Welcome To the abiding series

This session focuses on internalizing God's unchanging goodness and enduring love as the foundational truth for your faith and hope. You will explore how a shift in perspective towards gratitude for God’s steadfast love can transform your life, even amidst challenges. Participants noted that this session helps them realize "the creator of the universe notices us, loves us, values us, cherishes us," and that this realization "can transform us". Many found it helped them "reframe some of the things" they were thinking about, making them "excited to continue on this journey because it really is exactly what I've been looking for". 

Discover how God actively provides wisdom, resources, and empowerment for every aspect of your life, equipping you to walk confidently in His strength. This session invites you to build habits of reliance on God, recognizing His constant provision in your daily experiences. Participants shared that through these practices, "we see ourselves trusting God more. We become like Jesus. We get transformed and we harvest joy, peace, confidence in God's power, love and care for us". The session reinforces that "God is near and relational", and that our transformation is "not my own doing but it's God as I'm plugged in into him". 

Learn to discern God's ongoing activity around you and respond to His invitations to join Him in His redemptive work. This week encourages you to move beyond simply observing God's work to actively participating in His purposes with trust and obedience. This session "really resonated" with participants, helping them recognize that "God is bringing experiences into my life that are not random". It helped shift the view of God's work, realizing that "when God is working then I can work and join him in his work". Discussions were "great," allowing participants to feel less guilt and shame about their decisions, recognizing choices are often between "good versus the good". 

Explore how abiding in Christ transforms your communication, enabling your words to flow with life, truth, and grace that honor God and build up others. This session emphasizes praising God's brilliant leadership in your life and discerning the spiritual nature behind the words we speak and hear. Participants found it encouraging to learn about "spirit-led words" and their "powerful" nature, realizing they are "beyond what I could think of" and "just not your words". The session prompts you to "test every spirit in ourselves before we let it control what comes out of our mouths," which, though new territory, is vital for reflecting God's "brilliant leadership" in your life. 

Experience the liberating power of God's abundant provision and esteem for you, which frees you to love and serve others with joy and generosity. This week helps dismantle the pressures of appearance, affluence, and achievement by embracing your identity as "seated with Christ". This teaching helps participants overcome the "challenge of appearance," moving away from seeking external validation, and addresses the "challenge of affluence" by focusing on access to God's provision rather than accumulation. It guides individuals to put their talents and energy into "abiding in Christ," trusting God's direction for their unique purpose. 

Cultivate intentional and consistent habits of prayer, reflection, and focused attention that anchor you in God's presence throughout your day. These rhythms facilitate a profound shift from a worldly mindset of scarcity to a Kingdom reality of abundance, peace, and shared life. Participants appreciated that the session "pushes you on pause before you rush into the next thing," fostering gratitude and allowing time to "take in all that we've already learned". It is seen as a "bit of refreshment" and an excellent way to practice building community by sharing and praying together, demonstrating "why community is so important". 

Learn to trust God as you encounter and integrate new truths about Him and His work, understanding that growth often challenges existing understandings. This session encourages a humble and open heart, grounded in faith, as you navigate the progressive revelation of God's will and wisdom. The concept of "sailing among rowers" resonated with one participant, helping them confidently share their "new beliefs" without expectation, guided by the Holy Spirit. This session instills compassion for others also navigating new beliefs, recognizing that "everyone is in a process" of growth. 

Deepen your understanding of faith, hope, and love as the enduring pillars that shape your life, recognizing how God's future promises powerfully fuel your present abiding in Christ. This week fosters an eager expectation of good, healing trust issues, and anchoring your soul in God’s certain plans. Participants expressed that this session helps them contemplate "the hope that we have," realizing they can "begin to live that life already as a citizen of heaven". This understanding brings a "joy" that actively dissipates worry and fear, offering a "different way of living". The session helps "heal trust issues" and anchors the soul in God's "certain plans". 

Embrace the life-transforming power of actively living in obedience to Jesus' words, viewing His teachings not as rigid rules but as divine invitations into His way of being. This session emphasizes relying on the Spirit for moment-by-moment guidance, leading to inner transformation and an overflow of Christ’s life through you. The introductory material was described as "so well written and inspired," presenting the gospel in a "more engaging way that shows like the redemptive narrative of God's love". This session helped reframe understanding, leading to "being in awe at Jesus," transforming challenging topics into inspiring insights, which was deemed "worth a price of admission". Participants valued that the series is "not a checklist", but a journey focused on a relationship with God. 

Discover the joy and privilege of sharing Jesus' wisdom and truth with others, understanding that your life, modeled through love, listening, and hospitality, is the most powerful teaching. This session equips you to invite others into your genuine walk with God, making faith visible and tangible, rather than creating new "events" for others. Participants found the "simplicity of being able to invite people into our walk, into our life, into the realness of the ups, the downs" to be "powerful and relieving". The session removes the "burden" of having to perform, making sharing faith feel like a "great invitation". A key insight was realizing that Jesus "didn't create events; the events found him," highlighting the organic and embodied nature of sharing one's faith. 

Explore how intentionally creating "margin"—sacred space in your schedule and resources—is vital for reflecting God's love through practical action and service. This week challenges you to ruthlessly eliminate hurry and embrace practices like Sabbath rest and simplicity, cultivating a posture of readiness to serve others with humility and generosity. This session highlights that "greater availability leads to greater experiences with God" and identifies "hurry as the great enemy of spiritual life". It encourages simplifying one's life and schedule to be available to love people in "beautiful ways", emphasizing the importance of creating space for God's love to flow through you. 

Conclude your journey by discerning and stepping confidently into the unique plan and purpose God has lovingly prepared for your life. This session empowers you to live from your "seated position in Christ," free from comparison and striving, allowing your life to radiate joy and influence for His Kingdom. This session focuses on experiencing the "ease, flow, and excitement of walking in your God-given destiny". It enables participants to live "freely and confidently from your seated position in Christ, making choices that reflect your secure identity". The goal is to understand the "singular work" God has for you and to be "happy to do that work and not fear that we're missing out".