After Paul arrives in Jerusalem, he is asked to bend over backwards to help alleviate the tension among the Jewish believers due to false rumors that had been spread concerning Paul. Paul agrees, but ultimately he is still attacked and imprisoned. What do you do when the path God sets out for you leads you into difficulty and pain? In today's bible study, Pastor Dave helps us find some answers.

God wants you to live an epic life. An epic life will include epic victories. In today's message, Pastor Dave looks at Samson to find the keys for finding God's epic victory in your life.

As Paul makes his way towards Jerusalem, in every city the Holy Spirit makes it clear that he is going to face imprisonment and suffering when he arrives. However, Paul is being irresistable drawn to Jerusalem by the Holy Spirit. What do you do when you know some difficult times are ahead, yet the Spirit says to keep going? Listen as Pastor Dave shows us what Paul did.

God wants you to live an epic life. What does that mean? What are the earmarks of an epic life? Pastor Dave answers these questions and talks about the epic adventures that awaits those to are ready to take a risk for God.

As Paul makes his way through the cities of Achaia and Macedonia, the Holy Spirit begins to show him that he will face imprisonment and suffering in Jerusalem, yet he feel compelled by the Spirit to go there. Paul was able to say that his life meant nothing to him. All he wanted was to fulfill God's plan and calling on his life. The lessons for us are powerful and life-changing.

Pastor Dave talks about some of the difficulties that pastors face and shares that the greatest gift a person can give to his or her pastor is to pray for and with them.

Paul prepares to leave the city of Ephesus and a riot breaks out. The riot came as the result of religious fervor and greed. As dangerous as the situation was, there are still a few things we can learn from the passion of the Ephesians.

We struggle in casting our anxieties on God because we don't fully understand the depth of His love for us. When we understand that God loves every inch of who we are, we find contentment that allows us to help carry one another's burdens to the Lord. Listen to this powerful message and be encouraged to take the risk of opening your heart to the Lord and to the people around you.

Apollos humbles himself to learn from Aquila and Priscilla and teaches us the importance of remaining teachable. Meanwhile, Paul travels to Ephesus where God does extraordinary miracles. However, the sons of a man named Sceva learn that the name of Jesus is a lot more than a magic formula to manipulate God for their own gain.

When the church is an institution instead of a body, then people can join the institution and never become part of the body. The problem is that this whole thing of following Jesus was never meant to be an individual pursuit. Becoming a healthy, growing disciple of Jesus means that we have to life with one another in honesty and openness. It isn't easy, but it's worth fighting for.