You may have heard about ongoing tensions between various countries. In today's world, war is waged under the guise of terrorism. As a result, hostility between the two countries persists. But do you know what the most important war was? Pastor Bill tells you today, how Jesus fought the greatest war in history. When it was time for Jesus to be carried to the cross, He fought the pain, mockery, and Satan. He took all our sins and gave His life on the cross so, that we could be saved and have eternal life.

The Bible says that God is our father, or in other words, our dad. What is your dad here on Earth like? Your relationship with him can taint your view of God as a father. In today’s message, Pastor Bill will show you that God is a perfect father. You don’t have to earn his love. He will ALWAYS be there for you. And unlike your earthly father, God doesn’t mess up. It’s for this very reason that you can have abounding joy in ALL circumstances. Keep listening to learn how you can claim your joy.

Are you living in the joy that Jesus made a way for you to have? The world often gets joy and happiness confused. Happiness is a temporary feeling based on circumstances, but joy is a deeply rooted state of being that cannot be uprooted by circumstances. In today’s message, Pastor Bill will teach you that Jesus’s death and resurrection have made a way for you to have everlasting joy in all seasons of life. Keep listening to learn how to take hold of the joy that God has for you right here, right now. 

Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection were God’s way of being undeniably clear that He loves us. God is a God of truth, not confusion. One thing that He is clear on in scripture is that your sorrows WILL be turned to joy. That’s a big promise to keep, but after all, if He can defeat death, I think that we can take him at his word. In today’s message, Pastor Bill will show you that YOU can have lasting joy in all circumstances. Keep listening to learn how to discover the joy that God wants you to live with.

In today’s message, Pastor Bill will show you that it’s through the power of the Holy Spirit that you’re able to see the glory of God. In order to love someone, you have to know them. Pastor Bill uses the example of how his love for his wife has grown over their many years together. The more that he sees his wife's character, the more he falls in love with her. Do you love God? Or is that a hard concept to imagine? Ask the Holy Spirit today to show you the glory of God so that you can truly love him.

Are you open to the moving of the Holy Spirit in your life? What does that mean? Well, if you’re a believer, God has given you HIS spirit to live in you and make you more like Jesus. The spirit empowers you to do things that you can’t do on your own. He also tells you to do things at the moment, like pray with someone or share the Gospel with them. Have you experienced this before? In today’s message, Pastor Bill will show you that you don’t want to ignore the moving of the Holy Spirit.

Did you know that scripture is dead without the power of the Holy Spirit? If you’re a believer today, do you ask the Holy Spirit to illuminate God’s word as you read it? In today’s message, Pastor Bill talks about the difference between information and illumination. Information alone doesn’t have the power to change your heart, but the Holy Spirit can take information, illuminate it, and make it take hold of your heart and your life. Keep listening to learn about your new best friend and teacher, the Holy Spirit.

 When the disciples received the Holy Spirit, they were given the power and boldness to preach the Gospel and minister to others with authority. As Pastor Bill continues his teaching series through the Gospel of John, he’ll be exhorting you to step out of your comfort zone preach the Gospel, and make disciples. God didn’t keep you alive on Earth after saving you just so you can spend time living for yourself. He wants to work in you and work through you by the power of the Holy Spirit to reach the lost. 

It’s not always easy living for the Lord, especially in the extremely ungodly cultural climate going on these days. Being a child of God comes with the most amazing benefits, but unfortunately being persecuted comes with the territory as well. Today, Pastor Bill will be reminding you that it’s perfectly normal for you to feel like an alien here on Earth because your citizenship is in Heaven! When you feel like you don’t fit in, it’s because you don’t anymore, and you’ve been called to a higher purpose.   

 If you want to live a godly life, you will be persecuted. This is a promise in the Bible, maybe not the most quoted and warm promise, but a promise nonetheless. This is because the world, the flesh, and the devil hate God and constantly try to sway you to live for yourself. As Pastor Bill continues his teaching series through the Gospel of John, he’ll be encouraging you to remain bold for the Lord and not allow the demonic forces of this age to discourage you from living a victorious Christian life.