A Transforming Word

Jesus is the Good Shepherd. Like a good shepherd, He knows how to care for His flock and lead them in ways of righteousness, where they're safe and provided for. Today, Pastor Bill will explain how Jesus is the ultimate example of how you should live, especially when the world offers so many alternatives today. Jesus never sold anything to people for them to be forgiven or more blessed. He gave. He showed compassion. He loved. His ways are the best still today, and it's the model we should all follow.

God hears you when you pray. No matter what you're going through, you can bring it before Him to be sorted out. If you need strength or courage to get through something difficult you're going to go through, you can find it in Him. Maybe you need financial help to get through another month. Give it to God. As Pastor Bill's going to show you today, there's no limit to God's power and mercy. Sometimes when God knows what's best for you, it might be different than what you think you need, but He will provide for you.

God's promises will come to pass. When you face temptation in your life, or if you need guidance, or if you need strength to face something difficult, bring it before God. Pastor Bill has a list of promises to show you today about how God will bless those who seek Him over the wisdom and pleasures that the world promises will meet your needs. In God, you have the ultimate Source of everything. There's nothing you need that He can't provide. You might go through times of testing, but you never have to do it alone.

All of the Bible is true. Even secular accounts of historical events recorded in the Scriptures back up what's written in God's Word. Today, Pastor Bill is going to compare God's Word with real-life events of today and throughout history to prove to you that you can depend on what's written in God's Word. You'll get to see the prophecies of Jesus' second coming, and how it's going to be a glorious and wonderful day for all those who put their hope in Him for eternity. All of the Biblical prophecies will come to pass.

Jesus Christ is going to come back one day. When that day comes, it will be a day of reconning. All those who rejected God will reap the consequences of their choices, and it will be horrible and painful. But, Pastor Bill is going to show you what it looks like for the Christian on that day. All your past mistakes and sins will be thrown away like they never existed. Everything bad you've done will be deleted from history. That hope for a future is only found in trusting in Jesus Christ for your salvation.

This world is broken and often can bring negative emotions to our minds. Today, Pastor Bill says it’s not good for us to linger on negative emotions. God’s redeemed all that’s broken in this world. He wants you to sit in confidence, knowing He’s in control. If you can find joy in the low moments of life, it’ll be easier to find joy in the high moments of life. God’s reaching for you and wants you to follow Him wholly. Have hope and joy in the Lord’s provision today, and trust He’s working all things for your good.

If you know the gospel and follow Jesus, you’ve been blessed. It can be unexplainable how you found Jesus, and yet God still brought you to a place of surrender to Him. In today’s message, Pastor Bill says you must remember that God chose you and wanted a relationship with you, it was all His doing. God is in control of all. He desires a relationship with everyone, and you can’t take credit for your relationship with the Lord. He chose to have a relationship with you, all you did was say yes to His calling.

Forgiveness is a really hard thing to come by. It’s often easier to stay upset than to fully forgive someone. In today’s message, Pastor Bill says we must forgive because there’s no place for unforgiveness when we are in a relationship with the Lord. God wants you to forgive because He forgave you. He sent His Son as a sacrifice for all the sins you have and will commit. You can forgive because He forgave first. Next time you’re in a space of unforgiveness, ask yourself how you can fully forgive those who wronged you.

It’s easy to do something for the wrong reasons. Today, Pastor Bill says sometimes we can say we’re doing something for God when our motive isn’t right. You need to check your heart. When you say “I’m doing this for God” make sure you’re doing it all for His glory and not your own. In Psalm 139 the prayer says, “Search me, oh God, and know my heart.” That’s a prayer you need to pray every day, that God would know your heart but also that He would guide you to a place where you can worship Him wholly.

Have you ever been to a place where it feels like there’s no way out? Maybe it’s a fork in the road or a work assignment that felt like you couldn’t figure out. In today’s message, Pastor Bill says Jesus is the only person who can help you with everything. Without Jesus, you’re hopeless and don’t have a way out of this world. With Jesus, you’re promised eternal life through His death and resurrection. Jesus says He’s the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Him. You must trust Him so you can have the promise of eternal life with Him.