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Part 8

May 22, 2016 • Dr. Rusty Hayes

Pastor Rusty uses the story of the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:1-42) to illustrate steps that we can all take to increase our faith in God: we must seek Him, submit to Him, identify Him and enjoy Him. Only then will we experience a life that is more.

Part 7

May 15, 2016 • Pastor Brodie Swanson

Pastor Brodie Swanson uses stories from Jesus’ life, and from his own experience as a pastor, to support the Apostle Paul’s assurance in Romans 8:38-39 that we believe in an unstoppable Christ.

Part 6

May 8, 2016 • Pastor Chuck Rife

Pastor Chuck uses the story of Ruth to illustrate 4 principles of building relationships: intentionality, commitment, reciprocity, and worship in community. He encourages all of us to join a small group at church, be it a life group, a Bible study, or an Adult Community.

Part 5

May 1, 2016 • Dr. Rusty Hayes

Pastor Rusty teaches that God the Holy Spirit wants to speak to us individually about the issues in our lives. He talks about the means God uses to communicate with us, including visions and dreams; and teaches us how we are to verify messages we think might be from God by using Scripture, God’s inerrant word. It is essential for us to study the Bible daily and to develop our faith through relationships with other believers, such as in a life group.

Part 4

April 24, 2016 • Dr. Rusty Hayes

Pastor Rusty notes that we all carry burdens of worry and fear. He draws encouragement from Christ’s Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 6:25-34) that God provides us everything we need to deal with our concerns for today. Using analogies from nature, Christ commands us to live without worry like the birds of the air and flowers of the field, focusing on what we know today rather than what we cannot fathom.

Part 3

April 17, 2016 • Dr. Rusty Hayes

Pastor Rusty illustrates the “Faith Physics of Giving”: what we give to those in need, we give to God; and what we give to God, He gives back several times bigger. Furthermore, the direction of our spending matters. The person who gives more to his church, to the poor, or toward the advancement of the gospel, lives a happier life—a life that is more.

Part 2

April 10, 2016 • Dr. James Merritt

Dr. Merritt reminds us that God unfailingly hears, heeds and honors our prayers. Hear Dr. Merritt share his own story of how God’s will for his life was revealed through the faithful past of those who came before him.

Part 1

April 3, 2016 • Dr. Rusty Hayes

In this first week of our new series Pastor Rusty unfolds the mechanics of faith, and why "Life is More When I Believe".