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Luke 1:26-38 (CSB) You can BELIEVE God's PLAN even BEFORE you UNDERSTAND Even in the IMPROBABLE, nothing is IMPOSSIBLE Faithful people say YES to God even before they fully UNDERSTAND God's plans are ALWAYS better than our plans for OURSELVES Isaiah 55:8-9 (CSB) "Belief is not simply a function of the brain. No, it's an investment of the heart that fundamentally changes the way that you live." -Paul Tripp

James 5:13-20 (CSB) Prayer is always the RIGHT ANSWER Spiritual health requires PRAYERFUL COMMUNITY "Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the community. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive will be the power of sin over him." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1 Peter 5:8 (CSB) Your prayer MAKES A DIFFERENCE "The little estimate we put on prayer is evident from the little time we give to it." -E.M. Bounds Prayerfully LOOK OUT for one another

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 7 | Are We There Yet??? Lessons On Patience | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma James 5:7-11 (CSB) James 5:7-8a (CSB) Committed beyond your control James 5:8b-9 (CSB) James 5:10 (CSB) Steadfast through the struggles Hebrews 11:32-38 (CSB) James 5:11 (CSB) Enduring for His end

James 3:17-4:11 (CSB) When SELF is the ROOT, CONFLICT will be the FRUIT The Issue: Disordered DESIRE James 3:17-4:5 (CSB) The Hope: GRACE to DRAW NEAR James 4:6, 8 (CSB) The Strategy: SUBMIT and RESIST James 4:7 (CSB) The Choice: Be HUMBLE before God or be HUMBLED before God James 4:10 (CSB)

Wisdom for The Walk | Week 5 | Danger of The Tongue | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma The Tongue is DISPROPORTIONALLY DANGEROUS Proverbs 18:21 (CSB) The tongue is inherently EVIL James 3:8 (CSB) The tongue is HYPOCRITICAL James 3:9-12 (CSB) Matthew 15:17-18 (CSB) James 3:13-18 (CSB) What comes out of the tongue is DIRECTLY LINKED to the CONDITION OF OUR HEART We need God to change OUR HEARTS so that our tongue CAN BE ALIGNED WITH GOD The realization of how much our heart needs healing is linked to our PROXIMITY WITH OUR HEAVENLY FATHER Isaiah 6:1-8 (CSB) When we draw near to God we enter into his PROCESS of healing The process is SLOW but the fruit is RIGHTEOUSNESS SOWN IN PEACE James 3:18 (CSB)

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 4 | The Fruit of Faith | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma What is the PULSE of your FAITH? James 2:14-23, 26 (CSB) When your faith is alive, it is more than FEELING When your faith is alive, it's not just BELIEF John 6:29 (CSB) Ephesians 2:8-10 (CSB) When your faith is alive, fruit is not OPTIONAL it is INEVITABLE Matthew 7:20 (CSB) "You're saved by faith, not fruit; but you're never saved by fruitless faith." -Tim Keller

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 3 | The Problem of Looking Down | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma James 1:27-2:13 (CSB) There is no room for those who have been LIFTED UP by Jesus to LOOK DOWN on others "A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you." -C.S. Lewis INCONSISTENT with the gospel ILLUMINATION of a heart issue Psalm 19:14 (CSB) 1 Samuel 16:7 (CSB) IGNORES the mercy that lifted us 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (CSB)

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 2 | The Test of Perspective | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma James 1:16-18 (CSB) REMEMBERING God's goodness RESETS our perspective CLARIFIES our ultimate SECURITY and SIGNIFICANCE James 1:9-12 (CSB) CAUTIONS us in our TEMPTATIONS James 1:13-15 (CSB) CALLS us to LISTEN, but not only LISTEN James 1:19-27 (CSB) Luke 6:46 (CSB) John 14:15 (CSB)

Eric Boles Wisdom for the Walk - Joy in trials James 1:1-2 What trial are you facing right now? James 1:3-4 What is this trial producing in you? James 1:5-8

