Surrendering to God

Pastor Bill Bush · Dec 8, 2025

In Matthew 6, Jesus expects His followers to fast — not as a performance to impress others or pressure God — but as a deliberate act of stepping away from good, necessary, or neutral things in order to enter His presence honestly. Fasting exposes the coping mechanisms and comfort idols we trust more than God, reveals the gap between believing in Jesus and actually believing Jesus, and creates the space for Him to exchange our self-reliance for God-reliance, producing the peace and transformation that no spiritual activity done for show can ever deliver.

Pastor Bill Bush · Feb 3, 2025

In Ephesians 4, Pastor Bill Bush argues that the Christian life is not a solo journey but a united calling lived out through the body of Christ. God has uniquely gifted every believer for service, and those gifts only reach their full purpose when surrendered to the shared mission of the church. Maturity, identity, and the supernatural work of God all flow from choosing unity over uniformity and service over self — because Jesus has already loved us, redeemed us, and called us to point others to Him.

Pastor Bill Bush · Nov 6, 2024

In Matthew 24, Jesus tells His disciples that the world will be marked by wars, false messiahs, persecution, and upheaval — but rather than mapping out a prophetic timeline, He calls His followers to faithful endurance. Pastor Bill argues that the antidote to anxiety about an uncertain future is not figuring out the 'when' but staying alert to false messiahs through the Word, worship, and community, and staying active on the mission of spreading the gospel. Surrendering to God's purposes — even through suffering — produces a peace that transcends circumstances and advances His kingdom.