Sin is an all-or-nothing game. Either you are guilty of sin or you aren’t. Well. Pastor Gary reminds you today that it is the sin of all mankind that put Jesus on the cross. But yet, Jesus chose to go to the cross willingly, so that you would have the opportunity to be forgiven of your sin, and be restored to a relationship with God. When you take the time to meditate on that truth, you begin to see just how important it is for you to share the message of the Gospel. Forgiveness is available to all who call Jesus lord.

Every church on the planet is made up of humans, and the fact of the matter is that humans are flawed beings. We are bound to mess up and hurt our neighbors, even if we don’t mean to. But Pastor Gary encourages us today, because even though we are part of a body made of imperfect people, Jesus is at the head, and He is perfect. Christ’s perfection cancels out all of the division and discord we find within the Church, and He makes His bride into something greater than the sum of its parts.

You have on-demand access to the Creator of the universe! That’s a privilege that shouldn’t be discounted. Pastor Gary implores you to get excited in today’s message because you can pray to God and know that He hears your prayer. When you were adopted into God’s family, the connection between God and man that had been destroyed by sin was reformed. That’s why more people should be excited by being part of the Body of Christ, it helps restore you to the purpose you were created for!

Have you ever watched someone build a tower out of playing cards? It takes a lot of delicate balancing and placement in order to create a free-standing structure. Remove one card and everything will collapse. In today’s message, Pastor Gary teaches that each member of the Body of Christ is vitally important to the mission of the Gospel. There are other believers who are relying on you to be faithful to God’s commandments, looking to you to be an example of how to put Jesus first!

Have you tried getting exercise after not exercising for a while? You will probably feel sore, as your body isn’t used to the level of activity you’re now trying to put it through. But with consistent effort, you can get stronger. Today, Pastor Gary explains that if you treat praising God like an exercise, and do it consistently over a long period of time, it’ll become like second nature to you. You will learn to praise God, even when problems come your way, because you know He’s got you in His hands.

It’s been shown throughout Scripture that people who understand even a small fraction of God’s glory can’t help but praise Him. Moses was so close to the presence of God that his face glowed, as he descended Mount Sinai. Today, Pastor Gary wants to know when your praise is going to glow! Are you going to obey the words of Scripture praise God and acknowledge the supremacy of His glory? You can be stubborn all you want, but that won’t change the fact that He’s deserving of all your praise.

How often do you praise God? Jesus said in the Gospel of Luke that if the people don’t praise Him, the rocks of the ground will cry out in their place. Pastor Gary teaches you today that the need to praise God is built into the very fabric of human existence. When you don’t give the Lord the praise that He is due, you begin to become separated from Him and begin to follow the ways of the enemy. The best way to align your life with that of Jesus is to spend time in prayer and worship of the King.

One of the ways that God uses obstacles in your life is to remind you of your need to rely on Him. When God left Jacob with a limp, it served to remind Jacob of the weakness of his flesh, and it taught him to rely fully on God. Pastor Gary reminds you today that while your flesh is weak and incapable of following God’s commandments on its own, God lends you His strength to go the rest of the way. You’re not meant to go through life alone, and God is your perfect and most reliable companion through life.

God never promises you an easy path through life. Sometimes the obstacles you face in life are meant to get your attention. When you step away from God’s path and end up following your old patterns, the Lord may allow the enemy’s stumbling blocks, to remind you of where your heart needs to be. Today, Pastor Gary teaches that Jacob was a man who had begun to serve his own interests over the Lord’s. God wrestled with him and helped Jacob recognize his need for a merciful God. This pointed him back to the Father.

Have you ever felt awkward having to pray in front of a group of people or at a dinner table? Sometimes it can be hard to pray to God in front of people you don’t know, or people who don’t believe in God. In today’s message, Pastor Gary will empower you to pray like no one is watching. Don’t change the power and impact of your prayer depending on who’s in the room. You should pray with passion and fervency no matter what. Don’t be ashamed of the Gospel. There is power in the mighty name of Jesus!