Southland Weekend Message Series (Video)

God has a blueprint for every life. He specializes in remodeling and upgrading areas of our lives so that we can experience a beautiful and spacious existence.

Removing the old before adding the new is important in any remodeling project. In order for our lives to get better, we have to roll up our sleeves and remove the rotten experiences and habits that threaten our livelihood.

A lot of us have been hurt by our own choices and by the choices of others. It’s an important first step to survey the damage in our hearts caused by painful experiences. God wants to shine his flashlight in the attic and basement of our souls to help us see what needs to heal.

From struggling student to professional photographer to global humanitarian, Jeremy Cowart shares how Philippians 4:13 changed his outlook on life and how it taught him to make the impossible, "I'm Possible".

Jesus promised us a difficult life, but he also promised to never leave us or abandon us. Prayer connects us to his power and gives us the strength to do what is right when everyone around us is doing what is wrong.

As sinful behavior increases in a culture, so does the opportunity to love people in the name of Jesus. Christians have an unprecedented opportunity to share the hope they have experienced because of a relationship with Jesus.

When a culture is spiritually corrupt, it is imperative for God’s people to stand out, not blend in. Christians are not better than other people, but they are different from other people. When sinful behavior is promoted, God can give us the courage and strength we need to remain holy and humble.

Persecution purifies the Church. And for those whose faith is genuine, there is nothing on earth that will rob them of the joy that comes from knowing Jesus.

It's easy to make excuses about the things we need to change in our lives. It's also easy to compare our situation to someone else's and begin to feel sorry for ourselves. In this message we're going to have a front row seat to an interaction Jesus had with a man who made excuses and felt sorry for himself and we're going to see how Jesus helped him overcome his inability to make necessary changes in his life. Is there something that you would like to stop doing that would improve your life? You can share what you want to stop by filling in the blank on our I WANT TO STOP _____ page.

One of the best ways to change a behavior you don’t like is to replace it with something better. Zacchaeus overcame greed by being generous. What are a few things you wish you had the discipline to do on a daily or weekly basis that would improve your life? You can share what you would like to start by filling in the blank on our I WANT TO START _____ page.

We wrap up our entire study of David ("King of Hearts" and "Psalms - A Playlist for our Lives") as we tie together his writing with his heart of worship. David wrote many lines in the Psalms that reflected his heart for worshipping God. In this message, we'll see that what he wrote about worship was consistent with how he worshipped. David's experiences with God drove how he worshipped. We'll see how that might be true of us as well.

There isn’t a minute of your life that God has missed. He sees and cares about every detail in your life. Instead of running from him, he wants you to run to him. And when you realize how loving and kind and gentle and good that He is, you’ll want to do just that.

When God is on your side, you have nothing to fear. There were seasons in David’s life when he had to sing that truth because he was surrounded on all sides by hardships. Some of those hardships he brought on himself, like his affair with Bathsheba.

The lyrics of this song are a source of comfort and peace for those of us who sometimes feel overwhelmed by life and the pace of it. This song starts with rest and ends with rest. This song starts with God leading you and ends with God following you.

Even though God didn’t allow David to build the temple, that didn’t stop David from being generous towards its construction. In this story, we see what happens when a man lives in gratitude for all God has done in his life.