The Bridge 08-24-2014

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"Coping with Chaos: Finding Peace" James 3: 13-18  Reverend John McLarty talks about the peace we're all longing to find and offers some scriptural action steps to finding that peace. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org.

If there is to be peace in the world, there must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations, there must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities, there must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors, there must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home, there must be peace in the heart.
-Lao-tzu

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Letting go of...                                                                      Cultivating...
   what people think....................................................... authenticity
   perfectionism............................................................ self-compassion
   numbness and powerlessness.......................................... resilient spirit
   scarcity and fear of the dark.......................................... gratitude and joy
   need for certainty....................................................... intuition and trusting faith
   comparison............................................................... creativity
   exhaustion as status; productivity as self worth ................... play and rest
   anxiety as a lifestyle.................................................... calm and stillness
   self-doubt................................................................. meaningful work
   being cool and always in control...................................... laughter, dance, and song

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1) Finding Peace through Knowledge
 a. Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for   
        knowledge  -Proverbs 18:15 (NLT)
 
 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have   
        good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.  -Psalm 111:10 (NIV)
 
2) Finding Peace through Kindness
  a. Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush the spirit.  -Proverbs 15:4 (GNT)
 
 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful    
      for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who
             listen. -Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
 
3) Finding Peace through Honesty and Integrity
      a. (God) grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. (God) is a shield to those
          who walk with integrity. -Proverbs 2:7 (NLT)
 
 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
        Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. -John 14:27 (NIV)


The Bridge 08-24-2014

The Bridge 07-27-2014

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"The Overview Effect: Going Back to the Moon" Exodus 16:1-3 & Deuteronomy 8:11-16 Reverend David Lessner reflects on the events that have taken us to our spiritual peaks. He then encourages us to find ways to rediscover that joy, so that we can use it as momentum to doing things with a longer lasting significance. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org.

The Bridge 07-27-2014

The Bridge 07-13-2014

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"The Overview Effect: God Said It Was Good" Genesis 1:28-31 & Luke 12:43-48. Reverend David Lessner explains God's intended relationship between ourselves and earth and challenges us to live up to our end of that relationship. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org.

The Bridge 07-13-2014

The Bridge 06-29-2014

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"Healthy Relationships: Are Supposed to Be Fun" Luke 15:11-32 Reverend Courtney Schultz challenges to have right expectations about our relationships with others and with God, allowing us to enjoy them and find the fun in them. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org

The Bridge 06-29-2014

The Bridge 06-08-2014

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"Healthy Relationships - Define 'Happily Ever After' Differently" Romans 12:9-21 Reverend David Lessner encourages us to move from our cultural definitions of love, to a more mature "agape" love that God shows us through Jesus Christ. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org.

The Bridge 06-08-2014

The Bridge 05-11-2014

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"Why Do My Prayers Go Unanswered?" Matthew 26:39-42 Reverend David Lessner suggests turning our attention away from the question, “Why do my prayers go unanswered?”  and toward the question, “What can I do to be an answer to someone else’s prayers?”. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org.

The Bridge 05-11-2014

The Bridge 05-04-2014

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"Why Do The Innocent Suffer?" John 15:26-27  Director of Student Ministries Ed Whipple challenges those who proclaim to be Christians to not ask why God lets the innocent suffer but to instead ask themselves, "What can I do to ease the suffering of others?" Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including service times, please visit www.mysumc.org.

The Bridge 05-04-2014

The Bridge 04-17-2014 Maundy Thursday

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"Rest-Less for Jesus" Mark 14: 10-11, Mark 14:26-31 Reverend David Lessner talks about the disciples inability to get what Jesus was talking about and challenges us to redefine our feeling of rest surrouding Easter. Recorded live at Stonebridge United Methodist Church in McKinney, TX. For more information, including servicetimes, please visit www.mysumc.org.

The Bridge 04-17-2014