Illuminate Community Church

"God, it's got to be more than this." - 27 year old Tom Brady after winning his third Super Bowl Live for what is below the sun and you will be frustrated. Live for what is above the sun and you will find joy.

Wisdom = Skill in Living Humility makes wisdom accessible. Wisdom frees you from the culture. What is the source of your wisdom?

What makes a person a Christian is not one who doesn't sin. What makes a Christian is a connection guilty people have with Jesus. FROM BROKENNESS TO WHOLENESS... Step 1: Own up to what you've done. Step 2: Own up to Whom you've ultimately hurt. Step 3: Embrace the joy of your salvation.

"It seems like the Bible's good people are really bad." "Yes, that's the point." - Are you killing sin or is sin killing you? - Be a Nathan and have a Nathan. - No one is beyond God's pardon.

"God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace." - Max Lucado Grace is kindness shown to someone who does not deserve it, cannot earn it and could never repay it. God's grace comes to you because of the work of another person. God's Riches At Christ's Expense If you know God's grace, you will show it to others.

"If we don't see sin as a problem, we won't see Jesus as the solution." When we allow our circumstances to become bigger than our God, then our fears will continue to grow. The very essence of sin is deceitfulness, and the one who is most deceived is the one doing the sinning. Saul's death brought new hope for the Israelites. Jesus' death brought new hope for the world.

"You may never know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have." LIFE LESSONS FROM INSIDE A CAVE: When we fall back on anything more than God, we are developing bad habits - we are cultivating part-time saviors. Lean into God and watch Him work. Humility brings vulnerability and vulnerability brings healing.

Before David became king he encountered great hardship from King Saul because of his envy of David. In contrast, Saul's son Jonathan recognized what God was doing through David and abdicated the throne to him.

Goliath was a champion, David was a nobody. That's how God gets it done. How to slay giants in your life: - See things as God sees them. - Be who God created you to be. - Find courage from without, not within (the battle belongs to the Lord) - Jesus is the true champion.

"Man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart." This is how God chose David to be His leader, and what a leader he would become. Israel would never be more prosperous. Many years later a far greater leader would arise and His Kingdom would surpass that of David's because He had the very heart of God. The person God uses: David had heart. David had character. David had integrity. Jesus is a better David.

The story of the Red Sea crossing is a story redemption. After God delivered the Israelites out of Egypt they are put in a place where they seemingly have no way out. But God showing his glory reveals his power once again by parting the Res Sea and delivering them out of the hands of the Egyptians.

Pastor Jason Fritz explores the story of the Passover and the greater context in Hebrew culture. We see the need for a sacrifice for our atonement. We see the need for Jesus to be the ultimate atonement for our sin. Scripture: Exodus 12:1-13

Pastor Jason Fritz preaches on the first 9 Plagues of Egypt and how God showed his power over the pagan gods of Egypt with each of them. We learn how Pharaoh having a hardened heart caused much pain to those he ruled over despite multiple warnings from Moses. Scripture: Exodus 7-10

Moses, in light of his journey with God, sees another barrier preventing the Israelites from escaping the grips of their Egyptian slave masters. With the Israelite morale reaching a discontented pitch, his credibility and influence is on the line. Asking God why these things are happening, he soon finds out that God is still - and always has been - in total control. The path of the leader is wrought with opposition. One must be prepared to be alone even in light of this. Listen in as Pastor Jason Fritz explains the fifth and sixth chapters of the book of Exodus.

God calls all of us to a unique calling, which most often is not what we want, Moses was no different. God Called Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. Pastor Jason Fritz explains how God empowers us to fuffill his calling on our lives and that often times what God calls us to do is out of our realm of our physical ability so that God's power can be on display for all to see.