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The Inevitability of the Flood | Pastor Brandon Beals | Life Center Tacoma Genesis 4:25-26 (NIV) Genesis 6:5-6 (NIV) The Flood is Coming! Genesis 5:3-24 (NIV) Hebrews 11:5 (NIV) Jude 1:14-15 (NIV) Genesis 5:29 (NIV) Ephesians 1:4 (NIV)

The Backstory | Week 3 | Chains | Pastor Eric Boles | Life Center Tacoma Delivered…not yet free Exodus 14:12-13 (CSB) Connection not just correction Romans 7:19, 24-25 (CSB) Romans 8:35-39 (CSB) The Burden of Freedom 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (CSB)

The Backstory | Week 2 | Lopsided In Our Favor | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Genesis 12:1-3 (CSB) God CALLS God COVENANTS Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18a (CSB) God COMPLETES it IN CHRIST Mark 15:33-34 (CSB) Isaiah 53:8b (CSB)

The Backstory | Week 1 | Where It All Started | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Have you ever noticed how hard it is to have CLARITY when you lack CONTEXT? The Bible is one UNIFIED STORY that leads us to JESUS. Genesis 1:1 (CSB) The story STARTS with GOD, not with ME. CREATOR Genesis 1:1 (CSB) CREATION Genesis 1:31 (CSB) COMMISION Genesis 1:26-28 (CSB) Genesis 2:15 (CSB) CRASH Genesis 3:4-7 (CSB) The GOOD NEWS starts in Genesis. God CALLS Genesis 3:8-9 (CSB) God COVERS Genesis 3:21 (CSB) God COMMITS Genesis 3:14-15 (CSB) The God who CREATES will also RE-CREATE. Ezekiel 36:26 (CSB) Jesus is the one who can TRANSFORM OUR STORY.

Does It Really Work? | Week 5 | Finding Joy In Obedience | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma John 14:15 (CSB) Obedience isn't LEGALISM Obedience is LOVE 1 Samuel 15:13-22 (CSB) Step One: LISTEN Step Two: SURRENDER Step Three: RESPOND 2 John 1:6 (CSB) Walking the path of obedience will not always be CONVENIENT or COMFORTABLE - but it always leads to the right DESTINATION.

Does It Really Work? | Week 4 | Does Forgiveness Really Work? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Forgiveness isn't a FEELING “Forgiveness is granted (often a good while) before it is felt—not felt before it is granted. It is a promise to not exact the price of sin from the person who hurt you." "If you wait to feel it before you grant it, you'll never grant it; you'll be in an anger prison.” -Tim Keller Colossians 3:12-13 (CSB) For a Jesus follower, FORGIVENESS isn't OPTIONAL Forgiveness is HARD WORK because it is HEART WORK Matthew 18:21-35 (CSB) Forgiveness is not the same as RESTORATION Amos 3:3 (CSB) The PRICE of forgiveness is FREE and the PRODUCT of forgiveness is FREEDOM “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” -Tim Keller

Does It Really Work? | Week 3 | Does Prayer Really Work? | Pastor Tasha Myers | Life Center Tacoma Prayer moves mountains and prayer moves me PRAY: Praise. Repent. Ask. Yield. Prayer builds relationship Matthew 7:7-8 (CSB) Paradigm of prayer: request vs. relationship Prayer builds faith and prayer builds trust Mark 11:23-25 (CSB) Prayer doesn't change God, it changes me Matthew 6:5-15 (CSB) Prayer is a heart FOR HIM, not what I can get FROM HIM. “Prayer is a steady state of awareness of Father, Son and Spirit creating a constant seamless union with heart and mind with the almighty that shifts earthly perspective, plans and purposes as heaven becomes visible on earth.” - Louie Giglio

Does It Really Work? | Week 2 | Does The Church Still Work? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 16:18 (CSB) Matthew 28:18-20 (CSB) Our Mission: Bring life in Jesus to every life in our communities. The Church is HOPE for a HURTING world Two ways the Church "Doesn't Work"... When it becomes CONTENT we CONSUME but not a CALLING we LIVE James 1:22 (CSB) Two ways the Church "Doesn't Work"... When we improperly elevate our INDIVIDUALITY above our calling to CONNECTION and BIBLICAL COMMUNITY The Church is a collection of IMPERFECT people, RESCUED by a perfect God, CALLED to join His mission as He continues to GROW and TRANSFORM them. Acts 2:42-47 (CSB) The Church is a BRIDE we are BECOMING The Church is a BODY we BELONG to The Church STILL WORKS because Jesus is STILL AT WORK

