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The Bible is God’s Word and It is our desire to bring you the solid consistent teaching of God's profound living Word, chapter by chapter and verse by verse so that you might receive the whole counsel of God.
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. Jeremiah 1:21
Pastor Bill has been the Senior Pastor of Grace Church, Calvary Chapel Amarillo, since 1985. Bill’s number one focus has always been to feed God’s people with God’s word. Bill and his wife Cindy have been married for over 42 years and they have three grown children and eight grandchildren. Bill enjoys various outdoor activities such as riding his motorcycle, camping and working in the yard with his wife. His greatest hobby is reading the Word of God.
Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. Jeremiah 1:21
Pastor Bill has been the Senior Pastor of Grace Church, Calvary Chapel Amarillo, since 1985. Bill’s number one focus has always been to feed God’s people with God’s word. Bill and his wife Cindy have been married for over 42 years and they have three grown children and eight grandchildren. Bill enjoys various outdoor activities such as riding his motorcycle, camping and working in the yard with his wife. His greatest hobby is reading the Word of God.
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Social media and social status are meaningless. Any fame or following is meaningless. Because what happens after you die? What will you be remembered for, and what will you take with you? Do you wanna be remembered for the amount of likes or comments you got, or do you wanna be remembered for how you loved and cared for people? One of those things is eternal, and one is experiential. In today’s message, Pastor Bill will encourage you to be concerned with eternity with Jesus!!!
Better is one encounter with the Lord than all the experiences of life! Better is one day with God than a thousand anywhere else! If you have nothing, yet you have the Lord, you have everything you need!!! Pastor Bill teaches in today’s message that it is better to be with God over anything else! There are a lot of influential distractions, desirable possessions, and glorified fame in this world; The Bible proves that even adding ALL those things up, it is still better to have Jesus Christ!
Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Now, this verse doesn’t mean you can fly; it means you can endure all things, it means you love beyond your capability, and it means with Christ you can be more like Christ. In today’s message, Pastor Bill will not only highlight the importance of context and understanding, but also show you how you are mighty because He is mighty! Knowing the promises of God and knowing God is your greatest strength!!!
Oppression is unfortunately unavoidable; at some point in life, we will all experience some sort of unjust treatment. The deciding factor that makes or breaks a person is what you’re being mistreated for and who’s got your back. In today’s message, Pastor Bill will share that oppression without God is unbearable. Anything without God is unbearable! When you have God on your side, when HE has your back, there is no persecution, mistreatment, or even cruelty you can’t endure!
When we know Jesus, and not just know about Him, there is more to life! When we know Jesus as our personal Savior, as the Son of God who came to seek us and save us, there is endless freedom, forgiveness, and love beyond what we can imagine!!! In today’s message, Pastor Bill will share that life under sun…spelled S, U, N, is limited and insufficient, but life with the Son…spelled S, O, N, is full of unlimited possibilities! There is more to life when you know the beauty that is ONLY found in Jesus!
Life without God is meaningless. If we go through life only worried about worldly things, such as status and possessions, we’re living a life obsessed with things that will not last; things that do not affect our eternity or salvation at all. In today’s message, Pastor Bill will encourage you to think beyond the world, live with a focus on what truly matters, and what will truly last… Jesus! There is more to life than what we see on earth; there is true and free life in the name of Jesus Christ!
We believe God is in control, but that truth gets tested when life hurts. When bad things happen, it’s hard to understand how a good God could allow it. Questions arise, faith feels strained, and explanations seem thin. You’ve probably been there. Today, Pastor Bill will tell you that God’s sovereignty doesn’t mean you always get answers; it means you’re never abandoned. He sees what you can’t. Even in the midst of confusion, God remains sovereign, present, and continues to bring purpose from pain.
We’ve been taught that love is good and hate is bad—and for the most part, that’s true. Love should mark our lives, but Scripture also shows us that hate has a place. God hates sin because of what it destroys and who it harms. That’s different from hating people. You’ve probably felt that tension before. As Pastor Bill will remind you today, loving God means loving what He loves and rejecting what He rejects. When you love what is good and hate what is evil, your love becomes clearer, deeper, and more like His.
Whether it's to write a song or just in conversation, we need to be very careful not to take verses out of context. Scripture wasn’t written as random sound bites; it was written as a unified story. When we isolate a verse, we can make it say something God never intended, and you’ve probably heard that before. Pastor Bill will explain to you today that context protects truth. When you read before and after and study the whole book, you hear God’s heart clearly. So slow down, read, and let Scripture lead.
