A Sure Hope

There are many founding fathers of our faith whose stories are written all throughout Scripture. Today, Pastor Dave shares that the reason why they were able to be bold is that they had the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gave them courage when they needed it most. You can have that same courage if you trust Jesus!

One of the best cures for being alone is being with another person. Today, Pastor Dave talks about the Holy Spirit is with us and around us. God promises that when we receive Him we receive the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will help you make decisions through Christ and comforts you in times of distress.

When we anticipate something, often everything we do reflects what we’re anticipating. In today’s message, Pastor Dave says that we should be ready for the Lord’s return. This means that if you are a believer, you should be sharing the gospel as if tomorrow is your last day. How can you be ready for the Lord’s return?

Have you ever said you believed in something but didn’t really mean it? Sometimes someone will say “Prove it,” making us feel foolish. In today’s message, Pastor Dave asks, "Do you believe that Christ is alive?” He challenges the people who believe it to live it out through words and action.

We can't give up the fight against our flesh; as soon as we make the choice to let sin go unchecked, we guarantee a boatload of issues further down the line. As Pastor Dave concludes his message today, he hopes you remember that you can't afford to let sin win in your life; God has greater things in store for you!

In today's message, Pastor Dave continues his study through the Book of Esther. Esther’s story is one of boldness— boldness from the Holy Spirit, and guess what? You can have that too! When you're empowered by the Holy Spirit, the way you live your life will change. Are you willing to have boldness like Esther’s?

God created joy and He desires His Children to experience it. That didn’t start with Jesus' birth, God’s been providing joy for those who trust Him since the beginning of it all. As Pastor Dave will encourage us today, when we come to our God in repentance and accept His redeeming love, we can also find deep joy.

There are likely people you’d be happy to see face judgment. Whether it’s their particular brand of sin, or that they’ve hurt you or the people you care about in some way, you’d prefer that they get what they deserve. But, today Pastor Dave will remind us that God sees those people with grace and compassion.

Pride always brings you and the people around you down. It never edifies or builds you or anyone else up. In today’s message, Pastor Dave will exhort us to do away with our pride. We need to look at each other with the same grace and compassion our Savior demonstrated for us in our sins.

Pride is a real struggle for all of us. As Pastor Dave will point out in today’s message, it can easily masquerade in the shape of self-protection or self-care. If something creates an inconvenience or causes us discomfort, instead of seeing an opportunity to serve, we lash out and misrepresent our Savior.