This is the last message of 2015 and Pastor Chuck Bernal talks about how each of us can make 2016 an EPIC year in our lives. Using the word EPIC, Pastor Chuck talks about E - Experiencing more of Christ in our lives everyday - P - Participating in meaningful ministry - I - Investing in things that last forever & C - Celebrating all the good things in our lives. If we practice these four principles, we WILL have an EPIC year. This message was delivered on Sunday, December 27, 2015.

1. Pastor Chuck Bernal – December 27, 2015
“Don’t just DO epic, BE epic!”
EPIC
Heroic, majestic, grand, impressively great, extremely awesome
I know the plans that I have for you, declares the LORD. They are plans for peace and not
disaster,planstogiveyou a future filled withhope.
(Jeremiah 29:11 – GWT)
I will bless you with a future filled with hope—a future of success, not of suffering.
(Jeremiah 29:11 – CEV)
GOD WANTS YOUR LIFE TO BE EPIC IN 2016!
A thief is onlythereto steal and kill and destroy.Icamesotheycanhavereal andeternal
life,moreand betterlifethantheyeverdreamed of. (John10:10 –Msg)
Now glory be to God, who by his mightypower at work within us is able to do far more than
we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires,
thoughts, or hopes. Ephesians3:20 –LB)
E - _____________________________________moreof Christ in yourlife!
Make 2016 a year of GROWTH
That I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him,
understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same
way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers],
and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed
[inwardly into His likeness even] to His death [dying as He did]; so that I may attain to the
resurrection[thatwill raiseme] fromthedead. (Philippians3:10-11–Amp)

2. P - _________________________________________inmeaningfulministry!
Make 2016 a year of SERVICE
Eachof you hasbeenblessed withoneof God’s manywonderful giftstobe used in the
serviceof others.So use your gift well. (1Peter4:10 –CEV)
Dear friends, God is good. So I beg you to offer your bodies to him as a living sacrifice, pure
and pleasing. That’s the most sensible way to serve God . . . A body is made up of many
parts, and each of them has its own use. That’s how it is with us. There are many of us, but
we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another. God has also given
each of us different gifts to use . . . If we can serve others, we should serve . . . Never give
up.Eagerlyfollow theHolySpiritand servetheLord. (Romans12:1,4-7–CEV)
I - _________________________________insomethingthat lasts forever!
Make 2016 a year of PASSION
Some people store up treasures in their homes here on earth. This is a shortsighted
practice—don’t undertake it. Moths and rust will eat up any treasure you may store here.
Thieves may break into your homesand steal your precious trinkets. Instead, put up your
treasures in heaven where moths do not attack, where rust does not corrode, and where
thieves are barred at the door. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
(Matthew 6:19-21–Voice)
C - _________________________________allthe goodthings in your life!
Make 2016 a year of GRATITUDE
Everything good thing comes from God. Every perfect gift is from him.
These good gifts come down from the Father . . . (James 1:17 – ETRV)
Therefore, cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ have the run of the house. Give it
plenty of room in your lives . . . let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be
done in the name of Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way. (Colossians 3:17
– Msg)
E - Experience moreof Christ in your life!
P - Participate in meaningful ministry!
I - Invest in somethingthat lasts forever!

3. C - Celebrate all the goodthings in your life!