Scripture/Text: ; Something has to change. Our nation is being ravaged by suicide, opiate addiction, and chronic loneliness. Churches and her leaders are crumbling if not outright rejecting God altogether. How can Agape Chicago hold up in a world where all the energy and momentum seems to be sliding into negative territory especially for those that love Jesus? This Sunday, we will begin our vision series in Romans 12 by looking at the first two verses and discerning how it is essential to swim upstream and embrace God's plan for us if we have any desire of locating living without darkness in our confusing world.