If the solution to fear is faith, then the cause of fear must be the lack of faith. God calls us to experience His presence and then shift our trust to Him. Is it possible the life of a christian may be as simple as shifting fear to faith so that we can find peace and further evidence of God in us?

It is clear from the gospels that wherever Jesus went, the people were amazed. Whether rich or poor, young or old, for Him or against Him, they were all amazed. We need to open our eyes and heart to the wonder of Christ and reflect that love in our everyday contact with each other.

One day, when we get to heaven and meet our King, what a great meeting that will be. One of life's great mysteries will be answered and we will be surprised at what God was interested in and what He was not! Join us as guest speaker, Rev. Lynn Bess from Mason St. Luke Baptist, explores The Final Judgment from the book of Matthew. Lynn grew up in the red light district of Oakland, CA and knows and understands how vital it is to connect to the hopeless and hurting. He will further explore with us how we will be judged on that final day.

If the faith-act of baptism is the inaugural ball of our relationship with Jesus, then the faith-act of communion is the continuing experience of intimacy with Jesus. This week we will explore faith even more deeply and see how Jesus intended us to continually re-live and deeply experience His person, His sacrifice for us and our life with Him.

Confession isn’t easy. Pride always gets in the way. If you are a believer, God has committed Himself to your forgiveness and your change by his promise on the cross. If we confess our sins to God and to one another, we will experience His forgiveness and grow in amazement at His grace.