Don't just warm the pews your whole life, or you may not like where you end up. Commit!

Don't just warm the pews your whole life, or you may not like where you end up. Commit!

Taking orders and doing what someone ELSE wants is hard, even if that person is your boss, advisor or parent. We Americans are SO independent, wanting to do things our own way without anyone telling us what to do. In this message, Max Vanderpool explains why that approach doesn't work with God and why being filled with His Spirit always means accepting Him as Master.

Taking orders and doing what someone ELSE wants is hard, even if that person is your boss, advisor or parent. We Americans are SO independent, wanting to do things our own way without anyone telling us what to do. In this message, Max Vanderpool explains why that approach doesn't work with God and why being filled with His Spirit always means accepting Him as Master.

Chances are, you may know a young man who never showers or who refuses to launder his clothes until those items have been worn several times...really well. Never showering or rarely laundering for a young man can serve as a natural woman repellent. Obvious, you say. And you would be right. But few people realize that there are also things any of us can do that serve as a natural spirit repellent. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches on what attracts and what repels God's Holy Spirit.

Chances are, you may know a young man who never showers or who refuses to launder his clothes until those items have been worn several times...really well. Never showering or rarely laundering for a young man can serve as a natural woman repellent. Obvious, you say. And you would be right. But few people realize that there are also things any of us can do that serve as a natural spirit repellent. In this message, Max Vanderpool teaches on what attracts and what repels God's Holy Spirit.

Jesus told his friends and disciples that he wouldn't be able to stick around with them, and that they would be better off because of it. It almost sounds crazy, because most American Christians believe they would be more faithful and devoted to God if they simply had some one-on-one time with Jesus. But Jesus believed that being filled with the Spirit was BETTER than having him next to you. In this message, Max Vanderpool begins a teaching series on the Holy Spirit.

Jesus told his friends and disciples that he wouldn't be able to stick around with them, and that they would be better off because of it. It almost sounds crazy, because most American Christians believe they would be more faithful and devoted to God if they simply had some one-on-one time with Jesus. But Jesus believed that being filled with the Spirit was BETTER than having him next to you. In this message, Max Vanderpool begins a teaching series on the Holy Spirit.

Chances are, your wife or husband or kids or boss don't like to admit they're wrong, especially if the offense is a particularly onerous one. There IS something, however, you can do in your relationships that will create a context in which they are more likely to admit it when they're wrong. The key is that they have to feel safe enough to be vulnerable.

Chances are, your wife or husband or kids or boss don't like to admit they're wrong, especially if the offense is a particularly onerous one. There IS something, however, you can do in your relationships that will create a context in which they are more likely to admit it when they're wrong. The key is that they have to feel safe enough to be vulnerable.