Hardwired with Jeff Wickwire

Every challenge we go through, every hard and tiring season, every anxious day, is not left unused! Everything we go through is for a reason, and it prepares us for the future blessings God has in store for us! Don’t be discouraged, because your struggles are used for molding you into a good servant! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will remind you that all you go through, everything easy and hard, is all for the extension of the kingdom of God, and it’s an opportunity to represent Jesus to all!

In Old Testament times, only the High Priest had direct access to God’s Presence! And even then, there were purification rituals required to ensure that the priest was clean enough to enter into the Holy of Holies. But Pastor Jeff reminds you today that there is great news for all of those covered by the blood of Jesus! Those restrictions that applied to the Jewish High Priest no longer apply to you! Because you are adopted into God’s family, you have unrestricted access to the presence of the Father. 

How often do your plans go sideways? Even when it comes to a single day, your plans can be upended by the unexpected circumstances of life. Well, Pastor Jeff teaches you today that Jesus was aware of the plan for His life, even from the beginning of creation! God knew that the Old Testament model of animal sacrifice would not be a lasting solution to restore the relationship between man and God. So the Lord sent His only Son, Jesus, to take the weight of all of our sin onto the cross.  

Imagine an empty cup, and every time we, as a nation, sin, that cup starts to fill up; and once it's full, God’s judgment is fully released. That can be a really scary thing to think about, even just considering our own sin… let alone the sin of our whole nation. But Pastor Jeff will teach in today’s message that there is an answer; there is grace and freedom for you and me, and that's found in Jesus Christ! Because of Jesus, we don’t have to live in fear or with the weight of our sin on our shoulders!

One of the main things you and I need to understand about Elijah is that he was a regular guy. He had no fame or great strength; all he had was his faith, and he brought a whole nation to its knees. Can you imagine a person like you or me bringing America to its knees? That would be unbelievable, and yet that's exactly what God did through Elijah. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will share that with God, you too can do amazing things for your nation, humanity, and for God, just like Elijah did!!

What does being rich mean to you? What does a rich person have? These questions, answered in a worldly manner, will include money and possessions, but answered with a godly mindset, it means having Jesus. He’s all you need, and if you have all you need, you’re rich! In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will share that whether you’re well off or living paycheck to paycheck, if you have Jesus in your heart and you’re surrendered to Him, you’re the richest person on earth!! 

We live in a world where people are walking away from their faith, and people are misinformed about Christianity as a whole. This issue is caused by lukewarm Christians - people who are half-in, half-out with Jesus, because they don’t want to go all in, or they simply want to stay in their comfort zone. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will urge you to go all in with Jesus! He surely went all in for you and gave everything for you, so why not take that next step of faith and give God everything?!

No matter what the doors look like, God commands us to obey Him when He calls us to walk through or turn around and walk out. We must learn to recognize when God moves and to simply obey, because even as He opens and closes doors, we still have the freedom to choose. God is a waymaker, so He will provide a way, and then it’s up to you to follow or not. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff will challenge you to observe and follow God no matter what door He takes you through!  Walk in faith! 

Have you ever tried juggling? Well, the more balls you throw into your juggling routine, the harder the routine gets! In fact, the world record for most balls juggled at one time is eleven! Now imagine trying to juggle all Ten Commandments, much less the entire Law of Moses! It’s impossible to keep that up for very long! But Pastor Jeff reminds you today that there is a different way to achieve righteousness. When you accept Jesus’ gift of salvation, you are saved not by your own works, but by grace through faith.

The Bible teaches us that when Jesus died, the great curtain separating the Holy of Holies from the rest of the temple was torn in two. This curtain was a physical representation of the barrier that had gone up between man and God, thanks to the darkness of sin. But Pastor Jeff teaches us today that not only was Jesus able to pass through that barrier to commune with His Father, He was also able to destroy that barrier for all mankind. We have free access to the Father’s presence, thanks to Jesus!