A Sure Hope (Audio)

You are a leader in one area of your life or another. There’s no question about that. As Pastor Dave said, good leaders take responsibility for the failures of their people. A good leader also directs their people to the one who can overcome their sins… Jesus. Today, will you be a good leader? Will you point people to Christ?

Aren’t you so glad that God always provides? Sure, things may get tight now and then, but the Lord always provides! When God calls you to do something, consider making your first response a “Yes,” rather than a “How?”. In today’s message, Pastor Dave talks about this, and where God guides, God provides.

Whenever you try to trust and follow God, there will always be someone who will tell you, “You can’t do it”. But today, Pastor Dave shares a great example of a people who didn’t give up because of their detractors. And they had a great way to celebrate it! When you trust God, you’ll have reason to celebrate too!

Sometimes we pray and pray for God to show us His will. We fervently beg Him to grant revival in our hearts, or in our church, or in our nation. But today Pastor Dave asks you the key question: When God speaks, are you listening? Are you ready to do as He leads? Will you trust? Will you follow? Will you obey?

How do you know if your faith is real and genuine? Pastor Dave shares today about some people in the time of Nehemiah who truly understood God’s word. They committed to it by signing a document. You don’t have to put your name on a piece of paper today, but Christ is calling you to that same full commitment – in your heart.

The Bible has a lot of history, a lot of theology, and a lot of poetry. Its contents are rich and varied. Yet, as Pastor Dave shares today, it’s not just literature to improve our minds. It’s God’s way of sharing His joys and His griefs with you. He wrote it to you so that you can understand who He is, and who He created you to be.

When you think about “walls”, what images come to mind? Are they bothersome restrictions to keep you from having fun? Or are they boundaries to protect you from doing something foolish? As Pastor Dave shares today, the walls that God has given you are for your good, to keep you secure in His love and in His will.

Most of the time when we pray, it’s for the needs of the present, or of the future. But how often do we remember in our prayers what God has done in the past? As Pastor Dave shares today, when you pray with thanksgiving for what God has done for you, it will transform the way you approach your prayers about what He will do.

Reading your Bible, and times of prayer, are key components of a vibrant spiritual life. But as Pastor Dave shares today, there are also important things that happen when we gather together. When you’re praying, worshiping, and hearing the word of God with other believers, God is doing an important work in your heart.

It’s great to know that the Bible is the most thoroughly attested document in all of ancient literature. But as Pastor Dave shares today, it’s not enough just to know that you have an accurate document. It’s more important for you to trust that this document is the very Word of God. And to read it. And to understand it!