The Heart of Faith: UnServe (Chris)

Our lives as disciples focus on loving God and loving each other.  Earlier lessons explored trust and obedience as ways in which we love God.  This class considers service as the primary way in which we love each other.  Service means many different things, but the most important and accessible also is the most simple: be kind.

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The Heart of Faith: UnThankful (Chris)

In keeping with the season, we explore the topic of "UN-Thankfulness."  There are powerful teachings in the Bible related to harvest and gratitude.  What is thankfulness?  What did Jesus give thanks for?  How do we apply gratitude to our lives as Christ's Disciples?  What impact should thankfulness have on us and on our faith?

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The Heart of Faith: Hope (Randy)

For all the pain and suffering we endure in this life, our faith gives us the ultimate resource to face the future: hope.  Jesus’s death and resurrection guarantees that we can place our hope in him.

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The Heart of Faith: UnMercy (Randy)

We live in a world that shows little mercy for those in need or those who committed some minor infraction. We sit in self-righteous judgment of them, failing to realize we are guilty of some of the very same things we think they have done.  Jesus grants us mercy through the cross, and it is on us to respond by becoming merciful.

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The Heart of Faith:UnObedience (Chris)

Chris explores our relationship with God through one of his favorite stories, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.  Listen to how C.S. Lewis's beloved fantasy captures well our human reality.

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The Heart of Faith: UnEpic (Randy)

Epic stories stir our hearts and motivate us to do something worthy with our lives.  Yet our quest for an epic journey to be important or build something big can lead us astray and focus our heart on the wrong things.  Jesus lived and died an Un-Epic life so we can find peace in the only thing that matters: our relationship with God.

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The Heart of Faith: UnTrust (Chris)

Americans’ confidence in their leaders and institutions has declined to all-time lows.  With Un-Trust rampant on our society, how should Christians engage in politics?  How do our commitments to love God and love each other translate into areas of social division and discord?  A Biblical story from ancient Babylon and the attitude of Jesus himself towards power and authority provide guidance.

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