Our first calling and purpose is to be loved by God! We talk about how wide, deep, long, and high is God's love for us. We learn 5 ways that knowing God's love will change our lives.

If you are a Christ follower, the Bible tells us that you are called according to God's purpose! We learn 8 essential things about your calling that you need to know.

In this final Church Requel talk of 2013, Pastor Mark talks about spiritual messiness. He calls it a "gift that leads to redemption." We talk about spiritual apathy and pretense, two results of misunderstanding spiritual messiness. Then we encourage 3 correct responses.

Our plans don't always work out the way we thought they would. The first Christmas was a case of Mary and Joseph's plans being all messed up. When our plans are messed up God gets our attention. We discover God has a purpose for our lives that's bigger, harder and more rewarding than our own plans. Like Jesus' earthly parents, we must learn to trust God.

We consider the greatest Christmas gift exchange ever - between us and God. We give Him our worries, our hurts, and our griefs. He, in exchange, gives us His peace, His healing, and His joy.

Christmas happened because of a world of mistakes. We are all mistake ridden. That's exactly why Jesus came as a baby in a manger. In this message from Pastor Mark Pierce, we learn 4 things Jesus wants us to know about our mistakes and how it affects our relationship with Him.

Would you like to recapture the Christmas "WOW?" In this talk from December 8th, 2013, Pastor Mark considers the conversation between the angel and Mary. We learn how to give God a "FULL YES." God uses unlikely people for His kingdom when they give God all their small stuff and all their heart. Is there room in the inn of your heart for Jesus?

God's Word teaches Christ-followers to be thankful in all circumstances - 365 days a year - in good times and in bad. Pastor Mark Pierce teaches 6 more reaasons why our thanksgiving is so important for us.

We celebrate Thanksgiving as a holiday one day a year. The Bible tells us, though, that we should be thankful 365 days a year. Pastor Mark Pierce teaches us 6 reasons why Christ-followers should always celebrate Thanksgiving.

How do you handle the difficult crazy makers in your life? In this talk, Pastor Mark Pierce explains the difference between forgiveness and trust. We consider 3 more Biblical responses. Refuse to play their game. Refuse to cave in. Always take the high ground.