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The Stories That Read Us | 4 of the biggest lies that keep us from responding to God’s invitation | July 13, 2025

Jul 13, 2025 | Digging Deeper

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Uncharted Calling | Uncharted | Week 1

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Uncharted Trust | Uncharted | Week 2

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Uncharted Priorities | Uncharted | Week 3

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Jesus Shows Us What Real Love Is | Why Did Jesus Die? | Week 1

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Jesus Died To Set Us Free | Why Did Jesus Die? | Week 2

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Jesus Died To Take Our Place | Why Did Jesus Die? | Week 3

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How Is My Appetite? | Hungry | Week 1

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Hungry To Make A Difference | Hungry | Week 3

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How Is My Appetite? | Hungry | Week 1

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Hungry To Make A Difference | Hungry | Week 3

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NAVIGATE THIS SERVICE 📍
00:00 Countdown to Service
04:22 Welcome + Musical Worship
29:11 Announcements
31:13 Christmas Offering
34:29 Life is filled with the beautiful and the messy
35:00 This tension is found all through scripture -- life is very beautiful and very messy
44:05 Embracing this tension is difficult and powerful
49:08 There is power in choosing the life you have -- the Bible calls this contentment
59:48 The messy is temporary -- the beautiful is forever
1:01:53 In the midst of the messy, we turn our eyes to the one who is always beautiful, who will one day take away all the messy
1:03:26 Prayer

Life is Beautiful and Messy | The Beautiful Mess | Week 1

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NAVIGATE THIS SERVICE 📍
00:00 Countdown to Service
04:22 Welcome + Musical Worship
13:49 Ryan + MaryAnne Ashley Interview
41:00 Announcements
43:18 Christian Financial Resources Interview
48:48 Message
50:25 Embracing gratitude in the beautiful mess will change your life
56:44 The gratitude risk when life is beautiful is that we fail to see and savor it
1:06:39 The gratitude risk in the mess is we see no possible use for it
1:13:19 In the beauty and the mess we can always be grateful for the goodness and love of God
1:18:49 Thanksgiving Prayer

Grateful for the Beautiful Mess | The Beautiful Mess | Week 2

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NAVIGATE THIS SERVICE 📍
00:00 Countdown to Service
04:23 Welcome + Musical Worship
31:20 Announcements
39:51 Message
46:01 Hope is always future-oriented
49:12 Hope is found in a person
51:43 Hope is an anchor for our souls
54:53 Hope is often discovered in the mess
1:06:54 Prayer

Hope in the Mess | The Beautiful Mess | Week 3

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Laws of Attraction | Song of Solomon | Week 1

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Dating | Song of Solomon | Week 2

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Song of Solomon | Week 3

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