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• Better Broken: 11! What do you do with the one who is missing? • Better Broken: The Plan What was God's plan to help Jesus' broken and flawed followers accomplish his mission? • Get Your Head Out of the Clouds! Move beyond resolutions to Kingdom living! • In a Dream What do you do with your shattered dreams? • All Roads Lead to Jesus It's not the road you think, but it's the destination you seek! • A Child Will Lead Them What in the world does this mean? • Why Shepherds? Of all the people to announce the coming of heaven's glory, why did God choose this bunch? • The Gift of Influence: Teach to Obey What are you doing with yours? • Line in the Sand: Baptize! What is your line in the sand in your faith walk with Jesus? • Beautiful Feet: Go! So how beautiful are your feet? • Last Words: First Priority Are we listening to what Jesus said? • What Would You Say? What in the world is love at last sight? • Driven by Delight Here's one secret that needs to get out! • One Song We can't do it for everyone, but we can for at least our one! • Holy Passion: Sacred Sexuality What, talk about sex and God in the same sentence? • One Measure What have you done with all those gifts? • Living for Just One! Will you live all of life as worship, or just a few hours per wek? • Unshakeable: 10 Years Revisited Looking back, what is there that is unshakeable? • Just One: One Note How can help when I overwhelmed with the need? • One Tune! How can we learn God's will for this time in our lives? • Let's DO It! What's got you stuck in neutral? • Come Away With Me How depleted are you? • Why Go? Why spend the money, make the time, and take the risk? • Down the Hill, Waiting for the Return How can you compare these two things? • If The Shoe Fits Are you chosen? • I Understand This There are simply things I don't get! • Reunion! Who can you not wait to see? • Go Where's his voice calling you? • Touchable Grace Jesus is God made touchable! • My Father Why is it so important that God be called Father? • Same Thing, Only Different How can we follow in the same pattern doing the same ol' thing yet it appear on the surface as something very different? • The Hardest Lesson Lost Are we the older brothers? • Wasted Time! Haven't we all wasted enough time piddling around when there is a party going on? • The Hardest Lesson Learned Why is it so hard to learn this simple lesson on which so much of life hangs? • When these Ol' Walls Can't Speak Can you capture the memories even if you can't hear the words? • Last Glimpse? What does this last glimpse of Mary teach us about Jesus and discipleship? • From Son to Savior How did Mary handle the transition of Jesus from her little boy to her Lord? • Window to the Heart of God! How do we ever understand what the cross cost God? • Leaving an Imprint of a Mother's Faith What's a mom supposed to do with wet cement? • After the Angel Leaves So how do we keep on keeping on after the angel leaves? • Sunday! What's so special about Sunday, everything! • Let Jesus ... What do these words mean and whose words do we trust? • Fifteen What is so great about the number 15? • Number 1 Who really is the best of all of time? • Each Has a Name Let's begin somewhere, doing something, and not just talk about it! • GO_fearlessly Is this outside your EEZ? • GIVE Generously? So what's the grace and privilege we are supposed to find here? • Minister Selflessly How can we do it when it is often so hard? • SH!FT: PRAY_passionately Can we really be honest with God and reverent, too? • SH!FT: READ_faithfully Isn't it time you put this back into your daily life? • SH!FT my Life: LIVE_holy What is my life really about? • From Drift to Shift Where are you going to end up when you get there? • Tell Them How Much! So what do we do now that we've left the table? • Are Attaways an Extinct Species? Have you seen or heard any attaways lately? • Last Lights on the Tree With the Christmas lights reflection, what do you remember? • Joy to the World! With the birth of Jesus, we enter a gritty world that we know is our own. • Communion and Christmas What does all of this mean ... to you and me ... today? • Heaven's Light Can you find that light that chases away the shadows? • Face of God? How do we recognize God when He shows up in our world? • Dancing for Immanuel Too small to see, but too great to miss! • Glory Awaits In this season of memories, what should we hold on to most tightly? • For Such a Time as This! Is this your time? • Compass Point Which direction is right? • Pure! What does pure