Pastor Wood teaches about the Protestant Reformer, William Tyndale. Being a Christian is not about belonging to the right organization, it's about belonging to Christ.
When we don't serve the God who is God, we are free to be our own authority, our own god. Once we know where we will spend forever, then we can know how to live now. Before we know Jesus we feel like we need the things of this world to feel successful. When we know Jesus we know we don't need anything else. We must seek first the Kingdom of God and everything we need we be given to us. God knows how to speak our language. God loves us!
Three are the most important questions in life are:
Who do you think you are?
Where do you think you are going?
What do you think you are doing?
Pastor Wood teaches about these questions and how they shape our lives. Everything we do now is of eternal significance because we should be doing it for Jesus. Our greatest point of blessing is often tied to our greatest pain.
Unseen realities are throughout the old and new testaments. There are unseen forces that are very real and powerful. They are at war with the people of God. Even so, their doom is sure, and one day they will be defeated forever. God is greater than any person, and God is still on the throne. There is nothing that God does not know about, He knows our motives, and He knows the future. Sin is insanity. God is the Creator of life. If we are trusting in God, we do not need to be afraid. God may not do what we want, but he always does what is best. We all were by nature enemies of God. He has chosen to love and bless us, His enemies. There is so much going on that we cannot see. We need to love, trust, and obey God.
In the Book of Hebrews, God reminds us that we should not stray from the truth. We need to remember this, especially during times of trial.
The way we treat Christians is the way we treat Christ. What we believe about who we are will make a world of difference in our behavior. Jesus is not a lot like God, Jesus is God.
God wants us to be like Him. If we are living like Jesus, we will not fit in and that's more than okay, that is what God is calling us to.