Everyone has a longing to "BE"...to be something...some people want to "BE" accepted, some want to "BE" rich, some want to "BE" a father or a mother, or a husband or a wife, some want to be successful, some want to "BE" president. Everyone has a longing to "BE"...to be something...here is the problem...no one starts off in life saying I want to "BE" a prostitute, or addicted to drugs, or an alcoholic, or a murderer, or married 3 or 4 times, or living with 3 or 4 or 5 different people or broke all of my life or existing day to day. So...what happens? How do we end up going through the motions of life and ending up in a situation that is not God's best for us? It sounds too simple...the problem is that while we are trying to "BE" something...or even discover what God wants us to "BE"....we have a basic human need to belong. We have a longing to "BE" and a longing to belong!

Guest Speaker, JonMark Baker.

One of the things we must learn to do is to become aware of the nudge of the Holy Spirit. We must to learn to live by the nudge of the Spirit. What is a nudge? The dictionary defines it like this: (1) to touch or push gently; especially : to seek the attention of by a push of the elbow. (2) to prod lightly…to urge into action. A nudge is more than just a touch…it gets attention…or it can be course correction.

Mother's Day message by Tammy Screws

Acceptance is one of the strongest needs that humanity has. This need is different from our other basic needs. Most of our other needs are about surviving…this need is about thriving. We need food, to survive…water to survive…shelter to survive…oxygen to survive…we literally will not live long without these basic needs met. But…acceptance is not necessary for surviving…it is for thriving. People do all sorts of things when it comes to being accepted. Acceptance is a felt need…people must FEEL and KNOW that they are accepted. It does not matter how accepted they ARE…what matters is that each person must FEEL accepted KNOW they are accepted. I now that you understand that …most people will do a whole lot of stuff to prove themselves, so that they can FEEL accepted. In fact, many people spend a large part of their lives trying to prove something to somebody. This morning, I want us to examine the story of the prodigal son found in Luke 15.