The Simple Truth

The unknown can be a pretty frightening thing. Think about the first day you stepped foot into a new job, or your first day at a new school, how did you feel? Maybe a little scared? Right? But doesn’t it help at least a little to know what you’re getting into before you get into it? Today, in his message, Pastor Dion assures you that Jesus wants you to be prepared for the troubles you’ll face in this world; He doesn’t want you to be scared, He wants you to be ready to face the storm ahead.

As Pastor Dion continues his teaching series, he’ll be explaining how lawlessness and wicked living will increase as the love for God grows cold in the Last Days. When Jesus says, “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold,” He is speaking of a moral decline. In the last days, there will be a decay in moral standards and values. God’s holy and righteous standard for living will be spurned and forgotten by many. Instead of following God’s standard, sinful humanity will follow its own way.

Today, Pastor Dion will expound on the doctrine of the Rapture and how it relates to End-Time prophecy. The rapture of the church is the event in which God “snatches away” all believers from the earth in order to make way for His righteous judgment to be poured out on the earth. God will resurrect all believers who have died, give them glorified bodies, and take them from the earth, along with all living believers, who will also be given glorified bodies at that time. The question is, are you ready for His return?

Before the advent of modern navigation systems, a ship at sea could get lost without being able to see the stars to guide it. Storm clouds could black out the sun, moon, and stars for days, leaving a ship sailing in the dark. Being able to read the sky was critical for a ship to be able to maintain its course. In his message today, Pastor Dion shares with you that the signs of the times are everywhere. Do you see them? Is there any course correction that needs to take place in your life today?

Have you ever seen a mud run? Those things are intense!! It’s not like you’re just going for a jog and the road’s a little muddy. Quite often, mud runs include a whole slough of obstacles, which sometimes even include a section of electric wires to shock you while you crawl under them through the mud. And still, many people are determined to make it to the finish line. In today’s message, Pastor Dion encourages you not to let the troubles of this world keep you from following Jesus to the end.

As Pastor Dion continues his teaching series, he’ll be challenging you to persevere in your walk with the Lord and to remember that it’s only by the power of the Holy Spirit that you can have a victorious Christian life. It was when the disciples received the Holy Spirit that they were emboldened to preach Jesus, even though their lives were threatened. It was the power of the Holy Spirit that worked miracles through them and gave them spiritual gifts. Purpose in your heart to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in your life.

Today, Pastor Dion will be reminding you that the Bible talks a lot about suffering for the sake of Christ. In the era in which the New Testament was written, followers of Jesus were often ostracized by their own families and communities. Some of the worst persecution came from the religious leaders. Jesus told His followers, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven". He reminded His disciples, "If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first".

The events that happened on the road to Damascus relate not only to the Apostle Paul, whose dramatic conversion occurred there, but they also provide a clear picture of the conversion of all people. As Pastor Dion continues his teaching series, he’ll be explaining that although not all conversions are as startling as Saul’s, each of us is commissioned by Jesus to live in obedience to Him, love one another in His name, and to preach the Gospel to others. If Saul, a murderer of Christians, can be saved, anyone can!

Today, Pastor Dion will be reminding you that Christianity isn’t just a set of rules and some ceremonial rituals. Christianity is a way of life, it’s a real relationship with your Creator. The Lord desires you to live within His boundaries, while at the same time He desires you to know Him in an intimate way. Some of the only groups of people Jesus grew angry with, were the religious hypocrites who had a list of do’s and don’t, yet didn’t have a real relationship with God from the heart.

Satan has an open and shut case against us. We can’t deny we’re sinful and deserve death. But, as Pastor Dion will remind us in today’s message, our well-deserved sentence of death and separation from God has already been commuted. In His incredible grace and love, Christ bore all of it on the cross for us. Not only the misery and torment of a horrific physical death, but the immeasurable pain of being separated and forsaken by His Father in Heaven – He did it all to secure our redemption.