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Paul in his second missionary journey was bringing the Gospel to Philippi and as soon as a girl was released of her evil spirit, they had Paul and Silas arrested. They were beaten and jailed because they brought the spiritual freedom of Jesus Christ. Their reaction of thanking and praising him in the midst of pain and prison is an example for all of us. Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 16, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

On Paul's second missionary journey he wanted to stay in the Asia Minor area, but the Holy Spirit prevented them. They ended up going west into Europe and spread the Gospel to Macedonia and beyond. God had a much better plan that Paul and by pushing them out of their comfort zone, they picked up Luke. Who knows what God has in store for those that will trust in Him? Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 16, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible describes a complete darkness across the world for the last three hours that Jesus hung on the cross. There is a connection between darkness and judgment and Jesus paid the price for the sins of the world. Also, the darkness is similar to the darkness of Hell that awaits those who do not come to Jesus for salvation. Grab your Bible, turn to Luke 23, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible shows the difference in how the people received Jesus Christ. He was rejected in his hometown of Nazareth and those in Capernaum saw Jesus so often, it didn't move them. However, Gennesaret saw Jesus come and they ran to bring people to Him. Grab your Bible, turn to Matthew 14, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Jesus explained that just like he was resisted and hated by the world, any Christian who follows his life will face the same. He was hated without a cause because he never sinned and he brought healing and life to all. Grab your Bible, turn to John 15, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Bible talks about Judas' decision to betray Jesus and the events leading up to it. Judas is an example of someone that ignores the conviction of living as a hypocrite and eventually decides getting rid of Jesus is the best action. He followed Jesus daily, but never had a real relationship with Him. Grab your Bible, turn to Luke 22, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Once Abraham made it to the Promised Land by faith, the Bible says that he built an altar between Bethel and Ai and called upon the name of the Lord. These towns were both real and symbolic of the choice that he had to make each day, the house of God or the heap of ruins. Spiritually, we must decide whether we will walk by faith in obedience to the Lord or rebel in sin. Grab your Bible, turn to Genesis 12, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Zephaniah chapter 3 talks about the Day of the Lord where fears will be replaced with praise. The Lord makes multiple "I will" promises, which includes his promise to sing over his people. Grab your Bible, turn to Zephaniah 3, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Lord gives a prophesy to Jerusalem because they refused to obey the Lord's voice, receive correction, or trust in the Lord. Within the message of coming judgment, there was also a message to the remnant to wait upon the Lord. Grab your Bible, turn to Zephaniah 3, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Paul wrote to the Thessalonian church and warned them that tribulation would continue for the church, but they needed to stand fast in the Lord and love each other. That same formula works for the church today, we will never go farther than our faith in Jesus and our love for the brethren. Grab your Bible turn to 1 Thessalonians 3, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

IBMA Missionary to the Philippines was our special guest. He preached on the importance of standing firm in the face of persecution and resistance. Grab your Bible, turn to Daniel 1, and follow along with Brother Joshua.

King Belshazzar held a great feast while their enemy was outside the city trying to conquer it. Instead of preparing to fight, they got drunk using the vessels taken from the house of the Lord. The handwriting appears on the wall and Daniel is called to interpret it. Grab your Bible, turn to Daniel 5, and follow along with Pastor Mike as we look into the story and its spiritual applications for today.

Paul was in the middle of a several week-long storm and all hope seemed to be gone. He received a message from the Lord that he and the others in the ship would make it out alive. Paul encouraged the ship by telling them, "I believe God" and we will make it! Grab your Bible, turn to Acts 27, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

Jesus first asked his disciples what others thought about him. Then, Jesus asked, "But whom say ye that I am?" which is one of the most important questions we all have to answer. Jesus can be a good teacher and good moral example, but what he needs to be is your Savior and Lord. Grab your Bible, turn to Mark 8, and follow along with Pastor Mike.

The Book of Hebrews shows how Jesus Christ is better than the lives of trying to live the Law in the Old Testament and failing. Jesus' one sacrifice for the sins of the world was better than the annual Day of Atonement in that it was permanent. Grab your Bible, turn to Hebrews 9, and follow along with Pastor Mike.