When we love like God loves, we benefit too.  What are the benefits of loving extravagantly?

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In pt. 3/4 of our series “Extravagant Love”, Pastor Greg Ballard shares how our concept of love is not God’s concept of love.  We want love to be safe but God’s idea of love is much much bigger.

As Jesus shares the story of the Good Samaritan we discover that extravagant love means serving anyone in need.  The question is:  how REAL is your love?

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When it comes to our faith, there are easy things and hard things. While there are some common areas in which we all struggle, there are also specific areas that are unique struggles to each individual.

How can we overcome these areas in our lives where we seem to really fail in our faith? How can we move our faith from something that’s built on convenience to something that is built on conviction?

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This Christmas, what gift can you give to someone in light of the gift God has given you?

Great gifts are ones that are given generously.  But what does giving generously mean?  Jesus says it’s actually more than the size of the gift, it’s the attitude of the giver.

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Love really does make the world go around, but what does it look like?

If you were to dress love up in clothing, what would love wear?  What would love not wear?

How are you doing in being a person that fits the description of love?

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What is the most excellent thing for any church?

It’s love.

But not the love we might expect.  It goes deeper than we ever thought possible.

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It’s important to prepare for church, because things you do on a regular basis have the potential to become routine… mundane… mindless.

When church becomes routine we sin against Jesus Christ.

How can we prepare for church?

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What are spiritual gifts?  Why where they given?  How should I use them? Are there more important gifts than others?

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Dress codes annoy most people.  It conflicts with individuality and freedom of expression.

But everywhere you go, there is a dress code, including church.  What does it mean to have God’s dress code?

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Everyone has a system to solve problems.  It may be a conscious series of steps or a subconscious set.  We’ve all got a system.  But there’s one question that trumps them all, one that can help us filter all of life’s decisions into the best possible outcome.

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