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Acts: Birth of the Church

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Acts 5:27-32, 5:33-42

Acts: Birth of the Church

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Hannah Terry

Scripture: Acts 4:23-37

Acts: Birth of the Church

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Acts 3:1-10

Acts: Birth of the Church

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Acts 2:22-24, 36-39

Sermon

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. DeAndre Johnson

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Trinity Sunday

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Josh Lemons

Scripture: Psalm 8 and 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Pentecost Sunday

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Life After

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 28 May 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev Danny Yang

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11

Life After

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 21 May 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:13-22

Life After

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 14 May 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:19-25

Life After

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 07 May 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Hillary Peete

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2-10

Life After

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: 1 Peter: 1:17-23

Life After

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3

Easter Sunday

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: John 20:19-31

Palm Sunday

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

When You Meet Jesus

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 02 Apr 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: John 11:1-3, 17-37

When You Meet Jesus

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Psalm 23

When You Meet Jesus

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: John 4

When You Meet Jesus

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: John 3

When You Meet Jesus

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. DeAndre Johnson

Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11

Transfiguration Sunday

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 26 Feb 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Matthew 17:1-11

School of Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-48

School of Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Matthew 5:21-37

School of Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Andy Noel

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9a & Matthew 5:12-14

School of Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 and Matthew 5:1-12

School of Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 22 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Hannah Terry

Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-4 and Matthew 4:12-23

School of Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 and John 1:29-42

School of Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Matthew 3: 13-17

Longing for a Sign

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Isaiah 7:10-16 and Matthew 1:18-25

Longing for Newness

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Pastor: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10

Longing for the Messiah

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 04 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10

First Sunday of Advent

Kelsey Johnson — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Pastor Josh Lemons

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Called Out

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. DeAndre Johnson

Scripture: Genesis 32

Called Out

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 23 Oct 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Genesis 22:1-14

Origins

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Hannah Terry

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-9

Origins

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Psalm 127 and 1 Corinthians 3:4-14

Origins

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Guest Preacher: Rev. Tommy Williams

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7, 22-24

World Methodist Conference

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 04 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Guest Speaker: Dr. Samuel Uche

Scripture: Romans 8:26-30

Places - Jerusalem

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Speaker: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-5a

Places - Samaria

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Speaker: Rev. DeAndre Johnson

Scripture: John 4

Places - Babylon

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-14

Places - Galilee

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Places - Egypt

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Isaiah 30:1-5

What's in a Name? Paul

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Acts 13:1-12

What's in a Name? Mary

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Hannah Terry

Scripture: John 20:11-18

What's in a Name? Jesus

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 10 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-11

What's in a Name? Mara

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-6, 19-22

What's in a Name?

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Speaker: Rev. Danny Yang

Scripture: Daniel 1:3-17

Radical Welcome

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 19 Jun 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Daniel Heathcock

Scripture: Romans 15:1-13

Summary: God equips us to welcome each other as Christ welcomes us.

Jesus Teaches Us About Forgiveness

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Speaker: David Johnson

Scripture: Luke 7:36-8:3

Summary: Our story shifts because we became redeemed people.

Grace is Abundant

Kelsey Johnson — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Galatians 1:11-24

Summary: But when God has a hold of us, it's a ride that brings us finally to the feast. Finally to the table where grace is abundant and spilling over; where enemies are reconciled and weapons are laid down; where sin is healed and the world is made whole again.

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Trinity Sunday

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 22 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: John 16: 12-15

Summary: He points us to the trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and he tries to explain how he will leave and return to the Father, but the Holy Spirit will come, he reassures them that the holy spirit is the one that they need now, the Spirit is the one who will guide them, that through the Spirit he will still be present to them, Jesus lets his disciples--and us--in on these inner workings of this trinitarian God.

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Pentecost

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 15 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: John14: 8-7; 25-27

Summary: Though we cannot imagine where we will end up--God's spirit will be with us all along the way.

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Is Real Unity Possible? YES!

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 08 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: John 17: 20-26

Summary: In the last moments before his arrest, Jesus prays for his followers to be united with God and with one another.

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A Vision for the Good News

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 01 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Josh Lemons

Scripture: Acts 16:9-15

Summary: Vision requires attention. Attention leads us to action. Our actions must change society. Paul had a vision to bring the good news to Macedonia. What does your vision look like to bring good news to those around you?

Tell Us Plainly, Jesus

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: John 10:22

An Invitation to Do the "Other" Thing

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 10 Apr 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Senior Pastor

Scripture: John 21

Can I Get a Witness?

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Acts 5:27-32

Easter Sunday 2016

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Senior Pastor

Scripture: John 20:19-31

On the night he was betrayed...

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Homer Williams, Associate Pastor

Scripture: I Corinthians 11:23-26

Holy are you and blessed is your Son...

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 06 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Senior Pastor

Scripture: Luke 10:1-9

Heaven and earth are full of your glory...

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Senior Pastor

Scripture: Daniel 4

This man welcomes outcasts and eats with them...

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Homer Williams, Associate Pastor

Scripture: Luke 15:1-2

In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven...

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Senior Pastor

Scripture: James 5:13-16

Table of Mercy: Finding God in Our Midst

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Senior Pastor

Scripture: Luke 24

Clearing the Table: Parting With a Blessing

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst, Senior Pastor

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Pull Up a Chair: Welcome to the Family

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. DeAndre Johnson, Associate Pastor

Scripture: Ephesians 2

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Homer Williams, Associate Pastor

Scripture: Luke 14:7–25

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Luke 1:39-55

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Luke 3:1–6

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Luke 21:25-36

Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Philippians 2

Listen to the sermon online or download the mp3 (coming soon)

Half Truths: Everything Happens for a Reason

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: John 11

Half Truths: God Wants You to Be Happy

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Luke 12

Questions: How Can We Sing the Lord's Song...?

