Our church has wonderful new opportunities as we go forward as a church body centered in worship, centered in family, centered in togetherness, centered in service, centered in testimony where we reach out to those around us. Sermon video is available on YouTube: YouTube/c/ForestLakeSeventhdayAdventistChurch Live Services Weekly at 8:45, 10:00, or 11:20 AM EST at www. ForestLakeChurch.org

Compassion means more than just feeling sorry for someone or being empathetic. Compassion takes it a step further and tries to help people improve the situation they're in. Sermon video is available on YouTube: YouTube/c/ForestLakeSeventhdayAdventistChurch Live Services Weekly at 8:45, 10:00, or 11:20 AM EST at www. ForestLakeChurch.org

God's Spirit is Holy, and often times we forget what Holy means because we are so unholy. If it weren't for Jesus, just being in God's presence would undo us completely! When we come into the presence of God, do we have the courage to accept the gift of His Spirit and go where He sends us? Sermon video is available on YouTube: YouTube/c/ForestLakeSeventhdayAdventistChurch Live Services Weekly at 8...

We often talk about prayer and that it should be part of our daily lives. And it should! But what if we didn't just pray quietly for ourselves, but prayed for the Holy Spirit to give us boldness to talk with those around us about Jesus? Sermon video is available on YouTube: YouTube/c/ForestLakeSeventhdayAdventistChurch Live Services Weekly at 8:45, 10:00, or 11:20 AM EST at www. ForestLakeChurch.o...

God offers us freely the gift of His Holy Spirit, but do we have the faith and courage to accept His gift?

How often today in this world of near constant distractions that we who are called by God behave in ways that are completely opposite of what God calls us to do?

Sometimes our fears and insecurities can seem insurmountable, but God is bigger than them all. Even more, He has chosen each one of us for a purpose if we're willing to open our eyes to where He's leading us.

Jesus, who rightly deserves all honor and praise, gave us a true example of what it means to be a servant. We should remember what He did for us and treat each other likewise.

Diversity means we aren't going ever going to agree on some things, like immigration, politics, racism, etc. If we only talk to people that think like we do or listen to media (left or right) that only reinforces our beliefs, that's uniformity, not diversity. As Christians, we should unify around Jesus as our Savior and taking care of our neighbor (including the ones we have stark disagreements wi...

God can do great works through individual people. Do we have the courage to go where God sends us and do what He asks?

Everyone experiences grief in life, it is one of the most powerful emotions we have. Being a good friend to someone who is grieving, or receiving help when you're grieving, can go a long way to help in recovery, even if what we're doing may seem inadequate at the time.

We can't just come to church and sit in the pew and expect to know what God is doing in our lives. We have to intentionally get closer to Him by studying His word and getting to know Him personally.

It is often when we're in the midst of a trial that we find our faith.

Often times as a church we got caught up in "looking good" and "showing up" each week, but are we willing to make connections with those around us and be a loving person to those around us?

Jesus meets us where we are on the road, sometimes He tells us to turn around, other times He gives us a clearer way forward.

Are we willing to listen to wisdom and advice, or do we only listen when something lines up with our existing beliefs (or think we know it all)? If we struggle listening to human wisdom, which may be fallible, are we at all willing to listen to the wisdom that God has given us in His Word?

God has never made a promise that He hasn't kept. Even when things seem impossible, we can be sure that He will fulfill the promise of living right here with us.

Winning isn't everything, sometimes the biggest gain comes from losing....or being willing to help others even at personal cost to ourselves.

Our job is not to try and figure out exactly when Jesus is coming back, our job is to understand what He's called us to do and do it faithfully until He gets back. That's how the Gospel of the Kingdom spreads to the whole world.

When God makes us a promise, sometimes it seems like maybe it's not coming. But rather than try and "help" God with what He's promised, we need to have faith that He will do as He said at the time that is best of us.

Taking Communion isn't just about the forgiveness of our sins, it's also about accepting the commission of Jesus to let Him lead our lives and have an impact on those around us.

Jesus died so that we can all be saved, and because He rose again all of humanity has a living hope!

Don't let the things in this life turn your faith in Jesus into a hobby. When you make Him the center of your life, His fruit can't help but spill out impact those around you.

When the church can't seem to force people to do things it's easy, it will join with secular authority to accomplish what it can't force on its own, and that is when persecution starts. But as Christians, we should let Jesus test all the rules and traditions in our lives to see which are right.

Jesus has authority over illness, infirmity, and disease. And because Jesus gave His life for us, He also has the authority to forgive our sins.