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Honest Faith - Week Two/March 17, 2024/Glenn Barteau

Having faith doesn't mean we won't have questions, which can make it complicated to walk by faith. Faith also doesn't mean we won't have negative experiences, but how do we know God is with us through them?

Honest Faith - Week One/March 10, 2024/Ryan Kramer

Having faith doesn't mean we won't have questions, which can make it complicated to walk by faith. Faith also doesn't mean we won't have negative experiences, but how do we know God is with us through them? This new series looks at the simple ways to follow Christ that will be helpful when faced with big questions about what faith means and how we practically apply it to our lives. 
 

Love Our City - Celebration Sunday/March 3, 2024/Glenn Barteau

God is partnering with all of us to keep sharing our mission of acceptance, love, and freedom in Jesus. You make a difference. Whether you directly participated in the event or helped support Love Our City financially, we celebrated what our partnership organizations do in Tucson daily to love people in our surrounding community and how that love continues to cascade outward. 

Difference Maker - Week Three/February 25, 2024/Glenn Barteau

In the first week of this series, we looked at an example of a difference-maker in the story of Ruth. Then last week we realized through the story of David that despite any obstacle, God can use us as a difference-maker. This week we learned that there might be moments where we are prepared to make a difference, we have our expectations all set, and then God turns the situation to another way. This can cause tension in us. In looking at 1 Timothy we can see how even when the situation changes, we are still making a difference in those around us. God is still at work through us and uses us in amazing ways.

Difference Maker - Week Two / February 18, 2024 / Ryan Kramer

We can often struggle with the idea that we’re all difference-makers. If we look at the life of David who was one of the most revered kings in the Bible we see that from when he was first anointed to be the future king to when he became king - 15 years passed. This teaches us that it sometimes takes a while to be the difference maker we want to become. However, God can use us. He is with us and for us and we can love people well while we wait for our moment to be the difference maker we want to be. We are all equipped for it because we love Jesus and He loves us - we have been changed by that so why wouldn’t we want the world to know it?

Difference Maker - Week One/February 11, 2024/Glenn Barteau

If you reflect on your life, who was a difference maker for you? Who was the person who you’ve been positively influenced by? Throughout scripture, there are difference-makers. People that God has used for His purpose in amazing ways. In this series, we’ll learn more about what it is to be a difference maker. This first week we looked at Ruth and dived into why Ruth was an influential person and made a significant difference in the lives of those she cared about. 

Where There's Smoke / February 4, 2024 / Glenn Barteau

Our emotions are an indication of what’s going on in our hearts. We often experience strong emotions before fully understanding what’s happening. This can have more of an effect than we realize. In the book of Jonah, we learned that Jonah kept running from the emotions he needed to address. He did not address the source of the smoke. Smoke is an indicator of something deeper happening. How can we acknowledge what is going on in our lives and our emotions more healthily so we don't miss God's grace? 

Don't Get On The Ride - Week Three/January 28, 2024/Ryan Kramer

Sometimes we get on the ride of the shame rollercoaster. There is always an opportunity to return to the story of Christ in us. That is your story and who you are. Your identity, worth, and value are anchored in Christ, leaving no space for shame. Christ canceled any shame you are trying to carry. You are ultimately meant to be free and alive in Jesus. Paul encourages the church in Colossians 2 that no one passes judgment on anyone. Let who you are be anchored in Christ and that you’re with Him and base your life on who He is. The moments that we fail in life don't define us. 

Love Our City Vision Sunday / January 21, 2024 / Glenn Barteau

Don't Get On The Ride - Week Two/January 14, 2024/Ryan Kramer

In this series, we’re exploring all the different moments that come our way and how we can approach them differently so we don’t get caught up in a ride that we don’t want to be on. This week we dove into Titus 3 and we asked, “What if Christ is the answer that makes the difference in our lives so we don’t engage situations in the same way?” If Christ is in us, with us, and works through us - shouldn’t that make a difference in our daily lives and the circumstances we experience?