In this message, Pastor Bob opens the Christmas season by exploring the powerful theme of light and darkness. Beginning in Genesis 1, he reminds us that God is the true subject of life and creation—and that darkness entered the world when humanity replaced God with self. From the Old Testament to the New, Scripture shows that God’s light exposes, clarifies, and overcomes the darkness that presses on our hearts.

Pastor Bob walks through Genesis 1, John 1, and Galatians 4 to show that God is the center of creation, Jesus is the light of the world, and salvation is God’s work of bringing us from darkness into freedom. Whether the darkness looks like depression, sin, confusion, or brokenness, the message declares that Jesus—the true light—can penetrate any shadow and bring hope, clarity, and new life.

The sermon closes by calling listeners to put God back in the “subject line” of their lives, receive the light of Christ, and walk in the freedom he purchased through the cross.

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From the series "Unity In The Body: A Study of Ephesians"

In this message from Ephesians 5:15–21, Pastor Bob teaches on how our mind shapes our spiritual walk and how God offers freedom from destructive thought patterns. Exploring both Scripture and the science of how the brain changes, he outlines seven practices for developing healthy, Spirit-led thinking: intentional focus, wise use of time, putting off foolishness, embracing biblical wisdom, walking in the Holy Spirit, cultivating praise, and living with gratitude and humility. The message includes a powerful testimony of transformation from addiction to freedom, showing how the Holy Spirit renews both mind and life. Listeners are encouraged to surrender anxious, fearful, or impulsive thinking to God and step into the peace and clarity He provides.

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From the series "Unity In The Body: A Study of Ephesians"

In this message from Ephesians 5:1–14, Pastor Bob unpacks the Christian life through three simple but transformative practices: put on, put off, and practice. We are called to imitate God by walking in sacrificial love, looking to the cross as our model of compassion, tenderness, and forgiveness. The sermon contrasts these “put-ons” with the behaviors we must “put off,” including impurity, greed, and destructive speech—patterns rooted in the pagan culture of ancient Ephesus and still present in our world today. Pastor Bob reminds believers that sanctification is a lifelong journey empowered by Scripture, the Holy Spirit, and the example of Christ. As children of light, we are invited to walk in goodness, righteousness, and truth, exposing darkness not with judgment, but by shining the hope and restoration found in Jesus.

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