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Most people would recoil at the thought of being a slave. Yet the Bible makes it clear ALL of us are slaves -- either to the devil or to God. Here in Romans 6, Paul tells us we have been freed from slavery to sin, and now have the privilege of being a slave to Jesus and righteousness. What does that mean? Pastor Mat addresses that and also points out the difference between the fruit of slavery to sin and slavery to God.

How did Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego hang on to the Living God in the midst of all the false gods around them in Babylon? How do we resist the pull of the false gods in our "Babylon"? In this study in Daniel, we see true faith displayed by three men who determined they would serve their God no matter how He decided their fate. They knew where their allegiance lay.

Pastor Dave explores the psalmist's thankfulness to the Lord for his deliverance from death. And we learn why worship is a thankful response.

Pastor Igor takes us through Ecclesiastes 3, stressing:

1) God Orchestrates the events in our lives (vv 1-8)

2) We Struggle to understand God's plans (vv 9-13)

3) God wants humans to Fear (revere) Him (vv 14-15)

4) We need to Trust in the character of God.

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon dreamed a fearful dream, and set a challenge that worldly wisdom and gifts could not meet. The proposed punishment for failure threatened the lives not only of the King's wise men, but of Daniel and his three Hebrew companions. But Daniel knew the Living God could help him meet the challenge. What will the Lord enable us to do if we stay faithful and trust in Him alone?

Should believers continue sinning because God loves to forgive sin?

Pastor Mat looks at what it really means to be "dead to sin" and how we can reckon - or consider - ourselves to be that way.

Andrea Bettio is Pastor of Town Center Church in Bocca Raton, FL. He is originally from Italy and has a passion for evangelism in that country, as well as the US. He speaks in part of the challenge to share Christ with heavily churched people who do not have a personal relationship with Jesus.

King Nebuchadnezzar's dream sets the stage for a contest between the wisdom, philosophy, and gods of this world and the Living God. Daniel's life was in danger because of it, but he knew where to go for help.

Where do we run for help? Do we run to the world's wisdom before we run to the Lord?

Pastor Mat continues this series in Daniel, looking at how we can live for Jesus in the midst of our "Babylon."

Five times in this passages of Romans we read the words "much more..." Pastor Mat looks at the truth that the Apostle Paul is clearly emphasizing. One sin has made all mankind an enemy of God. What has He done to reconcile us back to Him? And if God's done His part, will we do ours?