Easter In the Valley: You Were Made for More

Text: Luke 16:19-31

It is easy in life to get caught up in all the hustle and bustle of everything going on. We are quickly distracted and often overwhelmed with our plans and responsibilities. Within all of us is a subtle awareness that there must be more to life than this. There must be more than the here-and-now, the highs and lows. The Bible shows us that there is much more that we were made for. We were each uniquely and wonderfully made by a good and merciful God, Who loves us and desires that we would enjoy a relationship with Him today and spend an eternity with Him forever. There is an eternity that we will all experience when this life is over, and what we do in this life will determine where and how we spend eternity. We hope you listen today and carefully consider that you, too, were made for more!

Strategically Suffering

Text: 1 Peter 4:12-19

One of the greatest constants in our life is that we will encounter suffering. How we endure those sufferings, how we strategically suffer for Christ, reveals a significant testimony of our reliance upon and faith in Christ. Pastor Michael takes us through 1 Peter 4:12-19 to understand what strategically suffering looks like in the face of persecution and suffering that comes even while living rightly for the Lord. Suffering has purpose and God’s purpose in it always prevails.

Not Ashamed! Know the Cost

Text: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

As followers of Jesus we have been given a great calling to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. This great calling demands a great cost from us. There is often a cost in time, effort, energy, and resources, but God shows us in 2 Corinthians 4 that there is a much greater cost that we must be willing to pay for the glory of God and good of others. We invite you to listen today so that you can consider what God is saying to you, count the cost of devotion to Him, and fully surrender to His will in your life.

Not Ashamed! Know Your Guide

Text: Acts 1:4-8; John 14-16

All followers of Jesus have been called by Him to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. It is encouraging, though, to know that we are not alone in the mission. God has given us His Word, the fellowship of the Church, and Jesus Himself promised that He would be with us always, even to the end of the age. This promise is fulfilled and experienced through the Holy Spirit, Whom God gives to every believer to be with us and be in us. For all who are in Christ, we have a constant Comforter Who guides us into the plans and paths of the Lord. If we are going to be the witnesses God calls us to be we need to understand our Heavenly Guide and how He works in our lives today. We invite you to listen and be challenged today to know Him and to follow His leading in your life.