A Sure Hope

Jesus wasn’t just an intelligent teacher who lived a short life, leaving us with a good example to follow. When He died, it shook the spiritual and physical world, lifting the weight of sin off of us. Then, as Pastor Dave reminds us in today’s message, He rose again and He’s alive and present with us through His Holy Spirit.

Today, Pastor Dave will remind us that we’re called to be a loving and gracious group of people in the Church. If the non-believers around you were asked, would they say it was your lifestyle of abstaining from sin and following the rules that set you apart, or would they say it’s the Christ-like love that you demonstrate?

We likely wouldn’t have any clue who any of Jesus’ original disciples were if they hadn’t followed Him. He took average men – nobodies – and He turned them into world changers. As Pastor Dave will remind us in today’s message, because of the Holy Spirit, we have that same power available to us.

In today’s message, Pastor Dave will remind us that obeying God shouldn’t be an obligation. There will be times that you need to practice discipline and say “no” when your flesh draws you to sin, but even then, it should be out of love and gratitude for God’s grace, which is the only thing that saves you.

Have you ever found yourself frustrated with God over unanswered prayer? This is a common problem, but the issue isn’t with God, it’s with our understanding of Him and His will. In today’s message, Pastor Dave will remind us that we need to submit to God’s will and it should be the focus of our request.

As believers, we journey through this world against the current. It’s a challenge, full of suffering and discomfort, but we aren’t left to do it alone. As we’ll be reminded in today’s message from Pastor Dave, when Jesus returned to Heaven, He sent a helper in the form of the Holy Spirit, who works in and through us.

The intimacy you can have with God is yet one more layer of His infinite grace. Not only does He save you from the oppression of sin and eternal hell, He invites you into relationship. As Pastor Dave will encourage you in today’s message, commit yourself to getting to know our wondrous God in deeper ways every day.

What would this world look like if believers modeled the humility and love that Jesus demonstrated as He washed His disciples' feet? In today’s message, Pastor Dave will challenge us to humble our hearts and look at the people around us with even a fraction of the grace that our Savior looks at us with.

Have you ever thought about how our prayers feel to God? Imagine he's your best friend on the phone with you—would it sound the same? Or would you take time and allow him to speak to you as well? Pastor Dave is going to take us today through what a real conversational relationship with God could be.

In a world filled with distractions, it's sometimes difficult to focus our hearts on seeking the Father. He never stops seeking us, however, and there will be little nudges from him that call us to seek his heart above all else. Today, Pastor Dave reminds us of the best reason to seek him; when we seek God we will find him!