Lifeline: Rescuing Your Relationships

Relationships can make your heart beat or break. How's your relational pulse? In this newest series, we'll explore some of the most challenging issues that you face today like marriage problems, surviving after a divorce, how to have real friends, and growing your most important relationship of all. Check your vital signs along with us for 4 weeks that can cure your friendship fever.

• Vital Signs: My Most Important Relationship
• Marriage Medicine: Curing the 7 Year Ache
• Recovery Room: Life After Divorce
• Friendship Fever: Healthy Friendships

Google: Life's Most Searched Topics

Google has become the go-to site to find relevant info on the internet. You can find lots of results but few real answers to life's questions.

Join us as we tackle today's most searched topics and learn God's answers in a life-changing look at Sex, Politics, Fame, and the most searched question on Google: "Who is God?"

• God
• Sex
• Politics
• Fame

The Connection Church ROCKS

Have you found a church that fits your style? In this new message series you'll find out what makes a church really rock. And who knows, maybe you'll even want to "join the band."

• Guitar: A Great Commitment
• Bass: Great Compassion
• Keys: The Great Commandment
• Drums: The Great Commission

Kiddos: Fortify Your Family

If you have kids or if kids are in your future, you won't want to miss this three-week series that explores what God's Word has to say about all things parental.

Whether they're bawling, crawling, walking, talking, driving you crazy or asking to drive your car, kids are a gift from God - and He provides some very clear guidance and insight on how to raise them to be full of faith and focused on Him, rather than leaving you frustrated, frazzled and fatigued.

• Cap N' Crunch - Who's the Captain?
• Chex - Checking Your Priorities
• Cheerios - Raising Healthy, Happy Kids

Baggage: Lightening Your Load

Do you have it? Would you like to check it for good? God is ready and willing to claim it, we just have to be willing to let it go. And not on a round-trip flight, but a one-way destination.

Learn how you can pack up the pain and hurt, find release from addiction and torment, and break free from the battles that keep you and your baggage grounded.

• Baggage Check
• Overcoming Addictions
• Ditching Depression
• Emotional Baggage

Unwrapped: God's Gifts for Your Life

This Christmas, we'll exchange lots of gifts. But what if you have some gifts coming to you that you never open? For some people, Christmas can be a time of stress, worry and the Christmas "blues." When you discover God's gift and the impact it can have on your life, you will find a new meaning and be able to make the most of your Christmas season. Make The Connection Church a part of this year's holiday celebration and uncover the reason for the season. Don't leave your gifts UNWRAPPED.

• God's Gift for Your Fear
• God's Gift for Your Stress
• God's Gift for Your Anger
• God's Gift for Your Hurt

Something So Big

The BIGGEST and most challenging spiritual growth campaign ever at TCC! We want to do something SO BIG for God that without God it is destined to fail. Check out www.somethingsobig.com for more.

• A God So Big
• A Faith So Big
• An Impact So Big
• A Love So Big
• A Sacrifice So Big
• A Commitment So Big
• A Future So Big

The Office: A Lot Can Happen From 9 to 5

Stuck in what feels like a dead-end job? Feeling like you’re just trying to survive another 9-5?

Sometimes work is fulfilling, but it's tough to find a job you love and actually get paid for. And can you believe the people you have to deal with? Demanding bosses, clueless co-workers and that brown nosing cubicle-mate - they'll all drive you nuts!

Whether you're living to work, or working to live - making a living is a challenge. In this new series, we'll talk about how to make the most of life at work.

• The Perfect Job
• Crummy Co-workers
• Faith @ Work
• Success @ Work

Mythbusters: Busting Spiritual Myths

We have all kinds of crazy misconceptions about what it means to follow Christ. Join us as we BUST some of the major spiritual myths that we buy into.

• Myth 1- All Roads Lead to Heaven
• Myth 2 - God Just Wants Me to be Happy
• Myth 3 - The Better I am, the More God Loves Me

God On Film 2007

Blockbuster movies are a big part of what Summer is all about. Be our guest as we discover timeless truths about how to have a better life, better relationships and how to know God in a deeper way.

• Shrek the Third: Finding the King
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Choosing Sides
• Ocean's 13: Breaking the Bank
• Live Free or Die Hard: Living Free
• Evan Almighty: Trusting God
• Ratatouille: Anyone Can Cook
• License to Wed: Preparing for Marriage
• Transformers: Transforming Your Life

Anything

What can God do? Find out in this standalone message.

