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Meaning by Being Peacemakers -Living a Meaningful Life- 5/29/2022

When you think of a peacemaker, what do you envision?
It seems to give the picture of someone blowing bubbles at everyone, or a person always being positive and encouraging, saying the right thing with a big cheesy smile.
Jesus said this, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matt. 5:9 NIV).
He also made this statement about us when we are in heaven: “they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection” (Luke 20:36 ESV).
Jesus was saying that His peacemakers in heaven cannot die anymore! And because we cannot die for eternity, Peacemakers are powerful, strong, have nothing to fear but God, kind of people. We may be able to die here, but not there!

Introduction -Living a Meaningful Life- 5/22/2022

There is one reason, and only one reason to live: To love God and people.
There is one way to live a meaningful life: To do everything in love.
Throughout his writings, Solomon says that the only thing he really enjoyed along the way was friends, and work. Those two things made life bearable.
And that’s what we see when we look around us. People in the world, just getting by. They have a few friends, and they have their work. Day after day after day, the same people, and work. This keeps the world going. 
But God invites us to so much more than all of that! God invites us to meaningfulness. God invites us to purpose. Doing everything in love fills your life with passion. 

Conclusion -Growing to Spiritual Maturity- 5/15/2022

Here was the challenge as we came into this year: 
This world is entirely about growing to maturity in a relationship with God and others— Growing to be like Jesus.
For people to grow to maturity in a relationship with God and others.

Hope in Jesus -Mother’s Day 2022- 5/8/2022

We live in a world that is full of reasons not to trust anyone, and not to hope anyone. 
The biggest question of your life is, will you put your hope in Jesus?
You need to know that God really isn’t interested in people who worship Him, serve Him, and hope in Him because He is nice to them or because He does things the way they want Him to. 
Jesus is looking for people whose HOPE is in Him even when it seems He can’t be trusted.

Live Forever--Now -Growing to Spiritual Maturity- 5/1/2022

God built you to last forever. His economy isn’t dependent on you breaking down. In fact, it’s just the opposite. 
God wants you to last forever. God wants you to join Him for eternity. And God has made a way for you to shine now and forever!

Friends with God -Growing to Spiritual Maturity- 4/24/2022

The first step to good friends and good influencers in your life is to stop walking with people heading the wrong way.
King Solomon pleaded wrote to his son and said, “My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them” (Prov. 1:10).
You need to let people of God influence you on to bigger and better things. People who will inspire you to grow spiritually. People who have a good understanding of what true love is, so you can see it in their life and learn from them for your own life.

Choose the Eclipse -EASTER 2022- 4/17/2022

Every day the people all over this planet hope and pray that the darkness of this life will not overcome them. 
Praying that the light of life will continue to shine on us. That all will not be lost. 
On April 3, AD 33, from Noon to 3pm there was a solar eclipse. 
The Sun was eventually completely blocked by the Moon. It wasn’t time for the Sun to go down yet. It was only 3 in the afternoon.
When God set into motion this giant watch we call our solar system, He intentionally set a time, a specific day, that the Earth would go dark while Jesus would be hanging on the cross—and at around 3pm Jesus would die.
Jesus chose when He would die. 
This is what Easter is about. Jesus came and showed us that losing everything in this life is the beginning of real life! 

Understanding that Timing is Crucial -Growing to Spiritual Maturity- 4/10/2022

In your spiritual life, as you grow to maturity in Christ, you will also come to find that God has perfect timing in everything He does. 
It may seem like He made a mistake. It may look like if He had done something different then things would have been better. Or it may seem like there is a conflict in the cosmos. 
But you are dealing with the God who created the biggest watch ever, that keeps perfect timing—our solar system!

Add More Knowledge -Growing to Spiritual Maturity- 4/3/2022

There are certain things in the Bible that God is clear on, and those are the things we take a hard stand on. 
First and foremost, we must love people and be willing to lay down our lives for them. But second, we must obey Him. 
To have a healthy life, a healthy family and church family, we must obey Him.

Bearing Fruit -Growing to Spiritual Maturity- 3/27/2022

What kind of fruit is coming from you? Are good things happening because you exist? Or are people stressed because of how you live your life? 
God made you to bear fruit. Good fruit. Good things can come from you. 
Imagine an apple tree never bearing apples. Or if you bought a new phone and none of the apps worked. It just existed. 
God gave you the opportunity to be more than just existing. He gives you he opportunity to be more than just a survivor.