If we want to become new, we have to confront the old habits that have been forming us. Real change starts by stopping what keeps us stuck. 1. What Red Light habits and patterns are present in your life? 2. How can God and I make progress on this?

Early in the morning, the women went to the tomb.The story of Jesus had reached a DEAD END.But the stone was rolled away...The tomb was empty.Why do you look for the living among the dead?What felt like the end wasn't the end at all.He is Risen!

This Week’s Big Idea: Surrender isn’t giving up. It’s trusting God with what we can’t control while taking the next right step in love—so fear doesn’t make the decisions for us, and we can walk into Holy Week with courage.Questions to think about:1. Can I control this? 2. Is it mine or God’s?3. Have I invited God in?

This Week’s Big Idea: Unity isn’t uniformity. It’s a way of belonging to each other in love (even when we disagree) so pressure doesn’t turn into contempt, and we learn to live the prayer of Jesus in real life.Sermon Notes:The people closest to you usually feel your pressure first.Pressure turns little things into loud things.Unity focuses on what’s most important before the little things pull us apart.

This Week’s Big Idea: Grief doesn’t mean your faith is failing. It means you’re human. Prayer in grief is not about rushing to answers; it’s about bringing your pain into the presence of Jesus, so sorrow doesn’t isolate you and hope can slowly return.These 10 truths remind us that pain and faith can exist in the same space.1. Pain in life happens2. Grief doesn’t mean your faith is failing3. Jesus doesn’t rush grief4. Jesus doesn’t shame grief. He enters it.5. Healing is not always the same as being cured6. Nobody grieves the same way7. Time alone doesn’t heal. Time plus nutrients helps8. Deal with your grief or your grief will deal with you9. Healing best happens in community with God and others10. Clarify what matters and do what matters

This Week’s Big Idea: Gratitude isn’t pretending everything is fine. It’s staying connected to God when things are hard—so weariness doesn’t harden us, and we can receive rest for the road ahead.Three Ways to Deal with Disappointment1. Tell the truth2. Give thanks3. Come to Jesus

This Week’s Big Idea: Prayerful discernment doesn’t erase hard decisions. It helps us choose with love, honesty, and courage—so pressure isn’t the loudest voice in our lives.When pressure rises, anchor down:1) Love2) Honesty3) Courage4) Community

This Week’s Big Idea: Things like prayer, solitude, and rest are not an escape from real life when the day is already too loud. They are how we return to real life with God at the center.

Three Myths about Dealing with Pressure

Myth #1: More Effort = Less Pressure

Myth #2: Loud = Important

Myth #3: MY Pressure, MY Problem

Truth #1: Pressure isn’t relieved by more output. It’s relieved by the right rhythms.

Truth #2: Jesus doesn’t follow the noise. He follows the mission.

Truth #3: Isolation multiplies pressure. Community with God and others divides it.