At His Feet

Have you ever been to a class reunion? It can be quite exciting to see old friends, watch the bridge between rivals healed by maturity and time, and try to guess who exactly half of those people are that you swear you’ve never seen before in your life. In today’s message, Pastor Tom teaches that when you step foot in heaven, you will experience a reunion like no other. You’ll get to encounter the heroes of the faith like Aaron and Moses, see old mentors who have gone on before you, and worship Jesus forever.

I’m terribly allergic to mold, so it hits me harder than most others. I can’t imagine dealing with black mold in my house. In today’s message, Pastor Tom mentions using bleach to kill it, but I would probably resort to a wrecking ball and a call to my realtor’s phone. Like that mold, the bitterness in my life needs to be hit with something incredibly powerful to wipe it out, a wrecking ball of God’s grace. See, God’s grace and mercy are far more powerful than any bitterness you could ever hold inside you.

A few years back, I lost my sweet grandmother after a long battle with dementia. If you’ve walked through that, you know it can be brutal, sad, and drawn out. It began to make me bitter. I began to wrongly accuse God of her torment. In today’s message, Pastor Tom teaches that it wasn’t God’s fault… It’s sin’s fault. Ever since the fall of man in Genesis, your connection to God has been broken. It was so broken that God had to fix it by sending Jesus to take your place on the cross so the bridge could be restored.

Sometimes the things that God asks us to do can seem quite absurd. God, what do you mean I need to build a boat that can hold every type of animal? God, what do you mean we need to run towards the sea with certain death following us? God, what do you mean I need to share my testimony with the person walking down the next aisle? Today, Pastor Tom teaches that God might ask you to do some crazy things, but if you trust Him and obey, you’ll watch Him do the impossible on the other side.

For many Christians, there’s always one vice that keeps lurking over their shoulder. It could be anger, an addiction, jealousy, or even apathy. They try everything in their power to overcome the sin, yet fall back into it. They can run with all their might, and it’s running right next to them. In today’s message, Pastor Tom teaches that the problem is that, if that’s you, you might be using your own might or power, but that will never be enough. It takes the strength of the Holy Spirit to help you be transformed.