Are you as close as possible to the Lord? Most likely, if you’re an honest person, the answer is “no”. Even if you’re in a really good place in your relationship with Him right now, purposefully spending time with Him every chance you get, you would still have to say “no”. As we’ll be reminded in today’s message from Pastor Bill, the more intimate your relationship with Jesus, the more you realize just how far you still have to go and how little you truly know the unfathomable depths of who God is.

Did you realize that if you are committed to your husband or wife, you’re staying faithful to God too? It’s not like they’re separate and unrelated; they’re tied together. Well today, Pastor Bill talks about the importance of being faithful – in your relationship with God, and your relationships with others. When that isn’t the case, the foundations of your society start to crumble…and you see it happening all around you. But you don’t have to be like everyone around you. You can be different!

Don’t you wish you could have a simple list of do’s and don’ts, yes’s and no’s? When it comes to marriage, there are certain things that you just don’t do. But in today’s message, Pastor Bill encourages you to not succumb to the culture around you, which approves of walking out of a marriage commitment when you decide you’re unhappy. By not doing this, you become counter-cultural to the world around you. But what matters most is that you remain faithful to your spouse and to God.

And what is that remedy? Like any time you have a sickness or a disease, you want to find the cure to it as quickly as possible. As Pastor Bill walks through this chapter, explaining what things meant in the past, you’ll get a better idea of how these things apply to you today. You’ll notice there’s a cure for the contagious, infectious disease that can invade and take over your whole being. And like many diseases, what are you to do if it comes back again? Today, Pastor Bill helps you know how to overcome it.

If you’ve gone to church before, you know there’s a lot of work that goes into every service. If you’ve been going for a long time, you know that there are always roles that need to be filled. Today, Pastor Bill encourages us to get involved in our churches. We don’t want to be observers in the House of the Lord, we should want to be involved. Don’t just show up and sit down, participate! Ask how you can be of service to your church family so that you can lighten the load for someone else.

It takes all kinds of people to make up this world. There are people who aren’t comfortable in the spotlight, and there are others who thrive in it. Pastor Bill reminds us today that, no matter what your call in life is, it’s important to God’s plan. Whether you’re upfront being known, or you’re in the back, making sure everything goes according to plan, your role is vital. Let’s not get caught up with the gratitude of men because it’s fleeting; do what you do unto the Lord, and He will reward you.

Life often feels unsatisfying. It can feel like there’s so much more out there that we’re not a part of, that our own life feels a little lackluster. But today, Pastor Bill reminds us how important it is to be content with where God has you in life right now. Christ has a big picture plan, and just because we don’t see it or don’t know it, doesn’t mean that we’re not a big part of it. Be careful to not be covetous of someone else’s role in ministry; step up and do the best that you can do, because you’re doing it for the Lord.

We often look down on older people, even when it’s ourselves. As we age, our bodies get weaker and more fragile; we can’t do all the things we once could, so it feels like there’s less of a purpose for our life. What Pastor Bill reminds us of today, however, is that no matter your age, God remains the same. God has a plan for your life and because it requires His strength, yours is unnecessary. It doesn’t matter how old or strong you are, have the confidence that God can still use you for His plan.

It can be hard to pour yourself completely into everything you do. We often get caught up with wanting to know God’s calling for our life, and fret about how we have no time to fulfill it. But today, Pastor Bill reminds us that, for many of us, our daily job IS God’s calling for our life; we should work our job like we’re doing it for the Lord Himself. If all the time you have is the time that you’re working, make it count; stand apart with your work ethic and make people notice that there’s something different about you.

A lot of people view Christianity as a bunch of rules and things that you cannot do, but to those who follow Christ, we know that it’s not things we can’t do, but things that we shouldn’t do. Pastor Bill reminds us in today’s message that, if you’re a believer, then you have a special calling for your life from God. The rules were put in place in order that you might be spared from your own nature. God has a purpose for your life that was laid down specifically for you, but He still wants you to choose it.