Luke Grass delivers a powerful message about balance. He uses his own experience to highlight the importance of maintaining the balance between being in God’s Word and walking by the Spirit. When our relationship with Him is out of balance, we aren’t experiencing all He has for our lives.

Pastor Tom Kyle tells the rest of the Christmas story. Jesus grew up and became the best friend of sinners. He came to love, forgive and sacrifice Himself so that we could live. His last words before He died for our sins were focused on His immense love for the people around Him.

Pastor Tom Kyle reminds us of the other half of Jesus’ comments on moving mountains from Matthew 21: “If you have faith and do not doubt”. He encourages to pray and then trust God’s timing for His answers, before we start doubting.

Pastor Tom Kyle speaks about the battle of the mind: the negative thoughts that can have consequences for not only us, but those around us. He encourages us to line our thoughts up with what God says about who we are. We can identify the lies in our negative thoughts and replace them with God’s words.

Dana Medaris reminds us that God’s character doesn’t change, and it is the basis for our identity. Because He is..we can. He is Love, so we can love well; He is Hope, so we can provide hope; He is Peace, so we can bring peace. All of the power of our identity is activated through true, deep relationship with the Father.

Pastor Tom Kyle points out that the second greatest commandment requires more of us than just loving our “neighbor”. Matthew 22:39 says that we must love our neighbor like we love ourselves. If you don’t like who you are, then it will be hard to love others well. But if you believe what God says about you, you’ll know you are worth being loved and will be able to love others well.

Jose Carrera shares from the story of Lazarus’ death and resurrection to demonstrate that God’s timing and answers to prayer are perfect. We not only need to trust in His power to answer prayer, but also in His timing and method.

Pastor Tom Kyle uses the Gospel of John to point out that Jesus no longer calls us servants, but calls us His friends. In a world that desperately need true friendship, we can take Jesus’ example and offer true friendship to those around us.

Darin Kassebaum uses the story of Joseph to emphasize the importance in trusting that God has you right where you are supposed to be. If you trust in His plan, and believe He will lead you to your destiny, you will see the seeds of greatness He sowed into your life come to fruition.

Derik Kassebaum relays some stories from a recent trip to volunteer in disaster clean up in Man-O-War Cay, Bahamas. Derrik encourages us to find ways to be witnesses to others around us, reminding us that St. Peters, MO would have been considered the “ends of the earth” mentioned in Acts 1:8. He lists very practical ways to show God’s love to people, right where we are. Message from 10.27.19.