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Everybody's looking for a certain way, a certain system to follow to be successful, to have a happy life. If the church is doing its job correctly, says Pastor Mat, it's a Man named Jesus who does the work in our lives to make us godly men and women, not a church or church program. We see the impact of this Man named Jesus in the life of a man born blind, in John Chapter Nine.

Why do we look for the Coming of the Lord? How can we be ready? In this powerful End Times message, Pastor Mat explains why he is convinced Scripture teaches that there will be a simultaneous harvest of the wheat and the tares - believers and non-believers - and how the timing connects with the great Apostasy, the Antichrist, and Jesus' Second Coming.

What kind of Savior are you looking for? John tells us the Jews in Jesus' day were looking for a very different kind of Savior than God planned for mankind. In this study, Pastor Mat looks at a powerful event in the life of Abraham, revealing God's plan for saving us, not just from temporal inconveniences, suffering and pain, but from the sin that would keep us from His presence forever.

Christians don't work to GET saved, but once we are saved we are to be diligent to work to be more like Jesus Christ. Pastor Mat will explain that in this study in Second Peter. We will also deal with questions like: How do we know we are in God's Kingdom? What causes believers to backslide? Will God ever give up on a believer in Christ? Challenging but reassuring truths to be reminded of over and over again.

Daniel 7 describes visions seen by the prophet of kingdoms spanning from Daniel's time, throughout history, right up to the final Judgement and the eternal Kingdom in glory. Even more exciting, he sees the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven to the Ancient of Days. Jesus speaks about this in Matthew 26. And Pastor Mat encourages all of us today to follow Daniel's example and look past earthly politics and governments to focus on the eternal Kingdom to come.

Believers in Jesus have a firm foundation in their lives: the birth, life, death and resurrection of Christ. Nothing can shake the fact that Jesus died for us, says Pastor Jin. Now we need to build upon that foundation, realizing that we are the temple of God. Have we become complacent? Are we moving forward in whatever calling God has for us? Are we investing our lives in others? Find encouragement to keep building.

In John Chapter 8, we read as Jesus declares Himself to be the Light of the world. Further, He says that His followers will have the light of life. What does that mean? Throughout His discourse with the Pharisees, Pastor Mat reminds us that Jesus wanted them to be saved. Part of having that light in our lives means understanding the reality of heaven and hell, and the importance of having Jesus' heart for the lost.

James finished his epistle with an exhortation for Christians to care for one another, especially through prayer. Is anyone afflicted, is anyone sick, is anyone struggling with sin? Pastor Mat says the remedy for all these is prayer. We need to have our hearts lined up with God's and to be a house of prayer. Learn more about this and also discover the glorious restoration possible for all who go astray and desire to return to the Lord.

Pastor Igor looks at two aspects of humility in this study through the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican. These are two men seen one way by the world, but seen a very different way by the Lord. Pastor Igor also reminds us very soberly that reliance on morality won't save us.

Do ever find yourself wavering between following God wholeheartedly and not? In First Kings 18, the prophet Elijah challenges the people of Israel to make a decision. The people were in a lukewarm condition, wanting to serve both Yahweh and Baal. Do we find ourselves being lukewarm? Get encouragement to make a clear choice, and also learn what it means to stand in the gap for others.