Pastor Scott brings some concluding thoughts on living by the Spirit, from the Garden of Eden. Today, we can make a similar fateful decision, only in reverse, by choosing to “eat” from the Tree of Life instead. Nothing short of a constant, dynamic, organic, interactive relationship with God will ever work! Thank you Jesus, for being our Tree of Life!

Pastor Scott examines the story in Mark 2 of the paralyzed man forgiven and healed by Jesus, to uncover the beautiful extent of Jesus' redemption in our lives. Our God is so awesome, He doesn’t just redeem us from our past, He redeems the entire trajectory of our past! God takes what the enemy intended for evil, and turns it into good!

So many Christians live defensively, with the mindset of just surviving this life until the “Day of Glory,” when we finally get to go to Heaven and escape out of the hellish mess of this world. Jesus taught us to live just the opposite. Rather than being rocked back on our heels by the Ruler of this world, Pastor Scott shows how it is our privilege to advance forcefully with the Kingdom of God by the power of Jesus’ Spirit in us.

In this message, Pastor Scott explores God’s gracious favor upon us in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12-14). The Body of Jesus Christ is a supernatural Body. It was supernatural 2,000 years ago when He walked on the earth, and it still is today. The Gifts are designed and distributed by God Himself to ensure that the Body grows together and stays healthy, as we powerfully reveal Jesus in the world.

In today’s message, Pastor Scott examines Love as the supernatural fruit of the Holy Spirit in us. The unconditional Love of God has the capacity to restrain the increasing lawlessness we are encountering in the world around us. The world desperately needs us NOT to join them in the death spiral of lawlessness, but rather to rise above it with the life-saving nature of God’s love.

God desires to have sons and daughters, not sub-contractors. He has always been after intimate relationship with us, and the Spirit of Jesus is the organic connection joining us together with our Father in Heaven. Pastor Scott explores several Bible character examples, to expose the trap of pursuing God’s hand rather than receiving His Heart.

Living under the influence of Holy Spirit is choosing to live as a person who has been saved from self-destruction. And having been saved from self-destruction, there should be literally nothing off-limits any longer to the Holy Spirit’s influence. Pastor Scott explores the freedom that comes simply from choosing to live like a saved person lives.

The influence of Holy Spirit is always available to me. How available I am to His influence, depends on how much I want my life to be about the testimony of Jesus. Pastor Scott explores how Holy Spirit’s primary mission is to testify about Jesus in our lives.

In today’s message from the Live By The Spirit series, Pastor Scott discusses what it means to remain under the influence of Holy Spirit. The truth is that every believer in Jesus is exposed to the influence of His Spirit at all times. The key is simply to remain under His influence, rather than falling for the cheap substitute influences that the devil offers as he tries to cast doubt and disappointment on the goodness of God.

No matter what stage of life we find ourselves in, we tend to overthink things. We know it is wise to consider our actions carefully, but sometimes we can reason our way out of following God’s direction. In today’s message, Pastor Russ takes a look at Matthew’s account of Jesus and Peter walking on water. Listen in and you will discover that you were made to be moved not by what is reasonable, but by the heart of the Father.