Credo | Week 7 | What We Believe About The Second Coming of Jesus | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Acts 1:9-11 (CSB) Jesus not only ROSE from the dead, but Jesus will RETURN to set all things right. We believe that Jesus followers who have died will be reunited with those still alive at the second coming of Jesus Christ. This event will be followed by the millennial reign of Jesus, a final judgment, and the appearance of a new heaven and a new earth.  (1 Thess. 4:16—17; Rev. 20:1—6; Rev. 20:11—15; Rev. 21; Rev. 22)  Jesus is COMING AGAIN "If we live radically for Jesus now we will be prepared to stand no matter what other tests we face." -Craig Keener Live READY, but not AFRAID Matthew 24:44 (CSB) The END is not the END You will give ACCOUNT Revelation 20:11-15 (CSB) What we do is ETERNALLY IMPORTANT Revelation 21:3-6 (CSB)

CREDO | Week 6 | What We Believe About Healing | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma It is in God's nature to heal Matthew 4:23-24 (CSB) John 21:25 (CSB) Healing is provided through Jesus' work on the cross Isaiah 53:4-5 (CSB) God's healing is wholesome God calls us to pray for healing James 5:13-16 (CSB) Although God heals, God does not heal everyone all the time Even if He doesn't heal me, God is still good, powerful and faithful Even if He doesn't heal me, God is near and knows my pain Isaiah 41:10 (CSB) Even if He doesn't heal me, He understands my pain because He lived it Hebrews 2:17 (CSB) Isaiah 53:3 (CSB) Even if He doesn't heal me now, He will heal me when I meet Him one day Revelations 21:4 (CSB) Acts 19:11-12 (CSB) Romans 8:18 (CSB) Philippians 3:7-10 (CSB)

Credo | Week 5 | Preparing for Revival | Pastor Don Ross | Life Center Tacoma Isaiah 43:16-21 (NIV) Big Idea: We can awaken a hunger for the reality of God. 1. The Great Awakening, 1734-1743. “It pleased God to display his free and sovereign mercy in the conversion of a great multitude of souls in a short space of time, turning them from a formal, cold and careless profession of Christianity, to the lively exercise of every Christian grace, and the powerful practice of our holy religion.” -Jonathan Edwards 2. The Second Great Awakening, 1800-1840. 3. The Businessmen's Revival, 1857-1858. 4. The Civil War Revival, 1861-1865. 5. The Urban Revivals, 1875-1885. 6. The Revivals of 1905-1906. 7. The Azusa Street Revival, 1906. [Picture of Vereide half slide] 8. The Post-World War II Awakening. 9. The Charismatic Renewal and Jesus Movement. 10. The Mid-1990s Revivals. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) Isaiah 43:20-21 (NIV) Matthew 5:6 (NIV) 10 Characteristics of Spiritual Revival 1. Timing 2. Prayer 3. The Wor

Credo | Week 4 | What We Believe About Humanity & Salvation | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Humanity was CREATED GOOD Genesis 1:26-28, 31 (CSB) Humanity was created as IMAGE BEARERS Humanity CHOSE REBELLION against a good God Humanity is UNABLE to UNDO what sin has done The story doesn't stop with our SIN, because God has provided the SOLUTION. Romans 5:12, 19 (CSB) Jesus has done for ME what I can't do for MYSELF. Face REALITY Embrace GRACE Ephesians 2:8-9 (CSB) “So then, whether we are condemned or justified, whether we are spiritually alive or dead, depends on which humanity we belong to—whether we still belong to the old humanity initiated by Adam, or to the new humanity initiated by Christ.” -John Stott