religion really look like? • Imperfect Love What difference can my imperfect love make in a mountain of need? • Making a Difference? Can't we save some? • Go Take a Dip Imagine the power of the powerless! • Don't Go Fishing? It's time to fish or be bait! • Hem of the Garment Could you have waited? • When the Dude's a Dud? What are God's people supposed to do in such times? • Transition out of Darkness Are you helping transition those you love out of darkness? • The Scarlet Cord What can a pro from the city and two spies teach us about the dark side of our mountain? • Risky Faith How dark is it in your world? • The Dirt, the Hole, the Tree, and the Question Do I really believe this stuff? • Building the Bridge to Bring Us Home Is there really light on the dark side of the mountain? • SpiritFire - Leading Us Safely Home Where is home for you? No, really, Where? • SpiritFire - More than Near How close is God to us? • SpiritFire - Gifted Children Why is there so much fussing and fighting over spiritual gifts? • SpiritFire - Unity of the Spirit? Why is unity such a big deal? • SpiritFire - Overflow? Where can I get this living water? • SpiritFire - Abba How dare we address God in this way? • SpiritFire - The Master's Voice Are you listening? • SpiritFire - Unforgivable? Do you worry about this? • SpiritFire - Potholes, Ditches, and Freedom Can you avoid the deep ditches? • SpiritFire - How Do I Think of the Spirit? Who is the Holy Spirit? • SpiritFire - Two Choices Which do you choose? • C2K - Kiss the Bride Are you ready for the big wedding? • C2K - Living Beyond the Cliché What if we really took Jesus' words seriously? • C2K - Go Smaller to Go Deeper Why worry about this smaller thing? • C2K - Living Words Show me, I'm tired of just hearing talk! • C2K - Sending Church Why is it so hard to let go of our best and brightest, yet at the same it is so good to do so? • C2K - Mission Minded You ready to reach out? • C2K - The Church that Helps People What would they say about you and your friends? • C2K - DNA Testing Does the connection show up in our ministry? • C2K - View from the Top What happened with the talk about the Kingdom of God? • Dawn of the New Way: Risen! What would it have been like to be Jesus' younger brother? • You Have Always Been Drawn to Wood What would Mary have thought in such painful times? • Dawn of The New Way: Lifted Up Do you think James was really there through all of this mess? • Tested Tough Why intentionally face hard opponents? • Re: Vision 2020 What do we see when we look at how the early church met? • Catch & Release: First Importance Why do we make things more complicated than they need to be? • Catch & Release: Blessings What makes it hard to be generous with the good news of Jesus? • Catch & Release: Witnesses Why would he choose this bunch to be his plan? • Catch & Release: Fear There are a lot of excuses, but they usually all boil down to fear! • Catch & Release: One Don't you hate to have to choose! • Catch and Release: THE First Thing Caught to be released into life, community, and purpose by the grace of God! • SpiritFire: Under the Influence Are you living under the influence? • SpiritFire: God's Dwelling Place Who is alive in you? • SpiritFire: Life to Our Bones What can we do to bring revival to the Church and life to the world? • SpiritFire: Ask! Why do we not ask for something God longs to give? • Fan the Flame! Why do we present our children such a passionless discipleship? • Breath of Heaven Has God's wind blown through you this season? • Traveling Mercies: You've Got to Be Kidding Me! I've bet you have had a bunch of these moments at Christmas! • Traveling Mercies: Never Leave These Behind Can love and faithfulness be more than a slogan? • Traveling Mercies: Broken Dreams? Are those old broken dreams really gone? • The Long Wait Aren't you glad Christmas is coming even on Thanksgiving? • Somebody? Shouldn't somebody help? • The Greatest Glory Where does a leader find true and lasting glory? • Lost and Found Isn't it a blessing when you find what's been lost?! • Promises Kept! How do you know you can trust the promises of Jesus? • A Really Inconvenient Truth What is a shepherd's real goal in leading God's flock? • Drop the Rope! Why are we so prone to a tug-of-war on important issues? • Riders in the Storm So what will your focus be in your own personal storms? • Beyond the Slogans How can we say these things and really mean them? • Ain't Nothin' New? Will things ever change for me? • God's Twin Grace Why do we often emphasize one, but forget the other? • For Insiders or