This Sunday we begin a new series of messages entitled “I Want It All.” This series is based out of the book of Proverbs and deals with the real desires of life.  The messages deal with personal relationships, your walk with God, finances, dealing with fear, and purpose.

I am very excited about the possibilities and you will enjoy the visual effects, as well as the videos. In a time when people are searching for so many things, this series will provide some clear answers based on Biblical teachings and principles. I encourage you to invite your friends and those who have some special need in their life.

Below is a list of the titles for the next eight weeks.  I hope you will use this opportunity to use this to reach out to people have a need to know the truth.

• I Want To Be Happy
• I Want To Find True Love
• I Want A Better Marriage
• I Want A Closer Family
• I Want My Life To Count
• I Want Financial Freedom
• I Want To Change The World
• I Want To Live Without Fear

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We have been talking about living a “full throttle life”.  Jesus said in John 10:10, “I have come that they might have life and have it to the full.”  We have certainly made a mistake in defining a “full” life.  We have a tendency to think about it in terms of pleasure, money, or worldly success.  That is not at all what Jesus is talking about.

We have been talking about four elements that are necessary if we are to have that full life.  Here are the elements that are necessary:

L – Living Successfully.  This speaks to the stewardship of our lives.  It is about how we manage our daily lives.  It speaks to our walk with God, our relationships with others, and the way we use our abilities and resources.

I – Investing in Others.  This speaks of Ministry.  The Lord put us here for a purpose and a part of that purpose is to invest in the lives of others.  Our life should make a difference in the lives of others.

F – Following Christ.  This is about Discipleship.  We are to grow in our knowledge of the Lord.  The Bible teaches us that as followers of Christ we are to walk worthy of our calling.  That means we cannot have life to the full if we are not moving forward in our knowledge of Him and the principles of His Word.

E – Engaging the Culture.  This speaks to the area of Evangelism.  We live in a world of great needs but the greatest need around the world is to hear the good news that God sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins and then raised Him from the dead. I Peter 3:15 says “always be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you.”  We must know what we believe and be ready to share it.

Our new schedule gives to each of us the opportunity to grow and excel in these areas.  This is an effort that meets the needs of our entire church family.  It will give us the chance to really get serious about our walk with Christ.  We are going to see some great things happen in the lives of people as we learn to live a life at “full throttle.”

This Sunday we begin a short series of messages built around the Christmas season. As a nation that is so influenced by tradition, we have the tendency to look at this special season of the year in exactly the same way every year. Sometimes following our traditions, we miss out on the real power of this time of year.  Everyone is making a list…either it’s what they have to do, what they want to get, or what they would like to give.

There is a list of questions that is much more important and over the next few weeks we will be talking about that list. When people look at their lives, the first thing they need above everything else is to know that there is someone out there who loves them unconditionally. How clearly we see that in the birth of our Savior. We’ll begin that this Sunday morning and I hope and pray that it is going to help us to see Christmas in a more meaningful and a more powerful way than we have ever seen it before.

I am looking forward to sharing that with you.