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Week 2 | Open the door and Let ’Em In | Wayne Heffner

Open the Door and Let ‘Em In. Some of you will recognize that line from the song “Let ‘Em In” by Paul McCartney and Wings. I’ve subtitled the series: “Making it easy for people to find Jesus at LIFEchurch. The mission of LIFEchurch begins with helping people commit to becoming a Jesus follower. How are we doing at that? Can we do better? If so, what would that take? How can you help make Heaven happy and LIFEchurch a harvesting machine? Those are some of the questions we are going to look at in the next several weeks.
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Week 1 | Open the Door and Let ’Em In | Wayne Heffner

Open the Door and Let ‘Em In. Some of you will recognize that line from the song “Let ‘Em In” by Paul McCartney and Wings. I’ve subtitled the series: “Making it easy for people to find Jesus at LIFEchurch. The mission of LIFEchurch begins with helping people commit to becoming a Jesus follower. How are we doing at that? Can we do better? If so, what would that take? How can you help make Heaven happy and LIFEchurch a harvesting machine? Those are some of the questions we are going to look at in the next several weeks. Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LIFEchurchIA
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Finding Grace in the Valley | Jairus Beckett | Passages

As we bring Passages to a close, we're going to explore share one of Jairus' favorite passages of the Psalms, Psalm 23, the Lord is my Shepherd.
Scripture by definition are the sacred writings of Christianity that are found in the Holy Bible. LIFEchurch believes it's the inspired word of God, and these words continue to guide us today. The Bible has a lot to say about itself. That's right, the Word of God has many unique metaphors that are used. It is known as a sword that pierces, a mirror that reveals, milk that nourishes, a lamp that shines, a fire that consumes and so many others.
 
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Transitional Moments | Chris Cary | Passages

Scripture by definition are the sacred writings of Christianity that are found in the Holy Bible. LIFEchurch believes it's the inspired word of God, and these words continue to guide us today. The Bible has a lot to say about itself. That's right, the Word of God has many unique metaphors that are used. It is known as a sword that pierces, a mirror that reveals, milk that nourishes, a lamp that shines, a fire that consumes and so many others.
Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times.
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Singing | Passages | Josh Misener

There is something powerful about singing.  We are creatures that need to and love to be around music and participate in it at some level.  Singing has the power to unite us, to comfort us and to combat demon oppression.  Our praise and worship to God is not based on our feelings, emotions or our circumstances, we praise and we sing in response to what God is doing and to who He is. It's time for us as the body of Christ to grow in this, that we might be known as a church that expresses its love to the Lord boastfully and loudly in song.
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What Happened To My Joy | Passages | Wayne Heffner

Scripture by definition are the sacred writings of Christianity that are found in the Holy Bible. LIFEchurch believes it's the inspired word of God, and these words continue to guide us today. The Bible has a lot to say about itself. That's right, the Word of God has many unique metaphors that are used. It is known as a sword that pierces, a mirror that reveals, milk that nourishes, a lamp that shines, a fire that consumes and so many others.
Join us live in Cedar Rapids, Coralville, or Wilton, Iowa. Or watch online each Sunday morning. Visit https://www.lifechurchnow.org for specific times.
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Processing Pain | Passages | Josh Misener

Hannah is an incredible woman and we’re going to walk through her story in 1 Samuel 1. She experiences heartache and suffering yet gives us a means to process such pain.  We, especially in the western world, can process our pain in unhealthy ways by things like suppressing, blaming, transference or even projecting on social media. Hannah processes her pain through prayer and also by having real conversations and as she processes her pain in this way, she finds herself in a place of great peace.
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Restored | Passages | Chris Cary

Sadly, one of the recurring themes in one’s life is that there was a bad decision, a failure, a mistake, a defiance, a betrayal…and this caused a deviation from one trajectory of life to another. Because of a single or many bad decisions, you live with a sense of guilt or shame, and this has prevented you from fulfilling your divine purpose. I have several questions that I want to ask…one being, what if the weight of shame was removed? What then? Join us this Sunday as we dive into John 21 and look at the significance of Jesus’ last breakfast, and how we can truly be restored.
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Roots Before Fruit | Passages | Jairus Beckett

In a plant’s life cycle, producing fruit is the last phase, while developing a root system comes first and is essential to producing fruit. How many times have we worked to change our eating habits or gone to the gym to get into better shape, but soon reverted back to our old ways? Or how many times have we worked to be more like Jesus in our workplace or in our home but found that we weren’t able to keep it up? Do we just need more willpower or discipline, or is the issue deeper? In Ephesians 3, the Apostle Paul challenges us to root ourselves in the love of God and let the fruit speak for itself. We cannot give what we don’t have, and the focus of followers of Jesus needs to be roots before fruit!
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Resources from todays message :
“Gay Girl, Good God” by Jackie Hill Perry (pg. 160)
“The Cost of Discipleship” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer (pg. 285) https://www.becoming13ministries.org/home

Pummeled By Pride | Passages | Wayne Heffner

Pride can be defined as a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.   Pride is a pain. While we are often affected by it, we may not be aware of it or how it is showing up in our life. Why is that? Where is pride affecting your life? How do you address it? Pride is often the true reason why we get our feelings hurt, why we feel rejection, why we won’t admit our mistakes, why we want to be seen with certain people, and why we stay angry. But, there is immense grace and favor from God for those who bravely embrace that the way up, is down.
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Resources:
Didn’t See it Coming: Overcoming the 7 Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences. (Chapters 5 & 6) Carey Nieuwhof https://www.christianbook.com/overcoming-greatest-challenges-expects-everyone-experiences/carey-nieuwhof/9780735291355/pd/291355?product_redirect=1&search_term=didn%27t%20see%20it&Ntt=291355&item_code=&ps_exit=PRODUCT|legacy&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP
The Power of Humility. R.T. Kendall
https://www.christianbook.com/the-power-of-humility/r-t-kendall/9781616383480/pd/383480?product_redirect=1&search_term=the%20power%20of%20humi&Ntt=383480&item_code=&ps_exit=PRODUCT|legacy&Ntk=keywords&event=ESRCP
Dare to Drop the Pose: Ten Things Christians Think but Are Afraid to Say Craig Groeschel
https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Drop-Pose-Things-Christians/dp/1601423144/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TG2HNXY4KCGT&keywords=dare+to+drop+the+pose&qid=1654098257&s=books&sprefix=dare+to+drop%2Cstripbooks%2C94&sr=1-1