What Now: How Tomorrow Shapes Today - Part 5 - Really, Are You Ready? - Pastor Rob Bentz

Renewal. How do we get it? Many think they are too far gone to find restoration; feeling stuck or even unworthy. Thankfully, God's word tells a different story. This week, we continue looking to Psalm 51 to finding renewal for our soul. When we are seeking renewal, we can ask for God’s restoration and respond to His grace with genuine worship. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest message, Seeking Renewal, as we seek the true, genuine, life-changing renewal.

When we were born into this world we entered into sin. Our need for forgiveness is great! Our loving and just God asks His people to humbly acknowledge our need for His forgiveness. The first step we take in the process of confession is realizing our sin, owning up to it, and taking responsibility for it.Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he shares the latest message from our Confessions sermon series, It’s On Me, to see how there is freedom in confession. 

Today, we see how the Lord is calling His people to confess, surrender, and release our grip on our self-serving desire to fix ourselves. We can’t do it without God! When we believe in God and turn to Him in humility, confessing our sin before Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us and to show us mercy. He can mend what we have broken. Listen as Pastor Kevin Pobursky shares our latest message, God’s Immeasurable Mercy, to experience how God meets with His people when we humble our hearts before a merciful God. 

Today, we begin our new sermon series, Confessions: Erasing Shame and Experiencing Renewal, by looking at 2 Samuel to better understand the important role confession plays in our lives. We'll begin considering this important topic by looking at the sin of King David when he gave into temptation with a woman named Bathsheba. A young man named Nathan is used by God to help David see that he had sinned against God. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares the first message, When God Confronts Our Sin. May your heart be open to what the Lord may be confronting in your life.

As followers of Christ, believers are called to have a faith that stands strong against the patterns of the world. God calls us to be faithful and to stand firm upon Him. As we conclude our series, we'll learn four truths about faithfulness on the journey. In the final message of our series, Faith in the Face of Lions, Pastor Rob Bentz shares how faithfulness to God is so vital to our lives and to the lives of others.

Today, we see that God is sovereign over ungodly kings and kingdoms. We see that through their failures and mistakes, God is present and doing His sovereign work. Yet, when we see this activity, we strive to learn from these mistakes—and not do the same. This is why there is much to learn from pride and arrogance on display in Daniel 5. Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he shares our latest sermon in our series, Following Faulty Footsteps. May you see how Jesus is our hope in the face of judgement. 

Today, we continue our look at Daniel’s life and his courage to stay loyal to God amidst difficult circumstances. As we look at the fourth chapter of Daniel and see the pride of King Nebuchadnezzar, we see how easy it is to get caught up in personal success and accomplishment. God warns us of the evil that can infect our hearts when we indulge in such pride. But he does not leave us to figure it out on our own, instead he provides careful correction for our sinful ways. Join Pastor Rob Bentz as he shares our latest sermon, The Dangers of Pride.  

We continue our look at the Old Testament book of Daniel to see another courageous story of Daniel and his friends in Babylon. When faced with the direct command to bow down to a false image, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bend their knee to a false god. Through the bravery of these young men, we see how courageous faith rejects idolatrous worship. Listen as Pastor Kevin Pobursky shares how courageous faith helped these men stay loyal to God in our latest sermon, Faith in the Furnace.

Have there been moments in your life when you faced tremendous difficulties? Did you feel as though God was far away? It can be tempting to turn your back on Him when we go through these times. Today, we turn to the Daniel 2 to learn how God's wisdom, kingdom, and authority is greater than anything we face in life. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares our latest sermon, A Kingdom Dream, and see how God's greatest matters for your faith journey. 

As Christians in a modern world, we can feel like foreigners under pressure to blindly accept values that are in direct opposition with the gospel. Today, we're beginning a new series called Daniel: Clash of Cultures. As we step into the world of Daniel, we find ourselves in a land known for its excess, sin, and violence. This is also true of the current culture we find ourselves in today. The key to Daniel's survival, and ours, is to recognize cultural influences, remain dependent on God, and receive the Lord's divine favor. Listen as Pastor Rob Bentz shares how to remain loyal to God in a hostile culture — by holding fast to the truth of God's sovereignty over all circumstances.