Faithfulness is becoming increasingly rare these days. We’ve all been in that place where we’re sitting at the local coffee shop waiting for that person you’ve scheduled to have coffee with…minutes go by…a no-show. That doesn’t feel very good. Now, stop and ask yourself if YOU are faithful to God. Today, you’ll learn from Pastor Bill just how important it is for us to be people who do what we say. If you say yes to something, it should mean yes. If you say no to something, it should mean no. It’s as simple as that.

Have you experienced God’s grace in your life? There’s an acronym that many pastors use to describe grace: God’s riches at Christ’s expense. Do you look back at your own life and see how God has given you His riches when you didn’t deserve them? Today, Pastor Bill teaches that because of what Jesus did on the cross, you are able to walk freely with Him, having been forgiven of all of your past mistakes. And since you are walking in forgiveness, shouldn’t you just as easily forgive others?

If you want to become incredibly strong, all you have to do is go to the gym once, right? You just need to lift a couple of weights for an hour, and boom! You might as well be considered a professional bodybuilder. If only it were that easy! Today, Pastor Bill teaches that sanctification – the process of becoming more like Jesus – takes time. Much like working out, it takes years of discipline, and transformation doesn’t happen overnight. The more time you spend talking to Jesus, the more you become like Him.

How many times have you purchased a product, not fully realizing what it was capable of? Or how many subscriptions do you have that come bundled with more services than you actually use? In today’s message, Pastor Bill teaches that many believers don’t fully take advantage of what God has to offer, and because of this, they usually look more like the secular world than one of Jesus’s followers. Will you allow yourself to access the wisdom that God gives you? The peace? The love and forgiveness?

Freedom isn’t free. In the United States, this is celebrated at least three times a year: Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Veterans Day. For many Americans, they will experience all the benefits but never see the battlefield. It’s easy to take our freedom for granted when the cost seems so distant. In today’s message, Pastor Bill reminds you that your spiritual freedom wasn’t free either, but it’s often taken for granted because Jesus’s death on the cross happened so long ago. Don’t forget the cost He paid.

When you create a home budget, should it be based on your net income or gross income? That’s a silly question, because whether you love taxes or hate them, we know that the government gets first dibs. Today, Pastor Bill poses a different, but similar question: Do you plan your day around your net or gross time? As in, do you let God have first dibs on how He wants to spend time with you, or do you just slot Him in where you think is most convenient? He wants priority over everything else.

Cookies in the oven… a cup full of coffee… freshly cut grass… hickory burning in a fire pit… fresh linens… don’t these smells just warm you up on the inside? When something smells good, it makes the experience so much better. Today, Pastor Bill teaches that this is how God views your obedience. When you offer up your time, energy, and possessions with a genuine heart, it’s a pleasing aroma to God. It gives Him the same warm feeling inside as you pouring that beautiful smelling cup of coffee.

Oftentimes, we don’t engage in something until we feel ready. We will try to postpone having kids until we are debt-free, or not release a song we’ve recorded until we’ve spent so much time dwelling on it that we decide not to release it at all. As dangerous as impulsive actions can be, sometimes they are just as helpful. In today’s message, Pastor Bill teaches that God will equip you more than you realize, and He will often ask you to do things that make you nervous. However, He knows that you are ready.

How we spend our time is important. Did you know that when dads refuse to be around their children, the kids are twice as likely to drop out of high school? Did you know that when a father regularly attends church, the chance for them to attend church regularly as an adult goes from about 2% to 70%? Today, Pastor Bill teaches that prioritizing your time impacts more than you realize. God may be asking you to spend more hours with Him, or He may be asking you to invest more time in your family.

We all love our children, regardless of how they act, right? They might be knuckleheads sometimes, but that doesn’t make them any less our children. However… isn’t it just a little bit nicer when they listen to what we say? In today’s message, Pastor Bill teaches that God loves all of His children. He loves those who are picture perfect, and He loves those who can’t seem to get their act together. However, whenever you are obedient to God’s will and live according to His Word, it makes Him smile.