Wonder Church

Success for the believer is the manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit. Love is the first and foundation fruit, from which all the rest grow. However, this is also the most difficult. Thank God, it's HIS FRUIT, not ours. We are NOT the source, just the stream.

You are made to live a fruitful life. But, our ability to bear the fruit of the Spirit is determined the environment we create. If we live to satisfy our sinful desires, we will not bear the fruit of the spirit. But, if we live in the Spirit, we will bear the fruit of the Spirit.

The Easter narrative in Luke includes a curious story: two discouraged men walking along a road that encounter Jesus. Have you ever walked a long road of discouragement and doubt? We discover in this story that when we finally see Jesus as he truly is, we realize he was walking with us on that road the entire time.

Did you know that there are two events in the Bible that include the famous "waving of palm branches"? It wasn't just on Palm Sunday, it is also found in Revelation 7, at the end of the tribulation period. Palm branches represent victory, but the first time in the Bible they are waved, people did not have the right understanding of Christ's victory. They were gravely disappointed when Jesus victory meant going to the cross. We can relate. If we ever thought that following Jesus would "make my life easier" and found that to not be the case. What victory did Jesus win for us? We will discover in this message that Christ's victory makes us right with God. And, if we are right with God, we are victorious in all things.

The Bible doesn't just give us insight into human history, it gives us prophecy about the future. Throughout this series, we have examined biblical prophecy and now turn our attention to the present moment that we are in. In light of history and the future, we know where we are in history... and what is most important about this present moment.

This message examines what the Bible says happens when we die.

The mark of the beast, mentioned throughout Revelation, but most famously in 13:16-18, has generated terror and conspiracy for two thousand years. Due to the highly controversial nature of this passage, we believe it is wise to humbly interpret it according to a literal method. What you might not know is that there is a counterpart to the mark of the beast: the mark of God. If you believe in Jesus, you are "marked" by Him. In this message, we will not only study the mark of the beast, but the mark of the believer: He has written HIS NAME on us.

How do you feel about unsolved mysteries? Some of us are interested in the unknown, but for a lot of us, unsolved mysteries can make us feel uncomfortable. When it comes to God, there is much that is mysterious. No part of theology is filled with more mystery than Eschatology (the study of the end times). In this message, we will discover that our response to the mystery of God is determined by what we believe about God's character. If we believe He is good, we are not afraid of what we don't understand.

Have you ever been thirsty? Did you know that just like your body needs water to survive, so our soul needs God? There is no practice in Christianity that reminds of this truth like fasting. It's time to get a drink that our soul has been waiting for.

In this message we wrap up our study of Psalm 51. Some of us may have a perspective of God that he does good to us, but it comes with a catch. He will bless us, but we owe him. This is the way the world works. But, what we discover in the final verses of Psalm 51 is that there is no catch to God's goodness. David knew this, and it gave him confidence to ask God to save him from the greatest failures of his life. When we know God's great love for us, we love him back with the same purity that he loves us - no ulterior motives.