"The Son radiates God's own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command," (Hebrews 1:3).

Have you ever considered turning away from Jesus because the temptation and persecution you face are so intense? For those who follow Jesus, there is nowhere else to turn and nowhere else to run. He is greater than our trials. He's greater than our pain. He is greater than anything to which we might run.

If Jesus is God, then he is the only one to whom we can turn. He is more than capable of carrying us through whatever we face.

What is faith? Faith is trusting in what you can't see because of what you know.

In Hebrews 11:1, the Bible says, "Faith means being sure of the things we hope for. And faith means knowing that something is real even if we do not see it."

Do you have faith? Does it need to grow? Join us on October 6, 13, 20 and 27 for this Big Idea Series. Kids, students and adults will focus on faith throughout the series.

We will look at the life of a man named Elisha. He did amazing things, awesome acts that qualify him as one of the heroes of our faith. We might be tempted to think that we could never be like Elisha. After all, we're not superheroes. But, neither was he. He was just like us. So, what set him apart? Faith.

During this Big Idea Series, everyone at Kingsway - kids, students and adults - will  focus on the same stories from Elisha's life and we will all learn the same lessons about faith. The series kicks off on October 6 with Family Central Sunday.

Following the outline of Timothy Keller's book, The Meaning of Marriage, we will examine marriage through numerous Scriptures passages. We want every single and married person at Kingsway to have a healthy, godly perspective on marriage as a whole.

We will work to save marriages that are broken, equip singles who are considering marriage, strengthen healthy marriages, encourage singles who don't want to be married, and help men and women understand their unique roles.

Through it all, we want to be a gathering of Christians who support one another in love.

Note: Sermon discussion notes for this series are not available. Click the "series resources" link to download a small group/individual study guide that corresponds with this series.

Self control is choosing to do what you should do, not what you want to do.

I want that bowl of ice cream but I should probably take a walk. I want to buy the newest game console but I should probably save a few dollars for a rainy day. I want to shade the truth to make myself look better but I'd better be honest.

None of us have mastered self control. But, we can all take steps to follow Jesus more closely when it comes to what we choose to do and not to do.

Throughout this Big Idea Series, which kicks off with Family Central Sunday, we're going to take at look at the biblical theme of self control. We will look through the lens of Joseph's story in the book of Genesis. We'll be following the outline of his story and making some big applications from his life to our own.

There's no perfect family. There's no perfect church. But, do you want to hear the good news? You don't have to be perfect to be functional. The healthiest families and churches work at remaining healthy. They learn to work together in all of their diversity. They move in the same direction together. They forgive one another's faults. They keep one another in check. And, while they're plodding through it, they manage to have a lot of fun, create a lot of memories and to love one another well.

At Kingsway, we're a family. We're not perfect; but we're learning to love one another, to serve one another, to forgive freely, to honor God and to accomplish the mission he's given us.

During the month of April, we're going to experience a Big Idea Series that is designed to challenge every person who calls Kingsway their church home to take a fresh look at an important topic.

We're switching our perspective from ME to WE.

We live in a world that is constantly telling each of us to live for ME. We learn at an early age to take care of ourselves and to make sure we get what we need. But the Bible flips that entire thought process upside-down; it literally urges us to change our ME perspective to a WE perspective.

We're going to talk about how we can live for a WE that is bigger than ME. Specifically, we're going to look at Jesus' example of serving. And, since ME to WE is a Big Idea Series, everyone from preschool-age and up will be talking about the same themes from the same Bible stories each week.