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In order to truly become the Church, we need to reclaim a posture of holy fear, respect and reverence for the awesome power of our God.

In the example of the early Church, we should devote ourselves to the apostles’ teaching, fellowship, breaking bread and prayer. Not as passive observers or in isolation, but as an intentional community.

Our final sermon in this series, we look at Jesus command to wait on the Holy Spirit for power, direction, and His return. In a world where waiting is a lost skill, we are called to be still and eagerly expect His return.

In the same way Jesus was sent to the world by the Father, He sends us out as ministers of reconciliation. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we are called to forgive.

To preach is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To witness or to testify is to share how the Gospel of Jesus Christ has impacted your life. There is power in our testimony. In this episode we discuss what testimony is, does, costs and the power in it.

What are the Good News? What is the Gospel? How do you share it with those who don’t believe? What is the difference between sharing the Gospel and disciplining?

We not only need to teach Jesus commandments but also how to obey them. We glance through over 50 commandments of Jesus in the Gospels and focus on 2 Timothy 3:16 for guidance of how to teach someone to obey them. List of the scriptures for the commandments can be found here https://iblp.org/what-are-commands-christ/

As we go and make disciples we must first baptize them. In this teaching we explore the two kinds of baptism that we find in scripture. First the that John the Baptist proclaimed, which was Baptism of repentance and forgiveness. The other one was the one John said will happen through Jesus which was the Baptism by the Holy Spirit.

Join us as dig deep into the the 5 commissions that Jesus shares with the disciples through all the Gospel's and Acts.

In this episode, we study Jesus’ vulnerable prayers and intense struggle in the garden of Gethsemane (at the Mount of Olives) just prior to His betrayal.

Welcome to Episode 100! Today we take a hard look at the difficult text in Mark 11. Why did Jesus lash out in a fit of rage at the temple? Why did He curse the fig tree? It wasn’t even the season for figs! Let’s dig deeper into Jesus’ apparent anger issues.

We continue our journey with Jesus as He, after being anointed, enter Jerusalem as the King of Kings. Sadly this does not lead to celebration but lamentation.

A Biblical perspective on the calling of women in Christ, by Rev. Dr. Trish Kholodenko.

Join us as we journey with Jesus as He spends the last days before the cross. We start His journey in John 11 as we see Jesus show His love for Lazarus but also seals His fate with the Jews who want to kill Him.

In this special episode, Pastor Max and Trish wrestles with a Biblical perspective for Discipleship. This teaching is from the 7th annual Christian Biker Unity Summit.

In this teaching we answer 3 questions about this command. How do we love ourselves? Who are our neighbors? How do we love our neighbors?

We break down the Hebrew word that is used here Moed and look into the 3 meanings behind it. We find a way to love God with our Strength, our Wholeness or Completion in Christ and in Power of the Holy Spirit.

Before we can love God with our soul we need to know what that is. We look deep into the Hebrew word nephesh that is used in this verse for soul. We also explore the 5 aspects of a human being and how we love God with all of them.

How do we love YHWH with our heart? Let’s look at what the Word says about our heart and how we can bring it to worship.

Before God gave the Israelites the commandments, He reminded them why He should be their God. He was the one who saved them from Egypt, provided for them in the desert and leading them to the promise land. In this episode we remind through the scripture why YHWH should be our God and how he loved us first. Because of His love we should love Him and surrender to Him.

The word HEAR in the Bible is call to action. Join us as we dig into the word about importance of Doing what God is telling you, Consequences of not following Gods instructions and what is involved in hearing God better.

This is the last and the most challenging commandment that we will study. We will see how our cover or desires start from our heart and if our heart is not focused on the Lord it can lead us to a path to evil.

In court, your testimony can lead to someone’s death. In your Christian life, your testimony about what God has done can bring someone to eternal life or death. Make sure it is true.

You would think this would be a simple commandment to follow but we fail each and every day. Find out how we steal from others, self and God. Thank God for His grace and mercy.

Why is the sanctity of marriage so important to God? We look at physical, emotional and spiritual ways we in danger of falling into adultery. Be advised, we will be talking about sexual content.