When you read about the early church in the New Testament, do you see any differences between then and now? In the book of Acts, the early church was portrayed as much more of a community where they were very involved in each other's lives. In today’s message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing about the difference between going to church and being a part of the church. Do you just attend church, or are you active in the lives of its members?

Jesus was sent down from Heaven to Earth with a mission. Jesus was going to establish a new covenant and make a way for all to be reconciled to God. In today’s message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing about the simple Gospel. We were once far from God and there was no way we could get back to Him. So God came to us in the way of Jesus and built a bridge so that whoever believes in Jesus will be reconciled and have eternal life.

When Abel was killed by his brother his blood spilled out onto the ground. When God confronted Cain He said it was Abel's blood that cried out for justice. In a similar way, when Jesus Died His blood shouted the message of forgiveness and grace! In today’s message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing the parallels between these two stories! Because of the blood of Jesus, there is forgiveness of sins offered to everyone who believes in Him.

Have you ever wondered why the Old Testament had so many laws? Sometimes it can be discouraging because it seems so hard to measure up to all the laws. It’s not just hard, it’s actually impossible! The law is there to show us that there is nothing that we can do to get into the right standing with God. It is only Jesus who can do that. In today’s message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing how the law should encourage us to depend on Christ!

Have you ever had to live up to a standard that was too hard? Maybe it was a standard that your boss held you to and you just couldn’t reach it. God also calls us to a standard, but His standard is perfection. In today’s message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing how the only way we can meet this standard is by being positioned in Christ. If God looks at us and we are in Christ, He is seeing the perfection of Christ that is placed in us upon salvation.

The word “Discipline” can often carry a negative connotation with it. Maybe we’ve had a bad experience with correction or discipline in the past. It could have come from a parent, coach, or boss. In today’s message, Pastor Eddie will be talking about the perfect discipline of God. Sometimes it may hurt, but it will always be perfect for what we need. God promises to correct those who He loves, so His correction is a sign of His love for us.

Jesus promised us that in this life we will have many troubles. All of us have experienced hardship at some point in our lives, but as Christians, we have Jesus with us. He is the author and finisher of our faith. In today’s message, Pastor Eddie will be sharing about the encouragement that we have in Christ as we face this life. He is the one who will strengthen us when we need strength and guide us when we need the wisdom to make decisions.

A lot of times we get envious of others in life. We look to places like social media and see what look like the perfect, easy-going lives of other people and wish we could have their life. Pastor Eddie reminds you in today’s message, that the only life you have to live… is your own. You can’t live anyone else’s life. You can’t run anyone else’s race. Stay in your lane and run your own race, and run it to win. Live the life that God gave you and do it well.

When you run a race, you run to win. Everything you do, from the training you go through, to what you eat, how you sleep, and even the clothes you wear, are all for one purpose – to WIN! In Today’s message, Pastor Eddie encourages you to run your race of faith with everything you’ve got. Run to win. Let everything you do in life be dedicated to running the race that’s been set before you by God. Putting everything aside that would hinder you or slow you down.

When something is given away for free, you’re gonna have a line out the door. But the more stipulations you put on it, the fewer people there are that will be willing to wait in that line. Pastor Eddie encourages you in today’s message that the cost of faith is well worth the reward. When you put your faith in Jesus, you will experience trouble in this world, but the heavenly reward that awaits is well worth it. Don’t lose heart. Keep your eyes on Jesus.