Jesus said that a day was coming when the hearts of many would freeze over and grow cold, when instead He calls us to have a white-hot passion for the gospel and God's glory. In this message, Pastor John looks at Paul's sermon on Mars Hill as one pattern for our gospel witness to those who do not know Jesus yet. The application is to go face-to-face with evangelism for the glory of God!

We have a tendency to either overlook or overestimate Satan's power and influence on our lives. A full 65% of professing Christians say that either Satan is not real, or they are not sure. Meanwhile, there are others who are misguided and try to taken on demonic forces in their own spiritual "power encounters." In this message, Pastor John shows the reality of evil supernaturalism described in the Bible, as well as the Biblical approach to responding to Satan's hindrances so that we might have victory through Jesus. It's all about Jesus and His authority!

America was first settled predominantly by men and women who desired the freedom of religion, and America remains "unusually religious for an affluent, industrialized Western nation." (NYT, 5/17/2014) Yet, even in America, we feel the pressures of persecution. In addition, world-wide religious persecution against followers of Christ is at some of the highest levels ever. In this message, Pastor John explores what God's response to persecution teaches us about what our response should be.

How do we walk in the liberty Christ has won for us? It is by the spirit that we walk and leave sin behind nailed to the Cross by the power of His love! Because He first loved us, he plants the fruit of love in our hearts. This changes us and our external behavior in a way that the external law never could.

We have liberty by faith in Jesus, not by the works of our flesh, but faith that is sincere works and is powered by His love. We have Liberty to love!

This Memorial Day we remember those who died to give us liberty. They honor Jesus, who died to give us liberty from the law, sin, and death. Liberty is not freedom to do what you want, but freedom to live as God intends us. We can’t do that through the law, only through the liberty He gave us in Christ Jesus.

American society gives a lot of influence to those with celebrity and status, but is that the kind of influence we need in the church? In this message, Pastor John preaches on the nature of and call to Biblical church leadership.

As Americans we get very sentimental about some things that seem to typify American ideals. Things like, "Mom, baseball, and apple pie." Moms mean giving and sharing. But how much do our lives exemplify God's ideals? In this message, Pastor John focuses on how the humility of a shared soul brings great glory to God.

From the first page of the Bible, God says to us, "Enjoy my grace! Extend my glory!" In this message, Pastor John explores how Biblical faith calls us to these two actions. More importantly, the Bible teaches us that God chose us in eternity past for this purpose. "Enjoy His grace! Extend His glory!"