Salvation is not based on YOUR performance but on God’s CHOICE to ADOPT US.

Mesa Moment 1: Salvation is not a recruitment process — it’s a rescue mission.

Write this down: Fortunately for us, God did intervene on earth for the sake of hopeless, helpless, sinful humanity. Mesa Moment 2: God didn’t save us because we cried out for help nor because we earned His favor… He saved us because His kindness and love took on flesh to offer something we could not afford. Write this down: I am a passive recipient of salvation, not an active participant in earning it. Mesa Moment 3: Salvation without the Spirit would leave us forgiven but powerless. Because we have the Spirit, we walk in new life, empowered by the Spirit, and the Spirit secures our identity in Christ.

 The Holy Spirit is not an abstract force but a distinct Person within the Trinity — a Helper, Counselor, and Teacher who dwells within believers. The Holy Spirit is God. Mesa Moment: The Holy Spirit is not just a doctrine to be studied; He is a person to be known.

Write this down: Nobody naturally comes to Christ, but everybody needs God to get to God.

Write this down: Even when I didn’t expect it, God was/is/will be ready. Mesa Moment 1: If you don’t take God with you in your: Decisions, Actions, Thoughts, Leadership, Home, Job, What’s the point? Write this down: I AM IMPORTANT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE KINGDOM. Mesa Moment 2: We are all in this together because we unite under the same banner that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Question: Have you ever had a conversation with someone who wasn’t really listening? Write this down: As a child of God, we are called to be intentional learners, growing in wisdom rather than acting impulsively. Mesa Moment 1: Constant talking keeps a person from being able to hear. Write this down: Conflict is only conflict when people speak before they fully understand what’s going on. Mesa Moment 2: Ask questions before making judgments and seek to understand before giving your opinion.

Mesa Moment: The preached Word won’t change anything about you until you DECIDE that you WANT TO live out biblical truths.

Write this Down: If spiritual knowledge is not cultivated, it will diminish. (As the writer James would put it, "spiritual regression happens when believers stop practicing what they have learned").