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Better Than I Imagined | Week 1 | Get Ready to Feast | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Acts 13:1-4 (CSB) Fasting positions our HEARTS to HEAR and READIES our lives to REACT to the Holy Spirit's leading. Matthew 6:16-18 (CSB) WHY you fast is more important than WHAT you fast. Romans 12:1-2 (CSB) Fasting is spiritual FEASTING Fasting reminds our APPETITES that they are not in CONTROL Fasting breaks us out of our ROUTINES and RENEWS us spiritually Fasting brings BREAKTHROUGH

Training for Transformation | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 6:33 (CSB) HOPES FULFILLED are often connected to HABITS ENGAGED. We don't "TRY" our way to a stronger life with Jesus, we "TRAIN". 1 Timothy 4:7-8 (CSB) “…the life of someone who engages Scripture four or more times a week looks radically different from the life of someone who does not. In fact, the lives of Christians who do not engage with the Bible most days of the week look no different from the lives of non-believers.” -Center For Bible Engagement Luke 11:1 (CSB) Romans 12:1-2 (CSB) Set a TIME, a PLACE, and a PLAN Start SIMPLE and HONEST "Lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." -C.S. Lewis Be fully PRESENT and AVAILABLE Focus on the RELATIONSHIP, not the CHECKLIST "Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together." -Dallas Willard “How do you take the life of salvation into your ordinary, daily lives? You pray. In salvation God makes himself personally present to us; in prayer we

With Us | Week 4 | Led By The Light | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma 3 Important questions to know the answer to: 1. Where is your JOURNEY leading you? (DIRECTION) 2. What is it you are LOOKING for? (DISCOVERY) 3. What is it you are LIVING for? (PURPOSE) Matthew 2:1-16 (CSB) The LIGHT of the world is still DRAWING people to HIMSELF John 8:12 (CSB) Numbers 24:17 (CSB) Light brings CLARITY Psalms 118:5 (CSB) Light brings COMFORT Matthew 4:16 (CSB) Light brings CONFIDENCE Psalms 37:23 (CSB) RESPOND to the LIGHT: COME let us ADORE him

With Us | Week 3 | A Journey to Joy | Pastor Tyler Schaefer | Life Center Tacoma Luke 2:8-20 (CSB) When life is COMPLEX to you, it is CLEAR to God The FULLNESS of the GOSPEL is to be PROCLAIMED to all people One EXTRAORDINARY moment can change an ORDINARY life The good news didn't change CIRCUMSTANCES, but it did change their HEART The JOY of HEAVEN can now LIVE in me

The PLAN of God isn't always COMFORTABLE Matthew 1:18-25 (CSB) DISAPPOINTMENT and DIFFICULTY don't have the final WORD FEAR wants to ROB what GOD wants to DIRECT OBEDIENCE will never be the wrong RESPONSE

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