Today David Shaffer shares insights on the importance of Fathers representing Christ to their children and families. Godly Fathers love their families and lead them closer to Jesus.

Today we celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church. Do we have a real experience of God through His Spirit, and do we let him shape us in the ways he wants to?

In our time, technology and the digital world are affecting our relationships. They are specifically negatively affecting relationships with people who are close to us in proximity, but with whom we share no familial bond or affinity group. These people are our neighbors! Thus today we wrap up our series on 'Loving Ourselves and Others Well,' by discussing ideas to help us love our actual neighbors well and how to promote good community in our neighborhoods!

People got annoyed at Jesus' tendency to eat with sinners, and even called him a glutton and drunkard. Yet this was perhaps and intentional practice that we need to bring back in today's world as society moves toward isolation, loneliness and eating alone. Would you celebrate with us?

Conflict is difficult, but it is something that Jesus clearly calls us to do well. As his disciples, he calls us to not let our anger control us and not blow up on others, and he calls us to not let our relational problems linger and fester. He tells us to talk it out with those we have issues with. We will need his Spirit and his wisdom to do this well. Join us as we discuss this vital issue in our discipleship to Jesus!

Christ calls us to love others well and deeply. Yet we often don't even know each other well enough to love them. Perhaps learning to listen well is essential to loving others well. This skill we must learn to put into practice and become good listeners. Join us as we discuss this needed skill in loving others well.

Today we journey with Joseph understanding the ways that his family was dysfunctional and sinful. In the midst of this, Joseph chose to forgive his brothers and not pass that on to the next generation. A big part of what we need to do as Disciples of Jesus is to look at our family of origin and be honest about the sinful habits or unhealthy patterns and choose to change those in our lives.

Join us as we begin a sermon series focusing on Loving Ourselves and Others Well. Today we talk about the importance of knowing ourselves. St. Theresa of Avila says, "Almost all problems in the spiritual life stem from lack of self-knowledge." Thus knowing ourselves and being sure in our walk with the Lord is essential to our maturity as a person made in His Image.