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Psalm 137

Summary: Friends, these are the cries of God's people today, many of them not too far from this place, and some of them right here, the cries of our own hearts. How can we sing the Lord's song when we are so homesick, so longing for another world?

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Questions: Where Is Your Brother?

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Genesis 4

Summary: In God’s question of Cain, we are reminded that we are made for community, not for competition. God invites us to live as our brothers’ and sisters’ keeper.

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Questions: Are You the One?

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Matthew 11

Summary: Jesus is an unexpected Messiah who works in unexpected ways. John the Baptist shows us that from far away, in prison, we cannot see clearly what Jesus is doing. Rather, we see him clearly in the relationships he calls us into, when we get close enough to care.

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Questions: Who Do You Say That I Am?

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Matthew 16

Summary: In defiance of the “empire” of race, we are called to name Jesus as Lord of all. For each of us, this begins with confession.

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Promises of God: You Will Live Again

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14

Summary: The promise you must hear today is that God can take the deadest thing and bring life. What is old, and dead, and left out to dry, can become the most magnificent work of God's new creation. God declares to a pile of dry bones, "You will live again."

{Submission} Practicing: Holy Habits for Everyday Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Summary: Day by day, we wish that things would work out easier for us, that we might be able to plan and control our future. Today, Lord, we step back from that desire, and in humility we offer ourselves to you, to do your will, to do it your way. Help us, Lord, to submit to one another, lifting one another high, so that together, we might learn to submit to you, each day.

{Serving} Practicing: Holy Habits for Everyday Life

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42

Summary: Martha teaches us that service is best practiced when we are centered on Christ and available to others. Through hidden service, we learn to be humble and focus on others' needs, rather than our own.

{Prayer} Practicing: Holy Habits for Everyday Life

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Luke 11

Summary: The gift that Jesus promises is not health or wealth; it's not immunity from pain; it's not that prayer will yield results like a transaction with God. Jesus' promise is that God will be made known to us; God will come to us. In the end, this is the point of prayer.

{Giving} Practicing: Holy Habits for Everyday Life

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Summary: I pray that, by the practice of giving, we might be led back in gratitude to the one who has given us everything, and we might find the courage to live transformed lives.

{Worship} Practicing: Holy Habits for Everyday Life

Kelsey Johnson — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Mark 9:2–9

Summary: It is the flaw of consumer culture that we approach worship wondering if it is, or was, good enough. Was the music good? Did it feed me? Was it full, or awkwardly empty? Did she knock it out of the park, or was
it just a swing and a miss? What if the only question we asked each other about worship was, "Was God there?"

{Confession} Practicing: Holy Habits for Everyday Life

Kelsey Johnson — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Summary: We begin the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday, an opportunity for confession. Confession is the habit of bringing truth out into the light. It is peeling away the layers of lies, or of self-deception, and uncovering the reality of our brokenness.

Family Portrait: Belonging

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Acts 10:19-48

Summary: God intends for the Church to be a "conspicuous family," welcoming all to the table of grace.

Family Portrait: Brothers and Sisters

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Summary: Church, do you want to have connection, or are you willing to risk for communion? Do you want to know grace? It's here for the taking--to be received and then shared, in your family, in my family, and in the family of God, so that we might bear with one another, so that we might accept each other with love and walk together through life as brothers and sisters, so that the only thing between us is Christ.

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Family Portrait: Mothers and Fathers

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Summary: Faith is a gift given to us by God through the hands of Mothers and Fathers in faith, many of whom are not blood relatives, but simply people who live out their faith before us and show their deep care about us. Each of us, in turn, is called to offer ourselves as mothers and fathers in faith.

Christmas Eve 2014

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: John 1:1-14

Summary: The birth of Christ is both cosmically and personally significant—Jesus is born for all the world, and yet he is also born to each of us who long for hope and grace.

Circle of Blessing (pt 3)

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Summary: As we draw so close to Christmas, we find an even greater need to wait, to prepare ourselves for a God who surprises the expectations of even the most faithful.

Circle of Blessing (pt 2)

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11

Summary: In a time when there seems to be chaos all around us, we yearn for a peace that we cannot create. We look around us to find signs of peace that Christ gives, and we trust that one day He will bring a kingdom of peace in full.

Circle of Blessing (pt 1)

Rev. Hannah Terry — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Hannah Terry

Scripture: Isaiah 64

Summary: Coming soon!

Christ the King Sunday 2014

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 06:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Summary: In this parable, Jesus shows us that his reign is enfleshed in us through the ways we care for others, particularly for those we feel least responsible for. In the end, however, his reign will come by grace, not by our good works.

Going Through Grief: When I Am Grieving

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: 1 Thess. 4:13-18

Summary: Grief is an inevitable and terrible time in our lives. Paul promises that through Christ, neither death nor grief will be the end of our story.

Limitless Abundance

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Matthew 14:13-21

Summary: Like the disciples who wondered how they would feed the hungry thousands, we wonder how we can bring wholeness to our broken world. Jesus invites us to bring our gifts to him so that they might become a means of grace for the healing of the world.

Limitless Generosity

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:8

Summary: We are taught to live in fear of the future. Generosity calls us to trust God with the future and offer our gifts today, emptying ourselves in self-sacrifice for others, as Jesus did for us.

Limitless Gratitude

Rev. Taylor Fuerst — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Preacher: Rev. Taylor Fuerst

Scripture: Luke 17:11

Summary: Practices of gratitude redirect our focus from all that’s missing in our lives to the abundance that God has given us. Gratitude opens us to freely receive and share the gifts of our limitless God.