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Join Rick for the first episode of Season 8, continuing the series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Our understanding of death, and our fear of it, colors our life. It plays in the background, like a haunting film score to our life narrative. But if we understand the way of Jesus, relative to death, we will have a much deeper understanding of what it means to live in deep peace, and we’ll discover the secret to the upending way he related to people. Jesus said “Death, where is your victory?” He longs for us to enter into that victory..

Check out Rick’s new book, The Suicide Solution. Go to its Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631675941&sr=8-1

Watch Rick’s webinar on the book, with co-author Dr. Daniel Emina, right here: https://youtu.be/M5KOBvGA2rs

And don’t forget to check out his daily devotional Jesus-Centered Daily—go to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it:
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Daily-Touch-Smell-Taste/dp/1470759608/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jesus-Centered+Daily&qid=1599794429&sr=8-1

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Have you joined the Pigs? We're a group of friends ready to go all-in with Jesus—to live a life that's “free indeed” because we’re wholly dependent on Him. Join us for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, sneak peeks of new resources, opportunities to make your voice matter, prayer support, and connections to other Pigs inside our private Facebook group.
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Related Resources:
Following Jesus
A 40-lesson, interactive and experiential curriculum for youth or adult ministry, created by Rick Lawrence.
https://vibrantfaith.org/product/following-jesus/

The Suicide Solution
https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+Suicide+Solution&qid=1628897750&sr=8-2

Jesus-Centered Daily
www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Da…1593117629&sr=8-1

Spiritual Grit: A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope.
www.mylifetree.com/shop/spiritual-grit/

Growing Spiritual Grit for Teenagers: 40 Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…s-40-devotions/

Growing Spiritual Grit: 52 Personal Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…onal-devotions/

The Jesus-Centered Life: The Life You Didn’t Think Was Possible, With the Jesus You Never Knew
www.mylifetree.com/shop/the-jesus-centered-life/

The Jesus-Centered Bible
www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/

The God Who Fights for You: How He Shows Up in Your Suffering
www.amazon.com/God-Who-Fights-Yo…ing/dp/073697704X

Join Rick for the fourth episode of the new series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” We all have rutted narratives that emerge from our painful experiences. But Jesus tells us, over and over, that our un-rescued pain is beauty disguised as ugly. We see weakness as the unwelcome byproduct of pain. But in the Kingdom of God, real weakness is exposed as arrogance. Jesus’ opposes the “strength” of the Pharisees because they are arrogant, and arrogance is really a belief in, and a trust in, your own strength and resources over outside sources of strength and resource. Here we explore the mechanics of strength catalyzed by weakness.

Check out Rick’s new book, The Suicide Solution. Go to its Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631675941&sr=8-1

Watch Rick’s webinar on the book, with co-author Dr. Daniel Emina, right here: https://youtu.be/M5KOBvGA2rs

And don’t forget to check out his daily devotional Jesus-Centered Daily—go to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it:
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Daily-Touch-Smell-Taste/dp/1470759608/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jesus-Centered+Daily&qid=1599794429&sr=8-1

Sign Up for the FREE 7-Day Devotional Series, Drawn from the Jesus-Centered Daily
https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-daily-download/?fbclid=IwAR2H19A3iHl53Rl7OUrJLWkq3NkFjSFlxTUnngBOAeZDvo2GHHUnnHWJQo0

Have you joined the Pigs? We're a group of friends ready to go all-in with Jesus—to live a life that's “free indeed” because we’re wholly dependent on Him. Join us for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, sneak peeks of new resources, opportunities to make your voice matter, prayer support, and connections to other Pigs inside our private Facebook group.
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Join Rick’s Email List
ricklawrence.com/stay-connected/

Rick’s Email Addresses
rick@ricklawrence.com
rlawrence@vibrantfaith.org

Vibrant Faith
https://vibrantfaith.org

Related Resources:
The Suicide Solution
https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+Suicide+Solution&qid=1628897750&sr=8-2

Jesus-Centered Daily
www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Da…1593117629&sr=8-1

Spiritual Grit: A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope.
www.mylifetree.com/shop/spiritual-grit/

Growing Spiritual Grit for Teenagers: 40 Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…s-40-devotions/

Growing Spiritual Grit: 52 Personal Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…onal-devotions/

The Jesus-Centered Life: The Life You Didn’t Think Was Possible, With the Jesus You Never Knew by Rick Lawrence
www.mylifetree.com/shop/the-jesus-centered-life/

