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LOOKING FOR CHANGE EVERYTHING changed the day the tomb became EMPTY This is either the greatest HOPE, or it is the greatest HOAX. There is no middle ground. It's about CHANGE It's for YOU John 20:14-16 John 20:31

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Matthew 21:21-22 (CSB)

Look to Jesus as SAVIOR Look to Jesus as SOURCE John 15:1-8 (CSB) Embrace life FROM Jesus Embrace life WITH Jesus Colossians 2:6-7 (CSB) Embrace life that REFLECTS Jesus

Jesus is not just the way to HEAVEN, He is the WAY OF LIFE. John 14:1-7 (CSB) "The way of Jesus isn't just about belief, it's about our life." "Maybe one reason we don't see more transformation in our lives is because we see the Gospel more as a ticket to a destination somewhere in the future than a Kingdom and a way to walk in the here and now." -Ian Simkins There is a PEACE for you There is a PLACE for you There is a PATH for you Romans 12:1-2 (CSB)

NOTHING and NO ONE are too far gone for Jesus John 11:21-27 (CSB) The END is not the END RAISED PEOPLE are RELEASED PEOPLE John 11:43-44 (CSB) Colossians 3:1-10 (CSB)

You can trust Jesus as your Good Shepherd John 10:11-15 (CSB) Our Shepherd keeps a FOCUSED WATCH on His sheep Ezekiel 34:11-12 (CSB) Our Shepherd PROTECTS His flock from DANGER and ENEMIES Our Shepherd makes sure His flock is FED and TAKEN CARE OF Isaiah 40:11 (CSB) Our Shepherd makes sure to LEAD and GUIDE His flock to the BEST LOCATION Psalm 23 (CSB) Matthew 9:36 (CSB) 1 Peter 2:25 (CSB)

John 10:1-10 (CSB) Big Idea: Jesus is the only PATHWAY to experience life to the full Jesus is the only means by which people are SAVED Jesus invites people IN who others have pushed OUT Jesus's kingdom is not designed to be CONSTRICTIVE but PROTECTIVE Your life will follow the VOICES you are FAMILIAR with Receive Jesus, not for what He might GIVE you, but for what He might BE to you

In your darkest moment there is a light that will never cease to shine John 12:46 (CSB) John 8:12-14 (CSB) Exodus 13:21-22 (CSB) John 1:1-5 (CSB) STEP into the light MOVE with the light REFLECT the light "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." -C.S. Lewis

“I Am” Exodus 3:9-11,14 (CSB) “I Am…the bread of Life” John 6:35 (CSB)

1 Timothy 2:4 (CSB) Matthew 28:19-20 (CSB) 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (CSB)

Jesus has provided a lane called love John 15:8-11 (CSB) You can't REMAIN in a love you have not RECEIVED Jude 1:21 (CSB) Obedience doesn't EARN love Obedience is EVIDENCE of love John 14:15 (CSB) Complete joy is connected to LOVE and OBEDIENCE John 14:6 (CSB)

John 15:7 (CSB) If you remain in Me... John 15:1, 4-5 (CSB) John 15: 9-16 (CSB) My Words remain in you... John 15:12-16 (CSB) Ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you Matthew 12:33-37 (CSB) John 15:12-14 (CSB)

Maturing in Jesus matters John 15:4-6 (CSB) John 15:4-6 (MSG) The more I MATURE, the more DEPENDENT I become on Jesus. You can use RELIGION to produce WORKS, but only RELATIONSHIP with Jesus will produce FRUIT. A withered branch can't feed OTHERS. Ephesians 4:11-16 (CSB)

God has a commitment: YOUR GROWTH Growth has a condition: CONNECTION TO JESUS John 15:1-3 (CSB) Connection with Jesus brings LIFE, and evidence of that LIFE is FRUIT. Both FRUITLESS and FRUITFUL branches ultimately have a common experience: cutting

LIFE DOESN’T CHANGE BECAUSE OF THE DATE ON A CALENDAR. LIFE CHANGES WHEN WE ALIGN OUR LIVES WITH GOD’S PLAN AND PURPOSE. I HAVE ACCESS TO NEW MERCY Lamentations 3:22-23 (CSB) I SERVE A GOD WHO DOES NEW THINGS (WITHOUT CHANGING) Isaiah 43:18-19 (CSB) I BELONG TO A NEW REALITY Luke 5:36-39 (CSB) I AM A NEW CREATION 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CSB) I CAN TAKE NEW GROUND Isaiah 54:2-3 (CSB)

Isaiah 9:6 (CSB) Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 (CSB) The love of God is POWERFUL because it is PERSONAL. John 1:1-5, 10-14 (CSB) Love came to RECONCILE 1 Timothy 2:5 (CSB) Love came to REDEEM 1 Peter 1:18-19 (CSB) Love came to RESTORE John 1:14 (CSB)

A grudge is “a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will.” When we didn’t want to have anything to do with God, He wanted to have everything to do with us. Romans 5:8 (CSB) 1 Peter 3:18 (CSB) Christ came to END THE GRUDGE While Israel was sinning in the valley, God was fighting for them on the mountain. Colossians 1:19-22 (CSB) 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 (CSB)