The heart is powerful enough to determine the course of our lives: what we feel, what we say, and what we do.
Even if we haven't arrived yet, we believe we can get there because Jesus believes in us.
Jesus endured the pressures of sin, and we can learn from him how to do the same.
God doesn’t want any of us to go through storms alone.
In this episode, we learn how to build a church on hope the way Jesus did—by cultivating purpose, humility, endurance, impact, and inspiration.
If we don't have a biblical view of Jesus, we can become consumed with our personal preferences and traditions, and resistant to change.
God notices what we go through, even if no one else does, and he wants to do something about our pain.
The parables of Jesus show that he understands you, can help you understand yourself, and help you understand God.
We can open our hearts up to him by listening, talking, turning, and committing to being close to him.
It helps to remember an important quality of Jesus — that he is always with us.
When we love vulnerability, we will open our hearts to God and others.
God wants to give us the help we need, but we have to be willing to be vulnerable enough to ask him for it.
