Words For Life

We often think of missions in terms of the cost to us instead of the way God would have us evaluate it. Jesus wants us to feel the joy of sharing the good news. Pastor Rick shares this messate, that the joy will outweigh any costs in time or money we could give in this second message in the Engage One series.

What difference can one person make? In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus is teaching a lesson on who we should consider our neighbor. This first message in the Missions Week series, Engage One, asks us who we should be willing to sacrifice for.

Easter is a uniquely Christian celebration, a time to glorify God and His Son Jesus who by His death on the cross paid all of our debts for our sins. Pastor Brad presents this message explaining just how we can live in the sure knowledge of our salvation.

We live in anticipation of Jesus return but that doesn't mean we should be complacent. Pastor Brad's message outlines some of the things we should keep in mind in preparation for Jesus' return.

In prior messages in this series we have heard that we will often face trials and challenges and that we will be able to face them with God's help. This message helps us see a path to how to get through those challenges so listen to Pastor Brad's message, "Getting to the Good Stuff" in the 'Living Hope' series.

We all seem to have spent too much time attending the School of Hard Knocks, often learning that no matter how we try to do the best we can, things just don't work the way we feel they should. Maybe part of the problem is how we look at what 'hard times' are or what they may mean for us. Listen to Pastor Brad's message in the Living Hope series, 'Tough Truths for Hard Times' for some insights in how you can change your view of those times.

Too often Christians are surprised when we face hard times and forget that as long as we resist the world's influence, we will face difficulties. The question isn't whether we will face those trials but how we will act during them. Pastor Chris gives some guidelines on how to look at the hard times you face and how to act so others will see that we are different because of God's work in our lives.

Part 1 of the message "Making Jesus Attractive in Your Message" raised a number of great questions about what Biblical submission in a marriage really means. Pastor Brad spends the first part of this continuation of the topic answering some of those. He then continues the discussion of marital submission's meaning for both the wife and the husband.

One concept often misapplied is the idea of a wife's submission to her husband as directed in the Bible. Pastor Brad's message in the "Living Hope" series, 'Making Jesus Attractive in Your Marriage, Part 1' discusses the foundation for this and how and why it is often misappllied.

Submission is not a popular concept but Biblical submission is also a very misunderstood concept. Pastor Brad continues the series "Living Hope" by identifying the purpose of submission as well as oulining some of the pricipals for living so God will get noticed.