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We Are The Church | Week 11 | On the Hunt | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Saul was HUNTING the Church and didn't realize that the GRACE of Jesus was HUNTING him. Acts 9:1-20 (CSB) Grace CONFRONTS "The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation." -C.S. Lewis | Surprised By Joy Grace CALLS Grace CLARIFIES Grace CHALLENGES Grace CHANGES US

We Are The Church | Week 10 | Prepared For Prompting | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma Prepared to GO Acts 8:4-8, 14-17 (CSB) Acts 8:26-30 (CSB) Prepared to SHARE Acts 8:30-35 (CSB) 1 Peter 3:15 (CSB) Prepared for the UNEXPECTED Acts 8:36-40 (CSB) Matthew 4:19 (CSB) Prepared for THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Acts 1:8 (CSB)

We Are The Church | Week 9 | The Purpose of Power | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma When the purpose of POWER gets confused, the destination is DISASTER. Acts 8:9-25 (CSB) The test of DISCERNMENT The test of GLORY Proverbs 16:18 (CSB) The test of POWER The test of GENUINE BELIEF The test of REPENTANCE James 4:6 (CSB)

We Are The Church | Week 8 | The Cost of Witness | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The Gospel ADVANCED because people not only LIVED for Jesus, but also DIED for Jesus. Acts 6:8-15 (CSB) Acts 7:54-8:8 (CSB) The message of Jesus will always have OPPOSITION SACRIFICE becomes SEEDS for SALVATION Hebrews 13:3 (CSB) PAIN and PRESSURE don't mean that God is ABSENT Acts 1:8 (CSB) The WITNESS of the CHURCH moves the MISSION of Jesus

We Are The Church | Week 7 | The Church Unstoppable | Pastor Karina Torres | Life Center Tacoma Acts 6:1-7 (CSB) The Church is UNSTOPPABLE because GOD IS UNSTOPPABLE Romans 8:38-39 (CSB) The Church was unstoppable BECAUSE IT DID NOT LOSE SIGHT of its MISSION The Church was unstoppable because it LEARNED TO ADAPT without LOSING ITS MESSAGE The Church was unstoppable because it RESPONDED TO CONFLICT with WISDOM AND GRACE Acts 6:1-7 (CSB) The Church was unstoppable because it APPOINTED THE RIGHT PEOPLE to THE RIGHT PLACE 1 Corinthians 12:12, 17 (CSB) The unstoppable Church is MADE UP OF PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND ME, and it needs people like YOU AND ME

We Are The Church | Week 6 | Reputation and Reality | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Acts 4:31-37 (CSB) UNITY in the SPIRIT GENEROSITY in HEART and HAND AUTHENTICITY in heart MOTIVATION Acts 5:1-11 (CSB) REPUTATION without REALITY DIVIDED hearts that drive DECEPTION Embracing HYPOCRISY while minimizing God's HOLINESS The Gospel doesn't just change what we BELIEVE, it changes what we CLING to.

We Are The Church | Week 5 | Everyday Power | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The Holy Spirit EMPOWERS His church to make JESUS VISIBLE. Acts 3:1-10 (CSB) Empowered for EVERYDAY MOMENTS Empowered for OPEN EYES Empowered to understand what we HAVE, not what we LACK Empowered to make JESUS KNOWN The MIRACLE is about the MESSAGE We are the "USED TO BE"

We Are The Church | Week 4 | Devotion is a Decision | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Our DECISIONS shape our DIRECTION Our DIRECTION shapes our DESTINY Devotion is a DECISION Acts 2:42-47 (CSB) No one DRIFTS into DISCIPLESHIP "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." -Vince Lombardi Deep love for GOD'S WORD Deep CONNECTION and COMMUNITY Deep commitment to PRAYER Deep GENEROSITY Deep JOY and AUTHENTICITY Deep TRANSFORMATION on their WORLD

Today We Honor Dr. King We Are The Church | Week 3 | Clarity for Confusion | Pastor Doug Myers | Life Center Tacoma The Spirit empowers the Church to be a voice of CLARITY for a CONFUSED world. Acts 2:14-18 (CSB) The THREAT of CONFUSION The POWER of CONVICTION Acts 2:22-25 (CSB) The GIFT of CLARITY and CERTAINTY Acts 2:36-41 (CSB) What should we DO?

We Are The Church | Week 2 | Not Optional | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Jesus wants His Church FILLED Acts 2:1-13 (CSB) A church positioned in PRAYER is positioned for POWER God gives the Church a BAPTISM it NEEDS The SOUND of Pentecost The SIGHT of Pentecost The SPEECH of Pentecost From the START, the Church didn't EXIST for ITSELF What does this MEAN? Ephesians 5:15-21 (CSB)

Act: Be the Church | Week One | The Movement Begins | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma TRANSFORMED people TRANSFORM the WORLD Luke 1:1-4 (CSB) Acts 1:1-11 (CSB) JESUS is still at WORK WAITING TIME is never WASTED TIME The Church needs POWER The Church has a PURPOSE The Church has a LIVING SAVIOR who is COMING AGAIN

Grounded in Humility | Pastor Eric Boles | Life Center Tacoma The Will to Learn 1 Peter 5:5 (CSB) The Will to Wait 1 Peter 5:6-7 (CSB)

Born to Change the World | Week 4/Christmas Eve | The Present of Christmas | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Luke 2:1-20 (CSB) The greatest present our hearts could ever hope for has already been provided. Good News Great Joy All People Christmas isn't a story to just remember; it's a reality to embrace. The Savior that was born in Bethlehem must be born in out heart.

