Do you have talent? We see it in the media every day, and everyone is good at something.

You've got a choice. You can use the talents God gave you for personal gain, or you can live according to God's priorities. It's not a meaningless choice. The way you live on earth determines where you live forever!

(This podcast also includes Pastor Brad Russell's spur of the moment instant Mother's Day songs!)

Have you ever been afraid to share a difficult truth? Paul asks, "Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?". Telling the truth can cause divison, it can make enemies, and if we make truth-tellers our enemies then we become blind to the truth. How can we be brave enough to tell the truth and strong enough to hear it?

When we find ourselves in a low valley--when we've spectacularly failed--we often ask questions like: "Why me? How could I fail like this? How did I ever let myself get to this place? What went wrong?" Whether you have been there, or will someday, this message will be an eye-opener. Are you trying to live your life through your strength, or God's?

With so many messages bombarding us every day, who do we listen to? How can we really please God? What does it mean to follow Jesus?

Sometimes, we find ourselves in traps: addiction, pornography, and many other things can keep us trapped in sin. Like a mouse attracted to cheese, there was initially something appealing in the trap. What looked good, easy, and fun at first didn't stay that way. It was a trap.

All you want to do is get out, but you can't get yourself out of a trap. You need a Rescuer.

What do you do when you are facing a big challenge, a huge test, or a devastating disappointment? It can be frightening, uncertain, emotional, and unsettling. Jesus faced what you are facing. He experienced the same emotions and thoughts. In this message, Rod Loy looks at how the Bible gives us an inside look into how Jesus prepared Himself for the biggest battle of His life.

People pick a church for a variety of reasons, but what really matters in a church is whether it is healthy or not. What is a healthy church? What are the core values of a church that is striving for health?

We voted on one more scripture to include in the Ten for Life series, and chose Romans 8:38,39.

As a culture, we like love stories and love songs, but there's a love that is bigger than all that. There is nothing that can separate us from the love of God!

Many religions claim to know the way to Heaven, but Jesus has a pretty specific and very counter cultural statement: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Ever had a bad day? How about bad times that last a little longer than a day? What should our attitude be in difficult times?