While all other religions on the face of the earth demand some sort of effort on the part of the believer in order to get to heaven...Christianity stands alone in that our faith declares that there is NOTHING that we can do to gain entrance into heaven. Jesus has made a new and better way for us through His work on the cross.

There are many actions in the Scriptures...things that God has called us to DO as believer's. Today Pastor Terry examines just a few these actions that we're called to. And one of the first things we learn is that God has called us to be hospitable. And no, you don't have to be Martha Stewart to be hospitable...simply having brothers and sisters over for a simple meal will suffice.

Though it's somewhat hard to fathom...the Word of God is clear, one of the reasons that we should be hospitable to all those around us is because there is a potential for us to be ministering to angels...beings that have been sent by God for a specific purpose here on earth.

There are some of you listening today that have endured unspeakable struggles in this life. Like Job, you have suffered great loss. Pastor Terry encourages you today to keep trusting in the LORD because Jesus endured the greatest suffering of all. As hard as it may seem right now, there is One Who knows how you feel.

For those of us that are parents, we know that our task can be difficult at times and is plagued with mistakes. Sometimes we discipline the wrong child or discipline to harshly or even go a bit easy when we should be firm. God's discipline isn't like this at all. He perfectly administers His correction in our lives in order that we might be fit, holy vessels for His use.

If you've been walking with God for some length of time you know that when a brother or sister just happens to come to mind, it's almost never a coincidence. The LORD is usually putting that brother sister on your heart so that you will lift them up in prayer or perhaps get in contact with them to share an encouraging word.

As many of us remember, the discipline that we received as children certainly wasn't much fun. And now that we're parents, doling out that punishment is even less fun. And yet, the discipline that God has called us to administer to our children should be an example to us. This command to discipline our children actually identifies them AS our children.

One of the greatest ways that satan has made an in road into the Body of Christ is by division. Small disagreements turn into much larger issues when they aren't dealt with right away. We need to heed the exhortation of the Scripture that Pastor Terry just reminded us of...be at peace with all men as much as possible.

Today Pastor Terry shares with us the Biblical definition of faith. We'll learn that faith is believing in something that you can't see. And truly, there are all kinds of different acts of faith. The evolutionist is actually a person of faith...they were not there when the purported evolution took place, therefore they believe evolution BY FAITH.

During the time of Noah it was thought that it had never rained, therefore people didn't even know what rain was. Imagine the mockery that Noah endured when he explained to people what he was doing...building an ark, because of a flood. And yet we know that he did this by faith. We need to follow that example regardless of the persecution we might face.