Peculiar Gratitude

Life can be hard.  How can we be thankful to God while we may have various kinds of trials and setbacks in life? We may even conclude in a given situation that there is nothing to be thankful about?  In this message we discover that gratitude can be found, but like a...

The Faith of True Conversion

The book of 1 Thessalonians begins with a wonderful recollection by the Apostle Paul about the conversion and faithful conduct of the church in Thessalonica. It is here that we learn what it means to have a faith of true conversion.  In a time when believers are...

The Church at Smyrna

How do we continue to fight for our faith in a world that opposes Christianity so aggressively?  This is not just a valid question for today, but was on the minds of the church in Smyrna as they faced threats to following Christ.  From Christ’s words to them, we...

The Command to Carry Your Cross

When Jesus lived on earth he demonstrated to us what it takes to deny oneself and take up one’s cross.  His life and death shows us how we are to follow after him.  In a world that lives for itself and entices us to do the same, the commands of Jesus are...

Help, I Need Faith!

We all encounter troubles and challenges in life that we cannot seem to handle. In these circumstances we can see our trust in God diminished or even faulter. What is the believer in Jesus Christ to do when this happens? In this message we turn to an encounter that...