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Defying Gravity: Break Free from the Culture of More: When We Get It Right At the heart of breaking free of financial stress is oddly enough found in our ability to be generous. We talk about the importance of being generous...but what does that mean for you, for me, for others? Where is the freedom in generosity?

Defying Gravity: Break Free from the Culture of More: Tethered to God At the heart of breaking free of financial stress is oddly enough found in our ability to be generous. We talk about the importance of being generous...but what does that mean for you, for me, for others? Where is the freedom in generosity?

Defying Gravity: Break Free from the Culture of More: Breaking Free At the heart of breaking free of financial stress is oddly enough found in our ability to be generous. We talk about the importance of being generous...but what does that mean for you, for me, for others? Where is the freedom in generosity?

Defying Gravity: Break Free from the Culture of More We begin a new series this week on something as simple as “Defying Gravity”...based on a book by Tom Berlin of the same name. Do you ever feel an invisible force that directs your behavior? Well, gravity certainly seems to have its influence. Newton had a lot to say about gravity and his understanding of God at work in the Universe. What is holding us down, and how might we move in a way to defy the influences that are holding us down spiritually and/or emotionally?

Looking Up: Uplifting for All Now our looking up leads to lifting up. The powerful image of honoring the life-giving grace of Jesus leads to the transformation of our lives as well as the community. What is our role in bringing the life-giving grace of Jesus to others? Truly, things are looking up for all.

Looking Up: The Highest Prize Our last message in this series looks up to what Paul calls the highest prize, the upward calling of faith in Jesus Christ. How do our lives reflect faith, hope and love? What priorities set the agenda for our lives? Might we see how honoring God and blessing others in the name of Jesus Christ sets the stage for the highest of life’s prizes...one that begins in this life and matures in the next. Good News!

Looking Up: Power of Levitation and Levity This story is amazing! What, a man raised from the dead...seems unbelievable. Yet the story speaks to the power of the Gospel to raise life. There is also summer levity in the story. So let’s open our lives to the powerful story of Jesus raising Lazarus, and seek the same restorative action of God into our lives. Things are even looking up for Jesus.

Looking Up: Nowhere Else But Up The story found in the book of Daniel is one of God’s provision and expectation. In this section the King is confronted by even his limitations...and that looking to ourselves or others to be God, is very limiting. So humbly we look up to a God who offers love, forgiveness and a future hope. In the midst of despair, looking up, looking to the grace of God offers restoration and renewal to our lives. And like King Nebuchadnezzar, a calm assurance.