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Believing it was a mandate from the Lord, Pastor John wants to help strengthen our faith by understanding a key truth related to it. He starts with a simple question - where and when did our faith originate from? Going to Romans 12:3 he shows where our faith's origin. The question Pastor John then asks is whether the faith we have been given will stand the test of time? If He has given us our faith to start with, hasn't He given us enough to endure?

Gary Slate preaches today with a simple message of encouragement. Looking at examples from both the Old and New Testament, he reminds us that doubt, no matter the source or size, won't disqualify us from being used by the Lord.

Everyone has a knower and we know when our knower knows something we know it. Going to Psalm 32, Pastor John wants us to really to understand, ponder, have insight on one thing. Looking to a very dark time in David's life for wisdom, we need to remember that the Lord Himself promises to instruct us, teach us, guide us, counsel us and keep watch over us.

God wants us to intentionally spend time remembering Him and what He has done - in our lives and those of others. One way Israel did this was through the Passover holiday. Going to Luke 22, Pastor John asks the question of why would Jesus, the Lamb of God, ever need to participate in a Passover meal? Jesus joined the believers in remembering and honoring the new thing God was doing for everyone.

Pastor John raises the point that one of the things we may fail to understand is when and how we apply Biblical truths to the circumstance, challenges, or issues in our life we experience. Sometimes it seems like our reality and the Word don't agree. But if the Word of God is absolute truth, we need to understand what we are missing. Pastor John goes over multiple mistakes we often make and how to correct ourselves to realign with the Lord.

After His resurrection and before leaving, Jesus told His disciples what their mission was - to make disciples of the whole world. Victor Lynn reminds us that today, like the Gideons, our mission remains the same. Victor then gives examples on Gideons and how they carry out this command and tips on how we can do it as well.

Service started with Cynthia and Andrew Forsley dedicating their son Tobias to the Lord. Then the message Pastor John brings is focused on only two groups - the lost and the saved. Salvation is the same for all - cleansing by the Lord and filled by the Spirit (e.g., John 3, Ezekiel 36). A life of salvation is then being inhabited by the Spirit and experiencing the Lord personally (e.g., Jeremiah 31, John 20).

At the start of service, Candido and Cindy Trejo dedicate their baby son, Ezra to the Lord. Pastor John then discusses a problem we have today in our churches across the world. It's nothing new; lots of kings had this same issue in the Old Testament. The problem is prosperity. It isn't an issue of wealth. Rather our prosperity causes us to become lukewarm and forget about the Lord.

Christian and Mercy Oney, our founder pastor's son and wife, missionaries to Longwy, France and areas, join us today. Christian speaks from Mark 8:35 about the believers' call to find their true identity in Christ AND His Gospel. Christian shares how this truth isn't just for the mission fields abroad but it is for all of us.

Pastor John points out the lights mentioned in Genesis 1 verses 3 and 14 through 18. Looking at the text he demonstrates they are the lesser light and sun (14-18) and the Lord (3). The first light is THE LIGHT, the Light mentioned in John 1 and John 3. The same Light that is intended to guide us and dwell in us. That Light is here. Are you being enlightened?