How does God look at those who have not had a saving encounter with Jesus Christ yet? He looks at them with love, and longs to be in relationship with them. As Christians, God calls us to be His body on earth, loving those who need His grace.

Being hopelessly lost at sea without navigation is a desperate state to be in. But that is what it is like for those who have yet to find the saving grace of Christ. In this message, James MacDonald shows God’s heart for the lost and calls us to respond to them with love.

Are you persevering faithfully in a ministry or a point of obedience but you find yourself asking, “What’s the use?” As James MacDonald continues to teach on selfishness versus selflessness, he encourages us to believe that God sees and knows and records and rewards the faithful. He exalts the selfless.

Nothing brings misery quite like selfishness: my plans, my life, my rights, what I deserve. . . The entire second chapter of Philippians is spent on the topic of selfishness versus selflessness. James MacDonald shows us how we can replace our own selfishness with responsibility and choices that bring joy.

Before Jesus went to the cross, He told his disciples to love each other just like He loved them. Today, that command extends to the church. God’s people should be a beacon of unconditional love, but it’s so easy to get off track and lose sight of what godly love actually looks like.

Christ welcomed people from all walks of life when He walked this earth.  As the Church, He calls us to do the same. In this message, learn how to welcome people without forming hasty and superficial assessments.

What should people feel when they walk into a church for the first time? They should feel welcomed without judgment, no matter who they are or what they have done. In this message, James MacDonald presents biblical ways to combat judgmental attitudes that prevent us from welcoming people like Christ would.

No matter where you’ve been or what you’ve done, you should feel welcomed in church. Jesus welcomes everyone, and there isn’t a single person who doesn’t need what He offers. Christians aren’t called to form hasty, superficial assessments of others. Learn what a true, biblical welcome really looks like and discover four ways to combat a judgmental attitude.

Living your life to please others only results in feelings of resentment and helplessness. Thankfully, there is a way out if you’ve been trapped in this cycle. James MacDonald helps you focus on what God thinks of you, rather than on how others might perceive you.

People pleasing is a bottomless ditch. It’s living your life so people will be happy with you; so they’ll like you and accept you. Problem is, it will never deliver what you really need. When you live to please people, you’re trapped in an endless cycle of performance. James MacDonald delivers a way out of this trap by focusing on what God thinks of you.