A Sure Hope

Pastor Dave will tell you today to remain firmly attached to the source of your life and Salvation – Jesus! He’ll remind you how important it is to connect your decisions, your conversations, and every part of your daily life with the One who knows it all already. Don’t let the enemy pull you off the vine – abide in Christ!

Throughout His ministry, Jesus made several “I AM” statements – comparing His nature to something we can understand. Today, Pastor Dave will tell you about one of these statements – I am the true vine. This means that no person, place, or thing in this world is the source of life for you – it’s ONLY Jesus!

When you want peace, what do you do? It’s common to turn to what you can experience – more money, change in location, better friends, status – but does that really work? As the disciples learned, and as Pastor Dave will explain today, that kind of peace isn’t going to last long term. Jesus is what you’re looking for!

Hard times overwhelm you, and it’s difficult to see hope. You don’t feel the peace you want – so what do you do? Pastor Dave will give you the answer today, as he shares a similar struggle the disciples faced – come to Jesus! Stop focusing on what’s wrong, and turn your attention to the Savior of the world – let Him carry you!

In the Christian life, the “why” is more important than the “what”. What you do for God is certainly important...but WHY you do those things is even more important. Do you volunteer your time and give money at your church because you love Jesus or because you want to play the role of a Christian? That's a tough question to ask!

Pastor Chuck Smith is quoted as saying, “Just because you walk into a garage saying 'beep beep'...well, that doesn't make you a car.” And the same is true as a follower of Jesus. You can say that you know God...but, are you obeying Him? Pastor Dave will exhort you today to take an inventory of your life and answer this question.

Maybe you're listening today and you're feeling a bit overwhelmed with life...stay with us. First, please know...you're not alone. These past couple of years have been some of the most difficult we've faced. Pastor Dave will provide some encouragement...you NEED the Holy Spirit in your life!

You have heard this before, “I love God with all my heart...I just don't like people at my church.” Today Pastor Dave will show us just how impossible this is. You can't say that you love God and say that you DON'T love His people. In fact, as we just heard...we show that we love God WHEN we love His people.

If you’ve been saved from the oppression and death of sin by Jesus, your heart will desire to serve and honor Him in whatever way you can. As Pastor Dave will remind us in today’s message, that will mean denying the remaining desires of your flesh and living as a manifestation of His love for the people around you.

No human being has the mental, emotional, or spiritual capacity to fully understand the scale of the love that God has for us. In today’s message, Pastor Dave will try to offer even a minuscule glimpse of that love, and even that is more than our hearts can comprehend. That love is for you, and it’s completely free.