The average human life is lived in 36,792,000 minutes. That is a significant amount of time but it's impossible to make the most out of each living minute. Instead of getting hung up managing our minutes, we can embrace the gift we've been given to manage our moments.

God has given each one of us the gift of choice and that gift can not be taken from us. Even in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were allowed to make a choice in a very significant moment that would forever mark their story. God knew that their choice would lead them to death but He didn't take it away from them. With each moment that presents itself, we have the opportunity to use our gift to choose death or life.

Join us, as together we explore the stories found in scripture to see how when moments were presented it wasn't the impact of the minutes lived but rather the significant choices made at that moment that determined the make or break in the outcome of someone's story. As we journey through this series, we hope that the overwhelming power of God's gift to you will give you the strength to grow stronger in the awareness of the moment and not getting lost in the minutes.

INTRODUCTION/2 - CHOICES MATTER

The average human life is lived in 36,792,000 minutes. That is a significant amount of time but it's impossible to make the most out of each living minute. Instead of getting hung up managing our minutes, we can embrace the gift we've been given to manage our moments.

God has given each one of us the gift of choice and that gift can not be taken from us. Even in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were allowed to make a choice in a very significant moment that would forever mark their story. God knew that their choice would lead them to death but He didn't take it away from them. With each moment that presents itself, we have the opportunity to use our gift to choose death or life.

Join us, as together we explore the stories found in scripture to see how when moments were presented it wasn't the impact of the minutes lived but rather the significant choices made at that moment that determined the make or break in the outcome of someone's story. As we journey through this series, we hope that the overwhelming power of God's gift to you will give you the strength to grow stronger in the awareness of the moment and not getting lost in the minutes.

INTRODUCTION - Think Moments not Minutes

PART 8 - THE DAY NO ONE BELIEVED

When Jesus died, hope died along with him. No one was planning to keep this new movement going,

because, after all, it seemed Jesus wasn’t who he had claimed to be. Immediately following the crucifixion,

there were no Christians, because there was no Christ. But then something happened.

Week 7: The End of the Beginning

We all have embarrassing moments we can laugh about—later. There are shameful moments that we would give anything to undo. But while our pasts remind us, they don’t have to define us.

PART 6: FORTUNE-TELLERS

Many times, our faith deteriorates as our circumstances deteriorate. When that happens, our faith is quickly overcome by fear, and the future looks dark. The apostle Peter experienced this, and he temporarily fled his faith in Jesus.

PART 5: KINGDOM GREAT

Fear invites us to follow the path of self-preservation. However, if we follow that path long enough, we will neither preserve nor have anything to show for our lives. The original disciples of Jesus had the same tendencies at times. One one occasion, Jesus reminded them of what it means to follow him by saying four powerful words that still apply to his followers today.

Part 4: Loophole Religion

From an early age, we learn quickly to look for loopholes in the rules. We try to figure out what we can get away with and still be okay. We tend to take this same mindset into our relationship with God, but it doesn’t work. When we opt for loopholes and workarounds, we find ourselves in a category no one wants to be in: hypocrites. Jesus calls us to move beyond loophole religion.

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PART 3: FLIPPING THE SCRIPT

Whether it’s school, sports, or religion, when we focus only on the rules, it can be difficult to remember the overall purpose of something. Jesus reminds us that when we focus so much on the letter of the law, we may forget why the law was written in the first place.

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PART 2 - UNSETTLING

Jesus ignored certain religious protocol. He claimed to have authority to forgive sin. He was uncomfortably comfortable with unrepentant sinners. In this message, we hear about three encounters showing that Jesus came to reverse the order of things.

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Many times we read the Bible for application, inspiration, or direction. However, there are times when the author wants to simply point the reader to a big idea—an idea that fits together with God's grand story. In the gospel of Mark, he documents Peter's experience with Jesus that led Peter to believe in one big idea: the kingdom of God is near, and everyone is invited to participate.

Can God be good when life is not?

When life hits hard, it plunges us into a sea of questions we hoped we'd never have to ask. But when you feel broken, abandoned, and struggling to find answers, there's a beacon in the storm. A message series focusing on the book of Habakkuk, Hope in the Dark shows us how we can cling to God even when our circumstances are overwhelming because He will carry us through the storm.