Your Invisible Life Series

Deep inside there is something missing in all of this, we were all made for so much more and we know it. Okay, so what do we do with that? We are going to spend the next 6 or 7 weeks talking about that. But before we start that good morning and happy New Year to you. It is so good to have you with us, especially if you are new. If that is you thanks for being willing to start your 2016 off with us. Before we say anything else we think that it is important that you know that you are sitting in a room full of people just like you, all of your story is safe and welcome here regardless of how it reads and you belong with us regardless of what you believe, even if you don’t believe what we believe. We are glad that you are here and hope that you feel and experience that in your time here today with us. So special shout out to all of you who are new, to all who came back because I asked you to on Christmas Eve and to all of our friends who can’t be here today but are taking the time to watch us online right now too. So good to have you with us.

You know I love this time of year because if nothing else it always provides a time for a fresh new start. This year’s going to be different, it is going to be the year that I, change careers, get in shape, lose weight, get married, finish my degree, get out of debt, dump that loser, start reading my Bible, open a pot store, find a church for my family…there are lots of ways to fill in that blank. Maybe that’s why you are here today trying to start out this new year a little differently. That’s what we want to, and that’s why we are starting this new year with a series designed to help all of us start this new year differently that we are calling Ransomed Heart.

ILLUST> If you aren’t familiar, Ransomed Heart is a ministry started by John Eldredge located right here in CS just over on the west side of town. They are our allies, partners, and in some cases some of our very best friends in all the world, but that is not why we are doing this series. This series is not about the Ransomed Heart Ministry it is about the Ransomed Heart Message. at this is about. Something’s missing in our lives. We were made for more and we know it. This is about you and me finding the life that we are looking for. It is not about the Ransomed Heart ministry it is about the Ransomed Heart message. If you want a better understanding of who we are as a church this series will certainly give you that and do that for you. This message is the foundation of how we grow people and of all that we do here at DCC. But it is so much more than that. This message saved my marriage when it appeared to be beyond saving, restored my relationships with my daughters when they seemed to be beyond restoration, saved my life when it didn’t seem to be worth living any more, and introduced me to a life and relationship with Jesus that I would have never imagined possible. It has done the same thing for hundreds of others sitting around you in this place that we call DCC today.

So as we start this journey together today I want to introduce you to something that we don’t often talk about, something that often feels out of bounds or even out of place in church. I want to start this series today by spending some time talking about our invisible lives. Now, before you have a panic attack I am not talking about the things in your life that nobody knows and sees but you…your deepest darkest secrets. I want to talk about the things that I think nobody really knows and sees in your life including you. That is where this journey toward finding the life that every single one of us is looking for begins. You and I were made for something more and we know it. So what do you say, let’s jump into this and see if we can figure out how to find it. Here we go…

If you have a Bible we are going to be in Luke chapter 4 today. If you don’t have a Bible we would love to give you one. They are back on the back tables that you can grab right now if you would like if you close or on you can always grab one on your way out. As always you can hit our app or the You Version app too. Or you can ignore all of that and read along with me on the screens. So, here we go let’s start in Luke chapter 4 beginning with verse 14, just a few verses to get us started.