus was the Great Servant. Though He was God, He said He didn't come to be served but instead to serve us and to give His life as a ransom many people. So what did it mean for Him to serve us? How did He do it,and how can we imitate His example to love and serve those around us.

God has called us to live out our personal faith in collective community. So what does it mean to be a part of the community of the church? What kind of commitment does God long for us to make to His family, His people?

Unity matters. Jesus prayed that we would be one just as He and His Father were one. So how can we pursue that oneness and how can we protect the connectivity God has already given us?

Generosity was one of the defining marks of the early church. So what does the Bible say about "Living Generously" and what does that look like for us in 2016?

God has created each one of us with a specific calling. Every one of us has a unique ministry in His global mission. So what's yours? Do you know where you fit? Do you understand how He's made you and how He wants to use you?

If you could describe your perfect church, what would it be like? What would it do? What would it be passionate about and committed to? In this message we look at God's model for local congregation and talk about how can we be and become that kind of church!

What does it mean to "be" the Church? What kind of people does God want us to be and what kind of congregation does He want us to become? Is everything that Christians are doing contributing to the mission? If not, what do we do about it?

Making disciples (evangelism) and maturing disciples (discipleship) is indisputably THE mission of the church. But how many of us are actually doing this? What are the reasons we so easily get side-tracked from this mission? And what are some simple ways we can get back to actually living out our mission?

Making disciples (evangelism) and maturing disciples (discipleship) is indisputably THE mission of the church. But how many of us are actually doing this? What are the reasons we so easily get side-tracked from this mission? And what are some simple ways we can get back to actually living out our mission?

Contentment, what does it mean? Are you happy with the things God has given you? Even if you are you may be surprised to discover that this is still not what our bar for contentment should be based on. Tonight we will learn what true contentment is based on and how it can be realized no matter what your physical situation or status is.