When my back is to the wall, look for the crossover opportunity. We learn 4 characteristics of crossover events. God's power takes over when 2 things happen. We conclude this way: I cross over when I move forward.

The greatest blessings come from wrestling with God on some of the biggest issues in our lives. In this talk Pastor Mark talks about 6 takedowns for real God wrestling.

We answer four questions about baptism:(1) Why should I be baptized?(2) What is the meaning of baptism?(3) Why be baptized by immersion?(4) Who should be baptized?

We learn that, like Esau selling his birthright, it's easy for us to sell ourselves short. I sell myself short when (1) I attempt to be like someone else; (2) Confuse who I am for what I do; (3) My choices reflect a short-term mindset; (4) I attempt to live without God's presence.

We learn that we work best when we rest on the Sabbath. We explore 4 concepts of Sabbath: (1) God modeled it; (2) God designed me for it; (3) It's my chance to connect with God; (4) It's my chance to connect with other Christians. Finally we consider 7 hints for how to rest on the Sabbath.

When we think back to Genesis and we think of the story of Adam and Eve, don’t we usually think about God’s command about NOT eating the fruit from the Tree of Eternal Life? However God’s first command was not a command of restriction. Just the opposite! The command is infinite in its scope. Eugene Petersen, when he translated Gen. 1:28, put it this way: “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take Charge!” Here’s today’s single, BIG idea! God commands me to RULE the Earth.

Is our salvation assured or do we work to receive our salvation? How do we balance (1) that my salvation comes entirely from God and His grace and mercy and yet (2) that what I do - how I live my life matters? In this video we find out that to live the good life, which is to live the God life, I will BOTH know that I can do nothing on my own to enter into Heaven AND do everything I can to enter into Heaven!

When we live according to his design we live the best life possible. Peter nears end of his life and gives us 8 qualities to work on to live the good life. We learned early on that this is not an automatic thing for Christians - we must work at it. God does not “zap” these qualities into us. In this video sermon - as we begin the wrap up to this God Life series, we discover the WHAT - what happened? - the WHY - what’s the motivation? - as well as the HOW? - how does happen?

A great mom is one who models how to live. She’s a great example of all good things, demonstrating hard work, never-ceasing love and acceptance, and incredible unselfishness.

We learn six lessons from Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan: (1) The gold standard of Christianity; (2) Loving people required to live the good life; (3) There are no loopholes; (4) Loving people doesn't come from obligation but from compassion; (5) Compassion trumps our schedule and plans; (6) Our kindness to others is God's plan to confront evil. Join Pastor Mark from Church Requel in this 5th sermon from The God Life series.