Jon from San Diego writes: I’m so confused by what people are telling me at Church. Some people say that having sex outside of marriage is Biblical because the times are different from when the Bible was written and others say that it’s a sin. What verse in the Bible is your “go to” verse when explaining God’s will for sexual purity.

Over one billion (yes that's billion) Valentine's Day cards are sent world wide each year. Flowers are exchanged while love is in the air. But what exactly is love, and how did Valentine's Day start?

Pastor Dustin discusses all this and more.

We talk about our lives as a journey on this radio program quite a bit. A journey that is full of ups and downs, excitement and pain. We’re all on a journey in search of something, right? We're headed either in one direction or another - God's plan or our plan.

In Matthew 13:44, Jesus tells us a very short story of one man on a journey. He says, "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."

On today's show, Pastor Dustin expands on this short story from Jesus and asks several life changing questions: Was this man searching for this treasure or did he simply stumble upon it? Was this a man just drifting through life trespassing on other people’s property and he finds this life changing treasure? Or is it the result of something very different.

Listen to the show now to find out how it directly corresponds to your life today.

We have entered into a new world. A world that states that someone's sexual preference trumps all other rights and moral beliefs. How did we get here as a nation that was founded on Biblical morals and values?

It didn't happen overnight, and you're going to be surprised as Dr. Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of his new book, "We Cannot Be Silent" discusses these issues.

Have you ever asked a waiter or waitress what they think of "Church People" when they come in to dine at their restaurant? What about Christians who would rather leave a Gospel track than an actual tip? Dustin discusses the real issue with Christians being lousy tippers.

What does God’s Word say about playing lottery? Is playing the lottery really gambling? What does scripture say about money being used in this way?

In this show we discuss the very definition of gambling, dive into God's Word regarding contentment and discuss several scripture versus on money.

Lastly we discuss a deep moral question...if you actually won the lottery, do you have the character and self discipline needed to handle such worldly wealth?

I don’t know about you but my new years resolution of losing weight is killing me! I don’t think its healthy. I’ve got this ski machine at home, and my plan is to be on this thing for 30 minutes per day at four days per week.

For the first 10 minutes I’m forcing myself to get started. I’m all out of rhythm making all this noise; I'm breathing heavy, my neighbor probably hates me, and my dog is looking at me funny. I think there’s more danger and risk involved in getting my heart rate up than trying to prevent a heart attack at this point!

I’m telling you, I do not want to do this! Jesus says that the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. We’ll, He’s not lying. That scripture verse carries a whole new meaning for me right now! My flesh is so weak, it’s pathetic. It’s pitiful! I must look like a deranged, old cross country skier wanna be.

But you know what? I’m not going to quit. I’ve made a commitment. I’ve quit too many times in the past, and I hate being a quitter. So I’m going to take one morning at a time and one meal at a time (as I try not to stuff my face with double double’s...if you know what I’m saying).

What about you? Are you going to quit whatever you’ve committed to this year?

Every time you’re tempted...do you sin?

That to me is a pretty revealing question. We’re all susceptible to temptation, even Jesus Christ was tempted in every way and yet He didn’t sin (Hebrews 4:15). The temptations of Jesus were recorded in Matthew 4 so we know that temptation itself is not a sin. We’re all tempted in many different ways...but as Christians we don’t have to sin, do we?

James 1 reads, "Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death."

Jesus tells us in Mark 14:38: "Watch and pray so that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

I believe the biggest problem for us in this area of temptation is being spiritually unprepared or thinking that you can come up with your own purity plan.

John MacArthur says, "It’s never the circumstances that cause us to sin, its our character." Therefore, our character must change. The only person who can change your character is the Lord Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Now we must remember that your flesh is way too weak to do this alone. This is where your Brothers and Sisters in Christ come into play....all with a plan.

You ready to get started for 2016?

As we come up on a new year, I always like to do an evaluation of the last year. It’s like looking in the rear view mirror and doing a self evaluation. When we use scripture as our guide and compare it with our behavior we prayerfully will be able to see the things God wants us to work on.

In this show we look at key scriptures that will allow us to change from working in the flesh to living in the Spirit.

In this show we discuss a testimonial from a listener and how the ministry of Seven Places has changed not only his life but the life of his entire family for generations to come. We also discuss what it would look like for your church to be "porn-free" and invite you to sign up for our two day men's workshop called IMMERSION.