Faith Center Message of the Week

This sermon was recorded on October 20, 2024. Wrapping up The Ripple Effect is Garett Pierson, Growth Ministries and High School Ministries Lead, alongside Pastor Caleb Williamson, Pastor of Junior High Ministries. They talk about how wisdom is pursued through mentorship and self-evaluation, while surrendering to God's plan involves trusting divine guidance. Daily prayer and the Holy Spirit's lead...

This sermon was recorded on October 13, 2024. Imparting spiritual life to the next generation is essential. Community support plays a vital role in addressing the challenges faced by youth today. Raising expectations encourages them to aim for greatness instead of mediocrity. Authenticity in faith shows real-life applications of spiritual teachings. A genuine relationship with God emphasizes forgi...

This sermon was recorded on October 6, 2024. In this new series, "The Ripple Effect," we are talking about how to disciple the next generation. Whether you know it or not, you have influence over the people around you, older and younger. God has called us to go and tell the world of the good news that is Him. The message this week is an interview between Pastor Joe Parks and Humboldt County Young...

This sermon was recorded on September 29, 2024. Wrapping up our series "Don't Take the Bait" was guest speaker, Scott Lemmon. Scott talks about the importance of forgiving and why we should forgive others. Sometimes, we hold on to the little things, but even those should be given to the Lord. As God forgives us, so should we forgive others.

This sermon was recorded on September 22, 2024. As Christians, we often feel like we are right about everything and that it is our job to tell people when they are wrong and how they need to do it right. God tell us that it is not our job to be right, but to walk through life being forgiven and forgiving. Pastor Joe walks us through some passages in John 13 during this week's sermon to help us...

This sermon was recorded on September 15, 2024. Pastor Joe Parks gives the second sermon in the "Don't Take the Bait" series on the trap of revenge. Pastor Joe explains the difference between revenge and justice. He uses passages from Romans to share what God has to tell us about revenge and justice as well us giving us three points to help us remember what is important to know.

Pastor Joe kicked off our new sermon series "Don't Take the Bait" on September 8, 2024. The first part of this series addresses the trap of being offended and how we are to "step over the trap" instead of taking the bait.

This sermon was recorded on September 1, 2024. Wrapping up The Elijah Element is speaker Garett Pierson, the growth and high school ministries lead. Garett speaks on what it looks like to become who God made you to be as well as who you should have around you in order to grow the way you want. He encourages everyone to always trust in God's process and stick closely with Him in the easy and th...

This sermon was recorded on August 25, 2024. Pastor Joe Parks gives a sermon on empowering others and explains what it looks like to cultivate spiritual growth together. Pastor Joe shares that there are three types of friends we should have in order to have good, spiritual growth. He uses examples from Elijah's life in 1 & 2 Kings to help us understand why this style of spiritual growth is...

This sermon was recorded on August 18, 2024. Faith Center welcomes missionary Maggie Josiah as a guest speaker this weekend to share her story and experience with African Hospitality Institute (AHI). After Maggie speaks, Joe continues the teaching on The Elijah Element.

This sermon was recorded on August 11, 2024. This week's sermon was given by Pastor Cathleen Parks on the topic of loneliness. Pastor Cathleen teaches on different types of loneliness and dives into different times Elijah experienced loneliness. She also gives examples of how we can lean into the Lord and He will comfort us in our loneliness.

This sermon was recorded on August 4, 2024. During this sermon series, we've really only heard from Pastors Joe and Cathleen. Pastor Joe had the opportunity to share the stage with Garett Pierson, Faith Center's High School Lead, who helped continue The Elijah Element series. They both share and dive into how Elijah was fearful and running away from what God was calling him to do. That&#39...

This sermon was recorded on July 29, 2024. This week, Pastor Joe Parks continues the series The Elijah Element with a sermon about Elijah and the Baals. Pastor Joe shares about the Baals' false god and how Elijah shows them the true power of the Lord.

This sermon was recorded on July 21, 2024. What does it mean to live a life of integrity? Pastor Cathleen Parks dives into this during her sermon titled Integrity. She tells us that our character is more caught than taught. Pastor Cathleen shares a list of characteristics that we can practice growing in in order to live a life of integrity.

This sermon was recorded on July 14, 2024. This week's sermon is given by Pastors Joe and Cathleen Parks. They shared in the continuation of The Elijah Element, talking about how every single person plays a part in what God is doing in each of our lives. They speak about different needs that various people have and ways that we can serve those people as well as the community. Pastor Cathleen t...

This sermon was recorded on July 7, 2024. As we continue talking about The Elijah Element, Pastor Joe Parks introduces us to the acronym P.U.S.H. Pastor Joe explains what P.U.S.H. stands for. He tells a story where Elijah cries out to God multiple times. Elijah didn't stop until God heard and answered; we should do the same thing.

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, June 30, 2024. This week, we welcome Pastor Leslie Lemmon to the stage to continuing speaking on The Elijah Element. Pastor Leslie touches on her own experience in Jordan as she has walked similar paths that Elijah would have. She doesn't stop there; she goes on to explain that God will never tell you to go somewhere without Him. He will guide you and He wil...

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, June 23, 2024. In the second sermon of The Elijah Element, Pastor Cathleen Parks talks about what it looks like to live by faith. Pastor Cathleen explains what faith is and listed some examples of how to act on it. She continues to talk about faith using Elijah's life as an example we should follow.

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, June 16, 2024. Pastor Joe Parks started a Summer series called "The Elijah Element." Using passages from 1 Kings, Pastor Joe compares and contrasts Ahab and Elijah to explain what it looks like to live out life with God. He goes on to explain how we, too, can live life with God and where to find help in Matthew 5.

This sermon was recorded on June 9, 2024. The message this week was given by Pastor Cathleen Parks on being filled by the Holy Spirit as well as what the process to speak in tongues looks like. Pastor Cathleen opens up to 1 Corinthians 14 to share what Paul had to say about being filled with the Spirit and speaking in tongues. She shares that there is an order to speaking in the Spirit and much mo...

This sermon was recorded on June 2, 2024. This week's sermon is all about spiritual gifts. Pastor Joe Parks explains how a spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other (1 Corinthians 12:7). How talks about the importance of knowing the gift God gave you and recognizing that it's not just a talent, but a gift given to serve one another. Here is the link to the Spiritual G...

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, May 27, 2024. Listen in to this week's message to hear Frankie Guy give the second sermon in The Holy Spirit series. This sermon is all about what the Holy Spirit gives you in power. Pastor Frankie lists multiple examples on what it looks like to be strong in the Holy Spirit.

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, May 20, 2024. Pastor Joe Parks starts a new series called The Holy Spirit. He talks but what the Holy Spirit is and He relates to God and Jesus. Pastor Joe shares what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit and what the Holy Spirit will do in us.

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Happy Mother's Day from Faith Center to all of the moms out there. Pastor Cathleen Parks gives a message on Mary and her mother. Pastor Cathleen talks about what Mary's mother must have been like in order to be the woman Mary would become. She uses Luke 1:26-56 to talk about Mary and her mother.

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, May 5, 2024. For four weeks, Pastor Joe and Cathleen Parks talked about various types of difficult people. Pastor Joe finishes the series by talking about what it would look like to forgive all of those people. He gives us four points on why it is healthy for us to forgive people, while also using scripture to tell us that it is something Jesus commands as well....