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Faith is more than just believing. It’s about putting what you know to be true into action. This happens all the time in your everyday life. When you sit down in a chair, you’re trusting that it will hold you. You eat food believing that it’ll fill you up. But this also applies to your spiritual life. Today, Pastor Terry encourages you to have an active faith, to step out and do what God is asking. Like with the lame man who picked up his mat and stood, God, will do incredible things in and through you when you take action.

We all know that some poor choices we make can leave a bigger mark than others. Hypocrisy- saying one thing while doing another- is a prime example of this. Whether it’s obvious or hidden, Jesus says hypocrisy is incredibly destructive. It damages relationships, ruins reputations, and hinders the work that God wants to do. Today, Pastor Terry looks at God’s response to the hypocrisy that started to sprout up in the early Church. He asks you to consider if there are ways it’s sneaking into your life.

Let’s be honest. No one has it all together. We’re all a bit of a train wreck. We all need Jesus. In today’s message, Pastor Terry invites you to embrace the reality that you’re a work in progress. You’re not perfect and you never will be. God is working on you and He’ll keep at it until you’re with Him in eternity. But there’s hope and joy in this truth because you’ll have the privilege of seeing God show up and change you from the inside out for the rest of your life as you walk in step with Him.

When something great happens to someone you know, you celebrate with them. You share their joy and excitement. Well, as Pastor Terry explains today, that’s exactly what happens in this passage. People saw the work that God was doing and it caused them to rejoice and give Him glory. The lame man could walk again! How amazing! But this isn’t just a story for the past. God is still at work today. You’ll be encouraged to allow the Lord to work through you so that others will see and know that He’s real.

As believers and followers of Christ, we-have-been-forgiven! Unfortunately, many of us can go through seasons where we revisit the sins we've already been forgiven of, and end up feeling condemnation. More often than not, this leads to all sorts of problems. In today's message, Pastor Terry will encourage you to reflect on what it means for your sinful past to have been blotted out. In his study, you'll learn the importance of regularly remembering the mercies of God, and regularly practicing repentance.

Chances are you've probably heard that at some point in your life. That each and every person has a God-shaped hole in their heart, that only God can fill. The tragedy is that mankind will go to great lengths to try and fill that hole with everything but God. In today's message, Pastor Terry reflects on the life-giving Son of God, who bridges the gap between man and God, thus filling that hole. In his study, you'll be encouraged to reflect on this truth regularly, and to look to God when you feel your desires are astray.

Whether we care to admit it or not, many of us have a tendency to let our doubts and uncertainties get the better of us. Unfortunately, we can just as easily let these tendencies carry over to our faith, which can have an even bigger impact. However, as Pastor Terry will remind you in his message today, not even death could keep The Lord Jesus Christ down! In his study, you'll be reminded of the hope you have in Christ, who never falters, lets down, or disappoints. All you need to do is believe!

Today's culture emphasizes positive self-talk. Like the little red engine...I can make it to the top of the mountain. How many of you direct your day? Pastor Terry talks today about the importance of having a prayerful conversation with God. He will tell you what needs to be done day in and day out. THAT, my friends, will be time well spent because you see how purposeful Jesus is. The disciples from ancient times had to learn that just because Jesus was leaving for the second time, didn't mean it was the end.

Just like children tell their parents that they can do something by themselves when they can't is the same as you and I telling God we can shine His love for others to see WITHOUT Him. Today Pastor Terry outlines five areas in which Jesus could work through us IF allowed. BUT FIRST, we need that change to happen WITHIN us by accepting the gift of forgiveness and life that Jesus offered when he died on the cross! ONLY THEN, can His power come out. Everything you do and say has some kind of influence!

You know those discouraging thoughts that sabotage any kind of motivation to do good? Those aren't from Jesus and have no place in anyone who's accepted Him as their Savior! BECAUSE once you've accepted Jesus, His spirit lives in YOU! Now, you've got this great gift of His power to do what you thought you couldn't. Christian or not, you can't bring any kind of hope or healing to this hurting world. ONLY Jesus can through His Spirit and your willingness. This is what Pastor Terry talks about in today's message.