Does It Really Work? | Week One | Does God's Love Really Work? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma John 3:16-17 (CSB) God's love for you is not GENERIC. God's love for you is SPECIFIC. God's love APPLIES to you and it must be APPLIED to you Ephesians 3:16-21 (CSB) God's love is CONSISTENT even when life ISN'T. Romans 5:8 (CSB)

Easter Sunday | What Are You Looking For? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma WHAT are you looking for? WHERE are you looking? Luke 23:55-24:12 (CSB) You'll never find LIFE among DEAD things “If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said. If he didn't, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether you like his teaching, but whether he rose from the dead.” -Tim Keller Our NEED is real, but so is our SOLUTION. Our HOPE is ALIVE, because our GOD is ALIVE. 1 Corinthians 15:14, 19-20 (CSB) “But many people today assume that Christianity is one or more of these things – a religion, a moral system, a philosophy. In other words, they assume that Christianity is about advice. But it wasn't and isn't. Christianity is, simply, good news. It is the news that something has happened as a result of which the world is a different place.” -N.T. Wright

Good Friday | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Good Friday was for you. In the garden Jesus SURRENDERED for you Matthew 26:36-46 (CSB) At the whipping post, Jesus SUFFERED for you John 19:1-6; 15-16 (CSB) On the cross, Jesus DIED for you John 19:16b-19; 28-30 (CSB)

Palm Sunday 2025 | Let's Face It | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Zechariah 9:9, 16 (CSB) Jesus' love led Him to FACE our FAILURE, not FLEE from it Matthew 21:1-11 (CSB) He faced it with HUMILITY Mark 11:15-18 (CSB) He faced it with AUTHORITY Mark 14:12-19 (CSB) He faced it with CLARITY

Worship Is War | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma 2 Chronicles 20:1-4; 12; 15; 17-19; 21-22 (CSB) 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (CSB) Our WORSHIP is a WEAPON. Ephesians 6:10-12 (CSB) You're engaged in a BATTLE "An idol is something that we look to for things that only God can give." -Timothy Keller The ENEMY HATES when the church worships in UNITY Worship DECLARES our VICTORIOUS God over every CIRCUMSTANCE Acts 16:25-26 (CSB)

Clear the Confusion | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Romans 1:16-17 (CSB) Colossians 2:6-15 (CSB) The Gospel isn't about moving me from BAD TO GOOD, It's about moving me from DEAD TO ALIVE. Right standing is not something we ACHIEVE, right standing is something we RECEIVE. Ephesians 2:8-9 (CSB) You SHOULD You CAN Jesus DID Romans 5:21 (CSB)

Heart to Heart | Week 5 | A Heartfelt Prayer | Pastor Tyler Schaefer | Life Center Tacoma Do you ever WONDER if you are going to MAKE it? On His WAY to DIE for you, Jesus STOPPED to PRAY for you 3 Prayers to Pray from the Heart: 1. God, be GLORIFIED through ME John 17:1-5 (CSB) ETERNAL living begins before ARRIVAL in HEAVEN The GLORY of God must become the top PRIORITY of your life 2. God, PROTECT my heart from TURNING away John 17:6-19 (CSB) Opposition, difficulty and temptation is INEVITABLE If God has BROUGHT you OUT of it, don't JUMP back in it 3. God, KEEP my heart in UNITY with yours John 17:20-23 (CSB) Biblical UNITY is everyone SUBMITTING to a single VOICE When our hearts ALIGN with God's, DIVISION FADES and PURPOSE RISES

A Heart That Has Clarity | Pastor Eric Boles | Life Center Tacoma Clarity of the Spirit John 16:13 (CSB) Clarity of our Peace John 16:33 (CSB)

