Real Hope, Real Talk

Remember you are a servant of the Lord, to honor faithful leaders in the Lord, to raise up future leaders in the Lord, to declare the works of the Lord, and to trust in the faithfulness of the Lord. 

CLING to the promises of God, from purity of heart, with perseverance in the Spirit, and to Christ so that you do not perish.   

God's people should care deeply about the unity and purity of the body for the sake and testimony of Jesus Christ. To do this, we should: guard Truth and pursue holiness, confront others in love, listen with grace-filled understanding, and move forward in unity and agreement. 

Christ is the ultimate Victor. 

The key to happiness comes from savoring Christ as the true king. He is the King we want and the King we need. How can you savor Christ as the true King?

There must be a passion and priority in the Gospel, there is the certainty of uncertainty, there is one clear objective, there is a need to care and be careful, there is a hopeful surety and promise, there is a greater blessing in giving than receiving, and there are always goodbyes in the Gospel. 

Accept your LOT in life, don't do a little for A LOT, and ALLOT your life to benefit others first.

The key to enjoying the gift from God is to enjoy the greatness of God. The Gift from God, the Greed of Man, and the Ground to Grasp.

Enjoyment in God requires entirety with God. God's Faithfulness, God's Favor, Our Failure, and Our Fortune.

Join Pastor Craig as he unpacks men's role as shepherds. 

Join Pastor Derek as he journeys through the Biblical Mandate for Men. 

Finish well in the work God has for you, for the generations to come, and to receive the eternal reward. 

Slowly but SURELY, God unfolds His plan to us according to the faithfulness of His promise. God's Word is perfect, God's Record is perfect, God's Plan is perfect, God's People are (slowly) becoming perfect, and God's World will be made perfect.

God is BUILDING the people of God, for the mission of God. "Taking the land" is about fellowship with God, and the mission of God. "It is the Lord's doing" that accomplishes the mission. "Rest from war" doesn't mean rest from mission.

The world always rages against us, God rules the world in power, and our response is to trust in God.

God wants us to REST in Him, and find our JOY in Him. 

Operating on our own understanding leads to vulnerability, the biggest deception is not full lies but half-truths, and deception that results in disobedience leads to destruction.

His GOSPEL is JOY. 

God is love, God initiates love, and God's love transforms us to love others.

Perfect peace comes from the Prince of Peace who brings peace with God, brings peace with others, and brings peace with ourselves.

We can HOPE in Jesus because the Incarnation is not His beginning, because He is Supreme above all things, and by trusting the Gospel with unshifting faith. 

Praising a sovereign and righteous, gracious and merciful, powerful and providing, faithful and good, redeeming, holy and wise God, as His people. 

A renewed relationship with God requires regular reorientation to the worship of God, to the word of God, and to walk with God.

You cannot win if God is not with you, God gives new mercy for the day, and new mercy for the day means straining forward to trust and obey.

Big victories can often lead to great temptations to sin, you never sin alone, you must come clean with your sin, sin always has consequences, look to Christ for mercy in your sin.