Posts in Part 3
When The Father Seems Unfair
When The Father Seems Unfair

Father's Day is a day filled with different emotions. For some of us it's full of a lot of fun, and for others of us it's full of a lot of pain and heartache. But for most of us it's a day full of both.

Unfortunately for a few of us Father's Day is a day that is so full of pain it's hard for us to imagine God the Father as being good. Maybe our dad was pretty bad. Maybe he did some things that were unspeakably awful. Maybe he taught us that father's aren't safe, father's aren't good, and father's are to be feared.

That's not the Father in the Bible. This week we'll explore who God the Father is through a story about two brothers named Cain and Abel. We'll see the truth about the goodness of God, and learn an important lesson about how we as people, and especially as dads, can live to show the goodness of God to our own kids.

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Part 3Andrew ScholzSummer At City North 2023Comment
Boundaries
Boundaries

It's easy to get exhausted with people, but when we do all our relationships suffer. What if there was a solution to that problem? What if there was a way to minimize the effect others have on us so the relationships that matter can thrive? What if there was a way to prevent the exhaustion and burnout that can so easily happen because of the expectations others put on us?

You may or may not believe it, but the Bible talks quite a lot about setting healthy boundaries in our relationships. In fact, Jesus himself set boundaries in his relationships because He understood an important principle about relationships that we sometimes forget. It's that principle that holds the key to us keeping all our relationships healthy and preventing any relationships from taking more time and energy than they should.

This week we'll explore the case the Bible makes for setting healthy boundaries and look at the boundaries Jesus set to get a good perspective on why healthy boundaries are so important. Then, we'll establish a target to evaluate our boundaries so we can begin learning to set the kind of boundaries that will help all our relationships thrive.

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Part 3Andrew ScholzFoundationsComment
What Are Our Weapons?
What Are Our Weapons?

In a physical battle we need physical armor and physical weapons. And we have them it's easy to know we're protected. But what if the battle isn't physical at all? What if the battle, and the enemy, are spiritual? How can we know we're protected when we can't see what we're fighting with?

This week we continue "This Is War" by looking at the armor and weapons available to us. It's only by understanding how all these things work together that we can be certain we're fully protected and have confidence that the enemy won't win.

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Part 3Andrew ScholzThis Is WarComment
The Principle of Firsts
The Principle of Firsts

When we give back to God, where are we giving from? Our firsts or our lasts? Are we trusting God with the very first part, or are we trusting ourselves with what's first and giving to God out of what's leftover? Have you ever thought about what it says to God when we give from what's left over? This week we'll dig into a principle that can be a little hard to swallow, but impacts our relationship with God in significant ways.

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Part 3Andrew ScholzThe Blessed LifeComment
How Do I Forgive Myself?
How Do I Forgive Myself?

Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is… me…. What do you do when your past is full of mistakes? What do you do when you’ve let down people you love again and again? Can you really be free of it? This week we’ll show you a critical Biblical truth to show you why forgiving ourselves is so difficult, and teach you what to do about it so you can let yourself off the hook once and for all.

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Part 3Andrew ScholzThe GrudgeComment
The Jesus They See
The Jesus They See

Have you ever thought that, if you’re a Christian, you might be the only Jesus some people see in their lives? That’s a lot of responsibility! The truth is, Jesus doesn’t save us just so we feel better and go to Heaven one day. He saves us so we can show the world what a great God He is, and how the the gift of salvation has changed us. If you want light in your life, start using the light you’ve been given to light up someone else’s life. You might be the only Jesus they ever see.

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Part 3Andrew ScholzDawn Is ComingComment