Heath Bennett's podcast

What do we think about when you hear about the minor prophets? Perhaps many in our churches are unfamiliar with these books unless referenced in a pastors sermon on other topics. Today we begin a series of sermons that will take us through the 12 books of the minor prophets to discover the character and nature of God. This morning we begin in Hosea where God tells Hosea to take a wife who then tur...

How many of us struggle to converse about Jesus to another person? We don’t struggle with striking conversations about the weather, traffic, cars, kids, grandkids, education, finances, taxes, and our homes. But we struggle with striking conversations about the One who set us free. I suggest today that we struggle to be obedient because of our nature and perhaps how we view the great commission. Co...

Too many times in the church words get thrown around as taboo because they are too tough. Jesus is tough on sin. He called us to repent and turn away from our sin that we may go through the process of sanctification. This word in my Christ journey has been one such word. Today we discover that this word is vital the command Jesus gave to make disciples. Discipleship is part and partial to the proc...

Many times we struggle to maintain our walking line in our faith in Christ & it seems like we are on a roller coaster. Discipline and training are a part of life that many steer away from in their spiritual walk, and it keeps us living on that roller coaster. Today we get into our personal discipleship by implementing 7 non-negotiable’s to help us live a life dedicated to Christ. Come & he...

We all need to understand the one goal of God the Father in our lives. It is not our happiness but our holiness. Happiness is temporary! Our holiness leads to the eternal things stored in heavenly places. It leads to a character that will travel with us as our souls depart to glory when our earthly bodies expire here. Come and hear the word of the Lord and discover and deepen your relationship wit...

The Lord God’s purpose for our lives is holiness not our happiness. He is working out in us the good work He began. And to do that He must deal with our heart issues. He lets us struggle in the storms of life to get to the deeper issues within our hearts. Today we discover 3 biblical truths that I believe can help us in the midst of our storms if we will cling to them and apply them in our lives....

God has a purpose for each of us and that involves conforming into the image of His Son Jesus Christ. He uses the the gospel message of Jesus Christ found in the Living Word to bring transformation. Today we discover through scripture the nature of that power found within the gospel’s message and how God has given it to us to wield to actively apply in our lives. Come, listen, and apply. Hosted on...

What is faith? How are we called to live according to faith in this life trusting in the eternal hope over our natural senses and temporal eyes? Today we discover the basics of faith in a biblical and practical definition for each of us to apply in our life. We also discover 5 practical principles to help us live out faith daily in our journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Where does our faith come from? Who is the one to establish our faith and how are we to exercise this faith. Come and find out the answers to these questions and more, as we set at the feet of Jesus Christ and learn from the Master. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a generation that has chosen to become lukewarm, the need to get back to the basics in our churches must be urgent. The power of God for salvation is the gospel message of Jesus Christ & His cross. Do we really understand why we need rescued? Has the message been so watered down in our churches that we have watered down His urgent message of Love, Redemption, and forgiveness? That it will c...

Daniel 11 & 12 remind us that God’s Word prevails. He is given a vision and its interpretation. Then God moves to give consequences for either obedience or disobedience. Today we cover the meaning and prevailing promises of God’s Time of Trouble that will be poured out upon Israel and the world. We will pull out application for our own lives in the midst of perhaps confusing words. But make no...

Many of us walk about needing a breakthrough in our Christian walk. Perhaps we need answers for direction, guidance, wisdom for some decision, or releasing a stronghold in your personal relationship hindering growth. Whatever the breakthrough, Daniel helps us understand it comes from preparation of consecrating ourselves to the Lord. Daniel 10 helps us identity these means of consecration that we...

Why do we get so complacent, so familiar with our surroundings that leads to our stagnant reaction to all life issues? Daniel 9 has powerful lessons to teach us about not ever getting so assimilated to our surroundings that we grow complacent in our seeking, hoping, and trusting in the Living God. In this new year, may we all be resolved to seek Christ Jesus with the tenacity of a hungry lion. Let...

Though many of get confused by the prophetic words of God, know that they are for us. They are the revelation of Jesus Christ throughout all of history. Today is not any different. God wants to show us parts of His plan that we too are ready and prepared to stand and remain firm in our faith even when the world seems to be swallowed up in the evil and wickedness of the enemies schemes. Today in Da...

Some of the dreams and visions Daniel sees can be tough for us to understand and grasp. Take heart that as we walk through and trust the wisdom of God to help us, we can understand the most important parts of it all. Jesus is coming again! His kingdom will be a kingdom that will last for all eternity. Daniel is given a vision and dream to help us see those things that are yet to come. They reveal...

God is in the business of deliverance. To those who are trusting in the Living God, He makes a way to breakthrough your strongholds, your situations of impossible, and the darkest days you may find yourself facing. There are 5 lessons I would like to pull from the 6th chapter of the book of Daniel. I pray that they may help you understand the steadfast stand we must take in our life to live accord...

You have been weighed & measured & found wanting is not something any of want to hear from the Lord God. Our sermon begins today with the writing on the wall that ended badly for the unrepentant heart of a man who chose to stay in rebellion to God. Even after the Lord demonstrated what pride and arrogance leads to with his own father and gave him a chance to repent, he failed to do so. The...

Pride comes before the fall. God doesn’t desire to teach us such hard lessons. But we are stubborn and prideful by nature and need God’s loving Fatherly hand to teach us reliance upon a Supreme & Sovereign God. King Nebuchadnezzar testifies of the greatest human lesson any of us could ever imagine. A lesson that took 3 warnings and finally 7 years of being out of his human mind in order to res...

What are you afraid of? Come and find out how we can be like Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego, who demonstrated a resolved action of faith because of their preparation through their life with faith-based disciplines. We don’t have to live powerless when the power of God dwells within us! Let us resolved to be committed to knowing His voice so we can choose to trust in His security over our own co...

Dreams have a way of affecting our lives for good or bad. How does this dream help us in our lives today correct, rebuke, train, or equip us to follow after Jesus more? Come and hear the word of the Lord. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daniel and his friends are carried away to Babylon where they are groomed 3 years to serve king Nebuchadnezzar. In this historic narrative, we will find God in every nook and cranny working in and through these young men, and Daniel is found to be their lead. Come and see how Daniel teaches us to be faithful in the small things of life, preparing him for the bigger issues of life that will eventua...

Too many people have believed the lie and deception of the trickster, the devil, that we do not need others. That we can be an island and isolate ourselves from the relationships in our garden. Come and hear the truth of the gospel, that we are relational creatures made for each other. God has purpose for our relationships and Paul teaches that here in the conclusion of our sermon series in Coloss...

Does our prayer, speech, conduct, & preparation affect how we spread the seed? Come find out what the word of God inspired Paul to write to help guide and direct us as we share and show the gospel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are many more attributes that go into our being part of Team Jesus. To be part of the real Team, we must learn how to play well with others or interact. Paul gives us 3 important lessons to learn to help us deal with those in and out of garden of influence. Come hear the word of the Lord & what we need to apply in helping us play well with others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

Many of us have been part of a team, organization, group, ministry, or company. They all have one thing in common. They desire success. The world equates success with wins. Thing is as a follower of Christ, we have already won! Yet in the midst of today’s generation of me, me attitude and behavior, the church needs the character and qualities of the Real Team! We need to know those characteristics...