What Do We Need Most When We Go Through Trials?

Talking about prayer. Everyone struggles to invite someone - but probably everyone in here has someone that they're desperately praying for. Moving everyone to the night of prayer on 9/7. Keep getting underneath Alpha. This is a way of being in the world that's necessary and Kingdom-oriented. (mentioning the website - focus on invite)

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Eric Pickerill addresses the problem of too much money and too little money and the temptations with both sides.

We have a tendency to make plans and leave God out.

We're continuing the conversation from last week about peacemaking. This message is about division in our churches and communities. What does James recommend as the way through that? How we walk out repentance in our hearts and in our behaviors?

Following the Prince of Peace in a world of conflict. Conflict in our world - all the divisions. Can't get anyone to agree over anything. Knowing how we make peace in a turbulent world.

What does it means to walk with Jesus? Ryan shares with us what genuine faith in Jesus is all about - it's more than words. It's an issue of the heart.

Jesus loves us and sees us truly - His eyes are like burning fire and He sees straight to the heart of us and loves us dearly. I John 3:20 "If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything." God loves us more than we can believe about ourselves.

"Temptation to sin (lifecycle of temptation); deception about light & darkness. Every trial is also a temptation - a cycle of how sin takes shape. Reproductive metaphor on the conception and giving birth."

What do I need when I go through trials? What we most need is wisdom. The way God prepares us for the brutality of this world is by giving us wisdom.

We read the bible broadly over lent in our Epic series, in this series we’ll read the Bible deeply. The book of James gives us lessons on how to live mature, consistent, Christian lives.