Outsiders? What does it matter really, if I am community or not? • Strange Neighbors Why would God place us in close proximity to these people? • Grace Beyond the Miracle How come we focus on the spectacle and miss the greater miracle? • Who Are You? Have you lost your identity? • Where's the Power? What happened to the power Jesus promise? • Incarnational? Surely Jesus is talking about something other than evangelism? • Follow Me What will you do with • Glue Lines and a Pink Lamp How do you put a shattered life back together? • You Are Witnesses! What do you have to say about Jesus? • Shown Alive by the Scars Why were the scars so important to the early disciples' faith? • Peace Be with You! Have you found purpose, meaning, and peace in the life you are living? • This Is What I Told You ... What difference does it make that Jesus knew and did it anyway? • My Brothers! How could He see so much more in them than they had ever demonstrated? • He Knows My Name! Does He really speak to people today? • Go to My Brothers and Tell Them Who was the first apostle to the apostles? • God's Gift of Family Grace Sometimes the biggest story at church is not one you know! • Go to My Brothers and Tell Them Who was the first apostle to the apostles? • Making God Touchable Have you touched someone in the name of Jesus, lately? • Memory and More What a Centurion can teach us on Memorial Day Weekend! • When Heroes Walk Sometimes, it takes everything to just keep walking! • David's First Giant Why do we keep them at the kids table so long? • What Difference Can One Make? Can one person really make a difference • The Partnership Can you see more going on in your life than the daily grind? • Worship in the Real World Why is it so easy to draw this line? • The Power to Risk So is it really better to be safe than sorry? • James How can the younger brother of Jesus help us find our way to hope? • He Died for Me! How are we to respond to such an extravagant gift? • Wrong Road, Right Friend Are you walking down the hard road alone? • Beyond the Mirror When you look in the mirror, what do you see? • Last Thoughts or Long Commitments? Would Timothy make it, and if he did, would he be faithful? • The Unmentioned Essentials Do you notice the folks around you who are the true heroes? • Putting My Life Where My Mouth Is Are we up to our talk? • Pass It On Will you pass on the comfort you have received from God? • Comfort in any Season How does God use us to comfort other? • Captured by Grace Can you be captured by freedom and grace? • Neighboring Who is my neighbor? • Welcome One Another How could I feel at home so far away from home? • Radical Community Does community like this actually exist? • Made 2BN Community Where do you best connect with God? • Drawing Nearer We settle for so much less than God wants for us. So often this is because we will simply not let go of our own • Star Bright What difference does one twinkling star really make? • The Smell of Sheep What did it smell like at the manger? • On Tiptoe with Angels How do you look over the horizon of history and see God's greatest promise fulfilled? • Season of Joy Can you find the joy right now? • Christ in the House Where have you declared King's X with Jesus? • Thanksgiving How do we keep the concerns from stealing our thanksgiving? • The Main Thing Are we losing focus? • Glory Awaits In this season of memories, what should we hold on to most tightly? • On Our Knees Let's be in prayer! • Isn't Jesus Enough? Why do we run after other things to add to Jesus? • What's the Goal Here? Why are we on this trip? • No Hidden Mystery Why do we hide the simple message of Jesus behind all our complex rules? • More than a Fork in the Road How our simply service makes a difference in everything! • Delivered? Are you playing religious games or are you really delivered? • Godly Organic Weren't we re-made for more than we're settling for? • Chosen Can you really accept that God views you as He does? • Behind Enemy Lines Where do you live your life of faith? • Big Reversal So who is Jesus to you? • Called Out in Church How would you feel if it was you? • Splash Down Do you know where you will splash down? • It Is Finished Will you ever get it all done? • Thirsty How can so much be caught up in one word? • Why Have You Forsaken Me? Will he be there when I most need him? • Woman Behold Your Son What can we learn about family at the cross? • Freedom from 'The Fear' What do you most fear? • Father Forgive Them! How can we do this? How can we not? • Independence Day How often do you celebrate it? • How to