One man living of Godly character living out his faith in his community can transform it. That is the call Paul gives to his faithful servant Titus and to us. In today message we are encouraged to live out the character qualities of the disciples in love and never forget what Jesus has saved us from the life of a Cretan serving the god of his own flesh. Remembering the Cretan in us will help us never lose compassion for those who are drowning in their own folly and put us in the place of humility before our King.

We all know that we only have just so much time on this earth. We sometimes ask, When will I die? but a more relevant question is, How am I living? In this last “About Face” message, Pastor John explains that living as a martyr means living as a witness to the fact that your life is going to extend beyond your earthly existence.

Mentoring is a push in the right direction, a help up the ladder, the more experienced helping the less experienced succeed. In this message, Pastor John talks about the need for mentoring relationships.

To some, being spiritual means dedicated to your religion. Or it can mean meditation, mysticism, or not connected with the here and now.

These are tough economic times: job losses, declining portfolios, and dropping home values. In this message from 2 Corinthians 8-9, Pastor John makes some observations on how to find financial grace through giving, even in the hardest economic times.

All of us are influencers at one level or another. Influence is about more than just using the right words. It’s about recognizing and practicing some vital behaviors. In this message, Pastor John looks at the life of Paul to discover some keys to influence.

There’s no doubt that we live in a pluralistic culture. Plurality is a fact of our increasingly mobile society, and technology which shortens the time and distance between cultures. What we need to learn is how to respond to the ideology of pluralism – that faith is private, or that different religions are not a matter of truth vs. falsehood, but of different perceptions of the same truth.

Do you want to be more loving? The Bible is not for information, but for transformation, and in reading Scripture, we can become transformed into people who are more loving and less loveless.

God opens the door to freedom and true worship. In this message, Pastor John shows how one man’s imprisonment led to another man’s freedom – and how we can all find freedom by calling on Jesus’ name