Family Church - Chattanooga

 Grace for our past, present and for our future 

 Series Conclusion 

 Christian maturity isn't growing less reliant on the grace of God, but more acutely aware of our total dependency on it.  

 The Holy Spirit does convict us, not of our sins, but of our righteousness.  

 All of our goodness is from God, it's all grace.  

 The way God infuses us with His strength is through our own personal weakness.  

 The treasures of all wisdom and knowledge are found in Jesus.   

 We consider one of the most common gospel substitutes, the priority of self-improvement.  

 Summer series introduction  

 Our series conclusion 

 All the qualities that we're called to carry as believers, is a part of our new nature as new creations in Christ.  

 Understanding our value in the eyes of God will completely transform how we treat ourselves and others.  

 Embracing the simplicity that we have in Christ.  

Everything God is and does is a mystery to us. The goal isn't so much solving the mystery, but to embrace it and trust Him through it all.  

 Our only goodness is given to us by Jesus, our common ground with others is our need for grace.  

 A journey through the book of Ephesians  

 Easter at Family Church 2026 

 God's plan of redemption is welcoming us into His family.  

 The more that we experience the love of God, the more we share it 

 Humility is far more foundational to how we understand and practice love than we might think.  

God's perfect love is what brings peace and rest to our anxious hearts and minds 

 Love is how faith expresses itself  

A.J. continues with our Love is ____ series 

 Love shows up in our lives as we abide in His love for us.  

 Despite our exhaustive attempts to add conditions to it, God's love towards us is unconditional.  

As much as we try to move the emphasis onto what we do for God, His love for us is what saves us and what fuels all that we do.  

 Grace in action  

The grace of God frees us to open up our lives and share with others.  

 The grace of God frees us to be honest with ourselves, and to see and understand our desperate need for Jesus.  

 What it looks like to prioritize a culture of grace.  

 The Sunday after Christmas 

 A conversation about WHY Jesus arrived, WHO He arrived for and HOW He arrived. 

Jesus' arrival is a picture of vulnerability and weakness, because that's where He finds us, and rescues us.  

It's common to focus on the beauty of the arrival of Jesus around this time of year, but it's also important to consider the necessity of His arrival as well 

(Philippians 4:4-7) It's the Sunday after Thanksgiving, and our conversation is all about joy and gratitude.  

We wrap up our series "It is Well" with a conversation about Who guides/directs our souls.  

 "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed." -Psalm 34:18  

(Hebrews 6:19-20) The winds and the waves of life can cause our souls to drift. Our thoughts, our emotions our confidence, our peace are all affected by everything we face on a daily basis. Our souls need an anchor, and thankfully, we have one in Jesus.  

 (Psalm 22 and 23) Jesus invites us to come to Him and find rest for our souls.  

 (Psalm 131:1-3) Three important ways that can help us to quiet and calm our souls.  

(Psalm 42 & 43) We're complicated creatures, with complicated souls, living complicated lives. But there is a port in the storm, there is hope for our souls.   

 Defining the word "soul"