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By Guest Speaker Rory. Thank you for sharing this powerful message today.

We can’t make a garden grow, but we can definitely be the reason it doesn’t grow! -lack of water -too much water -too much sun -not enough sun, etc. Same goes for community! The Holy Spirit does the work. We are just instruments. The Holy Spirit makes a community or relationship truly grow. We can still be the reason that a community or relationship doesn’t grow though! -Toxic relationships -Constant arguing/debating -Talking behind other’s backs -Selfishness

Have you stayed overnight at someone’s house before? What do you expect when you stay at someone’s house?

The political climate in our country seems so dark right now. I turned on the debate the other night a couple times, only to turn it off again because of feeling my stomach turn. I even had feelings of embarrassment watching it. To see two leaders treat each other like they did says a lot about the state of our world. It was like watching two children that don't know any better. There’s such a feeling of hate out there. It’s like a dark cloud hovering over all of us. What is this all about?

He Giveth More Grace Annie J. Flint copyright status is Public Domain He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater, He sendeth more strength when the labors increase; To added afflictions He addeth His mercy, To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace. When we have exhausted our store of endurance, When our strength has failed ere the day is half done, When we reach the end of our hoarded resources Our Father’s full giving is only begun. Fear not that thy need shall exceed His provision, Our God ever yearns His resources to share; Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing; The Father both thee and thy load will upbear. His love has no limits, His grace has no measure, His power no boundary known unto men; For out of His infinite riches in Jesus He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.

Unreasonable Hospitality – Will Guidara at Global Leader Ship *It’s all about how you make people feel *1 size fits 1 *Hospitality can be inspired. The team gets addicted to the reaction of others.

In the last number of months, I’ve had many discussions about the craziness of this world. About how we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the presence of spiritual darkness in this world. It seems to me to be more and more evident and blatant. The things that are happening now can only be explained that way. The enemy doesn’t even have

What’s ambition? -It is the desire to do something great and meaningful -It is the desire to be better than we were before or better than others -A want of a certain achievement -The willingness to do what it takes to attain that specific goal My Personal Ambitions -I want to pay off my wife and I’s student loans -I want to eat healthier and do more running races in the future, lose some stomach fat! -I want to get into a good devotional routine with my wife Think about your own ambitions! Think of your biggest ambition or goal right now, remember it and we will come back to it later. Selfish Ambition vs. Godly Ambition -What is the difference? -Philippians 2:3-5 says, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.”

God = Gardener Jesus = Vine Believers = Branches

Every so often we come across something in life that gets us thinking deeper. This past weekend I had this happen to me. I heard a verse that I've read and heard about thousands of times,

A common saying tossed around in Christian circles is “fix your eyes on Jesus”. But what exactly does it mean to fix our eyes on Jesus? A great example of this can be found in Matthew 14:22-33 which is the story of Jesus walking on the water.

People usually don’t like to wait. I don’t like to wait and don’t know many others who enjoy waiting.