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Chad Balthrop • Revelation 20:11-15 Would you rather be judged by the worst thing you did on the worst day of your life or the best thing you did on the best day of your life? Is it ever possible to really measure up? It’s true for everyone. When I’m wrong, I want mercy. When you’re wrong, I want justice. There is a Righteous Judge. He delivers grace, satisfies justice, and makes all things new. Judgment is coming. For Believers, every wrong will be redeemed, and every right will be rewarded...

Chris Wall • Ezekiel 33:1-33 All believers are called to be faithful gospel witnesses to the places we live, work and play. We can’t leave it to the “professionals.” There aren’t enough of us. [Do some math for them, as in you are one pastor in a town of 50,000—how is one person going to reach 50,000 people or you are 10 pastors in a city of 1 million. How are 10 pastors going to reach 1 million people—that’s one person reaching 100,000 people. We need everyone in the game...

Chris Wall • Revelation 4:1-11 The Bible is clear that the King will return. The Scriptures reveal that there will be a generation called to physically witness the return of Christ. Regardless if our generation has that calling or we are called to join the Lord prior to His return, Heaven is the place being prepared as our eternal home. God is faithful to open the window of Heaven allowing us to peak inside. Revelation 4 is one of those places...

Chris Wall • John 2:18-27 For many believers and non-believers alike, the mere mention of the 2nd coming of Christ strikes paralyzing fear. It is a fact, God is leading the world to its proper end. It is also a fact that the situations and circumstances surrounding the 2nd Coming of Jesus come with revealed and certain challenges. At the same time, those entrusted to serve the Lord during those days have the great blessing and privileges of abiding in Christ every step of the way.

Chris Wall • John 21:20-25 God in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord.

Chris Wall • John 10:1-6 When it comes to the human story of salvation, Jesus is the real hero. Salvation begins, sustains, and ends with God Himself. This is the reason the important doctrine known as the perseverance of the Saints will definitely come to pass. Because of the cross, all those who are truly born again will be kept by God’s power and will persevere as Christians until the end of their lives. Every person who is born once, will die twice...

Chad Balthrop • John 3:1-21 Did you hear? With this new exercise program, you’ll lose weight and look better! This new vitamin will make you feel young again. This new side hustle will give you more money and more time for more things. This will solve all of your problems. Follow my new program and upgrade to YOU 2.0. You’ve heard the sales pitch. You’ve tried everything under the sun. Yet the upgrade to the life you were promised never leads to lasting results...

Smokey Hurst No one likes to wait. We want what we want when we want it, and we want what we want right now! Yet Scripture reminds us that there's strength in waiting. In the waiting, old wounds are healed. In the waiting, new ideas inspire fresh focus. In the waiting, the plans of heaven come alive in the heart of humanity. God moves while we wait.

Chad Balthrop • Isaiah 37:5-7 This world is full of trouble. Family is complicated. The nation’s misguided. Even in success, anxiety is high. When people stand against you, and everything’s uncertain. Where is the hope? These must have been the thoughts of Hezekiah, King of Judah. By the Assyrian army’s brutal hands, Hezekiah witnessed the destruction of Israel. Judah would soon be next. Sennacherib, the Assyrian King, defied God and threatened conquest. An overwhelming army...

Chris Wall • Hebrews 12:1-4 This challenge in Hebrews 12 is a perfect follow-up to critical warnings from the Minor Prophets. Our Old Testament readings reveal consistent calls for faithfulness in the face of faithlessness. God’s people have a calling to integrity, unity, and sacrificial service for the lost to encounter the saving work of Christ. For God’s people to fully embrace this calling, we just throw off everything that hinders us from living a life worthy of this Ambassador calling...