Short Stories: Hope | Luke 12:13-21 | July 23

Series – Short Stories: Hope

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart. 

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 9

Short Stories: Faith | Matthew 20:1-16 | July 16

Series – Short Stories: Faith

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart. 

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 8

Short Stories: Faith | Luke 18:1-8 | July 9

Series – Short Stories: Faith

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart. 

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 7

Short Stories: Faith | Matthew 25:14-30 | July 2

Series – Short Stories: Faith

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart. 

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 6

Short Stories: Faith | Mark 4:1-20 | June 25

Series – Short Stories: Faith

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart. 

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 5

Short Stories: Love | Matthew 18:21-35 | June 18

Series – Short Stories: Love

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart.  

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 4

Short Stories: Love | Luke 15:1-32 | June 11

Series – Short Stories: Love

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart.  

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 3

Short Stories: Love | Luke 10:30-37 | June 4

Series – Short Stories: Love

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart. . 

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 2

Short Stories: Love | Luke 7:36-50 | May 28

Series – Short Stories: Love

Summary - Jesus was the master storyteller. Mathematics is precise, but math lacks the ability to connect the human heart. To connect a truth to people you need something more profound than a precise calculation, you need a story. Stories and metaphors connect to the human condition and speak to the human heart. Jesus’ stories are simple, but we could swim in the depths of them endlessly. Jesus’ stories are not meant to write a precise prescription, but they are meant to stir the heart to contemplation. In this series we are going to contemplate and study the Short Stories of Jesus and will be wading through the depths of these stories as they instruct the human heart. 

CG Guide - Short Stories | week 1

Open Door | 1 Peter 4:7-11 | may 21

Series – an Open Door

Summary - Are your neighbors more likely to see an Open Door or a closed garage? In this series were discussing the importance of hospitality. Our door should be open to those who are different from us. The word hospitality literally means loving the stranger. The biggest obstacle to loving people different from ourselves is knowing people different from ourselves. Hospitality must be something more than a nice thing we do, it ought to become a way of life. 

CG Guide - an Open Door | week 3

Open Door | Romans 12:9-13 | May 14

Series – an Open Door

Summary - Are your neighbors more likely to see an Open Door or a closed garage? In this series were discussing the importance of hospitality. Our door should be open to those who are different from us. The word hospitality literally means loving the stranger. The biggest obstacle to loving people different from ourselves is knowing people different from ourselves. Hospitality must be something more than a nice thing we do, it ought to become a way of life. 

CG Guide - an Open Door | week 2

Open Door | Hebrews 13: 1-6, 16 | may 7

Series – an Open Door 

Summary - Are your neighbors more likely to see an Open Door or a closed garage? In this series were discussing the importance of hospitality. Our door should be open to those who are different from us. The word hospitality literally means loving the stranger. The biggest obstacle to loving people different from ourselves is knowing people different from ourselves. Hospitality must be something more than a nice thing we do, it ought to become a way of life. 

CG Guide - an Open Door | week 1

rise | 1 Thessalonians | April 30

Series – Rise | 1 Thessalonians

Summary - Paul is writing to a young church plant that is under pressure. Their faith is being tested and they are in need of encouragement. Paul is going to encourage this church in faith, love, and hope. In faith, Paul will affirm the gospel they believed. In love, Paul will affirm God’s affection for them. In hope, Paul will affirm the return the Jesus and his ultimate rescue.  

CG Guide - Rise | week 9

rise | 1 Thessalonians | April 23

Series – Rise | 1 Thessalonians

Summary - Paul is writing to a young church plant that is under pressure. Their faith is being tested and they are in need of encouragement. Paul is going to encourage this church in faith, love, and hope. In faith, Paul will affirm the gospel they believed. In love, Paul will affirm God’s affection for them. In hope, Paul will affirm the return the Jesus and his ultimate rescue.  

CG Guide - Rise | week 8

rise | 1 Thessalonians | April 16

Series – Rise | 1 Thessalonians

Summary - Paul is writing to a young church plant that is under pressure. Their faith is being tested and they are in need of encouragement. Paul is going to encourage this church in faith, love, and hope. In faith, Paul will affirm the gospel they believed. In love, Paul will affirm God’s affection for them. In hope, Paul will affirm the return the Jesus and his ultimate rescue.  

CG Guide - Rise | week 7

rise | 1 Thessalonians | April 9

Series – Rise | 1 Thessalonians

Summary - Paul is writing to a young church plant that is under pressure. Their faith is being tested and they are in need of encouragement. Paul is going to encourage this church in faith, love, and hope. In faith, Paul will affirm the gospel they believed. In love, Paul will affirm God’s affection for them. In hope, Paul will affirm the return the Jesus and his ultimate rescue.  

CG Guide - Rise | week 6

rise | 1 Thessalonians | April 2

Series – Rise | 1 Thessalonians

Summary - Paul is writing to a young church plant that is under pressure. Their faith is being tested and they are in need of encouragement. Paul is going to encourage this church in faith, love, and hope. In faith, Paul will affirm the gospel they believed. In love, Paul will affirm God’s affection for them. In hope, Paul will affirm the return the Jesus and his ultimate rescue.  

CG Guide - Rise | week 5

rise | 1 Thessalonians | March 26

Series – Rise | 1 Thessalonians

Summary - Paul is writing to a young church plant that is under pressure. Their faith is being tested and they are in need of encouragement. Paul is going to encourage this church in faith, love, and hope. In faith, Paul will affirm the gospel they believed. In love, Paul will affirm God’s affection for them. In hope, Paul will affirm the return the Jesus and his ultimate rescue.  

CG Guide - Rise | week 4

rise | 1 Thessalonians | March 19

Series – Rise | 1 Thessalonians

Summary - Paul is writing to a young church plant that is under pressure. Their faith is being tested and they are in need of encouragement. Paul is going to encourage this church in faith, love, and hope. In faith, Paul will affirm the gospel they believed. In love, Paul will affirm God’s affection for them. In hope, Paul will affirm the return the Jesus and his ultimate rescue.  

CG Guide - Rise | week 3

rise | 1 Thessalonians | march 12

Series – Rise | 1 Thessalonians

Summary - Paul is writing to a young church plant that is under pressure. Their faith is being tested and they are in need of encouragement. Paul is going to encourage this church in faith, love, and hope. In faith, Paul will affirm the gospel they believed. In love, Paul will affirm God’s affection for them. In hope, Paul will affirm the return the Jesus and his ultimate rescue.  

CG Guide - Rise | week 2