This weekend Pastor James brings an all-new message, just preached at Rock Bottom: Why I Love the Lord!

When you hit rock bottom and face a season of grief and loss, remember – God is with you and working in you. While He doesn’t answer prayer that’s passively tossed over the shoulder like a piece of trash, the Lord does incredible things with focused, fervent, earnest, faith-filled prayer.

On even the hardest days, God can give hope and take you the distance you couldn’t go yourself. The darkest days of your life can be in your rearview mirror forever!

Join us in Psalm 103 for these truths about God’s goodness – and you too can declare, “This is why I love the Lord!”

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Our final message in 1 Thessalonians is theological, yet very practical and on point. This precious book gives us hope – hope for each other and hope for the future, as we place our confidence in almighty God.

Enduring, unshakeable hope requires active dependence on Jesus Christ, through prayer. In fact, a life of continual prayer reflects your awareness of God’s nearness.

So lay down those burdens you’re carrying, and draw close to Him now, for this final teaching in Hope Springs Eternal.

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First Thessalonians is sobering yet hopeful, warning us of judgement to come for unbelievers – but great hope for those who put their faith in Jesus Christ.

Those far from the Lord will instantly awake to the totality of their reality error. But those who are alive in Christ will be rescued by the rapture to watch in safety from the balconies of Heaven.

Take time to learn (or be reminded of) these incredibly important truths in God’s Word about what is to come…

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‘Jesus Christ is coming again!’ This is the resounding message of the book of Thessalonians – and the reason why ‘hope springs eternal’.

This is not a wistful wishing for an unlikely or improbable future. Hope is heart reality anchored to the rock of God’s Word.

Think about it… we have a living hope! Jesus Christ is alive and gives life! And His second coming is the great hope of every Christian.

Encourage one another with these words and turn to 1 Thessalonians 4 for more about The Greatest Hope We Have.

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The older I get, the more I realize how little I knew when I knew it all.

Even in my pride, my mother’s example and wisdom continually guided me to make better choices and brought me closer to God. Kids will be blessed by their parents’ wise choices – and bent toward their parents’ bad choices.

Some facets of God’s design for women can apply for us all. Even the apostle Paul said, “I was like a nursing mother, taking care of her own children,” as he focused on the needs of the churches in a very personal way.

Take time this Mother’s Day weekend to open your Bible and your heart to God’s Word for you in 1 Thessalonians 4.

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While the world abandons morality, questions truth, and redefines goodness, God has an unchanging path of truth and righteousness for us to follow.

God’s will is not a secret blueprint for minute decisions He is hiding, but rather a revealed blueprint for wise decisions – and it’s called the Bible.

God calls us to walk a path of righteousness, to reject our lustful desires, and to avoid the dark alleys of this world. If you are increasingly the person God wants you to be, right choices will follow.

Spend some time in worship before the Lord and get ready to jump into 1 Thessalonians for this clear teaching…

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In relational uncertainty, love protects hope by focusing on what matters most.

But Satan’s strategy is to strangle hope as he seeks to disguise, divide and destroy.

Where hope is kept alive, know this: someone is always sacrificing. And most often, it’s Jesus Christ through one of His followers.

Remember, hope is the confident expectation of better days ahead.

Open your Bibles and hearts as Pastor James preaches part two of How Love Keeps Hope Alive.

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If the End Times fills you with fear, don’t despair. Every person who is alive in Christ will be rescued by the rapture, to watch in safety from the balconies of Heaven.

The truth of God’s Word and His plan is our everlasting comfort, because Hope Springs Eternal!

Let’s continue our journey into 1 Thessalonians and hold on to the hope that only Jesus can deliver…

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