When you put it in human terms, the Bible is quite an achievement of literature. To unify writings from forty authors across millennia of history, and tell a coherent narrative, is an amazing feat. Pastor Eddie reminds you today that this book was not fully written by humans, but instead was inspired by God. If you ever struggle with trusting Scripture, you can remember that the Holy Spirit is the source of the wisdom found inside.

How often have you been in duress, asking, pleading with God to rescue you out of the trial that you’ve been sinking deep into? What you’ll hear today from Pastor Eddie is the fact that even the Apostle Paul wasn’t without trials and discouragements. He also pleaded with God for healing. It may not always be clear what God’s doing in and through you, but continue to stay steadfast in reminding yourself that God’s grace is all you need to get through.

There’s a difference between being famous and being notorious. In the passage that Pastor Eddie is covering today, he touches on the fact that there were some people who had wronged Paul greatly in his ministry. Perhaps they had betrayed him, or fallen away. Can you imagine having your name written in the Bible - but instead of your name being praised, it was mentioned as a negative thing? Ultimately, Paul trusted that God would handle the outcome.

Are you looking forward to the reward that is awaiting you as a believer in Christ? What trials are you willing to go through in order to attain it? Pastor Eddie shares today that some people who have started in the faith lose sight of the goal, and get sidetracked by the things of this world. It's a good reminder for us to be on guard against the pleasures of this world that would steer us from the path God has us on.

One of the most radical transformations that we read about in the Bible is the story of the apostle Paul. When we first read about him, he was killing Christians and leading the charge against them. After he met Jesus on the road to Damascus, he ended up writing a majority of the New Testament. In today's message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing some of Paul's final words and encouraging us to live with the same convictions that Paul had.

Sometimes we can get discouraged when we invest so much in someone, and they don't seem to respond to the gospel. It's important that we don't let ourselves get too deterred from this. In today's message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing about God's heart for all people to be saved. We know that it is God's will for people to know him. We can trust his patience and his timing. He always sees the full picture when we only get a glimpse.

Paul finishes up his final letter to Timothy with a simple instruction to preach the word. Paul is making it clear that the word of God and the message that it carries is a solution for many of Timothy's issues. In today's message, Pastor Eddie will be giving us the same encouragement. We are to go out and preach the word to the people in our lives. This may not always look like being in a pulpit, it might look like coffee with a friend.

One of the primary reasons why Paul is writing these letters to Timothy is so that he can instruct him on how to teach and run the church! In today's message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing about the importance of teaching the younger generation about living a life for Jesus. If we're not careful we can be distracted with pursuing the things of this world. They’re not necessarily bad things, but they can distract us from the greater things in Christ!

A common theme when we read the Bible is the idea of waiting on God. Right before Jesus ascended to heaven, he told his disciples to wait. We read stories in the Old Testament where God tells his people to wait. In today's message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing about the importance of waiting on God. Waiting on God can be hard because we tend to be impatient. But it's better to do something in his timing than to rush it in our own timing!

Jesus was more than just the perfect sacrifice for our sins. He also demonstrated what it looked like to live a perfect life. He was 100% God and 100% man, yet he did not sin! In today's message, Pastor Eddie will be giving us the charge to live like Christ! The process of sanctification is a lifelong journey of becoming more and more like Jesus. While we are on this journey, we will have the Holy Spirit helping us along the way!