Becoming Who You Are (Part 2)

Dennis McCallum

Romans 6:13-23

When we meet Christ, we become a new person. How does this new identity change the way we live? This teaching is a continuation of the one before and talks about how to present ourselves in our new identity.

Dying to Live

Chris Hearty

Romans 6:1-13

We KNOW that the old man is crucified with Christ and no longer dominates us if we are in Christ. In faith , we are to CONSIDER ourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore, we PRESENT ourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead. Now, we come before God as a new creature, not like the old creature, full of dread and shame, but with joy and confidence. It is in congruent to come before God with our heads hanging in shame, but we can come boldly before God, confident in our complete acceptance based on Jesus' forgiveness.

Becoming Who You Are

Dennis McCallum

Romans 6:3-13

When we meet Christ, we become a new person. Not only doing we have a new connection with God, but we also have a new connection with other believers. What is this new identity? This teaching covers how to become who we are in Christ.\r\n

Created for Good - Restoring Hope in Our Christian Lives

Brian Adams

Katie Adams

Romans 7:24-25

The fear of falling from grace can at times cripple us, especially when we see other spiritual leaders fall. But while we are capable of evil, we have been created for glory. God created us for good, and he offers his comfort for the fearful. By observing the transformation of the apostle Peter we see a model of grace's power to provide hope and change. In fact we see powerful transformations scattered across the Bible! These examples and truths give us hope in our own Christian lives.

Freedom from the Guilt and Shame Trap

Sara Bott

Zephaniah 3:11

Guilt relates to specific actions we may wrongly commit, while shame is the negative defining of self. Shame is rooted in identity. God calls us to have humility and repentance for the wrong things we do, but he offers us freedom from having a life that is persistently defined by guilt and shame. In order to gain victory from this trap, we must assess the differences between positive shame and guilt and negative shame and guilt. Seeking freedom allows transformation, intimacy with God and others, and ownership of our new identity in Christ. This workshop includes several practical ways to help move away from the negative uses of guilt and shame.

Helping Kids Develop Healthy Relationships

Beth Himsworth

Zephaniah 3:11

In parenting, there is more to preparing your child for building healthy relationships than merely giving your child unconditional love and affirmation. Beth Himsworth uses the model of a child's moral compass, with the four points referring to God, Engagement, Suffering and Wealth/Work, as vital aspects of developing your child's inner core that allows your child to have lasting, healthy relationships for life.

Sibling Rivalry

Chris Deken

Zephaniah 3:11

Sibling rivalry is ultimately a heart issue. It is children attempting to get or competing for love, and affirmation from their human parents instead of receiving their identity and security from their Heavenly Father. Having siblings is a daily laboratory to character development. It is leading your children to the realization they are not the center of the universe. Parenting siblings is about pointing them with grace and love to the One who can meet all their needs.

Are We Overprotective?

Paul Alexander

Becky Alexander

1 Samuel 1

As much as we hate suffering, it is fair to say as parents, we hate even more to see our children suffer. Paul and Becky Alexander share how they as parents have learned to avoid the mistake of following the cultural mandate to protect your children from any and all suffering. They cite studies that demonstrate that allowing your children to experience normal, reasonable levels of suffering actually prepares them to deal with the inevitable suffering, that will come their way, in a positive, healthy way.

Being a Stay at Home Mom

Patrice McCormac

1 Samuel 1

Patrice McCormac talks about the costs of parenting, especially when Mom stays home. Our parenting is impacted by our view on the financial costs as well as the cost to our identity when we become parents. It is no surprise that having kids is expensive, but what may be surprising is having more money does not make us happier. \r\nOur identity often takes a hit after we have kids. It is important to not take out identity from our parenting but from the fact we are the precious adopted children of a loving God.