Is all the worry and preoccupation and stress around us and within us really what God wants for us? If we can quiet ourselves enough, what is it that God would really say to our hearts? Given his understanding, and compassion, and almighty power, will I entrust myself and all sense of control to him?
Pastor John leads the discussion this week as we continue our series, "Healthy Mind"
The world around us (and our flesh) will always strive to convince us that we’re not content. There’s also more we need – more stuff, more experiences, more attributes. As followers of Jesus we not only can but must find and participate in the surpassing contentment that comes from the power of the Spirit alone.
Pastor Jeff Lucas leads our discussion this week as we continue our sermon series "Healthy Mind: God Help Us"
This week we continued our series Healthy Mind: God Help Us! Pastor Donny shared about Contentment. Contentment is an interesting thing to consider in this lens of our mind or thought life. How often do our thoughts promote a state of discontentment? Our culture gets caught up in the pursuit of more and more, and we often unknowingly allow our minds to wander to the next thing that will bring us satisfaction or ‘happiness.’ It could be money, cars, clothes, achievements. What is it for you? What does it look like to train our minds to be like Paul in Philippians 4.11b, “for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Content beyond our circumstances... Sounds nice! Also hard! God help us. We hope you have great conversation around this topic, and that God will use your group, your friendships and your conversations around the scriptures, to lead to transformational change in hearts and minds this week.
In our Western culture we often get caught up in the pursuit of more and more. It could be money, cars, clothes and a host of other “things” we tend to pursue in life. This weekend Pastor Donny Abbott will be speaking on contentment and the idea of the knowledge of enough
As we look at the encounter Elijah had with overwhelming depression, we find that even when the journey is too much for you, it is not too much for the Spirit that resides within you.