Survive a Bear Attack This is no joking matter when you are in the bear's woods! • Moving Beyond the Ashes How do you restore the joy to life and ministry again? • NOT Just Another Face in the Crowd How did God make you to stand out from the crowd? • Coming Down in the Wrong Place When is landing not good? • Remember These Friends! How can we so easily forget such sacrifice? • God's Gift of Family Grace Sometimes the biggest story at church is not one you know! • Included! Are you an insider or outsider to the promises of God? • Bzrp-cha-ta-bzrp! What in the world is that sound? • Home When going home means giving a child a chance at life! • The Lord's Take on the Subject So what are we supposed to do about such days as this? • Church? Do I really have to go to church? • ALL! So who are we going to exclude? • Faith Awaiting a Dawn What happens when the sun rises on Sunday? • And It Was Night? Is there any hope, any light, for our darkness? • Agony to Maturity What should we expect of our leaders to help us reach maturity? • The Journey Spiritual maturity is the journey, not a destination. • Real Joy? Couldn't you take a couple of doses of this in your group? • Majestic Can you see God's glory in your fellow humanity? • Snapshot When is a picture more than a picture? • Down the Dusty, Bumpy Road Heaven's waiting down the dusty bumpy road! • Doreen What other words need to be said than a smile? • Twenty-Five What a great and unexpected blessing! • We're Off! Where are you going and why? • Conviction Can you find hope in a hopeless situation? • He's Our Son No cost is too great, because he is priceless! • My Deliverer Let's find something we can do to instill hope in children! • Pincushion? Why in the world would Phil get nine shots in four weeks? • Even if It Means a Cross Do we really want the Cross to define us? • Hidden Treasures Where can you find history's greatest treasures? • Mary's Choice How did you agree to this bargain? • It IS More Blessed! Have you really experienced the joy of this truth? • What Do You Do? How do you honor a servant who is not trying to be noticed? • Always with Thanksgiving Even the hogs do better than we do? • Coming Home Have you ever wondered how God feels on his end of things? • Respect Your Mother! How can we preserve the faith of future generations? • What Reveals Your Character? So how do you do in those challenging situations? • Look Them in the Eye What do you have to hide? • Hold Your Head Up! What's got you so down you won't even believe what God says about you? • Skin Color Shouldn't Matter Why is this such a big deal to us? • Live with Passion If you can't be passionate about it, how important is it anyway? • Jesus Is Everything When are we going to let him into every area of our lives? • Beyond Remembering Who is this person in your life? • Let's Go Somewhere Else Why would Jesus leave someone behind? • Aroma! How do I understand this powerful concept? • One Thing What's the one thing you are supposed to do? • The Front Porch What kind of concept is this for a church? • The Jesus Vibe: The Shear Why would anyone want to live in a place with such strong currents? • The Jesus Vibe: Daily Altar of Grace Can't I just keep a little of my life protected from this? • The Jesus Vibe: Prayer How can we tune our hearts to the vibe of heaven? • The Jesus Vibe: Servant So who wants to go get a towel and a water basin? • The Jesus Vibe: Crouching at the Door How do you face down our enemy? • Christ at the Center So what is our faith really about? • Just Keep Singing What do you do when you can't think of anything else to do to hang on? • Less Than Advertised What are we really promising people in our churches? • While I Sleep What does God do while you sleep? • Come Away to a Quiet Place? Is getting away to a quiet place enough to restore our souls? • Thanks Dad! How can you honor your dad this week in a significant way? • The Violence of the Wicked? Please end the violence! • Our Need to Remember Hopefully remembering the horrors can help us prevent them. • Rhythms of Grace What if the day begins at a different time than we think? • With Gentleness and Respect How do we change the anti-Christian perspective of our culture? • Beyond Defending Our Fortresses Why can't we leave our old positions behind? • Two Weeks How long has it really been? • Inviting Darkness Home Who would want to invite this mess home? • Tearing Down the Walls What divides and separates us? • There You Will See Him! Can I really meet Jesus? • Even if It Means a Cross Do we really only want the • Of Natural Causes