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Heart to Heart | Week 3 | Are You In? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Connection with Jesus brings LIFE and evidence of that life is FRUIT John 15:1-8 (CSB) John 14:20 (CSB) Is my LIFE in JESUS? Is Jesus' LIFE in ME? DEPENDING on Jesus DRAWING upon Jesus DEVELOPING through Jesus

Heart to Heart | Week 2 | Hope for Troubled Hearts | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Jesus offers HOPE for every troubled HEART John 14:1 (CSB) "What is the problem for a troubled heart? This: the circumstances that threaten us seem bigger and stronger than our resources to cope." - Sinclair Ferguson A PLACE PREPARED John 14:1-7 (CSB) His PRESENCE PROMISED John 14:15-21; 26 (CSB) His PEACE PROVIDED John 14:27 (CSB)

Heart to Heart | Week 1 | Dirty Towels, Clean Feet | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Jesus wants to CULTIVATE His HEART inside of us John 13:1-17 (CSB) Philippians 2:5-9 (CSB) Am I WILLING? Are they WORTHY? The blessing doesn't come from the KNOWING but with the DOING. Jesus doesn't just give us the PATTERN; He also gives us the POWER John 13:34-35 (CSB)

The Generous Life | Week 3 | God's Generosity Mission | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Paul Tripp Quote Luke 14:27-30, 33 (CSB) Matthew 19:21-22 (CSB) More than your MONEY More than OBEDIENCE Mark 14:3-9 (CSB) More than you can AFFORD Paul Tripp Quote

The Generous Life | Week 2 | God Math | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Math is NATURAL God math is SUPERNATURAL 2 Corinthians 9:6-12 (CSB) "In the Old Testament, tithing was a floor, not a ceiling. If we have received more of God's grace in the New Testament, should we be giving less?" -Tim Keller Tithing TRAINS our HEARTS to TRUST Deuteronomy 8:11-18 (CSB) An open HAND starts with an open HEART Proverbs 3:9 (CSB) "Tithing should not be treated as a tax levied by God, but as an opportunity to align our hearts with His generosity." -Dallas Willard 90% with God's BLESSING is always better than 100% in my own WISDOM Malachi 3:10 (CSB) Tithing is not an issue of SALVATION, but it is an indicator of SURRENDER

The Generous Life | Week 1 | What's Your Money Mindset? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma How you SEE money will influence how you STEWARD money. Luke 14:28-30 (CSB) What is my money MINDSET? What is my money MANAGEMENT? What is my money MINDSET? God is the OWNER, I am the STEWARD Psalm 24:1 (CSB) Matthew 25:14-30 (CSB) Money is a good TOOL but a horrible MASTER Proverbs 22:7 (CSB) Matthew 6:24 (CSB) Longterm HEALTH is more important than instant GRATIFICATION Proverbs 13:22 (CSB) Haggai 1:5-6 (CSB) What is my money MANAGEMENT? 1 Corinthians 4:2 (CSB) BIBLICALLY budget Proverbs 27:23 (CSB) SPEND less than you MAKE Leviticus 19:9-10 (CSB) Attack DEBT Proverbs 22:7 (CSB) Romans 13:8 (CSB) SAVE Proverbs 21:20 (CSB) HONOR and TRUST God through it all Proverbs 3:5-6, 9 (CSB)

Better Than I Imagined | Week 4 | Called Out | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Am I FOLLOWING Him? Following Jesus is far more than CHURCH ATTENDANCE and CASUAL COMMITMENT Matthew 4:17-22 (CSB) We TRUST We TURN We TELL When Jesus CALLS you out, You're CALLED to CALL out to others

Hebrews 10:19-22 (CSB) UNDERSTANDING and APPLYING what Jesus has accomplished for you paves the way for transformational prayer life The security of BEING NEAR begins with DRAWING NEAR “You cannot banish me for this world is my father’s house.” “But I will slay you,” said the Emperor. “No, you can not,” said the noble champion of the faith, “for my life is hid with Christ in God.” “I will take away your treasures.” “No, but you can not for my treasure is in heaven and my heart is there.” “But I will drive you away from man and you shall have no friend left.” “No, you can not, for I have a friend in heaven from whom you can not separate me. I defy you, for there is nothing you can do to hurt me.” -John Chrysostom When you SHIFT what you THINK about prayer it will SHAPE what you DO with prayer 5 Shifts In How You Think About Prayer: GIFT not GUILT PRESENCE not PRESSURE CONNECTION not CONDEMNATION ALIVE not ABSTRACT MYSTERY not MISERY

Better Than I Imagined | Week 2 | "1, 2, 3, Eyes On Me" Focus For Your Faith | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Hebrews 12:1-2; 11-13 (CSB) Life with Jesus is better than I imagined - when we keep our focus 1 Kings 18:43-46; 19:1-8 (CSB) Jesus invites us to THRIVE, not just SURVIVE 1 Kings 19:9-13 (CSB) Storms AROUND YOU don't have to create storms WITHIN YOU Psalms 46:1-3 (CSB) Luke 5:15-16 (CSB) God is often found in the STATIC not the FRANTIC Help for your focus: -Start small -Be consistent -Eliminate distractions -Choose the right tools -Come with expectation

