Life Center Tacoma

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie Acts 1:8 NLT Acts 3:1-8 NLT WHAT OUR WORLD NEEDS IS NOT A CHURCH THAT HAS BEEN ENTERTAINED BY A SERVICE, OUR WORLD NEEDS A CHURCH THAT HAS BEEN EQUIPPED AND EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT. POWER FOR EVERYDAY MOMENTS POWER FOR OPEN EYES POWER TO FOCUS ON WHAT WE HAVE, NOT WHAT WE LACK POWER TO MAKE JESUS KNOWN

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FAITHFUL TO LEAD AND DEVELOP HIS CHURCH AND OUR CHARACTER — AND HE WONT STOP NOW FEAR ISN’T FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT — FRUITFULNESS IS 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT FAITH above FEAR and WISDOM Galatians 5:22-25 NLT HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT WANT TO USE THIS MOMENT TO CULTIVATE GREATER FRUIT IN MY LIFE? HOPE FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT DOESN’T JUST FILL US — HOPE FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT OVERFLOWS THROUGH US Romans 15:13 NLT HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT WANT TO POSITION US FOR HOPE TO OVERFLOW? BE THE CHURCH

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie John 14:27 NLT John 16:8-15 NLT YOU CAN’T HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMETHING THAT ISN’T A PERSON. If we want the Holy Spirit to become PERSONAL, we need to recognize characteristics of the PERSON. MIND = He has thoughts WILL = He makes choices EMOTIONS = He has feelings VOICE OF DIRECTION Acts 8:29 NLT Acts 10:19 NLT VOICE OF DISRUPTION Conviction isn’t a bad thing. VOICE OF DELIGHT Galatians 4:6-7 NLT Romans 8:15-17 NLT

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie John 16:7 NLT John 14:16-17 NLT WILL I MAKE ROOM FOR WHAT JESUS SAYS IS GOOD? PASSIVE AWARENESS vs. ACTIVE PRESENCE From our Statement of Faith: 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. (Gen. 1:1; Matt. 28:19) HE IS MY PRESENT HELPER We should expect our NEW life with God, the Holy Spirit to be radically different from our OLD life without Him. HE IS MY PRESENT FRIEND The dynamic, full life Jesus promised to believers is a natural outgrowth of intimate friendship with God, the Holy Spirit. -Robert Morris HE IS MY PRESENT GOD 4 Week Prayer Challenge: “Holy Spirit, reveal yourself today in my life."

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie We live in a culture that is fluent with the use of the word LOVE, but anemic in the practice of LOVE. Ephesians 5:1-2 NLT LOVE THAT IS MOVING TOWARD MATURITY CONSIDERS WHAT IT CAN GIVE, NOT JUST WHAT IT CAN GET. WE GIVE LOVE BECAUSE… -IT’S OUR IDENTITY -WHAT’S IN US SHOULD COME THROUGH US -WE FOLLOW THE LEADER LOVE LOOKS FOR AN OPPORTUNITY

Message by Pastors Tyler & Amber Sollie 1 John 4:7-12 NLT -REAL LOVE IS A CHOICE 5 Characteristics of Lasting Love: 1. LASTING LOVE MAKES A DECISION EVERY DAY 2. LASTING LOVE GOES FIRST John 15:12 NLT 3. LASTING LOVE MAKES ROOM Colossians 3:12-15 NLT Ephesians 4:2 NLT -You may have married the perfect person, but remember that perfect person isn’t perfect. 4. LASTING LOVE FIGHTS FOR AUTHENTICITY Romans 12:9 NLT 5. LASTING LOVE LOOKS FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BE THANKFUL Colossians 3:15 NLT

Message by Pastor Andy Rosas Love is not rude. So... be TACTFUL, not just TRUTHFUL. Proverbs 18:13 (MSG) Ephesians 4:31-32 (CEV) Proverbs 16:21 (GNT) Love does not demand its own way. So... be UNDERSTANDING, not DEMANDING. Titus 3:2 (GW) Luke 6:31 (NIV) Love is not irritable. So... be GENTLE, not JUDGMENTAL. Galatians 6:1 (NCV) Ecclesiastes 10:4 (NLT) Love keeps no record of wrongs. So... DON'T REPEAT IT, DELETE IT! Mark 11:25 (AMPC) Proverbs 10:12 (GNT) Proverbs 19:11 (GNT) Job 18:4 (GNT)

Message by Pastor Garrett Werner 1 John 4:7–12 ESV Love is Obedient Philippians 2:8 ESV Isaiah 49:15–16 ESV Obedience requires Fundamentals “The plain and simple Gospel suits best for any people…” -Richard Allen Obedience requires Faith 1 John 4:12, 20 ESV Obedience requires Focus

1 Corinthians 12:12-27 NLT The Church I See is DEVOTED WE DON’T JUST GO TO CHURCH, WE ARE THE CHURCH "Don't let who you were keep you from who you are becoming." - Bob Goff YOU HAVE A PLACE TO BELONG YOU MAKE UNITY YOUR DESTINATION YOUR ATTITUDE STAYS IN CHECK YOU DISCOVER YOUR PLACE AND MOVE FROM DOING CHURCH TO BEING THE CHURCH "If you handed someone a Bible and after they read it you asked: what’s a church? What’s the chance they would say it’s a building, a business, an institution or an organization? I’d say zero.” - Wes Davis | People Becoming The Church Hebrews 10:24-25 NLT

