Elijah was having a really bad stretch of days. He had fled from Jezebel when she promised to kill him, he prayed that God would just let him die, and eventually he found himself alone in a cave. In his desperate plight, God spoke to him in a gentle whisper and reminded Elijah that God still had plans for his life. His experience teaches us how to move forward when we face dark days.

Throughout the Bible, various people had life-changing encounters with God. In the first message of a new series about these encounters, we look at the wrestling match between Jacob and God.

The eleventh gate of the City of God is named after Asher, whose name means "happy." Everyone wants to be happy, but the problem is that when we follow the world's recipe for happiness, it always leaves us wanting more. God's plan for happiness and blessing may surprise you, but it never fails!

This is the first message in a new series that we're calling "Standing on the Promises." In today's message, Pastor Dave talks about how we live in the flow of God's blessings every day.

After the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham pulled up his stakes and moved. He ended up near the city of Gerar, which was ruled by Abimelech. Fearing that Abimelech would kill him and take Sarah as his wife, Abraham reverted to an old sin - lying. The result the second time wasn't any better than the first time.

After waiting for ten years for God's promise to come to fruition, Abram and Sarai embark on a plan to pursue God's promise outside of God's plan. The result was disastrous and echoes throughout history even to this day. When we're waiting on God, we can't give in to the temptation to run ahead of Him.