Better Than I Imagined | Week 1 | Get Ready to Feast | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Acts 13:1-4 (CSB) Fasting positions our HEARTS to HEAR and READIES our lives to REACT to the Holy Spirit's leading. Matthew 6:16-18 (CSB) WHY you fast is more important than WHAT you fast. Romans 12:1-2 (CSB) Fasting is spiritual FEASTING Fasting reminds our APPETITES that they are not in CONTROL Fasting breaks us out of our ROUTINES and RENEWS us spiritually Fasting brings BREAKTHROUGH

Training for Transformation | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 6:33 (CSB) HOPES FULFILLED are often connected to HABITS ENGAGED. We don't "TRY" our way to a stronger life with Jesus, we "TRAIN". 1 Timothy 4:7-8 (CSB) “…the life of someone who engages Scripture four or more times a week looks radically different from the life of someone who does not. In fact, the lives of Christians who do not engage with the Bible most days of the week look no different from the lives of non-believers.” -Center For Bible Engagement Luke 11:1 (CSB) Romans 12:1-2 (CSB) Set a TIME, a PLACE, and a PLAN Start SIMPLE and HONEST "Lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." -C.S. Lewis Be fully PRESENT and AVAILABLE Focus on the RELATIONSHIP, not the CHECKLIST "Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together." -Dallas Willard “How do you take the life of salvation into your ordinary, daily lives? You pray. In salvation God makes himself personally present to us; in prayer we

With Us | Week 4 | Led By The Light | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma 3 Important questions to know the answer to: 1. Where is your JOURNEY leading you? (DIRECTION) 2. What is it you are LOOKING for? (DISCOVERY) 3. What is it you are LIVING for? (PURPOSE) Matthew 2:1-16 (CSB) The LIGHT of the world is still DRAWING people to HIMSELF John 8:12 (CSB) Numbers 24:17 (CSB) Light brings CLARITY Psalms 118:5 (CSB) Light brings COMFORT Matthew 4:16 (CSB) Light brings CONFIDENCE Psalms 37:23 (CSB) RESPOND to the LIGHT: COME let us ADORE him

With Us | Week 3 | A Journey to Joy | Pastor Tyler Schaefer | Life Center Tacoma Luke 2:8-20 (CSB) When life is COMPLEX to you, it is CLEAR to God The FULLNESS of the GOSPEL is to be PROCLAIMED to all people One EXTRAORDINARY moment can change an ORDINARY life The good news didn't change CIRCUMSTANCES, but it did change their HEART The JOY of HEAVEN can now LIVE in me

The PLAN of God isn't always COMFORTABLE Matthew 1:18-25 (CSB) DISAPPOINTMENT and DIFFICULTY don't have the final WORD FEAR wants to ROB what GOD wants to DIRECT OBEDIENCE will never be the wrong RESPONSE

Luke 1:26-38 (CSB) You can BELIEVE God's PLAN even BEFORE you UNDERSTAND Even in the IMPROBABLE, nothing is IMPOSSIBLE Faithful people say YES to God even before they fully UNDERSTAND God's plans are ALWAYS better than our plans for OURSELVES Isaiah 55:8-9 (CSB) "Belief is not simply a function of the brain. No, it's an investment of the heart that fundamentally changes the way that you live." -Paul Tripp

James 5:13-20 (CSB) Prayer is always the RIGHT ANSWER Spiritual health requires PRAYERFUL COMMUNITY "Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the community. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive will be the power of sin over him." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1 Peter 5:8 (CSB) Your prayer MAKES A DIFFERENCE "The little estimate we put on prayer is evident from the little time we give to it." -E.M. Bounds Prayerfully LOOK OUT for one another

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 7 | Are We There Yet??? Lessons On Patience | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma James 5:7-11 (CSB) James 5:7-8a (CSB) Committed beyond your control James 5:8b-9 (CSB) James 5:10 (CSB) Steadfast through the struggles Hebrews 11:32-38 (CSB) James 5:11 (CSB) Enduring for His end

James 3:17-4:11 (CSB) When SELF is the ROOT, CONFLICT will be the FRUIT The Issue: Disordered DESIRE James 3:17-4:5 (CSB) The Hope: GRACE to DRAW NEAR James 4:6, 8 (CSB) The Strategy: SUBMIT and RESIST James 4:7 (CSB) The Choice: Be HUMBLE before God or be HUMBLED before God James 4:10 (CSB)

Wisdom for The Walk | Week 5 | Danger of The Tongue | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma The Tongue is DISPROPORTIONALLY DANGEROUS Proverbs 18:21 (CSB) The tongue is inherently EVIL James 3:8 (CSB) The tongue is HYPOCRITICAL James 3:9-12 (CSB) Matthew 15:17-18 (CSB) James 3:13-18 (CSB) What comes out of the tongue is DIRECTLY LINKED to the CONDITION OF OUR HEART We need God to change OUR HEARTS so that our tongue CAN BE ALIGNED WITH GOD The realization of how much our heart needs healing is linked to our PROXIMITY WITH OUR HEAVENLY FATHER Isaiah 6:1-8 (CSB) When we draw near to God we enter into his PROCESS of healing The process is SLOW but the fruit is RIGHTEOUSNESS SOWN IN PEACE James 3:18 (CSB)

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 4 | The Fruit of Faith | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma What is the PULSE of your FAITH? James 2:14-23, 26 (CSB) When your faith is alive, it is more than FEELING When your faith is alive, it's not just BELIEF John 6:29 (CSB) Ephesians 2:8-10 (CSB) When your faith is alive, fruit is not OPTIONAL it is INEVITABLE Matthew 7:20 (CSB) "You're saved by faith, not fruit; but you're never saved by fruitless faith." -Tim Keller