We showed one (of many) news stories about Jacoby to help tell her story before she shared with us. The video we showed can be seen here. Thanksgiving, thanks, thankfulness, congregation, open sharing time, sharing, God, provision, Jacoby Miles, Miles family,
Bible references: Ephesians 4:31 Proverbs 20:5 Ephesians 4:26 James 1 James 1:20 Isaiah 8 Ephesians 4:26-27 John 2:14-17 Ephesians 6:12 Luke 6:42-45 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 Luke 6:36-37 Matthew 18:15-17 peacemaker, anger, angry, warriors, marriage, healthy, unhealthy, righteous, unrighteous, Aristotle, destructive, physical, psychological, sociological, family, spiritual, character, bitterness, grudges, Ephesians 4:31, Proverbs 20:5, Solomon, love, backstage, discernment,…
Bible references: Proverbs 16:2 Proverbs 29:22 Ephesians 4:26-27 Genesis 4 Proverbs 22:24 Psalm 4:4 James 4 conflict, growing, scripture, maturity, emotional, angry, loving, love, anger, church, community, marriage, relationship, children, Dr. Gary Oliver, emotion, psychologist, threat, amygdala, nature, bear, adrenaline, fight or flight, response, frontal cortex, judgment, lobotomy, Bible, Proverbs 16:2, Solomon, battle, think, act,…
Welcome back from sabbatical Pastor Brian and family! Bible references: 1 Corinthians 13 history, youth pastors, youth ministry, hot tub, Brian, Tomina, growth, sabbatical, disengagement, emotional, pack, vacation, family, parents, move, home, house, school, reading, reflection, heart, love, kids, children, community, wired for life, assessment, Kansas City, mentor, mentoring, leadership, guilt, shame, church, staff, 1…
Bible references: Matthew 5:9 1 Peter 1 Samuel 25 James 3 Matthew 7 Philippians 1:6 Philippians 2 marriage, husband, wife, shoebox, dolls, money, couple, conflict, peacemakers, peacebreaker, argument, power, Jesus, Matthew 5:9, sons of God, 1 Peter, operating system, heart, fault, blame, problem, redemption, backstage, David, 1 Samuel 25, Nabal, Saul, protection, pride, arrogance, respect,…
Bible references: Genesis 50:20 Matthew 5:9 Matthew 5:23-24 Ephesians 4:1-3 marriage, questions, answers, conflict, intentions, confession, eggs, fight, redemption, redeem, conform, Genesis 50:20, Joseph, arrogance, evil, good, respond, response, peace-fakers, avoid, avoidance, problems, ignore, isolation, loneliness, peace-breaker, my way, disagree, disagreement, submit, submission, control, manipulation, punishment, leadership, Jesus, peacemaker, Matthew 5:9, sons of God, gospel,…
Bible references: John 15 2 Peter 1 Philippians 2:12-13 James 4 Matthew 11:28-30 Hebrews 12:1-2 Acts 20 Ephesians 4:29 1 John 1:7 Discussion Questions Identifying how your family shaped you… Describe each family member with three adjectives and their relationship to you Describe your parent’s relationship How was conflict handled in your family? Anger? Tensions?…
Bible references: Matthew 28:19-20 Colossians 2:13 Romans 6:3-6 Robert, church, mission, disciples, discipleship, Matthew 28:19-20, baptism, baptize, teach, Jesus, God’s Son, salvation, born again, authority, backstage, frontstage, mission, dedicated, dedication, husband, wife, children, Holy Spirit, truth, sin, sinner, Colossians 2:13, unbelief, hostility, indifference, spiritual awakening, gospel, broken, Paul, Romans 6:3-6, sanctified, zombies, zombie, victory, freedom,…
Bible references: John 13-18 John 4:16 Galatians 5:6, Philippians 2 Proverbs 18:1 1 John 4 Proverbs 13 Colossians 3 One of the resources Martin mentioned in this sermon is The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller marriage, jigsaw puzzle, puzzle piece, wife, husband, friend, friendship, Tim Keller, “The Meaning of Marriage”, servants, John 13-18, Jesus, God,…
Bible references: Ecclesiastes 4:8-12 Ephesians 5 1 Thessalonians 4:9 John 13 John 15 1 John 4:7 Colossians 1 One of the resources Martin mentioned in this sermon is The Sacred Search by Gary Thomas. marriage, missing pieces, single, Ecclesiastes 4:8-12, friendship, friends, wives, husbands, concubines, lonely, loneliness, Solomon, best friend, A Lasting Promise, Scott Stanley, Daniel…