As we wrap up 2014 and look ahead into the new year, we tend to reflect on our lives. What kind of life do you want to live? Do you want to be effective? If so, how do you live an effective life? That is the question we will answer today.
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‘Americans are among the loneliest people in the world,” said George Gallup. Even though we’re surrounded by a sea of humanity, we feel alone. Is this what God intended for us? What does God have to say about this tension of connection?
We all have questions. Some are more important than others. This series we took questions and topics from the people of Journey Church and are spending time answering them. The first week deals with questions on pain and suffering.
Don’t good people go to heaven? Don’t all paths lead to the same place? What does Jesus have to say about these questions? In this teaching we see what the implications of Jesus’ teaching are for all mankind.
The writer of Hebrews wraps up the first chapter by quoting eight Old Testament passages and applying them to Jesus. The question arises, Why does Jesus deserve our deepest worship? Is Jesus, all by Himself, enough for us?
We live in a generation of exhausted people. But the good news is that we are not the first to do so. God has been inviting mankind into His rest since the moment He finished creation. The question is whether we will enter that rest.
We are given to fall in love with routine and organization in our lives. But when that bleeds into our relationship with God we sometimes think we have to work more in order to earn God’s love and forgiveness. But Jesus put all that away by putting our religion in it’s place…second place.
As Christians, we know we need God’s grace, we think we understand it, and we love to talk about it. But sometimes we struggle with what it looks like to live in grace. If Jesus has taken care of everything, what’s left for us to do? That’s the question the author answers in Hebrews 10.
The future can seem very uncertain and we never know what tomorrow will hold. But Jesus commanded His followers to not worry. The questions becomes: How?