Let’s start the new year off with some much-needed encouragement of Who is with us and in us. Some of us have been beat up over the past year and need a healthy reminder that God is great and His presence is with us always. Receive today’s message as a kickstart to a healthy and joyful year to come!

In concluding yet another year, the mission of this church remains as resolved as ever – to communicate consistently and effectively the true Gospel to the world. We will always preach the result of the Cross, making the stunning announcement to the world that they are no longer dirty and distant, but are now known to God as clean and close!

Christmas reminds us that Jesus came to be a light to this world. As His own family, you are the continuation of that light, bringing hope to the world through your words and deeds. Preach peace through Christ and bring light to a world lost in darkness!

Your faith in what Jesus did, removing all your sin and bringing you into peace with God, is the catalyst for the Godly behavior the world needs to see. Feed your faith by the constant reminder of your redemption and let the resulting life be a great light to the world!

Great faith is not reflected in as a quantity of faith, but rather a quality of faith. Great faith is understanding who Jesus is and embracing the results of His life. Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection is the fulfillment of God’s plan to save humanity. Growing in this knowledge is living a life of great faith!

Your faith in what Jesus did is what gains you right-standing with God. Just like Abraham believed, and righteousness was credited, so too we simply believe in Jesus’s work as the Christ, making us perfectly right with the Father. Jesus is the completed will of God for all to receive a full pardon for their sins!

You are a gift to the Body of Christ – as Paul says, “You’ve been given a measure of the faith.” That is, you’ve been given a part to play in the operation of Christ’s body. Jesus is demonstrated through you to the world, so let’s properly represent Him so all can clearly see how much they are loved by God!

In Hebrews 11, Faith is not taught as a tool that believers use to get more stuff. Instead, it is taught as the coming means of righteousness, as demonstrated by the forefathers. The Church must protect the sanctity of the faith, guarding Biblical language that points the world to the only true source of life – Jesus!

The crucifixion of Jesus is the culmination of the will of God in the world. His plan and promise were fulfilled in that moment. Instead of trying to make that better by adding in human traditions, we should do like Paul said and “forget everything” except the brilliance of Jesus’ triumph in bringing God’s life to all!