What makes up a city? Well, you might say it’s the buildings or the weather. The argument could be said that the people within a city make up the city. Whatever the people do creates the culture of what cities are known for. In today’s message, Pastor Bill says we’re all citizens of the kingdom of God. Once you accept Christ in your heart, God accepts you into His kingdom for eternity. You’re no longer a stranger but rather fellow citizens in the Lord. You have hope because of the blood of Jesus poured out for you!

As sinners, we’ve taken race differently than God intended. We’ve decided that we need to decide which race is more important and which one has more value. Today, Pastor Bill says that at the foot of the cross, all ethnicities are equal. God doesn’t look at you and ask himself who’s greater than the other, but says we’re all children of God and in need of a savior. You are a child of God. This means you can walk in freedom every day knowing that God loves you and chose you to be part of His family.

When you give your life to Christ, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell inside you and guide your life. You'll notice the areas of your life where you used to sin. You'll feel the weight of that sin and know that you need to give it up. In today's message, Pastor Bill will encourage you to live like your life has been changed! You'll spend eternity in Heaven seated next to Christ, and your life should reflect that. You've been made alive in Christ! Others should be able to see that change in how you live your life.

God's love and compassion towards you are so great that He sent Jesus to die in your place for you because of your sin. The sin that separated you from God no longer has to have a foothold in your life. You can be forgiven and made new. Today, Pastor Bill will remind you of the great mercy you've been shown by God to not get what you deserve. Someday, you'll get to share in the same eternal inheritance that Jesus does in Heaven! All you have to do is choose it. It costs nothing, and lasts for eternity.

God will raise us up from death to life in Heaven with Jesus. Your eternal destiny once you've made the decision to follow Christ is seated in the Heavenly places, where you'll get to experience God's grace for eternity. You're saved through God's grace. When He created man, He didn't have to make a home for you in Heaven, but He did. In today's message, Pastor Bill will show you how blessed you really are when you're no longer under the influence of the sin that used to guide your life before Christ.

When you give your life to Christ, your spiritual journey has only just begun. When you were living in sin, the ways of Satan guided your life. His presence in the world had more influence on you than it should have now. After salvation, you have the power of the Holy Spirit in you guiding your steps. That's the point Pastor Bill will drive home in today's message. You've been made alive in Christ and made dead to the sins that used to guide you. Your life should look different once you make the decision to follow Jesus.

Paul wrote many letters addressing areas that churches needed to improve on. When you read Ephesians, you'll notice that it's a different tone. Paul encourages the Ephesians by acknowledging the things that they were doing right. Today, Pastor Bill's going to tell you how there's a change in your life that should be evident when you give your life to Christ. The power of God is in you through the Holy Spirit! You have the same power in you that raised Jesus from the dead! Remember to live in it and use it!

God loved you so much that He sent Jesus, His only begotten son, to die for you. He died as the ultimate sacrifice to cleanse you of your sins. He wants you to spend time with Him in prayer. He wants to bless you abundantly. But you have to first choose to believe in Him, and then to know Him better. As Pastor Bill will point out in today's message, God will reveal more and more to you as you grow deeper and deeper with Him. If you want to know God more, start with knowing Him a little; then more.

Never take salvation for granted. It's through the over-abundant love and compassion God has for you that you have a way to be saved and spend eternity with Him. As you'll see today with Pastor Bill, God didn't have to do anything. He could have stopped when He created man and not made a way to pray or repent, but He did. He made you with an eternal soul. You can choose Him or deny Him, but you will go on after death. The good news is you can go on with the God Who loved you before you were even born!

The ways you've been blessed by God are ways that money can't buy. Did He have to provide a way for you to get to Heaven? No. Was He obligated to ensure you have access to Him so you could repent and be saved? No. But He did. Today, Pastor Bill will make it clear just how much God loves you that He would do those things. Everyone is undeserving of His love, but He pours it out anyway. No one is worthy to have a place in Heaven for all eternity, but God has a place in Heaven specifically for you.