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Many of us have viewed faith as something we do alone. We might have said that it’s private. But there’s a limit to our faith growth when we go it alone. There’s a deepening to our faith that we only experience together. When it comes to consistently growing our faith, “we” is greater than “me.” Who’s spurring on your faith and whose faith are you spurring on?
THE BIG IDEA: When we create circles and spur one another on, we are Fulfilling Jesus’ Command.

Christians have not always presented a pretty picture to the world. Too often they have failed to show the beauty of love, the beauty of Jesus, the holiness of God. And the world has turned away. Is there then no way to make the world look again? Must Christians continue to stand with arms folded, going on in their old sweet ways, presenting to men a tarnished image of God—a shattered body of Jesus?
THE BIG IDEA: You can change the world by one anothering one another, one at a time.

Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other. They found in combat the closest brotherhood they ever knew. They found selflessness. They found they could love the other guy in their foxhole more than themselves. They found that in war, men who loved life would give their lives for them.   —Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose
THE BIG IDEA: When our relationship with God is what it should be, our love for others is what it ought to be.

Many times the church and Christians answer questions that nobody is asking. So in this series, we want to
answer your questions! oneChurch is a group of people who are willing to listen to you, dialogue with you, and
meet you right where you are—especially if you have questions!

We’ve all been there. The pressure of difficulty, pain, and hard seasons in our lives. We cannot pretend that
there is not a side of pressure that is not just plain hard. Loss, betrayal, abandonment, abuse, death, divorce,
sickness, loneliness, fear, confusion, anxiety, stress—the list of hard things is long and painful, and a place
where most of prefer to spend as little time as possible. Yet God is creating something in our lives.
THE BIG IDEA: When we are under great pressure, God gives us His great power.

Today, we want us to recognize the weight that comes when the vessel that He has formed gets poured into.
After all, what good is our empty vessel? He has created us so He can fill us. And not just filled a little bit. Not
just a few drops or a couple of ounces. When He fills us, we are filled to the brim with a life that has been
formed by the pressure of His hands, and now holds the pressure of the weight of being filled to live life
faithfully for Him.
THE BIG IDEA: We are called to bear the weight of being fruitful.