Well, good morning! If you have your Bibles, go ahead and grab those. We’re going to be in Matthew chapter five. Over the next six weeks in our «Citizens and Strangers» series on the kingdom of God, we will shift our emphasis from discussing what...

The people Jesus loved were messy. The way Jesus loved was messy. He ate with tax collectors and talked with adulterers. His disciples struggled and we still struggle today to understand his extraordinary love. In this message, Andy Stanley unwraps...

Without intending to, Christianity won the West. It toppled the Roman Empire. And it did so without raising a sword. What was the secret of the early church's influence? And where did we go wrong? In this message, Andy Stanley reveals the...

May you have the grace to shape character in your children not by force but by wisdom. Draw them into their potential and life in Christ....

The person you are has been shaped by those who have loved you and those who have hurt you. Maybe it was your mom or your dad or your coach or a teacher. Others' behavior toward us has a lasting impact. And Jesus understood this so well that...

The early Christians in Rome did not have it easy. They were persecuted, blamed for crimes they didn't commit, even fed to lions. Yet Jesus painted an encouraging picture of their circumstances; he said they were "the salt of the...

One of the key ways God builds our character is through the work we do — whether it’s at a job or in school. In this message, Rick Warren will cover how God uses pressure to teach us responsibility, uses problems to teach us character, and uses...

"Christian" is a brand that can be good, bad, attractive, or repelling. It's a loaded label no matter whom you ask. But where did the word come from? And did it come with instructions? In this message, Andy reexamines the word...

God's doin' a work in you right now. God is doin' a work in you. You might not even like yourself right now, but God's doin' a work in you right now. I mean, that just blows my mind that God is workin' in me. A lot of...

Jesus embodied the tension between grace and truth. Churches and Christians should too, but they tend to swing toward one or the other. It's easy to be a church of truth or a church of grace - to be conservative or liberal. But when churches...

Model good character to your children by modeling humility and taking responsibility for your mistakes as a parent. Model the behavior you want your children to display. You can speak to your kids according to what they're becoming. As you call...

The words used to describe Christians today often bear no resemblance to the one word Jesus wanted his followers to be known for. What would it look like if, for one day, we got it right? What if we as Christians embodied this one word? What if our...