Born to Change the World | Week 3 | The Plan of Christmas | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma The miracle that CHANGED the WORLD didn't arrive without CHALLENGE Matthew 1:18-25 (CSB) God doesn't AVOID the MESS, He ENTERS it. Fully trusting God's PLAN requires fully trusting God's CHARACTER. SUBMISSION to God's plan requires a SERVANT'S HEART. Luke 1:38 (CSB) Matthew 1:25 (CSB) THIS story has the power to change YOUR story!

Born to Change the World | Week 2 | The Promise of Christmas | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Long before the world saw the MANGER, God promised a MESSIAH. Isaiah 9:2-7 (CSB) The promise came in an UNEXPECTED PACKAGE Galatians 4:4-5 (CSB) “God’s answer to everything that has ever terrorized us is a child…His answer to the bullies swaggering through history is not to become an even bigger bully. His answer is Jesus.” -Ray Ortlund, Jr. The promise has YOUR NAME on it The promise was brought to COMPLETION through God's ZEAL

Born to Change the World | Week 1 | The "Problem" of Christmas | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Genesis 1:1 (CSB) Genesis 3:7-9; 14-15 (CSB) Christmas is where God's DESIRE and our DILEMMA meet. The PROBLEM is REAL, but so is the SOLUTION. Romans 5:12; 18-19 (CSB) The HOPE we are looking for isn't found in SOMETHING; it is found in SOMEONE. John 1:1-5; 14 (CSB) Galatians 4:4-5 (CSB) How will we RESPOND?

Anthem | Week 3 | On Repeat | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Repetition is the MOTHER OF MEMORY. What you repeat most in life is FILTERING and FRAMING your PERSPECTIVE. God's faithful love is seen in His CREATION and His REDEMPTION. Psalm 135:1 (CSB) God's FAITHFUL LOVE 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (CSB) God is the one who REMEMBERS ME Psalm 136:23 (CSB) God is the one who RESCUES ME Psalm 136:24 (CSB) God is the one who PROVIDES FOR ME Psalm 136:25 (CSB) God is the one who RULES AND REIGNS Psalm 136:26 (CSB) Psalm 136:1-26 (CSB)

Anthem | Week 2 | Don't Forget | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Forgetting is the first long step towards spiritual disaster. We must take seriously the importance of RECEIVING and REMEMBERING the GOODNESS of God "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." -A.W. Tozer Philippians 4:8 (CSB) Ephesians 6:11 (CSB) Psalms 103:1-14 (CSB) We all need reminders The goodness of His BENEFITS Psalms 103:1-5 (CSB) Forgives Heals Redeems Crowns Satisfies The goodness of His CHARACTER Psalms 103:6-10 (CSB) Exodus 34:6-7 (CSB) The Goodness of His LOVE Psalms 103:11-14 (CSB)

Anthem | Week 1 | When the Praises Go Up! | Pastor Nate Birdine | Life Center Tacoma Big Idea: Through Thanksgiving - we rise above the noise of SELF. Two problems in our present world: 1. Focus on self - comfort, being made well, being made better. 2. A heart of complaint Would we not start with comlpaint, but with thanks Psalms 100:4-5 (CSB) Our praise reminds who is in charge Psalms 100:3 (CSB) Luke 10:21-22 (CSB) "Some men live as if they made themselves; they call themselves 'self-made men,' and they adore their supposed creators." -Charles Spurgeon You shape the culture of thankfulness in your lives Psalms 100:1-2 (CSB)

Friend of Sinners | Week 4 | The Heart of the Issue | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma There are two ways to experience distance: Self-serving ACTIONS and self-righteous ATTITUDES Jesus came to save those who are BROKEN BY REBELLION and those who are BLINDED BY RELIGION. Luke 15:1-2, 11, 23-32 (CSB) ACTIONS can take you to a distant LAND. ATTITUDES can keep you in a distant and defensive POSTURE. The Father PURSUES BOTH the BRING us in to His joy. "For certain types of people, grace is not only amazing, it is also infuriating." -Kenneth Bailey Proverbs 4:23 (CSB) What am I most ANGRY about? Ephesians 4:26-27 (CSB) Who do I currently RESENT that I haven't carried in PRAYER? Am I KEEPING SCORE - measuring my OBEDIENCE against others? 2 Corinthians 10:12 (NLT) Is there anyone I have already CUT OFF through CONDEMNATION? Is there an ATTITUDE in me that is creating DISTANCE? Your WORST days are never so BAD that you are outside of the REACH of God's grace. Your BEST days are never so GOOD tha