Mosaic Community Church Of Dayton

Every great relationship (including a romance, friendship, or business partnership) has to have a solid foundation to build on. In this series we talk about what that foundation is made up of, and why our relationships have not been working without it. Part Two: Listening with Empathy In order to connect your heart with other people, you need to be connected to your own heart. The problem is we have been told our whole lives to bury and hide our real heart from others. Today we learn about four things we need to excavate to have real relationship.

Every great relationship (including a romance, friendship, or business partnership) has to have a solid foundation to build on. In this series we talk about what that foundation is made up of, and why our relationships have not been working without it. Part One: Excavating Your Heart In order to connect your heart with other people, you need to be connected to your own heart. The problem is we have been told our whole lives to bury and hide our real heart from others. Today we learn about four things we need to excavate to have real relationship.

There are four stages we must go through to build a great friendship, romance, or business relationship. When we ignore these stages we find ourselves committed to relationships that are destructive. When we are aware of the stages we are empowered to create deep and lasting friendships.

This is a foundational series for Mosaic. Our goal is to be a place where people can grow in their relationships with God, themselves, and others. These four shapes are keys to ensuring that our relationships are on the right path. Part Four: Circles We live in an addictive society. There are so many parts of our lives that can take over and become unmanageable: drugs, food, sex, credit cards, work, and alcohol can all create havoc in our lives. In this talk we look at the root of addictive behaviors and ways we can create balance in our lives.

This is a foundational series for Mosaic. Our goal is to be a place where people can grow in their relationships with God, themselves, and others. These four shapes are keys to ensuring that our relationships are on the right path. Part Three: The Triange Sometimes we find ourselves in relationships where we really love someone and really care about them, and yet at the same time we're building up resentment against them. The Triangle helps us understand why this happens and how we can move back to a relationship where things don't feel so one-sided.

This is a foundational series for Mosaic. Our goal is to be a place where people can grow in their relationships with God, themselves, and others. These four shapes are keys to ensuring that our relationships are on the right path. Part Two: The Square The kinds of relationships that you are in have a huge impact on your health and happiness. In this talk we discover the four different kinds of relationship choices and how to spot the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationship choices.

This is a foundational series for Mosaic. Our goal is to be a place where people can grow in their relationships with God, themselves, and others. These four shapes are keys to ensuring that our relationships are on the right path. Part One: The Star Sometimes we struggle with the same problems year after year, while the Bible promises us transformed lives. Understanding how God gives his grace is the key to getting unstuck.

Unless we know what is wrong we will have a difficult time coming up with the solution. The biblical answer to this question can be surprising or challenging, but it is also the only answer that leads to peace and wholeness.

There are a lot of bad things that can happen to us in life, and many of them are out of our control. In the face of these bad things how can we have the kind of peace or serenity that Jesus promises? Part Four: One Day at a Time One thing that steals our peace is trying to live in the future. There are a couple of different ways that we do this, and both of them prevent us from being fully engaged with life today. In this talk we learn how to increase our serenity by focusing on the present.

There are a lot of bad things that can happen to us in life, and many of them are out of our control. In the face of these bad things how can we have the kind of peace or serenity that Jesus promises? Part Three: Facing out Fears The path to serenity involves changing the things that are within our power to change. But often in life our fear causes us to accept things that we have the power to change, and this impacts our lives and the lives of those around us. What do we do when we are stuck in our fear and can't seem to move forward?

There are a lot of bad things that can happen to us in life, and many of them are out of our control. In the face of these bad things how can we have the kind of peace or serenity that Jesus promises? Part Two: Learning to Let Go One of the biggest struggles we have with finding serenity in the midst of all the bad things that can and do happen to us is the fact that there is so much we cannot change. Greg talks about why we can get stuck here and what we can do about it.

There are a lot of bad things that can happen to us in life, and many of them are out of our control. In the face of these bad things how can we have the kind of peace or serenity that Jesus promises? Part One: The Starting Point What is stealing your peace? What are of life is causing you the most anxiety? In this talk Greg discusses the starting point of moving from anxiety to serenity.

Learning to contain intense, painful emotions is one of the most important skills in being able to grow lasting and healthy relationships. In this series we will learn how to help each other feel and understand our intense emotions, and how this can deepen the relationship instead of destroying it. Part Three: The Bubble It can be overwhelming when someone's emotional baggage pops up, and sometimes we do more harm than good in our attempts to be helpful. In this talk we learn what the people we love need most when they are struggling with their baggage.

Learning to contain intense, painful emotions is one of the most important skills in being able to grow lasting and healthy relationships. In this series we will learn how to help each other feel and understand our intense emotions, and how this can deepen the relationship instead of destroying it. Part Two: The Oxygen Mask You've heard it on airlines: In case of suggen loss of air pressure, put on your own oxygen mask first before attempting to help others. When you run into someone else's emotional baggage, there are things you must do to help yourself first before you can be helpful to them.

Learning to contain intense, painful emotions is one of the most important skills in being able to grow lasting and healthy relationships. In this series we will learn how to help each other feel and understand our intense emotions, and how this can deepen the relationship instead of destroying it. Part One: The Minefield We all enter into relationships with emotional baggage. Sometimes when we bump into each other's emotional baggage it can feel like we are in a minefield. Today we learn why this happens and what can happen when our emotions explode inside of us.

Sex is like nuclear power: it can light up a city or melt it down. In this series we explore biblical truths that will help couples create a passionate, intimate, and satisfying sex life that will light up their relationship. Part Four: Sexual Fantasies and Real Intimacy Sometimes our sexual fantasies and desires can be a tricky subject. What do they say about us? How does God feel about them? How do we create not only passion but real intimacy and connection in our marriages? In this talk we discuss these tricky questions.

Sex is like nuclear power: it can light up a city or melt it down. In this series we explore biblical truths that will help couples create a passionate, intimate, and satisfying sex life that will light up their relationship. Part Three: Sex Changes Everything What does it look like for women to cross to the man's side of the bridge? In this talk we learn some keys to understanding how men view sex, and how much sex can impact everything in a man's world.

Sex is like nuclear power: it can light up a city or melt it down. In this series we explore biblical truths that will help couples create a passionate, intimate, and satisfying sex life that will light up their relationship. Part Two: What Women Want Not only do women approach sex differently than men, but every woman is unique. Greg talks about some key things that will help men learn to be their wife's alpha male in the bedroom.

Sex is like nuclear power: it can light up a city or melt it down. In this series we explore biblical truths that will help couples create a passionate, intimate, and satisfying sex life that will light up their relationship. Part One: The Bridge Men and women are different in the way they approach sex. These differences can either be a roadblock to intimacy, or they can become a bridge to loving one another.

Although Christmas can be a wonderful time, it can also be very challenging. Greg talks about the landmines we sometimes walk through when trying to balance our hopes and expectations and the expectations of our spouse, kids, parents, and in-laws, and he gives some strategies for getting out of the landmines.