Picture this: you're sitting in the exam hall, and that one answer is just dancing on the tip of your tongue, teasing you to remember it. Even if you give it your all to recall the answer, what happens if it never crossed your path during your study sessions? You'll never see that answer coming! In the same way, you might want to reach out to God and have a little chat. So, do you take some time to dive into His Word? Today, Pastor Mark encourages you to get into the Word of God and spend some quality time with it. As you dive into your Bible and dedicate more time to prayer, you'll find that God begins to engage with you in wonderful ways!

So, when you're brewing up some green tea or pouring yourself a cup of black coffee, guess what? The star of the show is water! It’s versatile enough to mix seamlessly with both tea leaves and coffee beans. Have you ever thought about giving that a go with another liquid? It won’t be that easy, right? In the same way, you could be navigating your life by your own cherished traditions. But what if today is the day God nudges you toward a whole new adventure with a fresh set of rules? Are you open to transforming yourself in order to serve God? Today, Pastor Mark invites you to embrace spiritual flexibility in every aspect of your life!

Do you know how pessimistic people think? They always start by imagining the worst possible outcome in everything they tackle. So, when you're sending up a prayer for someone, how often do you feel like it's going to make a difference? You tend to assess things by observing the situation and imagining the worst-case scenario. It seems like your faith in God takes a blow during that time. Today, Pastor Mark is here to inspire you to strengthen your faith in Jesus. Why not shift your mindset? Instead of dwelling on the negative, embrace the power of prayer with confidence and faith, trusting that God knows the right step!

When you really care about someone, you go all out to make them happy and express your love through your actions. In the same way, once you enter into that fresh relationship with God after receiving salvation, Jesus hopes to see you express your love for Him through what you do. Yet, there are moments when Christians seem to take a step back, continuing their usual routines without really shaking things up for God’s Kingdom. In today’s message, Pastor Mark invites you to express your love for your Creator in a heartfelt way. A great way to go about it is by sharing the gospel with the people in your life.

A soldier needs a bulletproof vest that’s crafted from top-notch materials. If he's rocking a fake vest or none at all, that soldier's putting himself in serious danger, even from a less powerful weapon. Just like that, when you're out sharing the gospel, you might run into some pushback and rejection from folks you encounter. If you're feeling a bit spiritually and mentally fragile, it can really hit you hard when things go south. In today’s message, Pastor Mark talks about the importance of having a strong will and a heart that's ready for anything. Even when rejection comes knocking, you can keep your faith strong and unwavering!

When you open a toolbox, do you expect to see twenty identical screwdrivers? Or would it make more sense to see a variety of tools, each one suited for a different kind of job? In the Kingdom of God, people with different talents and different gifts are assigned to all kinds of roles to accomplish the work of the Gospel. In today’s message, Pastor Mark wants you to realize that comparison is a dangerous game. If you focus on how God is using other people around you, it can make you lose sight of the purpose that God has given specifically to you. You have a calling on your life that only you can fulfill.

Your life isn’t a surprise to God! Think of all of the struggles and trials you’ve gone through in this life. Think of the things that have gone wrong since you woke up this morning. God knew everything that would happen to you on your journey today, and yet He chose you for such a time and place as this. Pastor Mark reminds you today that God uses people from unusual backgrounds and circumstances to do unusually great things for the Kingdom! God isn’t concerned with your skillset or your work history. He is concerned with one thing in particular: your willingness to say “Yes” to the things He calls you to do.

If you’ve ever seen someone bungee jump, you know that the guide will lead the jumper to the edge of a platform, but then allow them to take the leap of faith on their own. God wants you to take the leap of faith in your own life, trusting in Him to bring you safely through the ordeal set in front of you. Pastor Mark teaches you today that God will sometimes require you to show proof that you trust in Him. Many times, this is done by putting you in a situation where you have to make that first step. By trusting in God, like you trust in a bungee jump guide, you prove that your trust in Him is greater than your fear of falling.

Have you ever seen a potato grow? Well, you probably haven’t because they grow completely underground! It’s impossible to tell how a potato is growing because it needs to stay in the ground to properly form. You need to have faith that everything is going as it should be, even if you can’t see the results until the harvest. Pastor Mark wants you to realize today that Saul was one of those people who didn’t produce fruit immediately. Instead, the word of God worked deep into his soul, and over time, he was made into a new creation. An encounter with Jesus changed the trajectory of Saul’s life, as he became the Apostle Paul.

It always seems like a huge and scary thing to share the gospel with people. The reality is, it is scary, and it is a big deal. BUT, God sees that…God sees you in your fear, and yet He still calls you to share about His love! Because you have experienced it first-hand, who else better to share the gospel, to share Jesus?! In today’s message, Pastor Mark will encourage you to trust in the Lord, even when something seems scary and daunting! Sharing the gospel will become easy when you know the God you’re talking about. The more time you spend with Jesus, the easier it will be to tell someone about Him and what He has done for you!