• Anything

24: A Day With God

Life is hard. We quickly get overwhelmed with our job, marriage, children, bills, and everything else that happens. During this new message series, we'll see what the Bible says about balancing the aspects of your life in each 24 hour day. We'll show you how to enjoy and balance your life instead of letting it control you. If life is leaving you feeling overwhelmed, stressed out, and ready to throw in the towel, don't miss 24!

• Starting Right
• Working in the Field
• Clocking Out

I Love the 80's

Remember the awesome 80's? Big hair and breakdancing, Pac-Man and parachute pants. Like, we're so sure it was a waycool decade! But did you ever think the lessons we learned back then could matter today? You're invited to go back in time with us to discover timeless truths from God's word that will make the new century the best of times. Join us for a totally rad trip to the 80's.

• Back to the Future
• Diff'rent Strokes
• The "A" Team
• The Facts of Life

Everyone

There is hope for EVERYONE. Join us as we look at how EVERYONE is important, included and invited!

• Everyone is Invited
• Everyone is Included
• Everyone is Important

Happily Ever After

Every fairy tale we read growing up ended "Happily Ever After." It was always about the couple who falls in love and gets married. Welcome to the real world where life is not a fairy tale!

Not every man is Prince Charming and not every woman is a Princess. Real life is full of grumpy dwarfs, annoying ogres, talking donkeys, and castles with dirty bathrooms that need to be cleaned.

Join us for a look at the myths and realities of living Happily Ever After!

• Chapter 1 - The Date: Finding a Prince in a Shrek World
  
• Chapter 2 - The Honeymoon: Romancing the Beast
  
• Chapter 3 - The Kids: Raising Little Ogres
  
• Chapter 4 - The Career: Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off to Work We Go
  
• Chapter 5 - The Second Chance: What Happens when Forever Doesn't Last

Extreme Makeover: LIFE EDITION

Every January we make resolutions to start, stop, quit, and change. This year, discover how to move past the good intentions and experience an EXTREME MAKEOVER! In this exciting message series, you'll discover practical steps on making big changes for the better. We'll explore how God can give you brand new success in your physical, spiritual, emotional, relational and financial life. Self-improvement is fine, but for true change, long-term results and real satisfaction, it’s time to let God give you an EXTREME MAKEOVER!

• Extreme Future
• Extreme Fitness
• Extreme Friendships
• Extreme Freedom
• Extreme Finances

The Resolution Solution (New Years Eve)

Get ready for the New Year the right way.

LIGHTS: A Special Christmas Eve Message

Light is everywhere. But it’s typically only in the dark that we acknowledge the true power and meaning of light in and for our lives. Take a look at the significance of the light that God has shone into all of our lives—a Light that will never fade into the dark.

Surviving Christmas

The holidays are stressful! Learn some practical ways to cut through the holiday stress and pressure using God as your guide.

• Surviving Your Family
• Beating the Christmas Blues
• Cutting Through the Chaos

CSI HAYS

CSI and its spin-offs are some of the most popular shows today. With this series, we'll uncover the clues that can rob your life of adventure and purpose. If you have been searching for significance and seem to come up clueless when it comes to discovering your place in this world, then this series is just for you. A lifetime of renewed excitement is waiting for you as we explore three words that can revolutionize your life. The evidence is waiting for your own personal discovery as you learn to connect, serve and start to make a lasting impact.

• Internal Investigation (Uncovering the Clues to Significance)
• The Impact of Love (How to be a Great Lover)
• The Impact of Faith (Living What You Believe)
• The Impact of Hope (How to Make an Eternal Difference)

MYSPACE

What is MYSPACE? We're not talking about the online community. We're talking about living life in your sweet spot. Where you are at your best with the most impact and influence.

God uniquely shaped and formed you to be you, so why not discover it and celebrate it. You are a composite of many different factors, summarized in the acrostic, S.H.A.P.E.

Through this exciting message series and spiritual growth emphasis, you'll discover the 5 components of your shape and how you can engage it to make a difference in the world around you.

• Only You Can Be You
• Unwrapping Your Gifts
• Living to Your Heart's Desire
• To the Best of My Ability
• You've Got Personality
• Engaging Your Experiences

Better Together

God never intended for us to live this life alone. In fact, it is impossible to fulfill God's purposes for your life by yourself. We need each other! From the beginning, God's plan has been that we would live in community and build meaningful relationships. Why did God plan it this way? Because we are BETTER TOGETHER!

• Power in Numbers
• The Long Ranger
• Get Together (Right Now)

Linked: 'til the end.