Heart to Heart | Week 3 | Are You In? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Connection with Jesus brings LIFE and evidence of that life is FRUIT John 15:1-8 (CSB) John 14:20 (CSB) Is my LIFE in JESUS? Is Jesus' LIFE in ME? DEPENDING on Jesus DRAWING upon Jesus DEVELOPING through Jesus

Heart to Heart | Week 2 | Hope for Troubled Hearts | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Jesus offers HOPE for every troubled HEART John 14:1 (CSB) "What is the problem for a troubled heart? This: the circumstances that threaten us seem bigger and stronger than our resources to cope." - Sinclair Ferguson A PLACE PREPARED John 14:1-7 (CSB) His PRESENCE PROMISED John 14:15-21; 26 (CSB) His PEACE PROVIDED John 14:27 (CSB)

Heart to Heart | Week 1 | Dirty Towels, Clean Feet | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Jesus wants to CULTIVATE His HEART inside of us John 13:1-17 (CSB) Philippians 2:5-9 (CSB) Am I WILLING? Are they WORTHY? The blessing doesn't come from the KNOWING but with the DOING. Jesus doesn't just give us the PATTERN; He also gives us the POWER John 13:34-35 (CSB)

The Generous Life | Week 3 | God's Generosity Mission | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Paul Tripp Quote Luke 14:27-30, 33 (CSB) Matthew 19:21-22 (CSB) More than your MONEY More than OBEDIENCE Mark 14:3-9 (CSB) More than you can AFFORD Paul Tripp Quote

The Generous Life | Week 2 | God Math | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Math is NATURAL God math is SUPERNATURAL 2 Corinthians 9:6-12 (CSB) "In the Old Testament, tithing was a floor, not a ceiling. If we have received more of God's grace in the New Testament, should we be giving less?" -Tim Keller Tithing TRAINS our HEARTS to TRUST Deuteronomy 8:11-18 (CSB) An open HAND starts with an open HEART Proverbs 3:9 (CSB) "Tithing should not be treated as a tax levied by God, but as an opportunity to align our hearts with His generosity." -Dallas Willard 90% with God's BLESSING is always better than 100% in my own WISDOM Malachi 3:10 (CSB) Tithing is not an issue of SALVATION, but it is an indicator of SURRENDER

The Generous Life | Week 1 | What's Your Money Mindset? | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma How you SEE money will influence how you STEWARD money. Luke 14:28-30 (CSB) What is my money MINDSET? What is my money MANAGEMENT? What is my money MINDSET? God is the OWNER, I am the STEWARD Psalm 24:1 (CSB) Matthew 25:14-30 (CSB) Money is a good TOOL but a horrible MASTER Proverbs 22:7 (CSB) Matthew 6:24 (CSB) Longterm HEALTH is more important than instant GRATIFICATION Proverbs 13:22 (CSB) Haggai 1:5-6 (CSB) What is my money MANAGEMENT? 1 Corinthians 4:2 (CSB) BIBLICALLY budget Proverbs 27:23 (CSB) SPEND less than you MAKE Leviticus 19:9-10 (CSB) Attack DEBT Proverbs 22:7 (CSB) Romans 13:8 (CSB) SAVE Proverbs 21:20 (CSB) HONOR and TRUST God through it all Proverbs 3:5-6, 9 (CSB)

Better Than I Imagined | Week 4 | Called Out | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Am I FOLLOWING Him? Following Jesus is far more than CHURCH ATTENDANCE and CASUAL COMMITMENT Matthew 4:17-22 (CSB) We TRUST We TURN We TELL When Jesus CALLS you out, You're CALLED to CALL out to others

Hebrews 10:19-22 (CSB) UNDERSTANDING and APPLYING what Jesus has accomplished for you paves the way for transformational prayer life The security of BEING NEAR begins with DRAWING NEAR “You cannot banish me for this world is my father's house.” “But I will slay you,” said the Emperor. “No, you can not,” said the noble champion of the faith, “for my life is hid with Christ in God.” “I will take away your treasures.” “No, but you can not for my treasure is in heaven and my heart is there.” “But I will drive you away from man and you shall have no friend left.” “No, you can not, for I have a friend in heaven from whom you can not separate me. I defy you, for there is nothing you can do to hurt me.” -John Chrysostom When you SHIFT what you THINK about prayer it will SHAPE what you DO with prayer 5 Shifts In How You Think About Prayer: GIFT not GUILT PRESENCE not PRESSURE CONNECTION not CONDEMNATION ALIVE not ABSTRACT MYSTERY not MISERY

