When you don't realize the Father is good, you will come to God with shame. As Pastor Mark Francey illustrates, the most valuable thing a parent can give is their presence. That is exactly what God wants to do with us. Mercy is the connection point between us and God. We have to remember that God loves us and wants to have relationship with us. He is not a God that wants you to feel ashamed for the things His son went to the cross to free you from. When we stop approaching the fear in our lives and start approaching God, the fear of our problems leaves. When we meet with God our troubles are exchanged for His family benefits.

For our 3rd anniversary, Pastor Mark Francey encourages us to let God make us into pillars for His kingdom. Pillars are important because when everything else collapses the pillars are still standing. We are going to be a church that overcomes. The picture we have of Jesus will determine the church we build. We are going to be a church that believes there is no limit to what God can do.

How do we make a difference? Pastor Mark Francey gives us some ways in which we can become difference makers. You can't fix a broken world living by a temporary kingdom. In order to make a difference, we have to be connected to God and what He is speaking in our lives. After that, we have to allow God to actually direct our lives. This means surrendering to Him and living for Him. The level at which you surrender to God determines the level to which you are used by God.

In this message, Pastor Mark Francey answers the question, "What do Christians look like when they are fully grown?" Having a fully grown faith means that we not only keep the world from changing us, but we go out and change the world. The mature Christians go into all of the nations, instead of only staying in the church. Fully grown Christians spend time with God. They make decisions based on the words He has spoken to them. When you're fully grown, your motive is to be come like God to give Him the glory, not to glorify yourself. Our "homework" this week is to spend five minutes with God before we do anything else each day.