Grace empowers you to rule in life, and it is also the only thing that makes you an effective witness for Him. When you truly understand grace, you will not be intimidated to witness. The power of grace strengthens your boldness. When you have grace operating in your life, it won’t matter what you’ve done in your past, you will be able to speak boldly and with authority.

When we sin, there is a sense of guilt and shame present that hinders our faith and undermines our boldness to stand in the authority of Christ. But when we confess (acknowledge) our sin, God through His grace assures us that we are forgiven and cleans our conscience by the blood of Christ. Then there is no more sense of unrighteousness in our hearts and minds.

Romans 5:17 says, “…they which receive abundance of grace…shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.” This is great news! It means that life on this earth is not supposed to surpass us. We are to rule and reign over life. This Sunday, we will continue to dig into the Amazing Grace of Christ and how the goodness of God allows us to walk in a faith that overcomes.

Amazing grace results in an amazing life. God never intended your life to be average, mediocre, or mundane. He intends your life to be truly amazing, and He has provided the grace to make it a reality.

When we speak, words come out. These words affect not only us but all those who hear them. This is one of the reasons that David prayed in Psalm 19:14 for his words to be acceptable in the sight of God. Our desire should be that our words bless both God and everyone else that listens. This Sunday Pastor Karrianne will share how you, too, can pray that prayer and find your words to be pleasing to God and a blessing to others.

It’s easy to get discouraged when you don’t see things coming to pass for which you have hoped. But Hebrews 10:23 says to “hold fast the confession of our hope.” This means that after our hope is restored, we can hold onto it. We have to fight and win the battle against hopelessness! This Sunday, we return to our Restoring Hope series and learn how to obtain and maintain a confident hope for the rest of our lives.

A child is born with no ego. Your first introduction to identity is usually looking in a mirror and being told that’s who you are. We must relearn our identity so that our ego or confidence is based on Jesus Christ in us. Find out who you really are, not what others, or even you have said, but who God says you are. It’s time to no longer be a slave to pride and an ego of arrogance, but be free to serve God and others with confidence!

Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” It’s easy to get discouraged when you don’t see things coming to pass for which you have hoped. However, God wants you to live in a confident expectation and desire for something good in your future. You can only do that by Restoring Hope to your life journey.

This week, we conclude our series, 40 Days with Jesus. We will hear four more eyewitness accounts that dramatically retell the course of Christ's ministry leading up to his crucifixion and victorious resurrection.

For the next couple of weeks, we will watch a series of eyewitness accounts that dramatically retell the course of Christ’s ministry leading up to his crucifixion and victorious resurrection. We will highlight some of the major events in Christ’s life and how they impact our lives today. Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with us!