Re-visit the original vision of the Connection Church!

• Linked with God
• Linked with Others
• Helping Others Link Up with God

God on Film 2006: Finding Faith in Summer Blockbuster Hits

Hollywood has a message, but they don't always get it right. Find faith in the summer of 2006 blockbuster hits.

• The Break Up: Divorce Proof Your Marriage
• Cars: What's Driving My Life?
• Click: Pausing for what Matters Most
• Superman Returns: How to Begin Again
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Escaping the Bonds of Debt
• X Men III: Changing the World Together
• Nacho Libre: Getting the Most Out of Life
• Miami Vice: Uncovering our Vices

Vacation: Making the MOST of Your Summer

Pop Spirituality: The Search for God in Popular Culture

Pop Culture is the new universal language. It has its own brand of religion. Artists, authors, musicians, talk show hosts, and movie stars are presenting God in unconventional ways. How can we separate what's true from what's new? Explore the messages of pop culture and discover what God has to say about hearing his truth in an awfully loud world.

• Behind the Cuture
• Behind the Books
• Behind the Movies

Carnival: Raising Kids in Confusing Times

Parenting is one of the most difficult challenges on the planet. In many ways, it resembles a carnival, full of amusement rides and side shows. Discover what God says about raising children in the crazy culture we live in today.

• Funhouse - Preparing your Kids for an Enjoyable Future
• Merry Go Round - How to Discipline Appropriately
• House of Mirrors - Shaping your Kids Self-Image
• Roller Coster - Who's the Boss?

The Table

Learn how to Hone your Skills as a Host or Hostess for the Kingdom of God.

• The Preparation
• The Invitation

F.A.Q. - Real Questions, Real Answers.

• In this series, Cole & Zak take 3 weeks to answer real questions submitted by you. Each week deals with randomly selected questions.

Desperate Sex Lives: Love, Dating, & Happily Ever After.

It's on everyone's mind. You hear about it everywhere. It seems most people are desperate when it comes to discovering the truth about love, dating, and happily ever after. Explore the answers to those questions you've wanted to ask about God's view of sex.

• The Power of Love
• One: The Loneliest Number
• Dating: I Wanna Hold your Hand
• Marriage: Light my Fire

GET IN THE GAME

Find out all about serving at TCC.

• How do I Get in the Game at TCC?

LO$T: Are you Financially LOST?

Maybe it was bad directions or perhaps a wrong turn. Maybe something distracted you and you got off track. Eventually, you found yourself LOST. You started out knowing where you were but as you went further all of the sudden you came to realization that you had lost your way. Today, millions of people find themselves lost. Could you be one of them? And how do you find your way back once you realize where you are? Find out where you are financially and learn how to get where you need to be.

• A Sudden Realization
• Higher Ground
• Finding Shelter
• Rescued!

iGod: intimacy with God

It is changing the world as we know it. It's designed to go wherever you go, whatever you do. The demand for it is overwhelming. It is INTIMACY WITH GOD. And it's the reason you were created. Discover how to create the soundtrack of a personal, dynamic relationship with God.

• Pause: Making Time to Know God
• Shuffle: Finding God in the Random
• Play: Enjoying God

FOOL PROOF: Making Wise Decisions

We've all made some pretty dumb decisions in our lives. For most of us there are chapters in the past we would like to rewrite. There's money we wish we had not spent, relationships we had never started, and perhaps a few invitations we have never accepted. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to reverse the bad decisions of the past. But there is certainly no reason to repeat them. Find out the ONE QUESTION that has the power to FOOL PROOF your decision making from now on.

• The Best Question Ever
• Fool Proof Your Morality
• What Kind of Fool Am I?
• Making Good Time
• Fool Proof Your Finances
• The Best Decision Ever

God on Film : Finding God in this Summer's Blockbuster Hits

The summer of 2005 produced some HUGE blockbuster hits. See how you can find faith in each of them.

• Prequel: Looking for God on Film
• Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: What's the Purpose of Life?
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith: Surviving Marriage
• Batman Begins: You Can Begin Again
• Star Wars III: Overcoming My Dark Side
• Fantastic Four: Changing the World Together
• War of the Worlds: Facing the Future with Faith
• Charlie & The Chocolate Factory: Getting the Most Out of Life

Married Life (Made Easier!)

Make your marriage easier.

• Making Married Life Easier
• Hurry Home
• Cultivate Communication
• Nurture Romance
• Celebrate Differences
• Finish Together