A Transforming Word

God wants us to be a pleasing aroma to Him, a useful instrument to share His glory with the world. All we do FOR God brings praise and honor TO God. But, as Pastor Bill will point out today, there are areas in everyone’s lives that are not honoring your Creator. And sometimes, God needs to expose those sins so that you can repent and change! It’s not easy to see the parts of your heart that aren’t...

There’s an important part of the Salvation message that we’d rather gloss over – the fact that we NEED salvation in the first place. Why is that so? Because we sin – every single one of us. Every human being is born into this broken world, and we’ve all failed our Creator. But – God’s given you the chance to repent of your sins, to come clean about all the wrong you’ve done! Pastor Bill is going t...

Serving Jesus can be presented as a bit of a fairy tale story sometimes. You get to do good things, pointing people to Jesus, helping out, and making an impact – and in the end, you’ll feel great! But it’s not always like that – Pastor Bill will share today that serving Jesus can be hard. It can be difficult to keep loving people who aren’t easily lovable. And the enemy is going to do his best to...

As Pastor Bill continues to share about the sacrifices required of the Israelites today, you may be wondering how someone could afford all of this! Having to sacrifice an animal to atone for all your sins? It would really start to add up – it would cost you something. And that’s the point Pastor Bill wants to make today – sin is costly. But God wanted to give everyone a chance to be redeemed, no m...

Pastor Bill will talk more today about the animal sacrifices described in the Old Testament book of Leviticus. These necessary deaths were meant to cover your sin – the animal died so that you wouldn’t have to. It took your place. However, as you just heard Pastor Bill say, the sacrifice only temporarily covered the sin – it didn’t remove the guilt permanently from your life! Animal sacrifice woul...

Today Pastor Bill begins a new study in the book of Leviticus – the third book of the Bible. While many people wonder if these rules and regulations are still important, Pastor Bill is going to share the significance this book still holds. And, he’ll be giving you an overall theme to hang onto throughout this study – God wants you to be holy! His ways may not make complete sense to you, but it’s w...

Americans have become obsessed with reality tv shows over the last twenty years. We love to see behind-the-scenes and know the “fly on the wall” things that one character says about another character behind their backs. The hypocrisy and insincerity make for good ratings, but this type of behavior is exactly what Jesus Christ abhors. Today, Pastor Bill encourages you to repent of any insincerity y...

What does “put on the full armor of God” mean to you? In today’s message, Pastor Bill discusses the significance of the armor. But is there one piece more valuable than the others? In a way, “yes.” All the other pieces of armor become null and void unless you first believe in God and in Jesus Christ, His Son, which Pastor Bill describes as the “shield of faith.” The Bible says, “above all” put on...

Putting on the full armor of God takes intentionality. In the book of 2nd Corinthians, the analogy of war is fitting in the realm of spiritual warfare as well. When you’re in Christ, you’ll be targeted by Satan, his demons, and the world. Christ is their enemy. That’s why, as Pastor Bill discusses today, all of the spiritual armor mentioned in these verses is vital. Not only the offensive weapons...

When God makes a calling on your life clear to you, that's when Satan is going to try to distract you from it. He doesn't want to see God's will get done, so he'll send distraction after distraction to get you off track of God's plan for you. As Pastor Bill's going to show you today, you need to keep a laser focus on doing God's work. He'll give you the abilities and resources you need to see His...

God's power is more than enough to keep you strong to say no to any temptation that comes your way. Pastor Bill's going to show you how prevalent spiritual warfare is in the world today, with a constant internal battle of sin versus righteousness. When you start being public about your faith, the opposition is going to come. Satan isn't going to sit around idle if you're doing God's will. However,...

There're always people watching you, whether how you live your personal life or how you work. Today, Pastor Bill's going to take you to Ephesians to look at how different a Christian's work ethic should be compared to the world. Everything you do is representing God, and your attitude, while you're working, should reflect Him working in your life, too. God wants to see a hard worker, bringing glor...

