This week we are going to approach Jesus' famous Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you) as a practice. This little maxim wasn't offered to just simply be admired, but to be put to good use particularly when we are interacting with difficult people. Have any of those in your life?

This week we are going to get into the spiritual practice of Sabbath. It's an intentional time during the week when we turn aside and rest, but not in the way you're probably thinking. Sometimes the way people talk about Sabbath makes it sound like you're supposed to be bored on purpose and call it spiritual. As we will see, the real intention behind sabbath is anything but boredom.

This week we will look at the most necessary sort of spiritual cardio-prayer. When we pray, it may feel like we're just talking to the ceiling, but prayer is one of the primary ways we allow God to form our hearts.

Purpose is one of the deepest desires of our heart. We all long for meaning and for our lives to count for something. Indifference is often what gets in the way of us living a meaningful life. This week we are going to talk about the practice of keeping our hearts open and allowing them to break.

This week we start a new series called Cardio. Our English word cardio comes from the Greek word "kardia," which means, you guessed it, heart. In our vernacular cardio is a word we use for exercise that strengthens your heart. What resistance training is to your biceps and glutes (ow ow), cardio is to your heart. When the scriptures speak about the heart, they aren't talking about the organ in your chest, but about the deepest part of who you are. It's the you-est part of you there is. In this series we are going to be talking about exercises and practices that can strengthen our hearts and quite honestly, save our lives.

This Sunday will be a tad bit different than usual. We will be sharing some exciting news about the Home Campaign and important information about what's next. For those who are new-ish or curious, this Sunday will give you a good idea of who we are.

He is risen! This morning we will celebrate that in the end love and life triumph over fear and death.

This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. We will hear a word that gets to the heart of what makes Jesus so challenging and also so intriguing. It will definitely get us ready for Easter!

This week is going to be a surprise. Reason being this issue is something that's easy to see in other people, but it's harder to recognize it in the mirror. But it's in there alright, and it gets the best of a lot of us.

Group Life Session 4