Our society has grown more and more anti-social as time goes by. Social media has only amplified this. Yes, it lets us communicate with each other and share our experiences, but it’s all through a filter. God desires for His followers to live in community. He wants us to take care of each other. Liking someone’s Facebook post isn’t enough. As Pastor Danny challenges us in today’s message, you need to put yourself out there and get connected, it won’t just happen naturally.

You are to love the world. Don’t neglect them for the sake of staying in the comfort of the Church. Be generous with your time and resources and especially with the Gospel. But even more so, love your brothers and sisters in Christ. As Pastor Danny points out in today’s message, it won’t be your adherence to the Ten Commandments, how frequently you go to church or how good of a person you are - they will know you follow Christ because of how you love your fellow believers.

There’s an unseen battle raging in the world around us. Satan, who is determined to fight against God for eternity, is actively running a misinformation campaign against Him. Making God out to be a cruel, dangerous deity. You can do good deeds, but, if you try to share the truth of Jesus with the lost, you’ll quickly face opposition. As Pastor Danny explains in today’s message, these people have been deceived and grown hard in their hearts, and they don’t want anyone to tell them they need saving.

How do you get along with the world? While your motivation shouldn’t be to pick a fight, if you boldly share the truth of the Gospel, you will directly contradict the lies that our culture has bought into. As Pastor Danny explains in today’s message, no matter how loving you are, many people are going to hate you for your faith. This is just to be expected as a follower of Christ. His way is not easy or popular. It led Him to horrible suffering and death, and you should be prepared to follow Him there.

God desires for us to be people of integrity. You can get away with a lot of things with no one else ever knowing. But, as Pastor Danny points out in today’s message, God knows all of it, and it breaks His heart. You will feel a weight of guilt for abusing the limitless grace He offers. God doesn’t subject us to this conviction out of a desire to punish us. It’s all done out of profound love and a gracious desire to refine us and form us into a better reflection of His perfect righteousness.