In today's study Pastor Dave will touch on parenting and how parents are to prepare their children in the ways of the Lord, much like the Spirit prepared John in the wilderness for his future ministry. We also receive a challenge in today's text to walk in the Spirit in our daily lives and to show our kids how to have contact with the world, without being contaminated by it.

In order to be ready for what God wants to do in and through your life you must be in a ready state...a state that is filled with the Spirit!

The world is full of dogma and traditions about Mary that are not true and through today's text Pastor Dave will bring clarity to who Mary was and show us that with God, NOTHING is impossible.

In today's study, Pastor Dave rings in the New Year with a dynamic message about how to ensure you are not the enemies trophy in this upcoming year.

Here are Pastor Dave's 6 Points to ensure you do not end where you began, and become a trophy for the enemy:

#1 - Be in the hearing of God's word

#2 - Read God's Word (Deu. 17:19)

#3 - Keep Studying God's Word (Prov. 2:1)

#4 - Memorize God's Word (Psa. 119:11)

#5 - Meditate on God's Word (Josh. 1:8)

#6 - Obey God's Word (James 1:22)

In today's message Pastor Dave will share a message of hope and speak to those struggling with suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, please reach out to our church at (585)352-5150 and speak with one of our Pastors. You can also call or text 988 to speak with someone from the national suicide hotline. Don't try to deal with this on your own, help is available to you TODAY!

Internal despair, silent trials, and extreme low places in our lives can cause us to start thinking...why not end it all? King Saul had an emptiness in His life from walking away from the Lord, through today's text we see three points on what he could have done to mitigate this feeling of despair in his life.

In today's study Pastor Dave dives into 1 Sam. 30:25-31 and shows in great detail the kindness and mercy of our eternal King!

The hand of the Lord works in very practical ways at times. We see that through today's text as David recovers ALL, just as God had promised him He would.