Life Center Tacoma

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie Judges 16:19-22 ESV Your waste is no match for His grace “Failing forward is the ability to get back up after you have been knocked down, learn from your mistake, and move forward in a better direction." -John Maxwell Failure is an EVENT, not a PERSON Failure doesn't have to be FATAL Failure is redeemed through REPENTANCE, not just REMORSE 2 Corinthians 7:10 ESV ------------------------------------- Next Steps 1. Say "Yes" to Jesus 2. I will "get back up" through repentance 3. I will let redemption be my identity

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie ALL OF US HAVE THE CAPACITY WITHIN TO TAKE STEPS IN THE DIRECTION OF DESTRUCTION. THROUGH GOD’S GRACE, WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TAKE STEPS IN THE DIRECTION OF DESTINY. Proverbs 16:25 (NLT) BIG FAILURES START WITH SMALL STEPS STEPS OF CONTINUED COMPROMISE Judges 16:1-4 (ESV) STEPS OF CALLOUSED CONSCIENCE Judges 16:15-17 (ESV) STEPS OF CARELESS CONCEIT Judges 16:20 (ESV) Next Steps: 1 - SAY YES TO JESUS 2 - I WILL MEASURE MY STEPS 3 - I WILL ADJUST THE TRAJECTORY 4 - I WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Message by Pastor Garrett Werner Judges 13:1-5 ESV DESIRE Judges 14:1-9 ESV “If your passions are untamed your gift is going to be abused, misused, and devastating.” -Ravi Zacharias EGO Judges 15:14-16 ESV 1 Samuel 17:45-47 ESV REBELLION Judges 14:4 ESV Attitude Matters. It’s not about doing the right thing, it’s about developing the right heart. Psalm 51:16-17 NLT Next Steps: Say YES to Jesus. Deal with my Desires. Check my Ego.

Message by Pastor Andy Rosas Psalms 23:4 (ESV) I. WHAT TO REMEMBER IN DARK VALLEYS 1. VALLEYS ARE INEVITABLE John 16:33 (NIV) 2. VALLEYS ARE UNPREDICTABLE Jeremiah 4:20 (LB) 3. VALLEYS ARE IMPARTIAL Matthew 5:45 (LB) 4. VALLEYS ARE TEMPORARY 1 Peter 1:6 (LB) 2 Corinthians 4:17 (NEB) 5. VALLEYS ARE PURPOSEFUL 1 Peter 1:6b-7 (Ph) II. WHAT TO DO IN DARK VALLEYS 1. REFUSE TO BE DISCOURAGED Colossians 1:11 (NCV) 2. REMEMBER THAT GOD IS WITH ME Isaiah 43:2 (LB) 3. RELY ON GOD'S PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE Psalms 34:19 (LB)

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie NOTHING WILL TRANSFORM AND EQUIP YOUR LIFE LIKE GOD’S WORD. Psalms 119:9-16 ESV 5 WAYS GOD'S WORD BRINGS STABILITY IN OUR LIVES: God's Word is our FOUNDATION Matthew 7:24 ESV Hebrews 6:18 MSG Hebrews 13:8 ESV God's Word is our FOOD Matthew 4:4 ESV God's Word is our MIRROR Hebrews 4:12 ESV James 1:22-25 ESV God's Word is our WEAPON Ephesians 6:13-17 ESV God's Word is our TEACHER 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV Psalms 119:105 ESV [NEXT STEPS] 1. Say YES to Jesus 2. Start a Bible reading PLAN and start ENGAGING this week in scripture 3. Memorize Psalms 119:11

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie Psalm 100 (ESV) WHEN THANKFULNESS FEELS LIKE A STRETCH, PAUSE AND REMEMBER: WE ARE SECURE IN GOD’S GOODNESS 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (ESV) PAUSE & PRACTICE AWARENESS PAUSE & PRACTICE APPLICATION If we want to live THANKFUL, we need more DEPOSITS than WITHDRAWALS. This requires a PAUSE. [NEXT STEPS] 1 - I am SAYING YES TO JESUS 2 - I will take the 7 DAY THANKFUL CHALLENGE. Over the next 7 Days, I will daily take time to PAUSE & PRACTICE AWARENESS & APPLICATION. I will cultivate the outlook of my life - publicly expressing thanks to God about something each day. 3 - I will SERVE SOMEONE ELSE as an overflow of how God has served me

