Want To Make A Hard Life Harder? Never Grow Up Spiritually

This fall, we have set out to experience life as God designed.  We are calling our big fall series The Journey to Freedom & Courage, and the goal is to give us the tools to experience our best lives possible, a life that we can all experience…yet so few do.  That is discipleship, equipping us to live out our faith lives, which is the motivation behind everything we do at MRC.  We have hit some important and sometimes . . . Read More »

Spiritual Maturity – What Is It & How Is It Measured

The Journey To Freedom & Courage Series Continues!

8 Mistakes We Make With People & How To Avoid Them

Well, it is hard to believe, but summer is coming to an end. With that, we find ourselves in the last topic of our summer Bible study, The Simple Questions of Jesus.  The last few times I was with you, we were looking into an important question from Jesus, a question so big with so many different answers and challenges that there was no way to contain it in one talk.  This question from Jesus is one that . . . Read More »

8 Mistakes We Make With People & How To Avoid Them

The conclusion of The Simple Questions fo Jesus series!

Jesus Asked – Do You Understand What I Have Done For You?

The Simple Questions of Jesus Series Continues! Just remember, simple doesn’t mean easy!

What Does The World Need From The Church?

The God Questions Series Continues!

Church: You are Chosen by God

Let’s read Psalms 69:7 Passion for your house has consumed me. NLT Last week Sam talked about the Church and the tension the local church faces in North America.  The tension is that God’s kingdom and our world’s kingdom are opposed to each other.  That means that what our world values and cares for is the opposite of what God values and cares for.  And that gap is widening.  So how do we attract people to the Church . . . Read More »

“This, Then, Is How You Should Pray…”

I am going to start a little differently today.  I’m going to ask you three questions as we get started.   Now, these three questions are personal, and I will admit, this may be a little intense for an introduction to a talk but your answers to these questions are so important and I will tell you why.  It’s because how you answer these three questions determines so much about your life from how you process information, to how . . . Read More »

Greatest Relationship Principle When Things Get Messy

Welcome to our deep dive into Proverbs.  We are slowing down and looking at the major themes we see in Proverbs and talking about them.  We talked about words.  We talked about the battle between humility and pride.  What Godly success looks like.  Last week Sam talked about the fact that we can’t hide who we really are, it comes out.  Remember the one statement he kept repeating?  You simply can’t hide your heart.  It comes out, it . . . Read More »

The Greatest Challenge to Life Isn’t Other People

I have 3 questions for you today. Question 1: When we look back on our lives, in general, what is it that we can think about, focus on and feel?  We tend to remember our hurts, wounds, and regrets.  If we aren’t forgiving, we can hold grudges against people.  And if we don’t forgive ourselves, we can live in regret for our bad choices. Question 2: When we look into the future, in general, what is it that . . . Read More »