Because Jesus wants everyone to receive His salvation, He is willing to do whatever it takes to communicate clearly. As Pastor Eric will share, Jesus related the concept of the New Birth to Nicodemus in such a way that Nicodemus was able to comprehend it which enabled him to make a proper decision.

The Bible tells us to trust God and not to depend on our own understanding. As Pastor Eric will be sharing, it’s important to remember that God is all-knowing and that it is imperative that we trust Him to guide us and to not be like the Pharisees, who relied on their own knowledge and were condemned by Jesus.

In the scripture passages Pastor Eric will be teaching on today, we see the disciples acting immediately to Jesus’ commands. We need to ask ourselves as we read His Words: do we respond in the same manner and if we don’t, why don’t we obey Jesus like the first followers of Jesus did?

As wonderful as it was for the disciples to have Jesus on the earth, after He left and the Holy Spirit was given, it’s easy to see the benefit of Jesus’ ascension for the apostles and for us. Pastor Eric will be teaching on the necessity of not only having salvation but to also have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus’ earthly life was intended to be an example for us to follow. Pastor Eric will be teaching and showing us the many ways that Jesus relied upon the Holy Spirit for the power to do the amazing things He did, and will help us understand how that same power is available to us today.

In Jesus’ time, the Jews were convinced that they were God’s chosen people; their writings seemed to confirm this sentiment. As Pastor Eric will be teaching, they seemed to have missed all of the places where God told them that they would be a blessing to the whole world, and Jesus will be reminding them of this.

Today, Pastor Eric will be challenging us to fear the Lord, instead of living for our own desires and ambitions. It's easy in this culture to get caught up in being self centered, but God calls us as His children to keep God preeminent in our lives. When we allow the Lord to direct our path, we'll never be disappointed.

These days, it seems fashionable to dismiss Christianity as a superstition or fantasy for simple-minded people, even though many very intelligent people have been followers of Christ. Pastor Dave will be sharing as the apostle Paul defends the Gospel against the skeptics of his day.

Have you been in a situation where it seemed impossible for your circumstances to turn out favorable? Today, Pastor Eric will be reminding us that we serve an Almighty God that has our best interest in mind. The Bible tells us that with man things can be impossible, but with God, all things are possible.

In today's text, we'll read how David and his men returned to their home and found the people they loved slaughtered and taken into captivity. As Pastor Eric continues his teaching through 1 Samuel, he'll be encouraging us to strengthen ourselves in the Lord just as David did during grievous times.