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Missional Practice: Open Your Eyes

God loves the world, and he loves the COV! He sent his son because his heart burns towards those who are far away, and he sends us out on the same mission to share his life and love with the people around us, welcoming everyone into his family.

What if we started to see the people around us the same way Jesus does? This week get outside of your bubble and be where the people are! (However you can do that safely in your context). Pray with your eyes open, asking Jesus to give you his heart and eyes to see the people around you and what God is inviting us into.

Who are the people around you? What opportunities might there be? Start to notice and pay attention with us this week.

*Original music by Jon Pauly!

Practice Rest

Your value does not come from what you produce or accomplish. You are loved and Jesus invites you to come to him and find rest.

Isaiah House Recap - August 2020

Volunteers tell stories of how God moved during the August 2020 Isaiah House outreach.

Deep Relationship Practice: Commitment

Are you avoiding commitment? The depth of a relationship is often connected to the level we're willing to commit to one another.

It doesn't mean you have to go buy a house with someone, but to fully experience the lasting power and transformation of community we need to commit. So who are the people in your life you are committed to?

This week examine yourself, your community, and your commitment level. What might Jesus be inviting you into more of

Deep Relationship Practice: Sharing Meals

Who's hungry? This week we're practicing one of our favorites: sharing a meal together!

Community is grown around the table, and we've all got to eat. Plus, we can support our favorite local restaurants as we do it. What's your go-to takeout near you?

Be intentional to get outside and invite someone to share a meal with you on the front porch or backyard this week!

Deep Relationship Practice: Listening

Are you listening?

This week we're growing in Deep Relationships by practicing the skill of listening. What if rather than racing to get our opinion or perspective out, we listened first instead?

We have so much to learn from others in our communities, and in a culture fighting to be the loudest voice, this is something that's desperately needed. Practice with us by intentionally being slow to speak and quick to listen.

Deep Relationship Practice: Faults and Affirmations

Ready to apologize?

This week we continue to practice deep relationships by remembering who God called us to be -- a healthy family clothed in love and marked by mercy, humility, and patience.

Practice sharing faults & affirmations: --Confess your own faults that impacted the community. --Speak affirmations over others - specific ways you saw God's grace at work in another's life.

Deep Relationship Practice: Conflict

Love dealing with conflict? Yeah, probably not so much...

Jesus invites us into an amazing vision of community united as a healthy family where everyone is connected in love. Relationships can be restored. Living this out is not always easy, but it's definitely worth it.

Practice with us this week by reflecting on your relationships with the Holy Spirit and having a hard conversation if necessary. Is there someone you need to be reconciled with?

You don't have to go digging for something or try to pick a fight, but approach the situation with humility and grace. We're all in this together so let's deal with the junk that tries to get between us.

Deep Relationship Practice: Celebrating and Grieving

Pop some champagne or pull out the tissues...

Life is filled with beauty, joy and wonder, AND there is also pain and loss happening at the same time. Part of growing deep relationships means going through the highs and lows together. As we learn to live and love deeply like Jesus we embrace the emotions and share our joy and pain with each other as a family.

Who in your life has something you can celebrate with them right now? Who in your life is going through something really hard?

This week practice with us by being intentional to celebrate and/or grieve with your community.

Deep Relationship Practice: Vulnerability

Deep Relationships are impossible without vulnerability. This week, we focus on why vulnerability is so important, and how it fosters relational connection.