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Has this ever happened to you? Mother’s Day is fast approaching and somehow you just can’t come up with the perfect special gift to give your beloved mom. Unless you have an immaculate track record you maintain, you might have missed the mark on several years here and there. But what if we tell you the best Mother’s Day gift out there has zero calories, is gluten-free, and unbelievably dirt-cheap?...

Unbeknownst to many, the last book of the Harry Potter franchise befuddled critics and fans alike when it featured Matthew 6:21 in its plot line. Like the Bible verse: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,“ Pastor Joe urges us, this week, to ruminate on things we give value to. Do our offerings reflect whom we place our reliance on? Are we able to genuinely say “It’s my pleas...

Shortly after its launch in 1990, NASA discovered that the billion-dollar initiative Hubble Telescope had a lens problem when photos it took of the Milky Way came back blurry. Richard Fennimore pleads a case against our complacency when it comes to God’s call to holiness. How come our perception and awe of our God come back dull and blurry? How come it takes only searing pain for us to peer undern...

They say worship is a lifestyle, in such a large scale that it hijacks your weekend plans, sabotages the habitual decisions you used to make and interferes with your regularly scheduled program called Life. An insidious operant takes over a Christian’s life if a disconnect between what he does on weekdays and how he serves on the weekends exists. Pastor Joe takes a series break detour this week as...

Jesus clearly said that He came that we may have life and enjoy it to the fullest. There were no hidden caveats—He was not talking about this seemingly far and ahead afterlife we all long to get to someday but, instead, this * right now* life that we live. But also, God expects us to live a life of purity and holiness in such an extreme way that we shine as beacons of hope to this sinister world....

Heavy is the head that wears the crown. The very first motion picture of Spider-Man has cemented what probably is the most tired quote of all time: “With great power comes great responsibility.” What it entails is this huge, unspoken obligation expected from anyone gifted with extraordinary capabilities. This week, we discover exactly what extraordinary bearing we receive when we come to know our...

In this day and age, information is open-access. But imagine being alive during the first century, when mere mention of Christ’s Name comes with risk; when grieving for a death of a son, a brother or a friend is punishable by law. Can we sincerely pledge our allegiance to this self-proclaimed Messiah who, despite His magnanimous promises of eternal life, simply…died? Will we ever be ready to find...

How do you sail a ship and dock it successfully? You orient yourself in the right direction and you consistently sail forward, according to your measured bearings. This metaphor is analogous of Richard Fennimore's take on the perilous, legalistic stance even some vet Christians are not immune of taking. Avoid other various, common traps. Learn how to navigate #GodsPlan and policy in this week's Pa...

Just accepted Christ into your life? What's next and what do we do now to please God with our actions? We find our way out of the woods this week and get an intimate know-how on proper service as new creations with our new body in Christ for God's glory and what we get out of that exactly. Title: THE PROMISSORY NOTE 2 COR 5:1-11 Introduction:2 COR 4:16-18 I: THE NEW BODY 2 COR 5:1-8 IA: OUR GOAL I...

This week's sermon attempts to unravel God's mysterious intent on providing pain in this world. Pastor Joe carefully drives us home to the point: We ought to focus our energy on propagating God's Word throughout our personal frontiers. Fix your eyes so far ahead into the unseen and encounter Jesus. Title: PART OF THE GAME MAIN VERSE: 2 COR 4:7-18 INTRODUCTION: GOD'S POWER IN JARS OF CLAY 2 COR 4:7...

How do you tap into God's unlimited power? Pastor Joe delves deeper into our series: The Book of 2nd Corinthians and plays out this dynamic between the Spirit and our capacity to choose to stay behind the eponymous veil Jesus has already torn apart. Podcast is now up on your native resource. Title: By the Power of God Main Verse: 2 Corinthians 4:1-6 INTRODUCTION: GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT THE HOLY SPIRI...

Come and revisit Pastor Joe's post-dated Valentine's day message. We take a break from our series with a message about love that comes out tomorrow! Be on the lookout for release on our YouTube and Facebook page! This podcast is available on your native podcast resource! >> NOTES: MAIN VERSE: 1 JOHN 4:7-12 INTRODUCTION: FIRST FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT GALATIANS 5:22-23 I: GOD'S PROOF OF HIS LOVE TO...

'What fuels your drive to serve the Kingdom?' This is Richard Fennimore's loaded premise for this week's installment of the 2nd Book of Corinthians. The punch? Recalibrate your scale. Gauge your Kingdom progress in the satisfaction of how glorious you have elevated the Lord's Name in your organic willingness to go after His own heart. ____________________ Website: www.ficfreno.com Facebook: www.fa...

The jig is up. This week's sermon unwraps a universal deception we all tell ourselves from time to time: I'm good enough. Intrigued? Listen to this week's podcast. >> NOTES: MAIN VERSE: 2 COR 3:1-3 CSB INTRODUCTION: BELIEVER BEWARE MATTHEW 7:15-20 I: WE ARE THE LIVING PROOF 2 COR 3:1-2 IA: IT IS GOD'S WILL EPHESIANS 2:10 & ROMANS 8:29 II: BY THE HOLY SPIRIT 2 COR 3:3 IIA: HOLY SPIRIT = NEW HEART E...

Pastor Joe presents to us a harsh reality of a dying church. He challenges us to do what Jesus has told us and follow in obedience to live holy and blameless. Not only that, be active, move and be ready to be a part of God's work in this world. Verse: 2 COR 2:12-17 SUPPORTING VERSES: PSALM 42:5 1 PETER 3:15 __________________ Website: www.ficfreno.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ficfreno/ Instagram...

This week, Richard Fennimore takes a step deeper inside the Book of 2 Corinthians and unearths a heart issue on integrity. _________________ Track us down! Website: www.ficfreno.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ficfreno/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/ficfreno/ Youtube: youtube.com/ficfreno

Welcome to a brand new series! The following weeks will be spent poring over virtues found in Paul's second letter to Corinth. We hope you find these messages encouraging! Pastor Joe's take on passionate submission under God's will is now available on your native podcast resource! 2 CORINTHIANS SERIES / 2 COR 1:1-11 INTRODUCTION: 2 COR 1:1-2 I. GOD CHOOSES AND HIS WILL STANDS John 15:16 Jeremiah 1...