The Jesus-Centered Bible
www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/

The God Who Fights for You: How He Shows Up in Your Suffering by Rick Lawrence
www.amazon.com/God-Who-Fights-Yo…ing/dp/073697704X

The Jesus-Centered Journal
www.mylifetree.com/?s=jesus-center…imit=20&ixwps=1

After a two-month “impromptu sabbatical,” join Rick for the third episode of the new series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” The influence of our self-narratives. The story we tell ourselves, about ourselves, can lead us into captivity—the captivity Jesus came to set us free from. Jesus wants to “de-bug” our narrative. In Matthew 5 we have Jesus delivering the “But I Say’s”—they’re a kind of complement to “The Beatitudes.” The “But I Say’s” are a kind of martial arts practice—Jesus uses the momentum of deception against it. “Active pushback” against deception is not just a strategy, it’s a lifestyle. It does not mean that we become distrustful people, it means we become discerning people.

Rick’s new book, The Suicide Solution, is available! You can check out its Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631675941&sr=8-1

And if you can watch Rick’s webinar on the book, with co-author Dr. Daniel Emina, right here: https://youtu.be/M5KOBvGA2rs

And don’t forget to check out his daily devotional Jesus-Centered Daily—go to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Daily-Touch-Smell-Taste/dp/1470759608/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jesus-Centered+Daily&qid=1599794429&sr=8-1

Sign Up for the FREE 7-Day Devotional Series, Drawn from the Jesus-Centered Daily
https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-daily-download/?fbclid=IwAR2H19A3iHl53Rl7OUrJLWkq3NkFjSFlxTUnngBOAeZDvo2GHHUnnHWJQo0

Have you joined the Pigs? We're a group of friends ready to go all-in with Jesus—to live a life that's “free indeed” because we’re wholly dependent on Him. Join us for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, sneak peeks of new resources, opportunities to make your voice matter, prayer support, and connections to other Pigs inside our private Facebook group.
Join Here- www.mylifetree.com/pratj-member-sign-up/

Join Rick’s Email List
ricklawrence.com/stay-connected/

Rick’s Email Addresses
rick@ricklawrence.com
rlawrence@vibrantfaith.org

Vibrant Faith
https://vibrantfaith.org

Related Resources:
The Suicide Solution
https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+Suicide+Solution&qid=1628897750&sr=8-2

Jesus-Centered Daily
www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Da…1593117629&sr=8-1

Spiritual Grit: A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope.
www.mylifetree.com/shop/spiritual-grit/

Growing Spiritual Grit for Teenagers: 40 Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…s-40-devotions/

Growing Spiritual Grit: 52 Personal Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…onal-devotions/

The Jesus-Centered Life: The Life You Didn’t Think Was Possible, With the Jesus You Never Knew by Rick Lawrence
www.mylifetree.com/shop/the-jesus-centered-life/

The Jesus-Centered Bible
www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/

The God Who Fights for You: How He Shows Up in Your Suffering by Rick Lawrence
www.amazon.com/God-Who-Fights-Yo…ing/dp/073697704X

The Jesus-Centered Journal
www.mylifetree.com/?s=jesus-center…imit=20&ixwps=1

Join Rick for the second episode of the new series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” Researchers say a strong factor feeding resilience is “the degree of control that the person has over the stressor.” When we can’t exert any control over the trauma we’ve experienced, the “agency” that fuels our hope is obliterated. Put another way, painful experiences that are “inescapable and erratic” can cut the soul’s “tendons,” making it difficult to use or strengthen the muscles we need to face and overcome future challenges and pain. The healing we need is directly tied to our ability to reassert control over our story—to reattach those cut tendons and rehabilitate our agency.

Rick’s new book, The Suicide Solution, is now available! You can check out its Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631675941&sr=8-1

And if you can watch Rick’s webinar on the book, with co-author Dr. Daniel Emina, right here: https://youtu.be/M5KOBvGA2rs

And don’t forget to check out his new daily devotional Jesus-Centered Daily—go to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Daily-Touch-Smell-Taste/dp/1470759608/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jesus-Centered+Daily&qid=1599794429&sr=8-1

Sign Up for the FREE 7-Day Devotional Series, Drawn from the Jesus-Centered Daily
https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-daily-download/?fbclid=IwAR2H19A3iHl53Rl7OUrJLWkq3NkFjSFlxTUnngBOAeZDvo2GHHUnnHWJQo0

