So often we find our identity by what we put our hope in. But there's only one hope that will never let us down. It is the Living Hope.

We learn from the Bible that because he is risen, We are heirs, we will inherit far more than we possibly can imagine in eternity. There is nothing this world can offer us that compares with that.

Every person regardless of background, generation, spirituality...every single human deals with identity. The world tells us to pay no attention to the outside but to look to the inside. But that option does not give us something unmovable to anchor our identity to. The only unmovable place to anchor identity to is in who God is, and who He said we are.

When we face suffering that is outside our control, it is Jesus, the ultimate promise that will pull us through.

Also come and learn about how Bob Ross’ painting style is a perfect illustration of God’s involvement in our suffering.

Churches spend a lot of time singing together. And you may wonder...why are we singing so much? What's the purpose behind it? Psalm 150 helps us understand that our purpose as part of his creation is to sing but there's also a power that it works in us. It brings transformation in our lives as we take ourselves off the throne and put God back on the throne. That helps us overcome some of the deepest battles we have in our life right now.

Today we are looking at Psalm 149 at the meaning of the word hallelujah and why this word ought to be the anchor for every area of our lives.

The Bible is explicitly clear that God made everything. Everything belongs to Him and the function of all creation is to bring glory to Him but there's one part of His creation that does so willingly, He made them in His image with a will to choose to praise Him and worship Him. It's humility. The question is will we lead the way with all the stars and all the galaxies and all the creatures and all the mountains bringing praise to the One who made us.

There are parts of this world that so easily overwhelm us. Tall mountains, the deeps of the ocean, the magnitude of the universe, and it humbles us. Proverbs 8 picks up that theme and reminds us who wields the entire universe who invented it and who created it. That should humble us before God and remind us that the one who governs all of the universe is pleading with us to let him govern our lives. If we're wise, we will humble ourselves before God.

If we were faced with the decision of winning the lottery or gaining wisdom, we should pick wisdom. And the Bible tells us why. It's not just because it's an answer that sounds good. It's because wisdom will yield far more than wealth or power could ever do. Learn today how you can get wisdom!

The Bible says that men and women are made in the image of God. That means the things that are masculine reflect God and the things that are feminine reflect God. And while God refers to himself as the Heavenly Father, he also has motherly instincts as well. And the Scripture talks about how he cares about our holistic well being, just like a mother.

“The Bible is consistently clear that there is a type of religious activity that God really cares about. And it's not ceremony. It's not singing. It's not services. He likes those things. But what he truly sees is the test of the validity of our religion is are we caring for the poor and the meeting? He is calling us to that and West pines will answer that call!”