Better Than I Imagined | Week 2 | "1, 2, 3, Eyes On Me" Focus For Your Faith | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Hebrews 12:1-2; 11-13 (CSB) Life with Jesus is better than I imagined - when we keep our focus 1 Kings 18:43-46; 19:1-8 (CSB) Jesus invites us to THRIVE, not just SURVIVE 1 Kings 19:9-13 (CSB) Storms AROUND YOU don't have to create storms WITHIN YOU Psalms 46:1-3 (CSB) Luke 5:15-16 (CSB) God is often found in the STATIC not the FRANTIC Help for your focus: -Start small -Be consistent -Eliminate distractions -Choose the right tools -Come with expectation

Better Than I Imagined | Week 1 | Get Ready to Feast | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Acts 13:1-4 (CSB) Fasting positions our HEARTS to HEAR and READIES our lives to REACT to the Holy Spirit's leading. Matthew 6:16-18 (CSB) WHY you fast is more important than WHAT you fast. Romans 12:1-2 (CSB) Fasting is spiritual FEASTING Fasting reminds our APPETITES that they are not in CONTROL Fasting breaks us out of our ROUTINES and RENEWS us spiritually Fasting brings BREAKTHROUGH

Training for Transformation | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 6:33 (CSB) HOPES FULFILLED are often connected to HABITS ENGAGED. We don't "TRY" our way to a stronger life with Jesus, we "TRAIN". 1 Timothy 4:7-8 (CSB) “…the life of someone who engages Scripture four or more times a week looks radically different from the life of someone who does not. In fact, the lives of Christians who do not engage with the Bible most days of the week look no different from the lives of non-believers.” -Center For Bible Engagement Luke 11:1 (CSB) Romans 12:1-2 (CSB) Set a TIME, a PLACE, and a PLAN Start SIMPLE and HONEST "Lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us." -C.S. Lewis Be fully PRESENT and AVAILABLE Focus on the RELATIONSHIP, not the CHECKLIST "Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together." -Dallas Willard “How do you take the life of salvation into your ordinary, daily lives? You pray. In salvation God makes himself personally present to us; in prayer we respond by making ourselves personally present to God…prayer cultivates the daily intimacy of salvation.” -Eugene Peterson

With Us | Week 4 | Led By The Light | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma 3 Important questions to know the answer to: 1. Where is your JOURNEY leading you? (DIRECTION) 2. What is it you are LOOKING for? (DISCOVERY) 3. What is it you are LIVING for? (PURPOSE) Matthew 2:1-16 (CSB) The LIGHT of the world is still DRAWING people to HIMSELF John 8:12 (CSB) Numbers 24:17 (CSB) Light brings CLARITY Psalms 118:5 (CSB) Light brings COMFORT Matthew 4:16 (CSB) Light brings CONFIDENCE Psalms 37:23 (CSB) RESPOND to the LIGHT: COME let us ADORE him

With Us | Week 3 | A Journey to Joy | Pastor Tyler Schaefer | Life Center Tacoma Luke 2:8-20 (CSB) When life is COMPLEX to you, it is CLEAR to God The FULLNESS of the GOSPEL is to be PROCLAIMED to all people One EXTRAORDINARY moment can change an ORDINARY life The good news didn't change CIRCUMSTANCES, but it did change their HEART The JOY of HEAVEN can now LIVE in me

The PLAN of God isn't always COMFORTABLE Matthew 1:18-25 (CSB) DISAPPOINTMENT and DIFFICULTY don't have the final WORD FEAR wants to ROB what GOD wants to DIRECT OBEDIENCE will never be the wrong RESPONSE

Luke 1:26-38 (CSB) You can BELIEVE God's PLAN even BEFORE you UNDERSTAND Even in the IMPROBABLE, nothing is IMPOSSIBLE Faithful people say YES to God even before they fully UNDERSTAND God's plans are ALWAYS better than our plans for OURSELVES Isaiah 55:8-9 (CSB) "Belief is not simply a function of the brain. No, it's an investment of the heart that fundamentally changes the way that you live." -Paul Tripp

