AM Messages
The Faithfulness of God
by Scott Goodwill (Apr 25 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
Because God is faithful I can trust Him to do what He says He will do. I can have the confidence, assurance, and certainty that not one word of God's promises and prophecies will fail.
Thy Word is Truth
by Scott Goodwill (Apr 18 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
Because our God is the "true" God, everything He says is true. The Bible is the Word of God. Therefore we have the very clear statement of Jesus: "Thy word is truth", and we have the confidence that the Bible is God's truth.
The True God
by Scott Goodwill (Apr 11 2010)
In a world filled with the artificial and imitations, and in a world filled with false things, we have a God who is "true." Truth is knowable and it is found in God Himself.
Opened Eyes and Burning Hearts
by Scott Goodwill (Apr 4 2010)
After His resurrection, Jesus deliberately leads the faith of the disciples to rest in an understanding of and belief in His written Word, the same resting place of our belief today.
Boldly Declaring an Offensive Gospel
by Scott Goodwill (Mar 28 2010)
We live in a time that has witnessed subtle yet fundamental changes to the gospel. The contemporary church has altered the gospel to make it less offensive and supposedly more attractive to the lost. But if the gospel is altered it is stripped of its power to save. Our task today is not to make the message more palatable, but to boldly declare the gospel that we have been given. We can identify five aspects of the gospel message which are offensive to the lost world in which we live and work.
A Jealous God
by Scott Goodwill (Mar 21 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
It is not a vain thought to think that the God that indwells me is a jealous God with such a love for me, that He does not want to share my affections, allegiance, and attention with someone or something else.
Living in the Grace of God
by Scott Goodwill (Mar 14 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
We are saved by grace alone and once saved, we stand in that grace. The grace of God does not end with salvation, He is still gracious. God, through His grace, sustains me and enables me to live the way He wants me to live.
The Graciousness of God
by Scott Goodwill (Mar 7 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
Grace is God's undeserved, unearned, unmerited, and unrecompensed favor toward sinful man. This grace operates in the sphere of salvation and the believer's life.
The Gift of Tongues, Acts 2
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 28 2010)
Series: Spiritual Gifts and the Church
The tongues given in Acts 2 were known syntactical languages spoken by Jews who attended the feast of Pentecost. They were spoken miraculously and therefore those languages were not able to be duplicated by human means. The tongues were spoken instantaneously without copying sounds they had heard before or had attempted to learn. The gift of tongues in 1 Corinthians 12-14 is the same as the tongues spoken at Pentecost for the language of both passages is the same and there is no indication that something different is happening. There is no reason to believe there is a difference in the tongues of the two passages unless you are trying to defend an experience by reading an experience into the text of Scripture.
Encouraging Yourself in the Lord Your God
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 28 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
In a time when he was greatly distressed, David encouraged himself in the Lord. Knowing who God is, what He has done, and what He promises to do, will equip us to do the same.
The Longsuffering of God
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 21 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
Once we understand what God's longsuffering is and why it is needed, our thoughts should be often drawn to this aspects of God's character. God's longsuffering should result in a thankfulness and praise toward him, but also an altered life toward others.
A Merciful God
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 14 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
God is merciful and acts mercifully. Knowing, understanding, and remembering this characteristic of God, will should cause us to erupt in praise and thanksgiving, it should alter our approach to God and condition our treatment of others.
Knowing God vs. Just Knowing About Him
by Scott Goodwill (Feb 7 2010)
Series: A Fresh Vision of God
It is crucial that we know the difference between knowing facts about God and knowing Him. We can fool ourselves that it is enough to know about God. We can become very skilled at gathering information but never truly believing the information we have accumulated.
Success & Prosperity
by Scott Goodwill (Jul 26 2009)
The world's view of success and prosperity is vastly different from God's. We need to shape our perspective on success and prosperity so that we seek God's desired outcome and know how to achieve it in a biblical way.
Joy in Believing
by Scott Goodwill (Jul 19 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
There is a joy which far surpasses any joy this world could ever offer. It is not fleeting, and is even present in the midst of hardship. This joy is our strength, it sustains me. This joy steadies me from the pressures and wildly fluctuating world around me. This joy enables me to endure as I run the race before me. This joy is mine, only in believing.
The Joy Set Before Us
by Scott Goodwill (Jul 12 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
God sets a joy before us, a joy found only in Him. This joy is within our grasp, we can have it. We no longer need to live for the fleeting, unsatisfying, unfulfilling pleasures and joys of this world. This joy is not dependent on a musical style or someone making you feel good about yourself. It is genuine, God-given joy.
Count It All Joy
by Scott Goodwill (Jul 5 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
We will all face trials. When a Christian is faced with a trial, he is instructed to bring to his thoughts the truth about who God is, what He has promised, and what He says He will do with that trial. When a Christian deliberately leads this knowledge before his mind and thinks on it, he will find his attitude turned to joy.
Let Your Moderation Be Known
by Scott Goodwill (Jun 28 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
We are commanded to express our joy in the Lord regardless of our circumstances and in every circumstance of life. I am also told to let my moderation be known. A Christian is to be "even-keeled", not swinging wildly between exhuberance and discouragement. Even when things change all around me, a Christian can have a sense of "evenness" about him, because his joy is not found in the changing circumstances but in God Himself.
As Sorrowful, Yet Always Rejoicing
by Scott Goodwill (Jun 14 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
The Apostle Paul, and others in the New Testament testify of a joy in the midst of situations and circumstances that are not usually thought of as "joyful."
The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength
by Scott Goodwill (Jun 7 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
In the midst of mourning and grief, Nehemiah instructed God's people to stop weeping and begin rejoicing in the Lord because "it is your strength." Our joy in the Lord will overcome and overwhelm any sorrow and brokenness in our life.
The Joy of Abiding in Christ
by Scott Goodwill (May 31 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
The Christian's life is not meant to be barren or joyless. The Christians duty is to abide in Christ and a fruit of that abiding is joy.
The Joy of a Christian's Life
by Scott Goodwill (May 3 2009)
Series: The Joy of a Christian's Life
The Christian's life is meant to be a joyful life. Do you have that joy? Is a large portion of your Christian life lived in a joyless condition? What will bring me that joy?
The Resurrection, Thomas, and the Skeptical Mind
by Scott Goodwill (Apr 12 2009)
Thomas, being sceptical of Jesus' resurrection, is invited by Jesus to do what Thomas himself said would be necessary before He believed. There are many today who, like Thomas, are sceptical of the witnesses to the resurrected body of Christ. Can they be convinced without seeing for themselves?