Read Philippians 4 and discuss the questions below. Handling Our Emotions What are the steps we need to take when we are struggling with anxiety? What promise can we hold onto? Take inventory of the list in v8. Do these things take up your headspace? What do you need to do to create this thinking discipline? Why is it important? What happens if you are not disciplined in your thinking? What is the secret of contentment? How do we take v 13 out of context? Leadership Verse 9 g

Last week we discussed our role as a soldier for Christ, enlisted in His army to bring the Gospel of salvation & His Kingdom into the world. This week, we will discuss suffering sources: from doing His work in His kingdom and from sin - both our own and others' sin. There is absolute truth and moral uprightness. Everything short of this is wrong, otherwise known as sin. What are ways our culture sidesteps this? Why do you think that is so? Read the passage below: 2 Thessaloni

Last session we discussed suffering in regards to unplanned pregnancy. In efforts to avoid consequences, some people will turn to abortion as a way to avoid loss of income, acceptance, facing the sin of others, and to keep opportunities open. Individuals who are contemplating abortion need to feel we understand their hardship before we earn the privilege to affectively speak righteousness into their lives. This may require us to make sacrifices of our own. It is imperative t

What if the shameful things we've said in this life need to be examined in the light of God so that we bear no shame in eternity?

The command to love others as you love yourself seems straightforward until you realize how much you struggle with accepting and loving yourself. Can we really love others while we struggle like this? Discover here some ways the fallen world has affected our soul and fresh perspectives to go deeper with God while seeing the connection between childhood, attachment style, and fellowship with God.

God invites us to surrender and trust. Here is a candid conversation about precious things and spiritual exchanges to obtain more of God.

On Betrayal: Lifegiving Friendship Destroyed Shadows cast across verdant moss While fronded ferns reach with unfurling arms To welcome...

The rawness of loss and the promise of a God who is in every low place.

Bad childhood experiences affect our ability to parent, how we perceive God, how you approach Him and expect Him to handle you.

False realities developed in childhood can derail every blessing God sets in our path.

Build a Christian home and glean deeper insight into God's purpose for the family unit.

Perceptions of our earthly father can distort and obscure love from our heavenly Father.

This morning is heavy, weighted and pregnant with anxiety. It is difficult to trust the Lord right now.