True North

Are you resting in the security of your salvation? Today, Pastor Gary encourages you that when you’ve received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you can rest knowing that He’s got you covered for eternity. When Jesus was nailed to the cross, so were all of your sins: past, present, and future. When He said that “it is finished,” it’s indeed finished. Your sins have been dealt with forever by Jesus’ finished work. Pastor Gary reminds you that when you have Jesus, you have everything. He is the victory!

Are you allowing the Lord to have His way in your life? Or are you still clinging to your own way? In today’s message from Pastor Gary, he teaches you about the power the Holy Spirit can have in your life if you’re yielded to Him. The Spirit has the ability to empower, guide, teach, and direct you closer to Jesus. However, when you’re not open to hearing His voice, He can’t guide you. Pastor Gary encourages you, to surrender your life to the Lord. Let God have His will be done in your life. Yield to His Spirit.

Are you careful with the words that you let your mouth speak? As you listen to today’s message from Pastor Gary, he encourages you to be watchful over your tongue. The tongue has the incredible ability to either build someone up or tear them down. Words create worlds and words can create hurt. Pastor Gary urges you to reconsider the next time you’re angry with someone. Use your words carefully to bring about peace with others. Let your words be encouraging, healing, and unifying.

If you have any doubt about who really cares for you, and who really loves you, listen to Pastor Gary as he reminds us today that Jesus is the ultimate promise keeper and life-giver. Jesus is nothing like the world. He didn’t buy us on the cheap, only to spit us out again when He’s through with us. He didn’t spin tales of enticement, leaving us empty and without hope. He loved you SO MUCH, that He ceased to breathe. That’s how much your life is worth to Him. He wanted you to experience every good and perfect gift.

Do you sometimes feel like you’re being pulled in all directions? Social media, cultural do’s and don’ts, and the government are only a few that come to mind in that great tug of war over our hearts and minds. Pastor Gary warns us today that we must be on our guard. Because if we’re not, we’ll slide down the slippery slope that takes us further and further away from the only One that we should stake our life on which is Jesus. Friends, don’t let your life be won over by empty promises promoted by the world.

Are you ready for a riddle? What do auctions and eBay have in common? You guessed it. They both have possessions for sale. And as we all know, the highest bidder wins, right? Now take this same concept and apply it to the human race and Jesus Christ. We live in a world vying for our very souls and promising us many things that don’t come anywhere near the price Jesus paid for us when he died on the cross. Who is the highest bidder staking claim of your life today? This is pastor Gary’s message today.

Have you been part of a faith community that lacked the empowerment of the Holy Spirit? Maybe the leaders didn’t emphasize evangelism, or the members were complacent and satisfied with things as they were, but thousands of churches and communities are stagnant today. Pastor Gary warns against this mentality because Jesus has commanded the Church to reach all of humanity for Him. Are you playing your part in building the Kingdom of God in your community?

Theodore Roosevelt once said “Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty…” In today’s message, Pastor Gary applies this thinking to the Christian life. Working to build the Kingdom of God is a difficult task, but the reward in store for those who are faithful to follow God’s commands is greater than any reward that can be had on Earth. What are you able to sacrifice for the Kingdom? What more can you give to see more people transformed for Jesus?

Pastor Gary is here to convict you today! Have you been passionately pursuing God, or have you allowed yourself to get comfortable? Are you witnessing to the people around you, or do you keep to yourself and neglect to share the Good News? The Lord has given you things to enjoy in your life, but you have to remember that all of those things are temporary. Your primary objective as a follower of Jesus is to spread the Gospel. If you aren’t building the Kingdom of God, you are being disobedient.

The early Church was defined by the amount of pressure and persecution its members faced. Leaders were put in prison, publicly humiliated, and even executed for preaching the Gospel. And yet, the efforts of the enemy to stifle the Good News completely backfired, as a large portion of what we know as the New Testament was written by Paul while behind bars. Pastor Gary encourages you today that the enemy may try and beat the Church down, but Jesus will reign victorious in the end!