Series: Aurora

Scripture: Deuteronomy 34, Numbers 13-14

Message Big Idea: Life is not about you, but about you being a willing participant in a larger mystery, and God will use anything (including pain) to mold you into the likeness of Christ so you can shine brightly in the story He’s writing for our world.

Scripture: Exodus 32, Exodus 20:2-6, Psalm 23

Message Big Idea: When our faith is tested, and God seems silent, rather than chasing down another way to peace, trust that the one who has been faithful will, once again, be faithful to the end. 

Scripture: Exodus 3:1-14, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 16:1-3

Message Big Idea: Pain can be a helpful reminder that God is not only our Lord, but He is also our loving Father.

Scripture: Matthew 20:16, Matthew 20:20-28, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 10:7-8, Luke 4:42-44

Message Big Idea: Winning like a Hero Maker requires a shift from counting my own successes to counting Kingdom successes.

Scripture: Luke 24:50-51, 1 Peter 2:4-5, 1 Peter 4:9-10, Ephesians 4:11-13 

Message Big Idea: Blessing like a Hero Maker requires a shift from holding on to God’s blessing to giving God’s blessing.

Scripture: Mark 3:13-15, John 3:22

Message Big Idea: Living like a Hero Maker requires a shift from “information sharing” to “life sharing” as we intentionally overlap our lives with others.

Scripture: Matthew 4:18-20, Luke 10:1-17, John 14:12-14, John 20:21

Message Big Idea: Seeing like a Hero Maker requires a shift from focusing on my own abilities and gifts to envisioning what God could do through the lives of others.

Scripture: Mark 1:16-20, Mark 3:13-19, Matthew 28:18-20

Message Big Idea: Thinking like a hero requires a shift from thinking I need to be the hero of the story to deciding to make heroes of others.