It’s a message we hear constantly: “We can learn everything we need to know about right and wrong by ourselves.”  We have the natural universe we can observe.  We have governments and laws and courts, so that’s all we need.  But today, Pastor Jimmy challenges that notion.  Human culture has consistently failed to make a correct determination of right and wrong.  Because we can’t.  You can’t depend on yourself, or on any person or organization: you must look to the Creator of Right and Wrong.

The subject of “truth” is highly controversial today.  The question asked of Jesus millennia ago, “What is truth?” is still the most hotly-contested topic in our culture.  Today, Pastor Jimmy takes a deep-dive exploration into the nature of truth.  What truth is subjective?  And what – if any – truth is objective?  You’ve probably been faced with this determination yourself.  It may have come up in your own life situations.  It certainly has come up in conversations with others.  How do you respond?

When it comes to the kitchen, are you a clean-as-you-go person, or a let it soak til morning person? Maybe you can’t stand the sight of a messy space so you have to clean it up immediately, or maybe you work harder at not cleaning up than you would if you just cleaned up. In today’s message, Pastor Jimmy challenges you to out-serve your family or coworkers. Instead of waiting to see who cleans, or does whatever task you are avoiding, make it your goal to get it done before anyone else has a chance to. 

Do you consider yourself a leader or a servant? What does being a leader mean to you? Does telling people what to do make you a leader, or does showing people what to do and teaching them how to do it make you a leader? In today’s message, Pastor Jimmy talks about how Jesus is the best example of a leader, and to be like Him you must learn to serve others. Many people believe that servants and leaders are opposites, but Jesus taught us that to be leaders, we must first serve those around us.

Have you ever passed a place almost daily, and one day looked over and it’s changed drastically? You may think it changed suddenly, but in reality, you just weren’t paying attention. Do you feel that way about God moving in your life? Do you question why God doesn’t do anything new for you? Well in today’s message, Pastor Jimmy challenges you to pay attention. It’s not that God isn’t doing new things, He is continually doing things in and around your life, you need to pay attention.

Do you have any traditions that have been passed down through your family? If so do you know the purpose of it or its origin? Many times people continue doing things year after year simply because it’s what they’ve always done. Well in today’s message, Pastor Jimmy reminds you why Christians participate in communion; it is so we can tell the children and new believers about Jesus’s broken body and shed blood for us. It also serves as a reminder for seasoned Christians of all that Jesus did for us! 

What do you consider the boss of your life? Whether you realize it or not something or someone is the boss of the areas of your life. You may have several bosses; that habit you can’t kick or a toxic relationship that you just can’t let go of, whatever you put your focus and love on is a boss in your life. Today Pastor Jimmy explains not only is Jesus your saviour, He must be your Lord. Jesus has to become the boss of all aspects of your life. That may mean giving up something you have loved most of your life.

What do you give the most time and thought to? Is there a hobby you spend most of your time on, or do you save your affections for a specific friend or family member? In today’s message, Pastor Jimmy explains that once you become a Christian your primary affections have to shift to be for God. You can still have affection for other people and things in your life, but you have to put God above everything else in your life. If God isn’t above all, you must repent and turn from whatever is preventing you from focusing on God.  

Have you ever forgiven someone of some wrong only for them to do the same thing all over again? You may forgive them two times, or maybe ten times, but at some point, you stop forgiving them, because you only have so much forgiveness after all. The good news Pastor Jimmy points out today is that God never runs out of forgiveness and mercy! It doesn’t matter what you have done, if you come to God with whatever it is, He has enough mercy and will forgive you!  

Have you ever been in a bad situation and a friend helped you, or saved you? Maybe you were stranded on the side of the road and someone stopped to help you out, or you were in a bad conversation and someone saved you by asking for your help. As Pastor Jimmy explains in today’s message, like the good samaritan or the friend that rescues you from a bad situation, Jesus saves you from God’s judgment of your sins. You can't become righteous on your own without Jesus.