James 5:13-20 (CSB) Prayer is always the RIGHT ANSWER Spiritual health requires PRAYERFUL COMMUNITY "Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the community. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive will be the power of sin over him." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1 Peter 5:8 (CSB) Your prayer MAKES A DIFFERENCE "The little estimate we put on prayer is evident from the little time we give to it." -E.M. Bounds Prayerfully LOOK OUT for one another

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 7 | Are We There Yet??? Lessons On Patience | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma James 5:7-11 (CSB) James 5:7-8a (CSB) Committed beyond your control James 5:8b-9 (CSB) James 5:10 (CSB) Steadfast through the struggles Hebrews 11:32-38 (CSB) James 5:11 (CSB) Enduring for His end

James 3:17-4:11 (CSB) When SELF is the ROOT, CONFLICT will be the FRUIT The Issue: Disordered DESIRE James 3:17-4:5 (CSB) The Hope: GRACE to DRAW NEAR James 4:6, 8 (CSB) The Strategy: SUBMIT and RESIST James 4:7 (CSB) The Choice: Be HUMBLE before God or be HUMBLED before God James 4:10 (CSB)

Wisdom for The Walk | Week 5 | Danger of The Tongue | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma The Tongue is DISPROPORTIONALLY DANGEROUS Proverbs 18:21 (CSB) The tongue is inherently EVIL James 3:8 (CSB) The tongue is HYPOCRITICAL James 3:9-12 (CSB) Matthew 15:17-18 (CSB) James 3:13-18 (CSB) What comes out of the tongue is DIRECTLY LINKED to the CONDITION OF OUR HEART We need God to change OUR HEARTS so that our tongue CAN BE ALIGNED WITH GOD The realization of how much our heart needs healing is linked to our PROXIMITY WITH OUR HEAVENLY FATHER Isaiah 6:1-8 (CSB) When we draw near to God we enter into his PROCESS of healing The process is SLOW but the fruit is RIGHTEOUSNESS SOWN IN PEACE James 3:18 (CSB)

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 4 | The Fruit of Faith | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma What is the PULSE of your FAITH? James 2:14-23, 26 (CSB) When your faith is alive, it is more than FEELING When your faith is alive, it's not just BELIEF John 6:29 (CSB) Ephesians 2:8-10 (CSB) When your faith is alive, fruit is not OPTIONAL it is INEVITABLE Matthew 7:20 (CSB) "You're saved by faith, not fruit; but you're never saved by fruitless faith." -Tim Keller

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 3 | The Problem of Looking Down | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma James 1:27-2:13 (CSB) There is no room for those who have been LIFTED UP by Jesus to LOOK DOWN on others "A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you." -C.S. Lewis INCONSISTENT with the gospel ILLUMINATION of a heart issue Psalm 19:14 (CSB) 1 Samuel 16:7 (CSB) IGNORES the mercy that lifted us 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 (CSB)

Wisdom for the Walk | Week 2 | The Test of Perspective | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma James 1:16-18 (CSB) REMEMBERING God's goodness RESETS our perspective CLARIFIES our ultimate SECURITY and SIGNIFICANCE James 1:9-12 (CSB) CAUTIONS us in our TEMPTATIONS James 1:13-15 (CSB) CALLS us to LISTEN, but not only LISTEN James 1:19-27 (CSB) Luke 6:46 (CSB) John 14:15 (CSB)

Eric Boles Wisdom for the Walk - Joy in trials James 1:1-2 What trial are you facing right now? James 1:3-4 What is this trial producing in you? James 1:5-8

Credo | Week 7 | What We Believe About The Second Coming of Jesus | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Acts 1:9-11 (CSB) Jesus not only ROSE from the dead, but Jesus will RETURN to set all things right. We believe that Jesus followers who have died will be reunited with those still alive at the second coming of Jesus Christ. This event will be followed by the millennial reign of Jesus, a final judgment, and the appearance of a new heaven and a new earth.  (1 Thess. 4:16—17; Rev. 20:1—6; Rev. 20:11—15; Rev. 21; Rev. 22)  Jesus is COMING AGAIN "If we live radically for Jesus now we will be prepared to stand no matter what other tests we face." -Craig Keener Live READY, but not AFRAID Matthew 24:44 (CSB) The END is not the END You will give ACCOUNT Revelation 20:11-15 (CSB) What we do is ETERNALLY IMPORTANT Revelation 21:3-6 (CSB)

