We humans have an inclination for pretending. We love it when people learn about what we do, whether or not it’s completely true. We also might enjoy overemphasizing our skills to those around us. Even in the Christian life, people can pretend to fast on the outside, while living a normal sinful life on the inside. In today's message, Pastor Marc explains how fasting can help you change your pretense, and submit your motives to God. You can be genuine in your fasting and then will be able to accept God’s blessing.

You've probably heard of fasting in your church. Fasting is an important part of your spiritual journey. But did you know that we fast in a variety of ways as humans? In today’s message, Pastor Marc talks about how you can make fasting a habit in your life. Fasting can remove all distractions and bring you closer to God, allowing you to build a relationship with Him. You may believe that fasting is only limited to food, but you can avoid what distracts you and choose to fast from that as well.

The best prayer that you can pray is an honest prayer unto the Lord! In today’s message from Pastor Marc, you gain the understanding that prayer matters deeply to the Lord. Your prayers shouldn’t be to impress anyone on the outside. Your prayers should be humble, reverent, and sincere to God. He sees through to the inside of your heart and that’s what He cares about. Pastor Marc explains, that God just wants your honesty and reverence coming to His throne room. Come boldly but with reverence!

Take time alone to sit and pray to the Lord! Today in Pastor Marc’s message, he encourages you to practice the spiritual discipline of prayer. Prayer is your time to fellowship with the Lord and to intercede for the things that you need and for others. Pastor Marc explains, that Jesus regularly took time away to be with the Lord and to ask Him for His will. Carve out time each day to be with the Lord and let Him encourage you. He will give you wisdom, insight, and empowerment to do His will within your life.

God’s character is one of generosity! Today in Pastor Marc’s message you learn to be a cheerful giver and to represent more of the character of God through your giving. For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son. God’s heart is a generous one! Pastor Marc encourages you, to not hold back on your giving. Serve the Lord by giving the best of the first fruits of what you have earned. Be sensitive to His voice and generously give what He has asked of you. Remember every good thing comes from Him.

Who are you looking to receive praise from? God or man? As you listen to today’s message from Pastor Marc, he encourages you to not seek the praise and applause of approval from the people of this earth. But to seek the approval and praise from the Lord. Pastor Marc explains, that when you’re humble and righteous before God, you build up a godly inheritance. However, when you’re prideful and just seeking the praise of your peers, that’s the only praise that you’re going to get. Seek God’s approval!

Jesus desires for you to love everyone! Pastor Marc explains in today’s message that love is so much deeper than casually helping someone from time to time. Love is daily laying down your life for someone. It’s putting one’s needs and desires over one’s own. Love is not seeing yourself as less than someone, but sacrificing for them. Pastor Marc encourages you to continue to pick up your cross daily to love and serve the Lord. It’s not at all easy, but it’s the life that you’ve been called to as a disciple of Christ.

Are you trying to handle difficult situations without God? As you listen to today’s message from Pastor Marc, he urges you to consider this thought-provoking question. Sometimes it can be easy to not ask for help and to quickly take matters into our own hands. However, Pastor Marc encourages you to stop and pray before handling things on your own. Ask the Lord to come into the situation and give you insight. He will help you to think of solutions and will grant you wisdom to see things more clearly. 

Jesus has given you so much access to who He is! Today you learn through Pastor Marc’s message about the access that you have to the Lord that Old Testament believers would’ve dreamed about. You not only have access to God directly through His Word, but through prayer and His Holy Spirit! Pastor Marc explains that you can go boldly and directly to the throne of grace. You don’t have to wait for some third party to grant you access. You have access straight to the Holy Spirit of God!

God doesn’t look at the outside, He sees straight through to the heart. In today’s message from Pastor Marc, he teaches that God can’t be deceived. He knew you before He created the foundations of the earth. God knows the very number of hairs on your head. Pastor Marc explains, that even if you’re good at fooling everyone on the outside, God isn’t fooled. He knows everything about you and knows your heart. Always have a heart check with the Lord and ask Him to help you to live uprightly.