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January 7 - January 28, 2024
Jealousy-Contentment - North Oak
January 28, 2024 • Matt Fulmer • Romans 12:4–8, Matthew 11:28–30
Jealousy is a funny feeling. Many think that jealousy and competition fuel them to be better. And sometimes that is true. But at its heart, Jealousy is about comparing ourselves to others and seeing what we don’t have and can’t do. All of this energy often keeps us from what we do have and what God has uniquely gifted us to do. As we start a new year we will challenge one another to set down the suitcase of jealousy and instead embrace contentment with who we are uniquely created to be and the race that has been given to us to run.
Jealousy-Contentment - Gladstone
January 28, 2024
Jealousy is a funny feeling. Many think that jealousy and competition fuel them to be better. And sometimes that is true. But at its heart, Jealousy is about comparing ourselves to others and seeing what we don’t have and can’t do. All of this energy often keeps us from what we do have and what God has uniquely gifted us to do. As we start a new year we will challenge one another to set down the suitcase of jealousy and instead embrace contentment with who we are uniquely created to be and the race that has been given to us to run.
Cynicism-Hope - Gladstone
January 21, 2024 • Kayla Meredith
On a broad level cynicism is a basic distrust of everyone and everything around you. Usually cynicism starts with very real disappointments that we experience in our life. But over time, those past disappointments keep us from putting too much hope in anything working out, being made new, or surprising us. We begin living with cynicism, looking at everything through a lens of past disappoints. As we start a new year, we will challenge one other to set aside the suitcase of cynicism and embrace hope in God once again.
Worry - Being present - North Oak
January 14, 2024 • Matt Fulmer
Jesus famously told his disciples not to worry. Paul instructs us to “not be anxious about anything”. Jesus and Paul are speaking to this generalized worry we have about the future. This worry is really rooted in a lens of fear. But too much worry can cause us to resist the positive changes that God wants to bring to our life. As we start a new year, we will challenge one another to set down the suitcase of worry so that we can instead embrace prayer, being in the moment and practicing gratitude.
Worry - Being present - Gladstone
January 14, 2024 • Matt Fulmer
Jesus famously told his disciples not to worry. Paul instructs us to “not be anxious about anything”. Jesus and Paul are speaking to this generalized worry we have about the future. This worry is really rooted in a lens of fear. But too much worry can cause us to resist the positive changes that God wants to bring to our life. As we start a new year, we will challenge one another to set down the suitcase of worry so that we can instead embrace prayer, being in the moment and practicing gratitude.
Anger-Forgiveness - North Oak
January 7, 2024 • Matt Fulmer
Paul famously said, “don’t let the sun go down on your anger”. Instead, Paul encourages forgiveness as a way to let go of the power that anger can have over us. In part 1, we will talk about the anger we carry around with us – towards others, God, the world and even ourselves. As we start a new year, we will challenge one another to set down the suitcase of anger so that we can embrace the freedom of forgiveness and peace.
Anger-Forgiveness - Gladstone
January 7, 2024 • Kayla Meredith
Paul famously said, “don’t let the sun go down on your anger”. Instead, Paul encourages forgiveness as a way to let go of the power that anger can have over us. In part 1, we will talk about the anger we carry around with us – towards others, God, the world and even ourselves. As we start a new year, we will challenge one another to set down the suitcase of anger so that we can embrace the freedom of forgiveness and peace.