Have you joined the Pigs? We're a group of friends ready to go all-in with Jesus—to live a life that's “free indeed” because we’re wholly dependent on Him. Join us for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, sneak peeks of new resources, opportunities to make your voice matter, prayer support, and connections to other Pigs inside our private Facebook group.
Join Here- www.mylifetree.com/pratj-member-sign-up/

Join Rick’s Email List
ricklawrence.com/stay-connected/

Rick’s Email Addresses
rick@ricklawrence.com
rlawrence@vibrantfaith.org

Vibrant Faith
https://vibrantfaith.org

Free Resources:
As we continue to navigate COVID-19 and the changes it brings to our daily lives, we’d like to come alongside you with downloadable freebies to help provide you with new activities, devotions, and more for your kids, family, teenagers, and you on a weekly basis. Check out our free resource hub NOW!
www.mylifetree.com/free

Related Resources:
The Suicide Solution (NEW!)
https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+Suicide+Solution&qid=1628897750&sr=8-2

Jesus-Centered Daily
www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Da…1593117629&sr=8-1

Spiritual Grit: A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope.
www.mylifetree.com/shop/spiritual-grit/

Growing Spiritual Grit for Teenagers: 40 Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…s-40-devotions/

Growing Spiritual Grit: 52 Personal Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…onal-devotions/

The Jesus-Centered Life: The Life You Didn’t Think Was Possible, With the Jesus You Never Knew by Rick Lawrence
www.mylifetree.com/shop/the-jesus-centered-life/

The Jesus-Centered Bible
www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/

The God Who Fights for You: How He Shows Up in Your Suffering by Rick Lawrence
www.amazon.com/God-Who-Fights-Yo…ing/dp/073697704X

The Jesus-Centered Journal
www.mylifetree.com/?s=jesus-center…imit=20&ixwps=1

The 18 Maladaptive Schemas
http://www.schematherapy.com/id73.htm

Join Rick for the first episode of the series—“THE WAYS OF JESUS.” There was a miraculous birth that preceded the miraculous birth of Jesus—John the Baptist. He was born of an elderly couple, chosen to “prepare the way” for Jesus by calling the Jews to repentance. John targeted their complacency and entitlement—challenging them to turn from following the way of the world to the way of the Kingdom of God, ultimately the Way of Jesus… To repent means to turn your back on, and turn your face toward. Who will be our King?

Rick’s new book, The Suicide Solution, is now available! You can check out its Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631675941&sr=8-1

And if you can watch Rick’s webinar on the book, with co-author Dr. Daniel Emina, right here: https://youtu.be/M5KOBvGA2rs

And don’t forget to check out his new daily devotional Jesus-Centered Daily—go to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Daily-Touch-Smell-Taste/dp/1470759608/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jesus-Centered+Daily&qid=1599794429&sr=8-1

Sign Up for the FREE 7-Day Devotional Series, Drawn from the Jesus-Centered Daily
https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-daily-download/?fbclid=IwAR2H19A3iHl53Rl7OUrJLWkq3NkFjSFlxTUnngBOAeZDvo2GHHUnnHWJQo0

Have you joined the Pigs? We're a group of friends ready to go all-in with Jesus—to live a life that's “free indeed” because we’re wholly dependent on Him. Join us for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, sneak peeks of new resources, opportunities to make your voice matter, prayer support, and connections to other Pigs inside our private Facebook group.
Join Here- www.mylifetree.com/pratj-member-sign-up/

Join Rick’s Email List
ricklawrence.com/stay-connected/

Rick’s Email Addresses
rick@ricklawrence.com
rlawrence@vibrantfaith.org

Vibrant Faith
https://vibrantfaith.org

Free Resources:
As we continue to navigate COVID-19 and the changes it brings to our daily lives, we’d like to come alongside you with downloadable freebies to help provide you with new activities, devotions, and more for your kids, family, teenagers, and you on a weekly basis. Check out our free resource hub NOW!
www.mylifetree.com/free

Related Resources:
The Suicide Solution (NEW!)
https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+Suicide+Solution&qid=1628897750&sr=8-2

Jesus-Centered Daily
www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Da…1593117629&sr=8-1

Spiritual Grit: A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope.
www.mylifetree.com/shop/spiritual-grit/

Growing Spiritual Grit for Teenagers: 40 Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…s-40-devotions/

Growing Spiritual Grit: 52 Personal Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…onal-devotions/

