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Proverbs chapter 29 verse 25 says, “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be saved.” In today’s message, Pastor Terry will ask some tough questions: Are you a secret Christian? Do you act differently around different groups of people? Do the people you do life with know that you’re a Christian? The fear of what man may think of you can be a dangerous trap. Don’t allo...

As Pastor Terry teaches in the book of John today, you’ll learn more on the sacrifice that Jesus made when He died. You’ll also learn that Jesus died for you in love. You see, Jesus knew the will of the Father and He knew you couldn’t be with Him if He didn’t died. So He gave up His life so that you could live with the Lord. The world is so busy and it’s easy to forget that. So take a moment today...

Jesus was perfect and in Him there was no sin. But even though He was sinless, He was crucified on a Roman’s cross. As you listen to today’s message, Pastor Terry will remind you of the incredible gift it is that Jesus died for you. You’ll be challenged to think about the worst sin you’ve ever committed. And then you’ll be reminded that Jesus died for that. And He didn’t just die for your sin, He...

You get to choose how you want to live your life because God gave you the freedom to make our own decisions. In today’s message, Pastor Terry will teach on choices and how they matter. The question for today is, “What shall you do with Jesus who is called the Christ.” You can either crown or crucify him. Receive or reject Him. Be with Jesus or against Him. But you can’t choose both. Really think o...

In today’s message with Pastor Terry, you’ll walk through the story of Jesus and the interactions He had with a man name Pilate. Pilate had the power to save Jesus or send Him to His death. He had the choice to be on the winning side. As you listen today, you’ll be challenged in your choices. Are you going to choose to live into the life God calls you too, or are you going to be like Pilate and tr...

Not one thing about Jesus’ arrest or trials was fair, or according to the law and custom of the land and leaders. Not even the worst criminal was treated as unfairly as Jesus. However, as Pastor Terry explains today, Jesus was sovereignly in control of every moment. He restrained his power, denied the temptation to administer justice and willingly submitted to it all. He knew that this was the onl...

How would you act if you knew without a doubt you would be unfairly arrested, terribly hurt, and executed in an unthinkable way? It would be all too easy to hide, to run or to deny everything. Yet, Pastor Terry explains today, Jesus did none of these things. He walked toward his tormentors. And the power and deity of his very being knocked over the thousands of soldiers who came to arrest a simple...

There is much room for creativity and diversity and even debate within the church. We’re not all to believe exactly the same. We can’t allow the church to divide over non-essential doctrines of the faith. It’s more important to love one another than to get angry over little things. However, some will claim you’re being divisive if you resist lies about essential doctrines of the faith. These, Past...

When Jesus prayed right before his death, he prayed for you. He prayed for all future believers. He prayed for unity among us all. Yet, as Pastor Terry emphasizes today, he did not pray that we’d be exactly alike. He desired the gospel to go to all nations and cultures. The diversity of gifts, creativity, opinions, and values all add strength to the church. Jesus prayed instead for a unity in the...

The evil one still roams the earth, seeking to devour believers and pull you away from your faith. Yet, because Jesus is so compassionate, he prayed that God would protect each believer from the devil and that he would keep you from becoming like the world. As Pastor Terry teaches today, Jesus prayed that each believer would be made more and more like Jesus by the truth in God’s word. Through this...

Clearly, the world hated Jesus. So much so, it put him to death. People rejected his miracles, his teaching and his relationship to God the Father. And, as Pastor Terry explains today, Jesus knew that if you believed in him, you too would be hated. So, Jesus prayed for everyone who was or would be a believer. He prayed that God would be with and strengthen you as a believer as he himself had been...

When you become a believer, your life should start to look radically different. Proclaiming belief while nothing changes in your life isn’t true faith. Today, Pastor Terry will encourage you to recognize that the transformation God brings about in believers is ultimately meant to glorify HIM. Your life is redeemed and transformed. People should see this and exalt God because you’re made new. Like...

Imagine facing your imminent, torturous death. This may cause you to pray. But what do you pray for? Reprieve, comfort, strength may be on your list of immediate prayers. Yet, as Pastor Terry teaches today, Christ had a different prayer. When facing a terrible death on the cross in mere hours, he prayed for others. He longed for believers to be strengthened and forgiven. And above all, He prayed f...

