On the cross, Jesus committed his spirit into God's hands. These "Words that Matter" show the complete trust Jesus had in God even at the moment of his death.

There are some of the most heartbreaking and difficult words said on the cross. Did God really forsake Jesus? Did Jesus question his faith? What can we learn from this anguished cry to the Lord?

Jesus gave John and Mary to each other at the cross forming a new family. At the cross he gives us to each other forming a new family we call church.

As he hung on the cross, Jesus said he was thirsty. Pastor Don takes a deeper look at the context of this moment, and the meaning of his words. Do you thirst for God? He thirsts for a relationship with you.

There were three crosses, not just one. Jesus was not crucified alone but suffered in community with others. The focus of our faith is corporate, not individual.

Jesus’ response to those who crucifies him was to pray for their forgiveness. Such love and compassion changes those of us who follow Him.

Sometimes we feel like maybe we are crazy for trying to follow God and be generous and loving in a world that does not always honor those things. This message is an encouragement to keep serving God. You are not crazy for doing so!

This message focuses on the image of Noah standing in the ark with the dove that has returned with an olive branch in its beak. It gives him hope in a land he cannot yet see. God gives us hope in what we cannot yet see.

In early Christian literature a symbol of the church is often a ship or boat. There are similarities between the ark God used to rescue humanity and the church God is using today as a vessel of grace in the world.

God uses Noah to rescue humanity. Noah ends up drunk in his tent. If God can use Noah God can use you.