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What does it mean to live by faith?

I know a couple in their 50’s who recently lost their home. This present economy has unfortunately caused many to experience such disappointment and loss.  This couple who had enjoyed the seemingly simple luxury of having their own home were forced to move in with friends. Just stop and think about it, what if your parents or grandparents lost everything right now and had to move in with friends – or, harder still, what if you had to?  Would you lose your faith?

I recently met with a guy who told me that right after he got baptized at Mosaic, his life started going crazy. He listed off all of the bad things he…

I’m grateful for the Mosaic creative team to use their gifts to illustrate a very hard topic.

This weekend at Mosaic we will look to the scriptures to speak to this topic.

Sunday comes every week. Before you know it – its here.  As the main communicator for Mosaic, speaking most weekends can get a little monotonous.  This routine causes me to go hyper creative, which causes me to get side tracked. The following template guides me  and helps me stay on course – I thought it might be helpful.

Template for Sunday morning talks:

1.     Opener

2.     Tie in to today’s talk

3.     Explain or introduce the series

4.     Hit on next week or next series/why they should invite people

5.     Today’s thought/message/ “the problem”

6.     Explain why it’s important/relevant to their life

7.     What is the normal reaction to this “problem”

8.     What does the bible say in regards to the “problem”

9.     Why what the bibles says is the answer(s)

10.   How to apply

11.   What they need to do today

12.   Why they need…