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Everything is possible in our Christian life because Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. However, just like the women coming to His tomb wondered how they would roll the four-ton stone away from the opening, we have stones in our lives seeming to block our way. What do we need to do to see God roll away the stone?

The nine verses in Psalm 8 pack a powerful message about our glorious God. In this study, along with a look at some of the Names of God in the Bible, Pastor Mat also explains how the Lord is both transcendent -- far bigger and beyond our understanding -- and yet near enough to visit with each of us.

Inspired in part by The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards and the Apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians, Pastor Mat looks at one thing that should be our resolve in 2022. This New Year's message encourages us to be singleminded in our faith and gives us a recipe for being focused on Jesus.

What makes things get old? We all like new things, and this is most evident around the holidays. Unfortunately, everything in this life will eventually grow old and worn out. But in this New Years message, Pastor Mat points out that when God makes things new, they stay new.

The events of 2020-2021 have certainly stirred up focus on the End Times and especially the Mark of the Beast, as recorded in the book of Revelation. Believers can fall into a pattern of trying to fit the day's headlines into prophecy, instead of letting the Bible reveal itself. In this message, Pastor Mat takes a look at what the Mark is and isn't -- according to Scripture.

Why is it important for us to finish what we start? Does it matter to the Lord? In Luke 2, we read about a man named Simeon, who served the Lord faithfully his whole life, waiting to see the hope of Israel. From his story, Pastor Jin explains the importance and the reward of finishing well.

In Luke 2, we read about the prophetess Anna, who was a widow for longer than most of us are alive. She could have sunk deeply into loneliness, but she didn't. How did she overcome and avoid loneliness turning into bitterness? Pastor Jin will tell us how in this Christmas/New Year's message.

Names had definite meaning in the Old Testament. In this Christmas Eve message, taken from a well-known prophetic passage in Isaiah, Pastor Mat looks at the Names of Jesus and reveals what they mean to each and every one of us.

Solomon was said to be the wisest man who ever lived, but in Ecclesiastes he vainly looks for meaning in life. If he couldn't find ultimate meaning and satisfaction, can we? Yes, we can, and in this study, Pastor Igor reveals the error Solomon made in looking for life's meaning under the sun when in fact, it is beyond the sun.

You may have heard the Christmas story dozens of times or more, but what does Jesus' birth really mean to you? Pastor Mat looks at three basic reactions people have to the birth of Christ - only one of which is the right response.