The desire to have my will enveloped in God’s

The good that comes from greeting someone well

Words of soothing solace when others are irritated

Working in God’s kingdom when those close to me disapproved

Description: Just as a tiny crack can spread and, ultimately, destroy a home’s foundation, a small compromise can eventually decimate your faith. Today we take a closer look at the church of Pergamos – a church that once stood strong, but had been weakened by compromises that still impact us today.

Doing everything with in kingdom of God

Investing in others with the belief that they can change

The humility to admit when I’m wrong about people

Giving myself to serve the vision God‘s given someone else

God at work in me in a way that encourages others

Encouraging others to their very center

A life of abiding that encourages others

Description: None of us enjoys suffering; in fact, most people do everything they can to avoid it. What does God say about suffering that will be helpful for each of us when the inevitable comes our way?

Sharing with those who would be encouraged by how I am doing… really…

Sharing people I count on with others who need them

Wanting to obey wholeheartedly, the supreme ruler of the universe

Our wills being altogether consumed in God’s

Becoming the kind of person who naturally runs errands

Becoming the kind of person that can be counted on

Longing to see those I serve with

Description: Being busy for God is not the same as being close to God. How can we find that closeness we so desire and maintain it in our current culture? 

Seeing and sharing the work of God with others

Seeing and sharing the work of God with others

Responding to the genuine need of people’s souls

Speech that draws people to be curious about God’s Kingdom!

Always speaking with goodwill

Experiencing God and advancing his kingdom in every opportunity

Rescuing the opportunities. God gives me from myself

We live in a world that rewards busyness and praises full schedules. But Jesus seemed to live differently. What if the margin He modeled wasn’t weakness or inefficiency, but the very pathway to an abundant life?

A desire for outsiders to experience God‘s grace and goodness

Motivated to obey by the joy of abiding in Jesus‘s love

Making the gospel clear through my words and behavior

Doing my duty through God‘s power that comes through prayer

Gladly accepting loss inconvenience and sacrifice when sharing the gospel

 Beyond good deeds to the good news

Relying on God rather than myself to open a door for the gospel

The key that unlocks and satisfies the human heart

Regular prayer for myself and for others

Confidence that my prayers can change someone else’s circumstances

Thankful that you will always answer my prayers in the best way possible

Seeing God‘s grace so I talk to Him with a thankful heart

Being fully alert during times of prayer

An established pattern of where I pray

Description: Is distraction undermining our spiritual life? Pastor Marty makes a case for a rule of life that accounts for a digital-distracted society by highlighting how our technology can be unhealthy for us. He also offers some guidance on shaping your rule of life to avert digital distraction and help orient your life towards becoming a person of love.

Constantly talking to God about what we’re doing together

 Treating those who can offer me nothing the same as those who can offer me something

Treating others with justice that reflects God‘s character

never deserving more than anyone else

 Remembering the consequences before I do wrong

Pleasing the one who gives the blessing

Freed to serve Jesus, my master and deliverer

Description: In a world of distraction and speed, how do we arrange our lives so that we are experiencing deep joy, peace, and contentment in our life in God? Marty talks about the ancient practice of creating a “rule of life” and offers tips for creating your own rule of life.

Rejoicing now in the future reward

The motivation to do my work wholeheartedly for God

Refocusing my desire to please people on pleasing God

Asking Jesus to help me do each new thing for him

eeking God until I do each thing with my whole heart fully engaged

Understanding Jesus’ absolute authority as I approach Him

Seeing the work of God and being struck with amazement

Description: We live in an age of chronic distraction and business. This message talks about hurry as the great enemy of our spiritual life. Marty proposes that the solution to “hurry sickness” is not more time, but rather becoming people of love through being intentional with our own “rule of life.”

Motivated completely by pleasing God

Strengthening my desire to please God and weakening my desire to please people

Concerned more for the quality of my service than its appearance

Doing what my boss tells me to do

Doing everything first to please God

Leading people to be wholeheartedly encouraged in their duties

Leading without exasperating

Description:  How often do we give up doing what we want to do and never even start what we should do because we lack motivation?  Learn from the Apostle Paul how to unlock unlimited motivation.

Hearing Jesus‘s words, clearly enough to obey

A desire for righteous living that leads to wholehearted obedience

Presenting the members of my body to God

Practicing to obey God by obeying human authorities

Considerate enough, not to be a source of irritation

Loving my wife because I’ve been loved by God

Asking how to love instead of demanding they do what is right

Description:  We’ve heard that the key to transformation is training, not trying.  But what do you do when you don’t seem to have the motivation or energy to train.  Sunday’s message looks at the life of Gideon to find the answers.

Yielding my control to obey God‘s law

Giving thanks for all good knowing it is only possible through Jesus

Representing Jesus on earth and in heaven

Doing everything with and in the authority of Jesus

Doing the smallest things wholeheartedly to seek and serve God

God, glorified in everything I do by the strength He provides

Speaking every word today for Jesus

Description: Do you know that you are loved? Do you live as though you are completely loved? Join us Sunday as we take a deep dive into the life-changing effect of God's pure love for us and how it can revolutionize your life.

Gratefulness for the good God is showing me

Empowered to sing beyond what my human effort could accomplish

My heart brought to the place of bursting with praise for God

Growing by the Holy Spirit‘s power as I visualize God‘s promises fulfilled

 A singing heart that comes from being saturated in the psalms

A life of song rather than duty

Utilizing human and divine skill and discretion to help people with God‘s word

We call this the season of joy—yet so many of us carry heaviness that doesn’t match the lights and decorations around us. How do we hold on to joy when our circumstances feel drenched in despair? Come discover a joy that doesn’t ignore our reality but transforms it.

 Knowing God‘s word enough to use it to warn people against danger

At home in God‘s word enough to advise those who are open to it

Letting Jesus‘s words, inhabit me abundantly enough to affect others

Gratitude in the midst of pursuing love and peace

Following the decision that flourishes the body of Christ over my agenda

 Increased grace and peace in my life

Abiding in Jesus and experiencing and spreading His peace