Pain Forces The Choice To Grow Or Go

This Christmas season, we looked at the many gifts we experience because Jesus is in our lives.  Here at MRG, we should be finishing that series today with the gift of the Holy Spirit in our lives, but instead, with this being the first Sunday of the New Year, I want us to talk.  It’s funny; I typically love speaking on the first Sunday of the New Year because it is such a hopeful time, a time of . . . Read More »

Are You Stuck Some Time Else? Remember To Forget!

It is hard to believe but today is the last conversation on this journey we have been on to freedom and courage.  For me personally, I will be sad to see this series go because it has challenged me, and helped me so much, and just seemed to hit so many of us here in the Spiritual Family at the right time, with the right concepts to help us on this journey we call life.  The goal was . . . Read More »

Are You Stuck In A Moment Of Time?

The Journey To Freedom & Courage Series Conclusion

The Dangers of Assumption

The Journey To Freedom & Courage Series Continues!

Two Things We Need To Live and Love Well

Today, we continue our Fall Conversation, The Journey to Freedom & Courage.  This conversation is called a journey because that is what life and growing up in Christ is a journey of ups and downs, big wins, and tough losses.  We are all on that journey and learn from God’s Word, sound teachings, and each other, but life is the most effective teacher.  We learn a lot through what we experience and feel in our lives, and unfortunately, the painful . . . Read More »

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!

Does This Offend You?

Before we jump into today’s question from Jesus, I want to quickly recap last week.  Sam’s sermon was excellent.  The Jesus question he wrestled with was from Mark 8:36 ‘What do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?’ NLT Stop and allow that to impact you.  Sam brought out the reality that we spend so much time, money, and energy trying to gain the world while at the same time, we are . . . Read More »

What Does The World Need From Christians?

I want to ask you a question right now, that we will come back to later in the talk, so think about this.  Are you ready?  If you knew today was your last day, what would you do with your time?  Think about it.  What would you do?  We will come back to that later in the talk. Over the last few weeks, our God Question series has shifted to four questions about the church and while that is supposed . . . Read More »

What Does The World Need From The Church?

The God Questions Series Continues!