We all search for purpose in life. We wake up asking why we’re here and what makes it all matter. So we look for meaning in careers, relationships, achievements, and pleasure. For a while, those things feel promising, but they never fully satisfy. You’ve felt that restlessness, too. Today, Pastor Bill will share with you that purpose can’t be discovered in created things. It’s only found in the Creator. When you find Jesus, you don’t just find forgiveness; you finally find the purpose for which you were made.
We often wonder if the small things we do really matter: prayers whispered, kindness unseen, faithfulness when no one applauds. We serve, give, love, and sometimes feel unnoticed. But Scripture promises that nothing done in the name of Jesus is ever wasted. You may not see the fruit yet, but heaven does. Pastor Bill will tell you today that God measures faithfulness, not flash. Every act of obedience echoes into eternity. So keep loving, serving, and trusting. In Christ, your labor is not in vain.
At first glance, the book of Ecclesiastes feels heavy, even depressing. Life is described as meaningless, repetitive, like chasing the wind. Everything seems futile: work, pleasure, wisdom, success. But that’s the point. Ecclesiastes is showing us what life looks like when it’s lived under the sun, without Jesus. You’ve probably felt that emptiness before, doing all the right things and still coming up hollow. Today, Pastor Bill will remind you that apart from Christ, nothing fully satisfies.
Culture tells us to trust our hearts, and we like to believe our hearts are good guides, that if we follow our feelings, we’ll end up in the right place. But Scripture tells us the truth: our hearts are deceitful, easily swayed, easily fooled. They tell us what we want, not what we need. And you’ve felt that tension—when your heart led you somewhere that looked right but ended wrong. Pastor Bill will share with you today that feelings make terrible masters. God’s Word doesn’t shift. Trust Him over your heart.
We all feel it at some point—a hollow place inside that quietly asks for more. So we try to fill it with pleasure: success, relationships, entertainment, distractions. For a moment, it works, but the satisfaction never lasts. The hole stays. And if you’re honest, you’ve felt that too—that emptiness that comes back no matter how much you add. Today, Pastor Bill will tell you that the heart wasn’t designed to be filled with things. It was designed for a Person. Only Jesus fits the space He created.
We spend so much of our lives chasing wealth, health, and comfort, telling ourselves that once we have enough, we’ll finally be secure. We protect our bodies, build our savings, and measure success by what we can hold on to. But sooner or later, every one of us comes to the same ending: we all die. And in that moment, money can’t save you, and health can’t follow you. As Pastor Bill will remind you today, only what’s rooted in eternity lasts. Are you living for what fades, or for what is eternal?
We live in a world that never slows down: noise, pressure, endless demands pulling at us. It’s easy to believe peace comes when circumstances finally settle. But true contentment isn’t found in a quiet calendar; it’s found in Jesus. Pastor Bill will share with you today how Christ doesn’t remove every chaos, but He anchors you through it. When Jesus is enough, your soul can rest, even when life feels anything but calm. His peace outlasts every season and every hardship or circumstance around.
We should be deeply grateful that we don’t only have the Old Testament. God’s law revealed His holiness, but it also showed how impossible it was to be saved by works. Trying harder was never enough. And you know that exhaustion. The good news is we know what they longed for: we know Jesus. Pastor Bill will remind you today that Christ fulfilled the law you couldn’t keep. You don’t live striving for approval anymore. You live from grace. Because of Jesus, obedience flows from love, not fear.
We’ve all been given a gift we never actually used—left unopened, set aside, or appreciated only in theory. There’s a difference between a gift being offered and a gift being truly received. The same is true with Jesus. Salvation is freely given, but it must be accepted. God extends grace with open hands, but He doesn’t force it into our lives. As Pastor Bill will remind you today, proximity to truth isn’t the same as possession of it. So don’t just admire the gift of Jesus; truly receive Him.
There was a time when being called a “Jesus freak” was meant as an insult—a label for someone too passionate, too extreme, too devoted. But what the world mocked, God has always honored. Being a Jesus freak simply means we’re radically devoted to Christ, unashamed to live differently because He changed everything. Today, Pastor Bill will tell you that lukewarm faith never transformed anyone. So wear the label with joy. If loving Jesus shapes how you think, speak, and live, that’s a beautiful thing.
We don’t realize how dark a room is until someone flips on the light. We can move around, adjust, and think we’re fine, until everything suddenly becomes clear. In the same way, we don’t always know we were blind or lost until God opens our eyes and brings us back home. Then we see just how far off we were. Pastor Bill will share with you today how salvation is a revelation, not a self-discovery. And now that the light is on for you, walk in it—because seeing Jesus changes everything.
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