How different are you from who you are in Christian circles, versus who you are in privacy? It's certainly a struggle for all of us. To live a life of integrity both in public and in private. Today, in his message, Pastor Mike points us to the extraordinary life of Joseph. His life is one to look at for all the ups and downs we face in our day-to-day living. The story of Joseph is one of heartache, hurt, and disappointment. And yet, he never seems to lose focus on doing the right thing at all times.

Do you ever feel like you've reached the height of your relationship with God? That there's nothing else for you to work on or to improve? Don't fall into the trap that satan is always working to get us to believe. He wants us to stall out in our relationship with God. We will NEVER know, feel or trust enough in our relationship with God. Today, in his message, Pastor Mike warns us to always be looking for more, to be searching the depths of our hearts to know and understand God more.

When you're in the middle of a difficult time do you find God easy to find, or do you feel completely alone? It always seems to be one or the other, nothing in between. Well, today in his message, Pastor Mike uses the experience Jacob had when God met him through a dream to remind us that we all need God's help. God is near to us at all times, we just need to reach out and He's there to help us navigate through the hard times we face every day. Don't ever think that you're alone, God is with you!

Does it seem like you just can't get a break from the temptations satan puts in your life day after day after day? Unfortunately, it's the reality that you and I must live in until Jesus comes back for us. Sin is the way satan distracts you and me from how God has called us to live. Today, in his message, Pastor Mike reminds us that so many of the great people we study in the Bible struggled with temptation. God was with them then and He's with us today to walk us through the difficult days we face. Lean on Him!

It's crazy to think that there are so many great life lessons to learn from studying a man who lived thousands of years ago. But it's true, the life of Jacob mirrors our lives today so well, down to the decisions he made regarding where to live with his family. Today, in his message, Pastor Mike shows us how our decisions can have good or bad consequences down the road. Pastor Mike warns us to not focus on our comfort, but rather on where God might be calling us for our good and to bring glory to God!

Are there people in your life that you struggle to love in the way you know Jesus wants you to love them? It's especially hard when you've been hurt and the last thing you want to do is to be kind and loving. You want to return hurt with hurt, but you know deep down you've been called to return hurt with love. This is nearly impossible to do on your own, but the good news is that you're not alone! Jesus is with you and will give you the ability to love! Today, Pastor Mike reminds us how to love when it's difficult!

Life is made better by the people in our lives, true? Can the opposite also be a reality? People, just like us, are broken sinners trying to get by day by day. When we encounter difficulties in our relationships with others, what is our first response? To get angry? What about praying for the situation? Today, in his message, Pastor Mike reminds us that our first response to any relationship problem is to bring it before the Lord. He cares for all our issues with others, and He can fix it all!

What kind of life did you live before coming to know and follow Jesus? Was it similar to how you live now or was it a drastic 180 from an entirely different way of living? Today, in his message, Pastor Mike brings us to where God changes Jacob's name to Israel. What an amazing event, to be known as one person, but then to be recognized by the God of the universe as an entirely new and different person! The same goes for you and me today. God wants to change us for our good! To love Him and others fully!

Do you know how much God loves you? It's unfathomable, the depths that His love reaches. Our human minds just cannot stretch far enough to grasp the lengths He has and will go to win us back into His arms! Today, in his message, Pastor Mike walks us through some of Jacob's stories in the Old Testament and he points us to how far God was willing to go to save Jacob from himself. The same goes for you and me today. God loves us more than we can imagine, and He will go to extremes to win us for himself!

When studying the life of Jacob in the Old Testament, there are a lot of lessons to learn from him to NOT repeat in your own life. But there is one area of his life we can learn from, and that is in loving his spouse fully. Jacob's life was not an easy one. But, God in His great love, blessed Jacob with a love to last him a lifetime. Today, in his message, Pastor Mike walks us through the love that Jacob had for his wife, Rachel. What a great reminder, that in the hardest times of life, God is looking to bless us!