Warren Groves, who is one of the spiritual coverings for Wellspring Worship Center, came and preached on keeping our passion for the Lord and His Kingdom alive.  He emphasized the importance of our wills being broken and not our spirits.  He outlined how abuse and wrong motivation can break our spirits, producing rebellion, bitterness, and a critical spirit; but how encouragement and support, tempered with discipline, can break our stubborn will and yet cause us to want to serve the Lord passionately. 

Craig outlines the importance of fasting and gives six examples of the blessings that come from fasting and praying.  Jesus said 'when' you fast, not 'if' you fast, which is evidence that He expects His people to fast. 

Craig shared new insights from a message he had given a while ago on clearing up the 'fog' in our lives and seeing things more clearly. 

Craig shared from the Scriptures how sometimes going through a 'wilderness' experience can be a good thing.  The Israelites went through the wilderness to bring them through to their Promised Land.  It's important for us to remember that the transition from wilderness to our Promised Land is to bring us to a better place.  The wilderness is a necessity.

This was a Youth Sunday, where our youth group lead the entire service.  Each of the three speakers (Dan Drye, Andrew Pillsbury, and Andrea Eaton) chose the same theme: being obedient to the Lord.  

Craig takes time to define what the word 'Gospel' means and what the Scriptures say about it. 

Guest speaker, John Ebel, came to share his insights into how we can be complete in the Kingdom of God if we remain "in Him" (Colossians 2:10).

Using Nehemiah 8:10 as the foundation for his sermon guest Bill Norton to make joy a hallmark of our lives. He explained how God's joy can be an abiding reality in our life if we remember to keep Jesus first, to honor Others, and to have a right view of Yourself. Jesus must be first and foremost in our lives. If this is true than we will have a heartfelt care and concern for others and we will see that as we lose our life, give it up in the service of Jesus and others that in turn God will give us His life of abundance and joy.