C4 Young Adults

In following the narrative of Haggai, we see that God rejects our sacrifices and works when our hearts are far from God. This can lead to punishment and correction from God, with the goal that we live obediently and keep God as our number one priority. Does God need to get your attention this year? Scripture: Haggai 2:10-23

The prophet Haggai delivers a second message as the people of God grow wearing re-building the temple, acknowledging their discouragement and exhorting them to remain faithful, reminding them that God is with them, and prophesying of future glory and peace. It is a timely message to press on through difficulty and discouragement for the glory of God. Scripture: Haggai 2:1-9

As seen in the book of Haggai, God intervenes in the lives of His children when we have wrong priorities, which are often framed by excuses and lead to problems in our lives. As we enter a new year and a new decade, is God's will our #1 priority? Scripture: Haggai 1

Romance is celebrated in Scripture, but we want to date wisely and examine biblical principles to consider in this stage of life. We inspect key questions to ask before we date, what the purpose of dating should be biblically, and some practical tips to help us as we try to date well in a Christian subculture.

A pastor for 30 years and a missionary with UK-USA in England for the past nine years, Mike Taylor preaches about the impact of relationships in bringing the Gospel to the nations and challenges each of us to determine if we are a casual onlooker or a radical follower of Jesus.

We are guaranteed to be in conflict in our lives. We are called to be peacemakers. Explore 5 biblical principles for conflict resolution.

In many ways, marriage can seem like the ultimate goal and can become an idol for us. We slow down to look at the seriousness of God's call to marital faithfulness and love, and we set biblical expectations for marriage so that all our future marriages might be posters for the gospel. Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-33

In contrast to the postmodern beliefs of our age, we look at a biblical perspective of homosexual relationships and gender identity to find that true fulfillment is found in God's design, true purpose is found in holiness, our true identity is found in Jesus, and the sexual ethos of our day has become an open door to the gospel.

In our quest to avoid sexual brokenness and pursue purity within God's perfect design, we ask six questions to help us unmask the deception and consequences of sexual sin and help us build out a biblical strategy to fight sexual sin. Scripture: Proverbs 5

Is the single person lacking? Is marriage better? Come and learn God's perspective on singleness. There is honor, privileges, and challenges in the godly single life.

God created us to be in relationship with others and while that desire is a good thing, we need to first find our identity in Christ, not those relationships. Armed with that understanding, we look at the fact that God created sex as a good thing within the institution of marriage, which is a covenant relationship for the glory of God.

The Gospel of John ends with a focus on restoration and reconciliation. Peter pursues reconciliation and Jesus restores Peter, showing that God takes people who are a mess and forgives them and changes them. But once we have been restored, can we commit to following Jesus with a renewed faithfulness?

Set against a backdrop of fear and death, the resurrection of Jesus changes everything. For Mary, for His disciples, and for Thomas, the resurrection of Jesus changes their presuppositions and gives them hope. As we are presented with the resurrection of Jesus, does it change everything for us?

The hour has come. The most significant moment in human history has happened. What does it mean? Join us and explore the rich imagery of the cross.

John reminds us of the deity of Jesus as Jesus marches to Calvary. As the hour of God's betrayal has arrived, as Peter denies Jesus, and as sinful men put God on trial, we must answer Pilate's question for ourselves: What is truth?

Jesus allows us to sit in on His powerful prayer to God the Father before He departs for the cross. Jesus offers encouragement to us as He prays for Himself and His own glorification, for His disciples and their protection and sanctification, and for future believers that we would be unified and experience communion with Him one day.

Jesus gives his parting words to his disciples in the Upper Room, focusing on their upcoming deaths and his upcoming departure. Despite the imminent suffering of both Christ and his disciples, Jesus reminds all of us that we can have peace in suffering because of the Lord Jesus Christ.

When we take time to consider the big questions, we begin to wonder: What is true? How do I make it to heaven? What will give me joy in life? Jesus puts himself forward as the answer to all these questions. He is the way, the truth, and the life.

Jesus is the true vine and God is the pruner. God prunes us in order that we might bear fruit to his glory and our good.

In the midst of hurt and betrayal, we move towards self and hatred. Jesus, when faced with betrayal, moves towards service, blessing, and love. We are called to walk in his footsteps!