The Hills Church, Fort Worth, Texas

True religion is not designed, it's received. It is a submission to sacred scriptures, observance of sacraments, and participation in community that observers can encounter God.

When Jesus spoke of traditions he referred to beliefs and practices outside the scripture, not inside the scriptures. The idea that man was made for tradition needs to be second-guessed.

Jesus always viewed reality through the lens of a greater reality by bringing God into the equation. This is why he second-guessed most understanding of what might be possible.

Even though we don't like to think about death, life has a way of bringig up the subject. For Jairus, that meant he had to decide who he was going to second-guess.

When Jesus becomes "friends with sinners", He is second guessed by others around him.

When Jesus first encounters religious leaders, their second-guessing gets at the heart of who Jesus is and what He has authority to give.

It was instant success, at least from the disciple's perspective. Jesus' first followers were also the first to question the priorities of his mission.

God tells us to make disciples in every nation and tell the next generations of his mighty power and majesty. Today we will hear how that relates to the next vision of The Hills Church.

We all live with the reality of anxiety, is it possible to live with peace instead of panic? Paul teaches us how to win the battle of the mind by changing the way we think about a challenge.

When Paul was in prison he learned that keeping calm is a determination not a destination. He learned that his strength comes from the Lord.