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Jesus is coming again. Whether or not we are alive when He returns, one day we will be with the Lord. How should we live while we are waiting? Pastor Mat looks at four life-guiding principles from Thessalonians to make sure we are making the most of our time while we wait.

The writer of Hebrews is addressing believers who were in danger of not going on to fullness in Christ. In Chapter 4, we find encouragement to trust in Jesus and His Word alone. Do you trust God's Word? Pastor Mat gives solid reasons why he does, and why all of us can.

In John 12, the Apostle records these earth-shattering words of our Lord, "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life." The question is: do we trust Jesus enough to die to ourselves and the temporal things of this world, to gain eternal life and bear fruit for His glory?

How do you spend your time? Do you find that you don't have time for spiritual disciplines like prayer, reading God's Word, church, or fellowshipping with other believers? We make time for what matters. So what matters to us? That's the question in this piercing study in Ephesians 5. Pastor Mat points out that Paul warns us to make the best use of our time -- because the days are evil -- and then leaves us no doubt about what would be the best use of our time.

Do you want God to reveal His ways to you? Pastor Mat points out that, as you develop a heart that wants to know God for Who He is, He will reveal deeper things to you. It's a lesson we learn from the account of the judgement of Sodom and Gomorrah. We see a true heart of compassion revealed in Abraham, who cared about people the way God does -- enough to plead with Him in prayer for them.