God did not choose His people because of who they were; He chose them because of who He was.  And because He loved us, God chose to save us in Christ and call us to himself because of His great love and for His great purpose.  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson challenges us to fulfill the special plans God has for us, and to declare His wonder and His saving grace to the world!

Do we have reverence for God? Do we hold him in awe? Do we even understand what reverence and awe mean?  The Israelites had broken their covenant with God and were only going through the motions in their so-called "worship" of Him.  Their reverence for Him (their fear, honor, and respect) and their awe of Him (their brokenness, wonderment, and esteem) had lapsed into mere lip-service.  Do we ever find ourselves in that state?  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson examines what God expects of His people and learn what changes may be required in our own lives to restore us to a right relationship with the Lord.

In his first letter to early Christians, the apostle John wrote "This is love for God: to obey his commands.  And his commands are not burdensome." (J John 5:3 NIV).  Is our response to God out of duty? Or out of devotion? Is ours a "religion" or a "relationship" with God? What does it mean to honor and respect Him?  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson explains the New Covenant relationship of believers with Christ and reflect on our view of worship and service of the Lord Jesus.

In the daily stress, struggles, and challenges people face today, too often they are looking to lay blame on someone else.  They are faced with doubts about God and His love for them.  They question how a loving God could allow such hardship, such pain in their lives and the lives of their loved-ones.  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson looks back on a time when the Israelites faced similar circumstances; how they kept waiting for God to restore them into a place of imminence and power; how their doubts left them  with more questions than answers.  Ask yourself, are you in a covenant relationship with Jesus? Do you doubt God's love for you? Have to responded properly to God's discipline? This message is for us all -- to reassure us of God's never-ending, never-failing love.

Are we hindering children or anyone from experiencing the love and blessings that come from knowing Jesus?  Jesus' followers are not to seek power but to seek opportunities to serve.  In Jesus' day, children were viewed as necessary inconveniences until they could work or bear their own children; they were considered to have no worth.  How do we view those "without worth" in today's world? The elderly, children, the disabled, the homeless and the poor, those of different races or ethnicity? Jesus loved them all! And as His followers, so should we.  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson helps us learn from Jesus how we are to become like a child to receive Christ and live out our lives following His example in our interactions and ministry to others. 

Music is a vital part of the Christian's worship experience.  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson shares what God's Word has to say about music -- how the Lord calls His people to "Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord" (Ephesians 5:19 NIV).

In reality, greed and lack of contentment go hand-in-hand. To find contentment, we must avoid greed.  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson describes greed and how, with a strong relationship with Christ, we can overcome the greed by learning to be content. Christ is the secret to contentment and only with Him, can we have TRUE WEALTH in our lives.

The idea that we can praise God, please Him, and bring Him glory as we go through difficulties, troubles, trials, and catastrophic life experiences goes against all human logic.  Yet He says we can, in fact that we ought to praise Him and bring Him glory.  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson examines the heart-cry that King David recorded in Psalm 69 and learn how his cry to His Lord, his honest complaints, and his over-arching concerns, led to the consequence of pleasing God -- and how this same experience can be ours.  

What shakes your faith? What keeps you from moving forward in your walk with Jesus? In these days of a world in chaos, we are reminded that despite the trials, persecution and abuse we face, we are to remain full of courage -- we are to persevere in our faith in the Lord, take comfort in the punishment He suffered in our place, and rely on the presence of God -- an eternal reality for true believers.  Listen as Pastor Tommy Larson reminds us to keep our focus on Christ, anticipating His return!

Freedom in Christ was never "free" -- He paid the price so that believers could experience and live in the freedom only He gives.  But that freedom comes with great responsibility.  Listen as Tommy Larson examines the purpose, pleasure, and persistence that comes only through a relationship with Christ.