Whenever you walk into a barbershop, you’re expected to come just as you would any other day, hair fixed as it normally is. Whenever you are finished, you expect a change, right? You don’t walk in expecting to leave the chair the same way you sat down. In today’s message, Pastor Bill teaches that in the same way, whenever you come to Jesus, you can come just as you are. There’s no need to clean yourself up first. However, don’t expect to stay scraggly! When coming to Jesus, anticipate change.

Have you ever obeyed God in something small, wondering if it even mattered? Today, Pastor Bill points to Joseph, who simply did what God told him without any promise of fame or grand explanation. He just obeyed step by step, and God used that faithfulness to accomplish huge things. You might want God to show you the big, impressive assignment first. But God says, “Just do what I tell you to do.” Your obedience in the ordinary moment may be the very thing that opens the door to what He has next.

Today, Pastor Bill explains Jesus’ promise in John 7:17: if anyone wills to do His will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or from human authority. Jesus makes it clear that those who truly desire to obey Him will receive clarity on doctrine. God guarantees understanding to the one whose heart is set on doing His will. The key to gaining that clarity is simple: obey quickly what the Lord tells you. Delayed obedience clouds hearing; prompt obedience opens up the lines.

Today, Pastor Bill encourages you that if your understanding of Christ doesn’t naturally move you to worship, slow down and get to know Him better. If who He is and what He has done for you leaves you unmoved, take more time. Worship should be the believer’s most natural response to truly seeing Jesus, His character, and His finished work on the cross. Spend time with Him in the Word, in prayer, and in quiet, undistracted reflection until your heart responds the way it was created to.

There comes a time in our lives when we have to decide where we want to be. Do we stay in this world and all it offers, or do we choose something more? Something that frees us from the weight and brokenness of sin? Someone who will lead us into everlasting life, where there is no sin or pain? Today, Pastor Bill reminds you that when you make Jesus the Lord of your life, He begins to break the chains that hold you down. Jesus sets you free and walks with you through every storm, now and forever.

Isn’t it amazing that we serve a God who desires a relationship with us? Our Creator didn’t make us just to forget us; He created us to know Him and to choose Him. God loves us so much that He sent His Son to die for our sins, and through Him, we’re given the choice to follow Him or the world. That’s what Easter is about: the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, who rose again and made a way for us to be with Him. So today, Pastor Bill encourages you to make that decision and invite Jesus into your life.

Have you ever done a book report on someone famous and felt like you knew everything about them? Today, Pastor Bill explains that knowing facts about a person is not the same as knowing the person. You have information, not a relationship. The same thing can happen with Jesus. You can study His life, memorize His words, and still have only knowledge of Him rather than a relationship. God wants more than facts in your head; He wants your heart surrendered to Him in real, living connection.

Today, Pastor Bill explains that God is not looking for religious people. Jesus was consistently annoyed by the religious crowd because they prioritized rigid rules over a genuine relationship with God. They valued outward performance and traditions, forgetting why the traditions were even there. They burdened people with heavy requirements while ignoring the heart. Jesus wanted authenticity, not a show. He desired real connection, humility, and compassion, not a checklist of religious behaviors.

Today, Pastor Bill explains that on the day of judgment, only one question will matter: what did you do with Jesus? Nothing else counts. You will either stand before God as a forgiven son or daughter who received Jesus, knowing you were a sinner and trusting His death to pay your penalty. You enter eternity welcomed as His own. Or you will stand before Him as someone who rejected His Son, who knew Jesus came and died but said, “I’ll get to that later.” There is no middle option; it’s all or nothing.

Today, Pastor Bill encourages you that when you're on the front end of a really difficult scenario or situation you never would have chosen for yourself. Keep going through it with the Lord. Stay faithful, stay close to Him, keep walking in obedience even when the pain feels pointless, and the path feels unfair. If you continue with Him through whatever it is, you will eventually reach a point where you look back and see that God was using it for His glory and for your benefit in ways you hadn’t seen.