Daily, you’ll face battles in this world. Satan wages war against all people to draw them away from God. Yet, as Pastor Terry reminds you, Jesus promises that as a believer you are ultimately guaranteed victory. The devil is fatally wounded. He’s still fighting, but will lose soon. God gives you powerful weapons to fight with along the way. He’s given you direct access to him through prayer. And H...

Imagine the suffering involved in the cross of Christ. His humiliating arrest, the mocking and the painful torture. And the final straw – his terrible death as a criminal. This felt like utter defeat to those who loved him. Yet, as Pastor Terry explains today, because Jesus is God, he overcame all of that, including death, to become the victor. He’s the forever, never to be undone, victor! And Jes...

When tragedy and suffering strike in your life, it’ll feel like you won’t ever make it out. The pain you may be experiencing can be intense. Yet, as Pastor Terry reminds you today, God is present in the midst of suffering. He is there, holding you and guiding you through. And, incredibly, he is using even this for your good. Joy will come to you again. And the joy God provides is an eternal, deep...

There will be a dark night, a dark season, in every believers life. Great pain, profound sorrow and deep confusion, will mark this season in your life. It will feel like it goes on forever. Pastor Terry explains today this dark night of the disciple’s souls’ as they face losing Jesus. Yet, as Pastor Terry points out, Jesus promises that this sorrow will turn to great joy soon. This is joy you can’...

It was hard for the disciples to believe Jesus when he said it was better for him to go away so that the helper could come. They couldn’t fathom how it could be better for Jesus to be taken from them. However, as Pastor Terry explains today, truly the helper, the Holy Spirit that Jesus sent after he left them, was better for them. The Holy Spirit guided them in truth, empowered them as they built...

Often people see the condition of the world and today and try to access blame as to why it is the way it is. Someone’s economics, or education perhaps makes people good or bad. However, as Pastor Terry explains today, the core problem is sin. Every human is sinful. And God requires perfect righteousness. And though the world bucks at hearing about sin, righteousness and judgement, it’s crucial peo...

Jesus was clear and didn’t beat around the bush. As a believer, you’ll suffer in this world. People will hate you. Unbelievers will persecute you. All because you believe in and live according to the savior Jesus. And oftentimes, you’ll want to just give up the fight. Yet, Pastor Terry will encourage you today to not give up. Cling to Jesus and he’ll help you fight. This world desperately needs be...

Though the world preaches tolerance, it doesn’t extend to those who believe in Christ. It hates the values and beliefs of Christianity. Believers stand in stark contrast to the depravity of the world. Today Pastor Terry explains that it’s difficult to follow Jesus because you live in an anti-Jesus world. Jesus predicted and promised believers they will be hated and persecuted. Jesus warns believer...

The dichotomy between free will and being chosen by God can be quite the conundrum to try and wrap our heads around. For some, the contrast between free will and being chosen before birth can create quite the tension of emotions regarding evangelism. However, as Pastor Terry will teach you in his message today, both of these realities should be equally inspiring. In his study, you'll learn how the...

While many people regard love as a mere word or expression, it's actually a verb. To take things even further, there's actually several different types of love as described in the Bible, such as brotherly or unconditional to name a few. In today's message, Pastor Terry reflects on our role as believers to love one another in a wide variety of ways, not just in word, but in deed. In his study, you'...

We would be hard pressed to find anyone in particular that enjoys being accused of something, whether great or small. However, as believers and followers of Christ, we should be more than happy to be accused of being a Christian. However, as Pastor Terry discusses in his message today, there first needs to be enough evidence to be accused of such in the first place. In his study, you'll learn the...

“He who has an ear to hear, let him hear.” These words of Jesus refer to those who have an indwelling of The Holy Spirit. Without such indwelling, many of the parables of Christ are next to impossible to truly understand and interpret the purpose. In today's message, Pastor Terry reflects on the parable of the vine dresser, the vine, and the branches that are connected to such. In his study, you'l...