How long would you have to be gone before someone noticed? • A World of Deception How deep does our deception go? • The Prayer of an Angel Would you come to the party and let him pray with you? • Cashing in Our Hearts How big a check do you want God to sign for you? • Thanks for the Memories and More What more can you say? • Grace is Amazing What's so amazing about grace? • Surprised by Love Could this be the greatest love story of all? • Escape Velocity? Can you get out of your problems before they drag you down? • The Light Within You What is your light? • Sometimes I Just Like to Listen Now Do you ever take time to listen and not sing? • Change of Plans What do you do when you have to make a change in your plans? • A Violent Grace Now that the Christmas lights are put away, aren't you ready to meet the real Jesus? • Welcoming the Dawn of a New Year What will you do about a New Year? • On Tiptoe! I wonder what it was like when the angel learned he would bring the news? • A Free-for-All Christmas? What goodness can be found in such awful things? • How Do You Grasp this Mystery? Jesus longs to be born again into our world in me? • Winter Has Fallen Can you find heaven's grace in this changing of seasons? • Starting Fresh Can we really find something new and fresh in this season of commercialism? • Upside-Down Blessings How in the world can something good come out of something so rotten? • The Voice of Our Father How do you approach God? • More Than a Fa?de Will your character collapse under pressure? • Horrifying Halloween What could make Halloween any more horrifying than it already is? • Family Messes How are we to handle the messes of life in the family of God? • Serving Grace How do you get out of your • Getting Out of Our Ditch Can we really get out of this mess> • Always Golden! You mean we are supposed to do this everywhere! • This Time, Giving Up is Winning Can you ever think of when giving up is ever good? • Finished! How can anyone say they have done all that they set out to do? • Remember Has it already been 5 years? • Rest from Your Labor! Shouldn't you take a little rest at least once per week? • The Masterpiece What is the most beautiful piece of art you have seen? • The Power of Memory Do you really remember when you eat at this table? • Fresh What goes way beyond new at being new? • Where to Find the Help of a Friend? Do you have any idea how many there actually are? • Dead Tires and Road Trash What will you find at the side of the road this time of year? • More than Change Surely you want to do something a little deeper than just another coat of pain? • Sizzling! What do you do when you receive sharp criticims? • For Freedom! Are you taking care of your freedom? • Unity?! Where do we begin the work of genuine unity? • Stuck! How do you get un-stuck? • Laying Down Real Foundations Where are you building your house? • Worship and the Ballpark? Can we really take worship with us outside our religious boxes? • Haunting Eyes and Needed Guilt Can you still see their haunting look? • The Code Breaker Can we really break the code? • The Forgotten Virtue When is the last time you heard someone praised from being gentle? • Thanks Mom! What can we say but, • Who Could Ask for More? Have you ever thought how much God cares for you? • W.A.T.S. Happening When is worship more than just religious stuff in a box? • To Blog or Not to Blog So what's the big deal with Heartlight starting blogs? • The Jesus Bashers What time of the year is it? • Wildfires! How is your speech like a lighted cigarette? • Decade of Grace This decade is a lot more than just the passing of ten years! • Nothing Left But the Center Stripe What do you do when all the lanes seem closed? • Hold Up? Are you helping, hurting, or just in the way? • With the Help of Friends What do you do when you can't do it alone. • Personality or Person? How do you view your church leaders? • Falling on our Face Did her Olympic disaster remind you of anyone you know? • Listen to Your Teacher Have you been listening lately? • Delayed Truth Have you learned this important spiritual skill? • Better Get Better! Are we willing to pay the price to really make a difference? • More than Falling Dominoes Is the interconnectedness of our world really such bad news? • The Motivation of the Moment Are you full of anticipation for this event? • God's Horizon How far can you see? • Holy Impatience! Is your sense of urgency on the rise or on the wane? • Fresh and New What will you do with this fresh and shining new year?
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