Knowing someone and knowing about someone are two different things. Having things known about you and being known are two different things. There are many things that we know about Jesus but do we really know him? How can we know that Jesus is the "bread of life" if we don't know what it means to depend on Him every day? Can we know that Jesus is the light of the world if we don't know the darkness of the world and why we need His light?

Have you ever had someone close to you tell you the honest truth about you? It may have been painful initially until you considered it coming from a dear friend who would not intend to hurt. It may be something you needed to hear but didn't really want to hear it. This could be Jesus sharing this truth with you. It may hurt initially but it rings true that you have something to deal with. It may hurt at first but then you realize that it was delivered by Jesus, the lover of your soul.

Pastor Todd shows us from the scriptures how this might work and reveals the heart of the savior in lovingkindness as He speaks that truth.

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As of this post, Pentecost is coming up this Sunday. To prepare us all for this we are sharing Pastor Todd's message from this time last year.

We know that many people have different ideas about the importance of Pentecost for the Christian. For some it is just the birthday of the Church. For others it is the Day that the Holy Spirit came in power. For others it is the beginning of the Apostolic age. It can be controversial. Pastor Todd teaches us today what the scriptures actually says about it. As usual, Pastor Todd reveals the depth and breadth of the meaning of the day. You know that you will come away from this with a new understanding, a new meaning, a new perspective because of Pastor Todd's teaching. Transformation is in the air. The apostles were never the same again after this day. We have access to the same transformation.

Let's let Pastor Todd explain.

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Check out Pastor Todd's latest book, "Old Is the New: Connecting Covenants".

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In these times there are many things clamoring to make us afraid of what could possibly come our way. There are certain things in our life that we are believing that are a lie that will cause us to fear. Many times this fear is based on a spiritual influence in our lives. Pastor Todd reminds us from 2 Timothy 1:7 that God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love and discipline. There is a spirit of fear. This spirit can lead us to "pile on fear after fear" from a single experience in life such as a car accident. We begin to imagine many painful possibilities that could from this event. Injury. Cost. Loss of a job.

Pastor Todd explains how this can happen and what we can do to overcome this fear, this spirit of fear who is always ready to paralyze us with lies.

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Today we have the honor of hearing from Peter Camacho, Revive's Online Pastor. Many people from around the world view Revive's services online. Peter actively connects with viewers online helping them feel a part of the Revive church community. He prays with people, encourages them, speaks words from the Lord to this online community. Perhaps this is you.

Pastor Pete speaks today about directed faith. Is faith just a word that Christians just throw around? Is faith only a step we take to become disciples of Jesus? Is there a practice of faith that brings transformation in us and those around us? Does the Holy Spirit direct our faith to accomplish great things leading to hope for others? Pete leads us in an exploration of faith and how that can accomplish much as we join our faith and hope together in community.

Let's listen in Pete as he shares with us.

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The Greek word for self-control means "The virtue of one who masters desires and passions". Pastor Todd teaches today on the fruit of the Spirit called "self-control". There is always a trigger that ignites in us the need for self-control. The joy of the fruit of self-control is that it is not me fighting to be in control of my passions. It is the Holy Spirit demonstrating that circumstances of life will not force me to make a wrong decision.

Let's let Pastor Todd explain.

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We have Pastor Massey on deck today as he asks the question, "Who can abide?" Who can abide in the tent of the Lord? From the life of David in Psalm 15, he tells us the answer to that question. Pastor Massey shares many of difficulties and distractions David went through in his life. David's experience with Bathsheba happened when he was distracted from his role as a King who was supposed to lead his army into battle.

Let's listen in as Pastor Massey teaches about the qualities of men and women who abide in the tent of the Lord.

Have you ever used the "fleece" method to confirm if a word was from the Lord or not? This is not an uncommon practice because they read the scripture and it sounds like God approved it. But it doesn't actually say that. What if Gideon's fleecing requests mean something else? What if the laying out of the fleece is actually a demonstration of a lack of faith? Is the fleece actually a way of testing God?

Pastor Todd explains this further and shines a new light on a scripture that we may have been misunderstanding for a long time.

Today Pastor Todd takes a page from the story of Jesus' youth. He looks at the event where Jesus' parents didn’t know where he was for 3 days. If you are a parent you can understand how terrifying this experience could be. For these days they were out of communication with Him, out of fellowship with Him. This is a time to ask ourselves if we have been out of communication with Him, out of fellowship with Him. Maybe because we haven't spent time with Him lately or because we have made a choice to do something that we know He wouldn't approve. This is not about losing our salvation. Nothing can pluck us out of the hand of God. Can we lose Jesus in the midst of our celebrating Jesus? Perhaps we are distracted with the busy-ness of life. Is it possible, like Jesus' parents, that for a time we are not in the presence of Jesus?

Let's let Pastor Todd explain.

Are you tired of dealing with what you are dealing with? Are you at a place where "enough is enough"? Are you tired of fighting what seems like a never-ending battle? Pastor Todd takes us through the Word of God to show how often God's people can find themselves pushed to their limit. He explains the power of perseverance, when you keep fighting even though you are tired and really want to give up or throw in the towel. "You don't know how much power you are exerting against the enemy with your perseverance." What happens if we give up right before the Lord shows up in our battle? What will we miss?

From the life of Joshua, Pastor Todd shows all that Joshua had to go through leading the people into the promised land and how the Lord came through after they have persevered through great difficulty.

Be sure to listen to the end for some important information about Pastor Todd's new book.

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In a series on the fundamentals of the Christian faith, Pastor Todd shares with us today on sharing our faith, evangelism. He believes that the reason why most Christians don't share their faith with others is that they don't know how. He looks at the common phrases used among Christians when sharing their faith that don’t really have a strong Biblical foundation. Then he proceeds to explain the gospel story in a way that we can share with others simply and effectively. This message will equip us with what we need to know to share our faith confidently with anyone.

Be sure to listen to the end for some important information about Pastor Todd's new book.

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