A Sure Hope

If you’re stranded out in the desert, what are the essential things you need to survive? Two of the first things that come to mind are food and water. Well today, Pastor Dave looks at various ways Jesus is described, providing the necessities for your very survival. So put up that flare and let God be your search and rescue.

It’s hard to understand something that’s always existed. Your mind’s been trained to learn that something begins and ends, but God doesn’t exist within those confines. Today, Pastor Dave explores the first few verses of this book by honing in on the fact that Jesus existed as God before He came as a man.

Sometimes it can be easy to underestimate God. In our struggles, we don't stop to remind ourselves of who God says He is. We lean on our own understanding of what's possible and we color our view of God... Today, Pastor Dave will encourage you to read your Bible and find out just how powerful God can be.

In today's message, Pastor Dave will remind you that God values life. Not just some lives, new lives, or old lives... But why? Because the book of Genesis tells us that God created man in His own image, so any life, no matter what, is made in the image of God. That has value and creates value in each and every life.

When you enter into a relationship with the Lord, you're redeemed. The word redeemed, in the Christian worldview, means you have been bought back from bondage to sin. God has rescued you from the power sin had over you. Jesus sacrificed Himself for you, the least you can do is live your life for Him.

In today's message, Pastor Dave will remind you that we all mess up. The Bible tells us that since the fall of man in Genesis, all people are fallen. On our own, there is nothing we can do about this. We're stuck trying to fight through our sin for the rest of our lives... But God made a way for us through His son Jesus.

In today's message, Pastor Dave will remind you that one of the most important things a Christian can do is trust God. When we stop trusting in God, we start trusting in something or someone else. God is the only one worth trusting in, anything else won't be able to do anything... Christ is capable of anything.

In today's message, Pastor Dave will remind you to not allow your feelings to impact your actions. Many may have had the experience of having a bad day so we don't go to church or Bible study. Really, this hurts us more than anyone else. It's in those tough days that we need Christ, the Bible, and fellowship the most.

In our lives, we like to be in control. We like to be the ones to do things... But in today's message, Pastor Dave will encourage you to let God do what God does. Allow Him to work in and through your life. There doesn't need to be any striving, with the Holy Spirit, the Lord will empower you for the work of the Kingdom.

In today's message, Pastor Dave will encourage you to surrender your life to Jesus. It's one thing to confess and repent of your sins, its another thing to submit yourself to what the Lord has for you. It may not be what you want or like, but God will always provide a way for you to make it through and for His will to be done.

Sometimes it’s hard for people to tell the difference between a true Christ-follower and someone who is just pretending. In today’s message, Pastor Dave will explain that even if we can’t tell the difference, God knows. Make sure that you are a true believer and Christ-follower.

Have you encountered someone whose joy and love for Jesus seems to pour out of them? Did you want to have that same joy and love? In today’s message, Pastor Dave will encourage you to live your life for Jesus…so others will notice that you are different…and then they’ll want the same thing too!

How have you spent your time today...playing games, watching TV, or just being busy? Somewhere during your busy day, were you able to spend time in God’s Word? As you’ll learn from Pastor Dave today, you need to fill your extra time studying God’s Word…not with all of those other distractions.

Some people don’t think that having a relationship with Jesus is enough to satisfy them…they often think that there must be more to life than just following Jesus. In today’s message, Pastor Dave will explain that Jesus is all you need…not recognition or possession…just Jesus.

Many of us are quick to admit that we definitely call out to The Lord in times of trouble and distress. But how many of us actually have the deep seeded faith and trust that God desires from us? In today's message, Pastor Dave reflects on the contrast between the faith of Naomi, and the Moabite woman Ruth.

As believers and followers of Christ, there are two key responses that we should have when it comes to tragedy. Sympathy, and faith that God redeems tragic situations for the greater good. In today's message, Pastor Dave reflects on how God will redeem Naomi's poor decisions which ultimately leads to the family line of The Messiah.

If we were to be perfectly honest, many of us can look back at our times of distress, heartache, or tragedy and recognize a pattern. That pattern being a correlation between choosing our way over The Lord's. As Pastor Dave will teach you in his message today, whenever we forsake The Lord, disaster is sure to follow.

Many of us tend to feel upset, offended, or in some cases insulted whenever someone says they don't trust us. Given that God is perfect, how do you think He feels when His children don't trust Him? In today's message, Pastor Dave reflects on the importance of living by faith and trusting in God's guidance.

What would say is your common reaction to the rather grim parts of life? Do you respond with panic, distress, anxiety, or fear? Or do take a moment to reflect on the goodness of God? In today's message, Pastor Dave will encourage to reflect on the promises of God and to remember that He's in full control of His story.

Many of us can ashamedly admit to giving God our leftovers, rather than gifts of sacrifice and complete selflessness. We would think that a God who gave us everything would deserve more! In today's message, Pastor Dave reflects on the hearts of those in the Bible who refused to offer gifts that cost them nothing.

Have you ever considered journaling? If you're like most people, you probably find it inconvenient or you simply don't have time for it. However, as Pastor Dave will discuss in his message today nothing can be more beneficial to the believer than journaling. In hisHave you ever considered journaling? If you're like most people, you probably find it inconvenient or you simply don't have time for it...

As believers and followers of Christ, many of us would be quick to agree that nothing compares to those “mountaintop” experiences in our walk. However, as Pastor Dave will remind you in his message today, it's by the valley experiences of hardship and struggle that we truly grow as disciples.

Perhaps one of the most common misconceptions regarding ministry is that God decides to trust us with great responsibility at random. However, as Pastor Dave will teach you in his message today, God responds to how we handle the small before He bestows us with the great. How do you handle what you've been entrusted with?

Deep in your heart, if you’re honest, there are fears you can’t seem to conquer. However, as Pastor Dave explains today, with the spirit in you, you need not fear. Jesus has conquered that fear and lives in you to give you strength, power, and courage to fight. You need only believe God and his promises.

When you suffer a great defeat in life or are struggling in terrible hardship you can still sing praise to God like David. Today, Pastor Dave will encourage you to praise the Lord with all your heart and rehearse all he’s done for you regardless of the pain you’re experiencing. Praising God changes you and causes the spirit to come alive within you.