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Have you ever felt like you were in a desert place spiritually: dry, dusty, depressed or suffering? It's not a spot we would seek out. However, God has a purpose for these places in the desert because it is when our hearts are parched that we cry out for living water. How thirsty are you for God? Pastor Mat takes us through David's cry in the wilderness to show us the importance of following hard after the only One who can satisfy our thirsty souls.

Jonah Hadley is a former Assisting Pastor at Great Rock Church who has gone on to plant a thriving new fellowship -- Mercy Chapel in Sanford, Maine.

Listen as Pastor Jonah presents a powerful message on the worthiness of Christ, based in Revelation Chapter 5.

Before the message, we will see a powerful skit performed by students at GRCA, portraying the reality of the spiritual battle as described by Paul in Ephesians 6:12.

Jonah Hadley is a former Assisting Pastor at Great Rock Church who has gone on to plant a thriving new fellowship -- Mercy Chapel in Sanford, Maine.

Listen as Pastor Jonah presents a powerful message on the holiness of God, based in Revelation Chapter 4.

This is a service focused on the reality of Spiritual Warfare. We begin with a powerful skit performed by some of the students at Great Rock Christian Academy, drawn from Ephesians 6:12, and the Apostle Paul's insights on the battle in the unseen realm. Then Pastor Mat takes an insightful look at the spiritual weapons given to us by Christ, and why we must not fight through carnal means. To be forewarned is to be forearmed.

How bold are we to tell others we believe in Jesus and we have received Him as our personal Savior and Lord? Sometimes we can hold back because we're afraid of people reacting badly: criticizing us, mocking us, etc. Yes, there can be a cost to following Jesus. But as Pastor Mat points out, the earthly cost is nothing compared to the heavenly reward. If we suffer with Jesus in this life, we will be glorified with Him in the next.

Is Jesus on the throne of your heart? On that first Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem as was prophesied and the people took palm branches and went to meet Him crying, "Hosanna" -- "save now." And that is what they wanted: to be saved from their earthly struggles, to have a Jewish king on an earthly throne again. Pastor Mat points out, however, that Jesus had a different -- and better -- plan.

Do you have questions about heaven? About the resurrection? It can be difficult at times for us to relate to what heaven will be like. The religious leaders during Jesus' earthly ministry asked him a question concerning the resurrection. They didn't really want an answer; they wanted to trip Jesus up in from of the crowd of people. The answer Jesus gave surprised them, because they didn't understand either the Scriptures or the power of God.

We've looked in Malachi at the downfall of the spiritual leadership and then the people of Israel. They desecrated God's table; they devalued His Word; and they doubted the worth of serving God. Now we see that they doubted God's justice: why follow the Lord if He's not going to judge those who don't? But God is holy and just, and judgment is coming. Pastor Mat looks at that as we wrap up the last book of the Old Testament and then move over to Revelation to look at the Day of Judgment still to come.