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Summary Every believer carries the gift of healing through the Holy Spirit, and that healing is part of God's original design for humanity. God's nature reveals that He is a healer. The role of the Holy Spirit is to empower believers in the gift of healing. We are encouraged to respond to God's nature, surrender to the Holy Spirit, and step out in faith to bring healing to others. Take...

Summary The importance of prophetic ministry and the need for stillness in God's presence. Caroline shares her vision for creating an atmosphere where individuals can hear from the Lord and be affirmed in their spiritual journeys. Takeaways We are a church family that embraces change. Creating an atmosphere for the prophectic enhances spiritual experiences. Being still before God allows for de...

Summary Part 2 of Worthy is the Lamb series (Rev. 5:9-10). Exploring our role as Priest and King in living out the victory of the Lamb so that we may both serve our God and reign on the earth. Takeaways The role of priest and king embraces the dichotomy of serving and reigning. Consecration without freedom is legalism. Freedom without consecration is self-worship. True freedom in Christ, as demons...

Summary The Book of Revelation was written to reveal the victory of the Lamb of God and the destiny of His victorious Church. What does it mean to join in the declaration that began in heaven, "Worthy is the Lamb?" Takeaways The Book of Revelation reveals the victory of Jesus Christ. Jesus' victory is not just for the future but for now. Heaven's perspective is crucial for unders...

Summary Michael French emphasizes the importance of building on faith and understanding our identity in Christ. He explores the significance of the Lord's Prayer and how it relates to manifesting the Kingdom of God. He concludes with a prayer for empowerment and action, urging believers to give away what we carry and to trust in God's provision. Takeaways We are called to present Jesus out...

Summary Special guest speaker, Michael French, delves into the Lord's Prayer, emphasizing the significance of praying for God's Name to be made holy and understanding our identity in Christ. He highlights the trials and challenges believers face as opportunities for purification and growth, ultimately leading to a greater manifestation of God's presence on the earth. He encourages list...

Sunday Morning Message

The only thing that made it through the cross of Jesus was our free will! It's time to surrender our will, our rights, and our options so we can experience God's will in our lives! We are not supposed to carry Jesus and something else. We are not supposed to give our lives to Jesus, and yet hang on to some things of the world. So many Christians are settling for a counterfeit freedom in ce...

What can we learn about the link between God’s promise,our faith, and credited righteousness that will increase our understanding, transform our lives, and expand our impact on the world around us? Righteousness originates with God, who offers us the promise of blessing through his grace. Righteousness does not begin with our actions. It begins with God’s action. He makes a promise to us by His gr...

I believe that God is re-establishing the purpose of the Church! We need each other! We were created for relationship! One of the major ways God reveals Himself to us is through our relationships with others! The Kingdom of God is a family! God's intent was for the church to gather together, grow together, and go together! The world around us is groaning for sons and daughters (The Church) to...

Living with an excellent spirit is wholehearted devotion to God's purposes, even in what we consider to be ordinary tasks. It is the belief that every moment is sacred, not just the outcomes we are pursuing. Breaking a performance mindset does not lower our standard of excellence. It is more about not allowing our lives to revolve around outcomes. Living with an excellent spirit leads to a lif...

Join in a time of prayer, intercession, and encounter.

Join in a time of prayer, intercession, and encounter.

Charles Spurgeon describes Psalm 119 like this: “It contains no idle word; the grapes of this cluster are almost to burstingfull with the new wine of the kingdom…it contains within its depths an ocean of fire, and those who devoutly gaze into it shall not only see the brightness, but feel the glow of the sacred flame.” The more we read, meditate on, and examine Psalm 119 and the Word of God in its...

In Matthew 13:3-9, Jesus invites us, through this parable, into a teaching of seeds that have fallen on fertile soil, producing an abundant harvest of crops. In this sermon, we examine cultivating wholeheartedness, humility, and being fully present in order to become good fruit-bearing soil. We invite you to quiet yourself, slow down, and allow God to sift through the rocks, thorns, and shallow so...

The Holy Spirit is an absolute game changer for the Christian! God sent His Spirit so the dead in Christ would come alive, so our churches would not be cold but instead be hot and on fire for Jesus, so the ordinary would become extraordinary, so miracles would become normal, and so much more!! The Church was birthed in a revival fire on the day of Pentecost! We need the Spirit in us and the baptis...

A message to encourage you as you move from limited to abundant, from discouragement to promise, and from stagnant waters into the river of life. Key Themes: Abraham walking the length and breadth of the land God was giving to him. Learning to discern God's voice. Remembering who you are. Entering into the joy of surrender.

Many know the encouraging words from Jeremiah 29:11: "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” These words are full of hope and inspiration about God's plan to give us hope and a future. But knowing these words in the context of when they are given and the story surrounding them further expa...

Sunday Morning Message

Sunday Morning Service

How do we position ourselves for the coming fruitfulness of God even as emptiness threatens? Empty ourselves of the need to save ourselves by holding onto the fruit of injustice. Empty ourselves of the spices that preserve things that should be dead. Empty ourselves of allowing past failures to determine our destiny.

The daily health of our heart is determined by the hope we live from. Hope is the belief that our future gets to be greater than our present and fully anticipates great, mighty, and powerful things in our everyday life! We have hope because we believe God is good and we know that Jesus has won the victory! Hope changes your life on the inside and partners with God to bring change on the outside. I...

Sunday Morning Message

Jesus is a King who saves us, not on our terms but on His, with a victory that empowers us far beyond our expectations. The Holy Spirit reveals to us, through the gift of conviction, how to live in the fullness of that victory. According to John 16:7-11, the Holy Spirit doesn't stop with convicting us of guilt in regard to sin. He does this so that we can receive forgiveness and stand in the r...

We celebrate excavations, foundations, and expansion for the glory of God and the Name of Jesus.