CREDO | Week 6 | What We Believe About Healing | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma It is in God's nature to heal Matthew 4:23-24 (CSB) John 21:25 (CSB) Healing is provided through Jesus' work on the cross Isaiah 53:4-5 (CSB) God's healing is wholesome God calls us to pray for healing James 5:13-16 (CSB) Although God heals, God does not heal everyone all the time Even if He doesn't heal me, God is still good, powerful and faithful Even if He doesn't heal me, God is near and knows my pain Isaiah 41:10 (CSB) Even if He doesn't heal me, He understands my pain because He lived it Hebrews 2:17 (CSB) Isaiah 53:3 (CSB) Even if He doesn't heal me now, He will heal me when I meet Him one day Revelations 21:4 (CSB) Acts 19:11-12 (CSB) Romans 8:18 (CSB) Philippians 3:7-10 (CSB)

Credo | Week 5 | Preparing for Revival | Pastor Don Ross | Life Center Tacoma Isaiah 43:16-21 (NIV) Big Idea: We can awaken a hunger for the reality of God. 1. The Great Awakening, 1734-1743. “It pleased God to display his free and sovereign mercy in the conversion of a great multitude of souls in a short space of time, turning them from a formal, cold and careless profession of Christianity, to the lively exercise of every Christian grace, and the powerful practice of our holy religion.” -Jonathan Edwards 2. The Second Great Awakening, 1800-1840. 3. The Businessmen's Revival, 1857-1858. 4. The Civil War Revival, 1861-1865. 5. The Urban Revivals, 1875-1885. 6. The Revivals of 1905-1906. 7. The Azusa Street Revival, 1906. [Picture of Vereide half slide] 8. The Post-World War II Awakening. 9. The Charismatic Renewal and Jesus Movement. 10. The Mid-1990s Revivals. Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) Isaiah 43:20-21 (NIV) Matthew 5:6 (NIV) 10 Characteristics of Spiritual Revival 1. Timing 2. Prayer 3. The Word 4. The Holy Spirit 5. Conviction 6. Glory for God 7. Reformation and Renewal 8. Manifestations 9. Messy 10. Cyclical Today, Christianity is PREVALENT but NOT POWERFUL. The solution is spiritual revival and awakening. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) [Picture of Finney half slide] 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) Questions for you... -Are you willing to humble yourself and pray? -Are there wicked ways you need to turn from? -Is there a sin you need to be forgiven? -Are you willing to hunger and thirst after righteousness?

Credo | Week 4 | What We Believe About Humanity & Salvation | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Humanity was CREATED GOOD Genesis 1:26-28, 31 (CSB) Humanity was created as IMAGE BEARERS Humanity CHOSE REBELLION against a good God Humanity is UNABLE to UNDO what sin has done The story doesn't stop with our SIN, because God has provided the SOLUTION. Romans 5:12, 19 (CSB) Jesus has done for ME what I can't do for MYSELF. Face REALITY Embrace GRACE Ephesians 2:8-9 (CSB) “So then, whether we are condemned or justified, whether we are spiritually alive or dead, depends on which humanity we belong to—whether we still belong to the old humanity initiated by Adam, or to the new humanity initiated by Christ.” -John Stott

What We Believe About The Holy Spirit | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Holy Spirit Empowerment isn't a LUXURY - It's a NECESSITY Garden - Tabernacle - Temple - Us 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19-20 (CSB) Acts 1:8 (CSB) Acts 19:1-6 (CSB) Ephesians 5:18 (CSB) Holy Spirit is GOD Genesis 1:1-2; Acts 5:3-4 Holy Spirit is a PERSON and PERSONAL John 15:26 Holy Spirit FILLS and DWELLS 1 Corinthians 3:16 Holy Spirit EMPOWERS Acts 1:8 Holy Spirit gives GIFTS 1 Corinthians 12:7 Holy Spirit can be QUENCHED and GRIEVED Ephesians 4:30 Holy Spirit filling is both INITIAL and ONGOING Ephesians 5:18 Holy Spirit leads us into TRUTH John 14:26; 16:13 Holy Spirit confirms our STANDING Romans 8:16 Holy Spirit is our second ADVOCATE John 14:16 How do I grow deeper in my relationship with the Holy Spirit? Daily welcome the Holy Spirit to SPEAK and WORK John 14:26 (CSB) Acts 1:8 (CSB) Pursue and invite an ONGOING FILLING Ephesians 5:15-18 (CSB) Jeremiah 12:13 (CSB) Align with the NEW HEART that he wants to create in you Ezekiel 36:26-27 (CSB)