Jeremiah 29:4-14 NLT THE CHURCH I SEE IS… NOT JUST IN A CITY, IT IS A CHURCH FOR OUR CITY. Mark 1:17 NLT "The church became a refuge from the world rather than a force in the world." "The church became a fortress from the world rather than the hope of the world.” -Erwin McManus | Unstoppable Force DO WE WANT A TANK FOR US OR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL? Jonah 3:10-4:3, 4:9-11 NLT "Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve" - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Psalms 78:1-7 NLT Psalms 78:4 MSG THE CHURCH I SEE IS… DEVOTED TO REACHING GENERATIONS 2 Kings 20:19 NLT 2 Kings 22:8-11 NLT THE RESPONSE WITHIN ME THE RESPONSIBILITY I HAVE BEYOND ME WHAT WE DO WILL LIVE BEYOND US, WHAT WE DON’T DO WILL LIVE BEYOND US MISSION OVER PREFERENCE THE RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO ME

Matthew 16:18 NLT The Church: Both PLACE and PEOPLE. ACTS 2:42-47 NLT THE CHURCH I SEE IS… DEVOTED TO KNOWING JESUS AND MAKING HIM KNOWN John 17:3 NLT Don’t settle for… A WEEKLY ROUTINE, WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A DAILY REALITY Don’t settle for… MORE INFORMATION VOID OF LIFE ALTERING INTIMACY 2 Peter 1:3 NLT Don’t settle for… ACCIDENTAL DEVOTION — MOVE TOWARD INTENTIONAL DEVOTION

They Encourage us to BELIEVE They Challenge us to CHANGE They Remind us to GIVE BIG IDEA: THE ARRIVAL OF JESUS REVEALS...BELIEVING IS GREATER THAN SEEING Luke 1:39-45 NLT You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said Seeing is Believing Believing is Seeing John 20:29 NLT What we believe influences how we behave BELIEVING UNLOCKS BELONGING Acts 16:31 NLT BELIEVING UNLOCKS BOLDNESS Hebrews 10:35, 39 NLT BELIEVING UNLOCKS BLESSING Hebrews 11:1 NLT Hebrews 11:6 NLT When we refuse to BELIEVE, we neglect the BENEFIT Biblical faith never asks us to deny realities, it simply invites us to recognize a greater reality Are you willing to Believe even when you do not See? Are you willing to Obey even when you do not Understand? Are you willing to Wait even when things seem Hopeless?

Small hearts only have room for self Matthew 1:23 NLT Small hearts rehearse the pain Philippians 4:6-8 NLT Small hearts need intervention Colossians 3:11-17 NLT

Luke 2:8-18 ESV

Matthew 1:18-23 (NLT) IN A WORLD WEIGHED DOWN WITH LONELINESS AND ISOLATION THE ARRIVAL OF JESUS REVEALS WE HAVE A WITH US GOD John 1:1-2, 14 (NLT) ISOLATION WAS NEVER THE PLAN Genesis 2:18 (NLT) ISOLATION IS OFTEN THE PRODUCT OF PRIDE Proverbs 18:1 (ESV) ISOLATION ENABLES FACADES Proverbs 27:17 (NLT) ISOLATION BUILDS WALLS BUT JESUS BUILDS BRIDGES Romans 8:31 (NLT) Jesus faced loneliness and isolation for us at the cross, so that we would never have to spend another day alone or isolated from the love of God.

What’s my PATH? Matthew 7:13-14 NLT THE ROAD YOU TRAVEL ALWAYS DETERMINES YOUR DESTINATION What’s my FRUIT? Matthew 7:20 NLT THE NATURE OF THE TREE ALWAYS DETERMINES THE NATURE OF THE FRUIT What’s my CLAIM? Matthew 7:21-23 NLT WHO YOU KNOW DETERMINES THE REWARD YOU GET 1 John 2:3 NLT What’s my FOUNDATION? Matthew 7:24 NLT WHAT YOU BUILD ON ALWAYS DETERMINES THE STABILITY AND THE FINISH

Matthew 7:7-11 NLT DO I SEE PRAYER AS A LAST RESORT OR A FIRST RESPONSE? Think Relational vs. Transactional Think Dialogue vs. Monologue Think Being Changed vs. Only Seeing change Think Delight vs. Duty PRAY WITH PERSISTENCE - REMEMBER THAT THE CURRENT REALITY ISN'T THE FINAL REALITY PRAY WITH PURSUIT - REMEMBER THAT RELATIONSHIP IS THE GOAL Jeremiah 29:13 NLT PRAY WITH TRUST - REMEMBER THAT GOD IS GOOD

Ephesians 3:20 NASB Matthew 25:35-40 NLT James 2:17 NLT

Matthew 7:1-5 NLT Since I don’t see as clear as I think I do... A critical spirit says more about ME than it does about THEM. CHECK YOURSELF Psalm 139:23-24 NLT LOOK FOR A STANDARD DISPARITY Without humility it is hard to be helpful. KEEP THE GRACE YOU HAVE RECEIVED IN VIEW John 3:16-17 NLT