The Jesus-Centered Life: The Life You Didn’t Think Was Possible, With the Jesus You Never Knew by Rick Lawrence
www.mylifetree.com/shop/the-jesus-centered-life/

The Jesus-Centered Bible
www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/

The God Who Fights for You: How He Shows Up in Your Suffering by Rick Lawrence
www.amazon.com/God-Who-Fights-Yo…ing/dp/073697704X

The Jesus-Centered Journal
www.mylifetree.com/?s=jesus-center…imit=20&ixwps=1

Andrew Osenga’s The Painted Desert
https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B07F1K8RGR?refMarker=dm_wcp_af_r&ref=sr_1_2&keywords=the+painted+desert+andrew+osenga&qid=1648591401&sr=8-2&

Join Rick for the eighth and final episode of the series—“JESUS IN THE REAL WORLD.” By mapping our responses to moral decision-making situations we can create a “moral map” for how human beings make right/wrong choices. But what about Jesus’ moral map? We discover that map in His “Sermon on the Mount.” This is Jesus’ epic proclamation of the Kingdom of God’s culture—the “deep good” in the heart of God. It’s the map He uses to make moral decisions. Let’s figure out what that moral map looks like—with clusters of moral decision-making that are weighted with importance. And then, if we’re to live in the freedom of a trusting relationship that guides our everyday moral practice, how do we do that?

Rick’s new book, The Suicide Solution, is now available! You can check out its Amazon page here: https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1631675941&sr=8-1

And if you can watch Rick’s webinar on the book, with co-author Dr. Daniel Emina, right here: https://youtu.be/M5KOBvGA2rs

And don’t forget to check out his new daily devotional Jesus-Centered Daily—go to jesuscentereddaily.com to download a 10-day sampler of the devotion, or to order it for yourself or as a gift. Or head straight to Amazon to order it: https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Daily-Touch-Smell-Taste/dp/1470759608/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Jesus-Centered+Daily&qid=1599794429&sr=8-1

Sign Up for the FREE 7-Day Devotional Series, Drawn from the Jesus-Centered Daily
https://www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-daily-download/?fbclid=IwAR2H19A3iHl53Rl7OUrJLWkq3NkFjSFlxTUnngBOAeZDvo2GHHUnnHWJQo0

Have you joined the Pigs? We're a group of friends ready to go all-in with Jesus—to live a life that's “free indeed” because we’re wholly dependent on Him. Join us for exclusive behind-the-scenes insights, sneak peeks of new resources, opportunities to make your voice matter, prayer support, and connections to other Pigs inside our private Facebook group.
Join Here- www.mylifetree.com/pratj-member-sign-up/

Join Rick’s Email List
ricklawrence.com/stay-connected/

Rick’s Email Addresses
rick@ricklawrence.com
rlawrence@vibrantfaith.org

Vibrant Faith
https://vibrantfaith.org

Free Resources:
As we continue to navigate COVID-19 and the changes it brings to our daily lives, we’d like to come alongside you with downloadable freebies to help provide you with new activities, devotions, and more for your kids, family, teenagers, and you on a weekly basis. Check out our free resource hub NOW!
www.mylifetree.com/free

Related Resources:
The Suicide Solution (NEW!)
https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Solution-Finding-Your-Darkness/dp/1684511593/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+Suicide+Solution&qid=1628897750&sr=8-2

Jesus-Centered Daily
www.amazon.com/Jesus-Centered-Da…1593117629&sr=8-1

Spiritual Grit: A Journey Into Endurance. Character. Confidence. Hope.
www.mylifetree.com/shop/spiritual-grit/

Growing Spiritual Grit for Teenagers: 40 Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…s-40-devotions/

Growing Spiritual Grit: 52 Personal Devotions
www.mylifetree.com/shop/growing-sp…onal-devotions/

The Jesus-Centered Life: The Life You Didn’t Think Was Possible, With the Jesus You Never Knew by Rick Lawrence
www.mylifetree.com/shop/the-jesus-centered-life/

The Jesus-Centered Bible
www.mylifetree.com/jesus-centered-bible-shop-page/

The God Who Fights for You: How He Shows Up in Your Suffering by Rick Lawrence
www.amazon.com/God-Who-Fights-Yo…ing/dp/073697704X

The Jesus-Centered Journal
www.mylifetree.com/?s=jesus-center…imit=20&ixwps=1

How to Build a Moral Robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuqLEx7gAOE