Restoring Values
We all have values, whether we know it or not, whether we think about it or not. It’s your core values, or core beliefs, that shape everything you do in life. There are those who would say, “It really doesn’t matter what you believe” but that’s just not true. It does matter what you believe. Your beliefs determine your behavior and your behavior determines what you become. So the kind of person you are, if you look at the foundation, is based on the things you’ve chosen to value.
So it’s critically important to have the right core values in life because those values determine your direction, your salvation, your stress level, your success and many other things. If you want to build a lasting life of success and significance you must build it on lasting values. That’s what we’re going to look at in this series.
You, 5 Years Later
5 years ago, to the day, we launched a series titled, “You in 5 Years”. Over several weeks we talked about implementing God’s plan in our lives to that you would be a better version of you in 5 years. This message is a 5-year review of you 5 years later. How did you do?
Also, below, you will find links to the original series from 2020 so you can go back and review the 7 principles in full. This matters because there are some things you can do, some choices you can make, some changes to put in place that will help you set the course for your life to be exactly where you want it to be 5 years from now.
Week 1 (January 5, 2020) – Stuck
Week 2 (January 12, 2020) – In Pursuit of God’s Plan
Week 3 (January 19, 2020) – The Journey Begins
Week 4 (January 26, 2020) – Thoughts
Week 5 (February 2, 2020) – Words
Week 6 (February 9, 2020) – Actions
Week 7 (February 16, 2020) – Faithful
Thrive in ’25
You and I are on the outskirts of the coming year wondering what comes next. Will it be a joyful year, or a challenging year? Will it be a year of success and achievement, or will it be a year of discouragement and headwinds? I don’t have a crystal ball and neither did Moses or the people of Israel, but as we consider their experience 3,400 years ago we can learn some lessons that will help us navigate ’25 successfully and help us to Thrive in ’25!.
Holy Moments
You are probably familiar with the Christmas story, the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. But there are some specific moments in this story that we often pass right by. It’s not because we don’t care or don’t notice, it’s because we’re familiar. This December we’re going to pause long enough to examine some of these holy moments and explore their significance to us some 20 centuries later. What kind of faith did it take to say, “Yes”? What kind of trust was involved in accepting circumstances beyond your control? So many questions…….and we will explore the answers in this series, Holy Moments.
Be Rich ’24
Be Rich is one of our favorite times of the year. Be Rich is a campaign to change our local world by positively impacting individuals and organizations that are making a difference in people’s lives. Be Rich is a focus that takes our attention off of ourselves and puts it onto God and others. Be Rich shows us how God wants us to respond to His blessings and teaches us how to love beyond self, serve beyond self and give beyond self.
Be Rich isn’t about learning how to get rich, because plenty of people are trying to tell you how to get rich. Instead, Be Rich teaches us how to be rich in a way that honors God.