Does your work ethic stand out from your fellow employees every day at work? There should be a noticeable difference in your drive and your honesty at work since you're representing God there to everyone else. Today, you're going to be encouraged by Pastor Bill to set an example at your job to make people realize you're serving God. Your attitude towards your boss, even if they're not a good one,...

Today Pastor Bill speaks to any child still under the authority of their parent. Most parents can look back on their childhood and wish they had saved themselves the trouble by listening to what their parents had told them to do. But this isn't very inspiring to kids. What if you learn that the Lord's will is for you to obey your parents? If you are walking with Jesus, you should be doing what you...

Most parents want to ensure good behavior, grades, and positive social interactions in their children. But as Pastor Bill shares, these targets are not the primary goal of parenting. Today's message shares how the number one task given to a parent is to lead the child to Christ. Their salvation doesn't land on your shoulders. They will be responsible for their own decisions, but you can show and d...

If all you hear in today's message is that treating your spouse like the Bible tells you to will result in a better marriage, you've missed the mark. As Pastor Bill shares, submission is a lifelong commitment. When done with a thankful heart, blessings will follow. Don’t have the attitude of "okay, I’ll try it for one week, and if I don't see results, then it's not worth the effort." If you are pa...

If you've just eaten a hot dog piled high with condiments and checked your t-shirt to discover a large spill, you clean it up or change shirts! It would be silly to find the spill and just leave it. Today’s message shares truths for a happy marriage. After Pastor Bill's message don’t continue in your marriage with a "spill on your shirt.” Take the advice given, make improvements to your relationsh...

During courtship, a man takes notice of what the woman likes and doesn't. With this information, he shares his love for her. But if he stops learning about her once they become married, he misses out on who she becomes following the wedding. I have news for you men- women change! Today Pastor Bill shares in his message that it's essential to pay attention to your wife no matter how long you've bee...

Wifes- submission is challenging, but you know what makes it even harder? When you see the choice your husband has made is the wrong one! Today, Pastor Bill shares that even when this happens, you still need to submit. If you always fix the situation, your husband will never have the chance to be corrected by the Lord. Men will take God's punishment and correction a lot better than if you were the...

Have you ever heard a sermon and the person sitting next to keeps poking you in a way that says, “listen up, they are talking about YOU!'. Today's message with Pastor Bill isn't an opportunity to go tell your husband, “see I told you you are doing it wrong!” The Lord’s instruction to husbands and wives is to be acted upon REGARDLESS of how your husband or wife treats you. When you try to blaming s...

The Bible gives Christians a blueprint for how to live their life- love the Lord and your neighbors. But it doesn't provide the specifics- like what job to have or what's acceptable to do during your downtime. In today’s lesson with Pastor Bill, he offers three steps to follow that would indicate the Lord's blessing when making choices. But first, you must be living a life submitted to God, not ac...

Unbelievers outnumber those who know and follow Christ. So by default, you'll run into and interact with more people who don't know the Lord than do. In Pastor Bill's message today, he encourages you to be wise with the time the Lord has given you. Use your time to build His kingdom by sharing the good news with unbelievers. Be a good example to your coworkers and neighbors. They know you are a Ch...

Are you a deep DEEP sleeper? Once you finally doze off you are out, and people often tell you that you are really hard to wake up. Maybe even once or twice you've slept through your alarm hitting the snooze button again and again. In today's message, Past Bill talks about how you cannot walk through life asleep or even groggy - almost zombie-like. You will need to be alert and ready fully prepared...

Have you ever noticed a big Welcome To sign as you crossed over a state line entering a new state? Some people even stop and take a picture under the sign. The Welcome To sign is a clear boundary that you are entering a NEW territory. There are probably new rules and most likely some things will look DIFFERENT. God has clear boundaries for Christians too. In today's message, Pastor Bill talks abou...

The human tongue is a powerful muscle. Some people claim it is the STRONGEST muscle...It is necessary for basic functions of life... like eating and swallowing. The tongue is also needed for speaking. It helps to create your voice. With such power comes a decision. Will you use it to build people up... or will you use it harshly...tearing people down? Today, Pastor Bill encourages you to use your...