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Family Matters | Week 2 | The Meaning of Marriage | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma We need a compelling biblical VISION of CHRISTIAN marriage Genesis 2:22-25 (CSB) Ephesians 5:31-32 (CSB) Romans 12:1-2 (CSB) It is COVENANT not CONTRACT The shift from ME to HE The shift from ME to WE The shift from WE to ONE

Family Matters | Week 1 | You Belong | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Jesus PURSUES us and WELCOMES us to BELONG Luke 19:1-9 (CSB) When you know you belong it builds SECURITY When you know you belong you can stop STRIVING When you know you belong you are freed up to start SHARING

From Garden to Garden: Easter Sunday | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma John 19:41-20:10 (CSB) It's not just a STORY to KNOW, it's a LIFE we RECEIVE TODAY can be a NEW BEGINNING Our GREATEST NEED has been met Ephesians 5:4-5 (CSB) We can come out of hiding and dwell with God

From Garden to Garden | Good Friday | From the Garden to the Grave | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 26:36-46 (CSB) In the garden, Adam FAILED, but Jesus FULFILLED Jesus knew that His obedience in the GARDEN would lead Him to the GRAVE What Jesus has accomplished must be APPLIED Exodus 12:5-7, 12-14 (CSB)

From Garden to Garden | Palm Sunday | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Genesis 2:8-9 (CSB) We were DESIGNED to DWELL in the garden Rebellion SHATTERED our access Hope is COMING! Genesis 3:15b; 21 (CSB) Jesus prayed in the garden that He might RESTORE what our REBELLION had lost in the first garden

The Church Has Something to Say to the World: Part Two | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma We have an ASSIGNMENT to REPRESENT JESUS in our day 2 Corinthians 5:15-6:2 (CSB) Bonhoeffer Quote / Photo Sound like Jesus VOICE Align with Jesus VISION Draw attention to Jesus VICTORY John 20:21 (CSB)

The Church Has Something to Say to The World: Part One | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The Church will lack the AUTHORITY to SPEAK when it lacks AUTHENTIC REPENTANCE Joel 2:11-14, 17 (CSB) Repentance is INTERNAL before it is EXTERNAL Repentance recognizes "I WAS WRONG." Repentance reorients our BELIEF and realigns our BEHAVIOR Mark 1:14-15 (CSB) Repentance RESTORES and REFRESHES Acts 3:19-20 (CSB)

Jesus Has Something to Say to His Church | Week 8 | Called Out Of Complacency | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Stay DEPENDENT on Jesus A complacent church is NAUSEATING to Jesus Revelation 3:14-22 (CSB) REALIZE your need RECEIVE the loving rebuke Hebrews 12:6 (CSB) RESPOND to the knock

Jesus Has Something To Say To His Church | Week 7 | Opportunity In The Opposition | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma See the OPPORTUNITIES even in the OPPOSITION Revelation 3:7-13 (CSB) Even if you are CANCELED, Jesus is still holding the KEYS Jesus gives open door OPPORTUNITIES for His church to TAKE NEW GROUND You are SAFE and STABLE in a SHAKY world

Jesus says To the Church in Sardis: Be Authentic Revelation 3:1 (CSB) Wake up Revelation 3:2 (CSB & NIV) Remember, Obey, and Repent Revelation 3:3-6 (CSB & NIV)

Jesus Has Something to Say to His Church | Week 5 | The Church at Thyatira | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Hold onto what you have Revelation 2:18-29 (CSB) KNOW the TRUTH Genesis 3:1 (CSB) Don't PLAY with FIRE HOLD onto what you HAVE There is a REWARD Psalm 2:8-9 (CSB)

Jesus Has Something to Say to His Church | Week 4 | The Poison of Compromise | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Live above reproach Revelation 2:12-17 (CSB) Compromise kills Be FAITHFUL where you LIVE RUN from COMPROMISE Romans 12:2 (CSB) The compromise of IDOLATRY The compromise of IMMORALITY A REWARD is ahead

Jesus Has Something to Say to His Church | Week 3 | Prepped For Problems | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Revelation 2:8-11 (CSB) Stay strong in times of testing. John 16:33 (CSB) In every PROBLEM you face, the PROMISE of Jesus' faithfulness remains You have the TREASURE of Christ TESTS and TEMPTATIONS are guaranteed 1 Corinthians 10:13 (CSB) DEATH will not have the last word Psalm 46:1-3 (CSB)

Jesus Has Something to Say to His Church | Week 2 | The Right Work, The Wrong Way | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Stay passionately in love with Jesus Revelation 2:1-7 (CSB) Jesus wants more than our ACTIVITY... He wants our HEART It is possible to BELIEVE RIGHT and DO GOOD and still be OPPOSED by Jesus.

Jesus Has Something To Say To His Church | Week 1 | The Time Is Near | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Jesus has something to say to His church. Revelation 1:1-20 (CSB) It's about JESUS It's a call to look for His COMING It's BEHOLDING His power and authority that builds unstoppable HOPE

Teach Us How to Pray Part 2 | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Gift not GUILT Presence not PRESSURE Connection not CONDEMNATION Alive not ABSTRACT Mystery not MISERY Matthew 6:9-13 (CSB)

Teach Us How To Pray | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 6:33 (CSB) HOPES FULFILLED are often connected to HABITS ENGAGED. We don't "TRY" our way to a stronger life with Jesus, we "TRAIN". 1 Timothy 4:7-8 (CSB) Luke 11:1 (CSB) Matthew 6:5-18 (CSB) Romans 12:1-2 (CSB) Fasting is spiritual FEASTING Fasting reminds our APPETITES that they are not in CONTROL Fasting breaks us out of our ROUTINES and RENEWS us spiritually Set a TIME and a PLACE Start SIMPLE and HONEST "Lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." -C.S. Lewis Be fully PRESENT and AVAILABLE Focus on the RELATIONSHIP, not the CHECKLIST "Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together." -Dallas Willard “How do you take the life of salvation into your ordinary, daily lives? You pray. In salvation God makes himself personally present to us; in prayer we respond by making ourselves personally present to God…prayer cultivates the daily intimacy of salvation.” -Eugene Peterson

Christmas Eve | Don't Miss the Light | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The LIGHT of Jesus is still leading people to receive LIFE. Matthew 2:1-12 (CSB) Numbers 24:17a (CSB) His light DRAWS us Isaiah 60:1-6 (CSB) His light CHANGES us

Hope For A Weary World | Week 3 | A Promise Fulfilled | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Christmas is God's promise FULFILLED. John 1:14-18 (CSB) Exodus 34:5-9 (CSB) Hope through Jesus' PRESENCE Exodus 25:8 (CSB) Matthew 1:22-23 (CSB) Hope through Jesus' FORGIVENESS Hebrews 1:3 (CSB) Hope through Jesus' FULLNESS John 1:11-12 (CSB)

Hope For A Weary World | Week 2 | Ditch Your Process | Pastor Joe Bowman | Life Center Tacoma 2 Kings 3:16-18 (NKJV) 2 Kings 3:6-8 (NKJV) Whose influence is dragging by the ear? 2 Kings 3:11 (NKJV) Is God your first response or last resort? 2 Kings 3:15 (NKJV) [Pastor Kenton or someone to play first verse and chorus of “It is well” I want to set the atmosphere before God speaks.] 2 Kings 3:16 (NKJV) 2 Kings 3:17 (NKJV) Is my digging in vain? 2 Kings 3:20 (NKJV) Ridiculous is always married to miraculous Galatians 6:9 (NKJV)