What We Believe About The Holy Spirit | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Holy Spirit Empowerment isn't a LUXURY - It's a NECESSITY Garden - Tabernacle - Temple - Us 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19-20 (CSB) Acts 1:8 (CSB) Acts 19:1-6 (CSB) Ephesians 5:18 (CSB) Holy Spirit is GOD Genesis 1:1-2; Acts 5:3-4 Holy Spirit is a PERSON and PERSONAL John 15:26 Holy Spirit FILLS and DWELLS 1 Corinthians 3:16 Holy Spirit EMPOWERS Acts 1:8 Holy Spirit gives GIFTS 1 Corinthians 12:7 Holy Spirit can be QUENCHED and GRIEVED Ephesians 4:30 Holy Spirit filling is both INITIAL and ONGOING Ephesians 5:18 Holy Spirit leads us into TRUTH John 14:26; 16:13 Holy Spirit confirms our STANDING Romans 8:16 Holy Spirit is our second ADVOCATE John 14:16 How do I grow deeper in my relationship with the Holy Spirit? Daily welcome the Holy Spirit to SPEAK and WORK John 14:26 (CSB) Acts 1:8 (CSB) Pursue and invite an ONGOING FILLING Ephesians 5:15-18 (CSB) Jeremiah 12:13 (CSB) Align with

CREDO | Week 2 | What We Believe About God | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Our Statement of Faith About God: We believe there is one God who is the Creator and the Leader of the universe. He eternally exists in three persons: the Father (God), the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. -Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19 The God of the Bible is ONE God! Genesis 1:1 (CSB) John 1:1-5 (CSB) The God of the Bible is GOOD! Exodus 34:5-6 (CSB) The God of the Bible is PERSONAL! Hebrews 1:1-3 (CSB) We Believe: 1. There is ONE God 2. God is CREATOR of heaven & earth, and REDEEMER of mankind 3. God is GOOD 4. God is ALL POWERFUL, ALL KNOWING, and EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME 5. God is PERSONAL and DESIRES TO BE KNOWN 6. God is ETERNALLY EXISTENT 7. God EXISTS IN THREE PERSONS: FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT

What you BELIEVE about the BIBLE has IMPLICATIONS. John 5:39-40 (CSB) Luke 24:44 (CSB) Life Center's Statement of Faith On What We Believe About the Bible: We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God and that the authors were moved by the Spirit to write the books of Scripture. The words of the Bible are the primary source for teaching and equipping Christians for a life of righteousness. (2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17) We can believe the importance of scripture in PRINCIPLE, and still not experience its POWER. The Bible is INSPIRED. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 CSB The Bible is AUTHORITATIVE. 2 Peter 1:20-21 CSB The Bible is ALIVE. Hebrews 4:12 CSB "Simply put, we cannot truthfully say we are followers of Jesus if we neglect or refuse to obey what the Bible tells us, or if we use it in self-serving ways that are not what God originally intended." -Ray Lubeck, “Reading the Bible for a Change”

Confession & Comfort | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Forgiveness is the FOUNDATION of FELLOWSHIP. -Psalm 51:1-4; 6-7; 10-12; 14-17 (CSB) We pray like SIN is SERIOUS. "So every sin is cosmic treason - it is overthrowing the rule of the one to whom you owe everything." - Tim Keller We pray like GOD is GRACIOUS. -Psalm 103:8-10 (CSB) -Colossians 2:14 (CSB) We pray like CONFESSION renews CONNECTION. -1 John 1:9 (CSB) We pray with CONFIDENCE in His COMFORT. -Psalm 23 (CSB)

Don't Forget | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Gratitude grows as we RECEIVE and REMEMBER the GOODNESS of God Psalm 103:1-14 (CSB) The goodness of His BENEFITS Psalm 103:1-5 (CSB) The goodness of His CHARACTER Psalm 103:6-10 (CSB) Exodus 34:6-7 (CSB) The goodness of His LOVE Psalm 103:11-14 (CSB)

Unshakable Hope | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Romans 8:28 (CSB) Love is our PRIORITY Matthew 22:37-38 (CSB) PURPOSE is our road map PERSPECTIVE is our compass John 15:1-2 (CSB) PATIENCE IN THE PROCESS is the vehicle to get you through Galatians 5:22-23 (CSB)

Take On His Rest | Pastor Nate Birdine | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 11:28-30 (CSB) Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG) All of us are invited into rest Trade in the heavy for the light Intentionally create spaces for holy pauses