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie Psalm 54:1-7 (ESV) In the moment of UPHEAVAL, remember you have a God who UPHOLDS you. Pivot your CALL Pivot your CONFESSION Pivot your COMMITMENT NEXT STEPS: 1 - Say YES to Jesus and embrace forgiveness, freedom and new life. 2 - I will PAUSE and pivot my focus from the UPHEAVAL to my UPHOLDER (I will bring God to my attention) 3 - I will PAUSE and pivot my call - I will bring it to God’s attention (I will bring my need to God’s attention)

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie A life without a pause is a life that will lack accurate perspective. When life has no pause we make the mistake of finding our identity and purpose in our momentum. When we neglect the call to pause, we confuse motion with productivity. Psalm 34:1-10 ESV PAUSE AND ASK... WHAT TIME IS IT? PAUSE AND ASK... WHAT AM I MAGNIFYING? PAUSE AND ASK... WHAT AM I ACTUALLY SEEKING? PAUSE AND ASK... WHAT AM I CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING? NEXT STEPS: 1. I am making the decision to embrace new life by trusting in Jesus. I am turning from my old life and starting a new one through His grace and forgiveness. 2. I will PAUSE and make intentional time to “Bless the Lord” this week, creating space to tangibly thank Him, praise Him and honor Him for all He has done. 3. I will PAUSE in order to de-magnify the things that distract me in my faith and I will magnify the Lord this week. I will do this by ________. 4. I will be active and bold in my faith by inviting someone to join me n

Message by Pastor Christi Villarias Judges 6:1-5, 11-17 ESV His timing makes no sense Who He calls makes no sense The secret of Victory makes no sense Proverbs 3:5-8 ESV

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie 2 Peter 3:18 NLT 2 Peter 1:3-8 NLT WHAT YOU ARE PLANTED IN WILL DETERMINE HOW YOU GROW THE FRUIT OF GRACE WON’T EXIST WITHOUT YOUR ROOTS IN GRACE GRACE FOR THE UNKNOWN GRACE FOR THE UNEASY GRACE FOR THE UNHOPEFUL

Message by Pastor Eric Boles Joshua 24:14-15 NLT Joshua 1:1-2, 6-9 NLT Joshua 1:12-15 NLT

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 NLT Philemon 1:1-12, 15-18, 21 NLT An encounter with the Grace of Jesus that doesn't move us toward greater expressions of unity is a counterfeit. The implications are transformational The application is not optional The implementation is work

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie Exodus 2:11-15, 23-25 (NLT) LISTEN LAMENT LOVE

Message by Pastors Tyler Sollie, Jesse Lowery and Jeff Davis Acts 1:4-8 NLT Three realities of why the arrival of the Holy Spirit matters for us: -Personal -Powerful -Purposeful The ministry of the Holy Spirit is not a luxury; it’s an absolute necessity.”

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie People of the Mission Acts 9:1-19 NLT WITH JESUS, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TOO FAR GONE” PERSON 3 things to embrace as people of the mission: -JESUS WILL INTERRUPT OUR MISSION TO GET US ON HIS -JESUS IS MORE INTERESTED IN HIS CAUSE THAN OUR COMFORT -THE ROLE YOU PLAY AND THE ‘YES’ YOU SAY MATTERS TO THE MISSION

Message by Pastor Garrett Werner Mark 5:1–20 ESV What storm are you in right now? What needs to look different? Colossians 3:10-11 MSG Who will you tell?

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie Have you ever had a moment that you needed HELP and all you received was PITY? Luke 7:11-17 NLT What you are feeling is not forgotten by God. You are… VALUED You are… SEEN You are… KNOWN “To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything.” -Tim Keller Psalm 139:1-6 NLT

Message by Pastor Andy Rosas John 4:1-42 NLT God will go out of His way to bring you hope First Discovery: Jesus brings hope to the forgotten Second Discovery: Jesus brings hope to a Village Third Discovery: Jesus has to go out of His way to teach His disciples how to love the forgotten

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie Luke 19:1-10 NLT Our limitations and liabilities will never stop the relentless pursuit of Jesus No matter the limitation or the liability - Jesus sees someone to love. John 10:3 NLT The reach of Jesus creates a response

Message by Pastors Tyler Sollie and Eric Boles John 10:9-11 NLT Facing a challenge doesn’t mean that Jesus’ promise is void. Challenging moments can become preparation moments Bringing us back to the essentials Revelation 2:4-5 NLT Building faith muscle Hebrews 11:1, 6 NLT Belief that God is good and faithful in every season Romans 8:28 NLT