CREDO | Week 2 | What We Believe About God | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Our Statement of Faith About God: We believe there is one God who is the Creator and the Leader of the universe. He eternally exists in three persons: the Father (God), the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. -Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19 The God of the Bible is ONE God! Genesis 1:1 (CSB) John 1:1-5 (CSB) The God of the Bible is GOOD! Exodus 34:5-6 (CSB) The God of the Bible is PERSONAL! Hebrews 1:1-3 (CSB) We Believe: 1. There is ONE God 2. God is CREATOR of heaven & earth, and REDEEMER of mankind 3. God is GOOD 4. God is ALL POWERFUL, ALL KNOWING, and EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME 5. God is PERSONAL and DESIRES TO BE KNOWN 6. God is ETERNALLY EXISTENT 7. God EXISTS IN THREE PERSONS: FATHER, SON, and HOLY SPIRIT

What you BELIEVE about the BIBLE has IMPLICATIONS. John 5:39-40 (CSB) Luke 24:44 (CSB) Life Center's Statement of Faith On What We Believe About the Bible: We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God and that the authors were moved by the Spirit to write the books of Scripture. The words of the Bible are the primary source for teaching and equipping Christians for a life of righteousness. (2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17) We can believe the importance of scripture in PRINCIPLE, and still not experience its POWER. The Bible is INSPIRED. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 CSB The Bible is AUTHORITATIVE. 2 Peter 1:20-21 CSB The Bible is ALIVE. Hebrews 4:12 CSB "Simply put, we cannot truthfully say we are followers of Jesus if we neglect or refuse to obey what the Bible tells us, or if we use it in self-serving ways that are not what God originally intended." -Ray Lubeck, “Reading the Bible for a Change”

Confession & Comfort | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Forgiveness is the FOUNDATION of FELLOWSHIP. -Psalm 51:1-4; 6-7; 10-12; 14-17 (CSB) We pray like SIN is SERIOUS. "So every sin is cosmic treason - it is overthrowing the rule of the one to whom you owe everything." - Tim Keller We pray like GOD is GRACIOUS. -Psalm 103:8-10 (CSB) -Colossians 2:14 (CSB) We pray like CONFESSION renews CONNECTION. -1 John 1:9 (CSB) We pray with CONFIDENCE in His COMFORT. -Psalm 23 (CSB)

Don't Forget | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Gratitude grows as we RECEIVE and REMEMBER the GOODNESS of God Psalm 103:1-14 (CSB) The goodness of His BENEFITS Psalm 103:1-5 (CSB) The goodness of His CHARACTER Psalm 103:6-10 (CSB) Exodus 34:6-7 (CSB) The goodness of His LOVE Psalm 103:11-14 (CSB)

Unshakable Hope | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Romans 8:28 (CSB) Love is our PRIORITY Matthew 22:37-38 (CSB) PURPOSE is our road map PERSPECTIVE is our compass John 15:1-2 (CSB) PATIENCE IN THE PROCESS is the vehicle to get you through Galatians 5:22-23 (CSB)

Take On His Rest | Pastor Nate Birdine | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 11:28-30 (CSB) Matthew 11:28-30 (MSG) All of us are invited into rest Trade in the heavy for the light Intentionally create spaces for holy pauses

Walk the Walk | Pastor Josiah Thomas | Life Center Tacoma Acts 3:1-10 (CSB) #1. Walk with eyes open Acts 3:3-4 (CSB) #2. Walk in authority Acts 3:5-6 (CSB) #3. Walk in faith Acts 3:7 (CSB) Acts 3:8-9 (CSB)