This Sunday Pastor Clayton Bell delivers a powerful message addressing the aftermath of the events, which produce our scars.  We are not guaranteed a life free of suffering.  In fact, we are promised a life of trial marked by scars.  The question we must answer is, will we be defined by, or refined by the trials in our lives?

In life, we all want good things, for ourselves and for each other.  But what we perceive as good may not be what God has for us.  Often our expectations do not align with God's plan.  Our challenge is to embrace what's in front of us and seek God through it all.

Many times scars result from self-inflicted wounds.  It's important that we recognize the significance of sin and the consequences they have on our souls.  Our culture has a tendency to treat sin like a common cold, when really it's more like a cancer, which starts small, but spreads when left untreated, ultimately resulting in death.

Pastor Charles Kiefer joins us to talk about purpose in suffering. Contentment requires nothing of us, but trial and suffering forces us to grow beyond our current boundaries. Our challenge is not to rejoice for all circumstances, but to rejoice in all circumstances.

In the conclusion of our series, "Once Upon A Time", we finish the story with the restoration of mankind's relationship with God, delivered by Christ's life, death and resurrection.