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Every story has a beginning. Officially, Resurrection Church’s story began 170 years ago. But, just a year earlier, a small group meeting in a public hall was hard at work making plans to build their own church. Ours.

An all-consuming desire for money or possessions, like Gollum’s desire for the ring (his “precious” in The Lord of the Rings), has the power to change us—even destroy us. Jesus taught that our true “precious” treasure is not money or material things, but God, because treasure in heaven will never fail.

Spider-Man’s supernatural powers (thanks, to a radioactive spider bite), needed to be used responsibly. The Holy Spirit gives us supernatural power in many ways to serve God and others. How responsibly are we using that power?

Hope is an amazing thing. Even when the odds are stacked against us, one slim chance can bring us hope–along with the possibility of disappointment. But our hope in life isn’t in a long shot; it’s in Christ, who never disappoints.

We tell ourselves we are OK, not that bad, better than others, doing all we can, i.e. we’re “all good”. But there’s a problem: we’re also all sinners in need of God’s grace. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to get it.

The truth is hard to come by. We have AI fakes, deceptions, scams, and countless lies. It seems no one thinks we can handle the truth. But Jesus knows we can. In fact, he is the truth.

“Home” means different things to different people, and usually it’s something good. But, despite its perks, the bible tells us that we are just passing through this world. Our true home will be with God.

It’s possible to know a lot about God without really knowing God. Turns out, we need an advocate. That would be Jesus, and therein lies the answer on to how to experience life to its fullest.

The difference between “biblical sin” and our current notion of sin may lead us to a more helpful understanding of it—one that helps us better understand God’s heart and how sin affects our lives.

What does it mean to say that ‘God is light’? And what are the implications of this statement for illuminating what it means as we desire to live the life God has for us?

Lots of things pull at us, telling us that this is the life—success, popularity, power. Yet they can be gone in a flash. Only by resting in the truth of God’s perfect love engulfing us can we find real life.

There are times in our lives when we are burning the candle at both ends. When we feel exhausted or burned out. Do we blame jobs, kids, spouse, society, sports, social media, or…? It doesn’t really matter. What does is that the body, mind, and spirit need rest to survive and thrive. And God provided a great way for that rest.

How do you respond when political debate gets heated and you’re tempted to treat someone as less than a human, label them by their politics, and thus justify your anger and your un-Christlike response?

Nothing "steamy" here (besides the weather). No, we're talking about "heated"—as in heated arguments. How do we "bring down the temperature" when we find ourselves upset or angry with others?

We wrap up our gardening series with the resurrection. It’s like seeds of wheat that are buried, then they come to life looking completely different than the seed that was originally planted. And they grow forever.