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Have Mercy | Happiness | 9/10/23

Mercy is love in action—it’s tough, tender love. 
It’s the tough, tender love that we see on the cross. 
Jesus was taking a stand against our sinful nature and destructive lives—by giving His own, and tender by not destroying us in the process.

Get Satisfied | Happiness | 9/3/23

A lot of people really don't know what they want in life. The Bible says we are spiritual beings and God made us to love Him and to know Him and be loved by Him. Nothing will take the place of that. There is no substitute. 
You need to recognize what your real hunger is. Your hunger is your spiritual being and its hunger for God. The sooner you recognize that, the better.

Happy are the Meek | Happiness | 8/27/23

What is meekness? Meekness is not weakness. 
The word used for Meek in the old language literally referred to something like a wild horse that was tamed or medicine that could tame a fever. 
Strength under control. 

For the Broken Heart that Mourns | Happiness | 8/20/23

How can you be happy after a loss, after a broken heart? How can you be happy after the worst of the worst has happened? Or when your dream is crushed? Or even worse, when someone intentionally takes someone from you, or intentionally destroys your dream. 
Happiness begins with the peace and comfort of God in your life.

Happy are the Poor in Spirit | Happiness | 8/13/23

If you have to have all of your problems solved before you become happy, will you ever be happy? No. If you have to have everything perfect in your life before you're happy, will you be happy? No.
My happiness is not determined by what's happening around me, but rather by what's happening in me. 

READY TO SERVE | GUEST SPEAKER HARVIE NEATHERLIN | 8/6/23

"And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” Isaiah 6:8 
The truth is that we were never meant to blend in! We were never saved to sit! Why? Because sitting does nothing for God! It may make you feel better but it does nothing for God
We were saved to serve!

God’s Plan Always has a Plot Twist | God has a Plan | 7/30/23

God loves providing a good plot twist in our lives.
God loves for people to look at our lives and see the difference between before we knew Him, and after we knew Him.
Some of you are in that position today—you feel like your life is spiraling. I’m here to encourage you today. God wants to swing the pendulum in your direction. God wants to twist the plot in your life.

God’s Plan Unfolds Suddenly | God has a Plan| 7/23/23

So often, we feel like God has forgotten about us. We feel like we are spending all our time taking care of everyone else’s dreams, wondering if God is ever going to bring our own dreams to pass.
Can I tell you that if you’ll be like Joseph, never give up. Keep your attitude right. Trust God. Wait for God. Never stop believing. In fact, instead of getting more discouraged day after day, you decide to be more encouraged. Knowing that with the passing of every day, it just means you are one day closer to God bringing you into your God-given purpose.

Trust God | God has a Plan| 7/16/23

If you believe God brought you to this wilderness to let you die, then you forgot who He is.
If you believe God brought you to this prison to rot and die, then you forgot who He is.
The wilderness was the path to the promised land.
The prison was the path to the palace, God’s purpose.
Today is a day that you begin to believe in who God really is. He is God who 
can be trusted. No matter what you are facing. No matter what you are going through, 
begin to believe He is God your deliverer. God your healer. God your provider. 
God who sees you. God your Savior!

Ignorance is Bliss | God has a Plan| 7/9/23

Knowledge is like a key. Having keys to bad places is the kind of knowledge we want to avoid. 
If you have a key, you are responsible for whatever it opens. The less keys you have, the less you have to worry about. 
Some people want a master key to know what everyone is doing, and what everyone is thinking. And I say to you, IGNORANCE IS BLISS. You don’t need to know all that.