1 Samuel 14:16-45

What type of leader are you? In many ways Saul embodied the characteristics of a lousy leader, but there is hope that someone better might sit on the throne in Israel. Join Dr. Marty Baker as we continue in 1 Samuel 14 and glean from the Spiritual Snapshots in this book.
Jonah 3

God can use one person to change an entire city, one person in His hands to transform a culture, and as we see in Jonah, extend His grace to all who would turn to Him. Join Dr. Marty Baker as we venture into Jonah 3 and the great lengths that God will go to reach […]
Do Not Quench the Spirit

Do not quench the Spirit! Join us this week as Dr. Marty Baker takes us through 1 Thessalonians 5:19 as we discuss one of the ways you can prepare yourself for His revelation is you make sure you are obedient to Him and His Word. Mrs. Lelia Morris (1862-1929) wrote Christian hymns as she did […]
Bold Belief in Tough Times – Part 1

What does it look like to remain in Jesus, even when things get hard? Join Dr. Marty Baker as we take a look at 1 John 2:28 and discover together what it means to have bold belief in tough times. In light of the seemingly perpetual gains of wickedness, lawlessness, and outright perversion masquerading as […]
What Does A Life In Love With Jesus Look Like?

On May 24th, Liz and I will have been married forty-two years. In some ways, it seems like we just met in 1979 in San Diego, dated, got engaged, and married in May of 1980, about three weeks after I graduated from Azusa Pacific University. Wow. How quickly does time pass. One minute you are […]
Unstoppable Purpose: The Calling of Simon Peter

I am drawn to the life of Simon Peter… Passionate & Bold…Raw & Real…like so many of us > driven Full of potential…but full of shortcomings Fear…falls apart when the pressure is on Ready, Fire, Aim…gets so many things right! Gospels – The Life of Jesus (shows us who God is – love, power, holiness, […]