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Pastor Bogdan Kipko's sermon focuses on the power and significance of the Holy Spirit, referencing key verses like Acts 1:8 and emphasizing dependence on God's power. He explains Pentecost's importance and parallels with the Last Supper, underlining the impact of the Holy Spirit's arrival. The manifestation of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost empowered 120 disciples to preach Chris...

Pastor Kipko's sermon emphasizes walking in truth and love, linking them as essential for unity in the church and society. He warns against distortions of truth and highlights that love must align with Biblical truth. The message explores the connection between truth, love, and unity, urging believers to discern false teachings. Believers are challenged to embrace the truth, grow in faith, an...

Pastor Kipko's sermon delves into the importance and symbolism of the Lord's Supper, emphasizing it as a commandment for believers to remember Christ's sacrifice and grow in faith. The Supper is a sacrament that offers believers a mystical and transformative encounter with God's grace and love. Through symbols like bread and wine, believers renew their commitment to God and pro...

Pastor Dmitry's sermon "Testing the Spirits" highlights three tests (incarnation, Bible, love) for believers to discern truth from deception. He warns against spiritual naivety, emphasizes the authority of Scripture, and stresses the importance of demonstrating love through actions. The sermon focuses on understanding the sacrificial love of Jesus, encouraging believers to love unco...

Pastor Bogdan Kipko's sermon on the book of Malachi dives into the theme of people expressing hard words against God, highlighting their complaints and lack of faith. He categorizes listeners into those who fear the Lord and those who do not, stressing the importance of choosing a group.  The sermon underscores the fear of the Lord as the foundation of wisdom and genuine worship, contrasting...

Pastor Kipko's sermon "The Generosity of God" addresses our tendency to keep rather than give, emphasizing that generosity comes from a transformed heart by God. He highlights the Israelites' history of disobedience and deceptive nature, urging them to return to God and give back what belongs to Him. The concept of tithe is explored as a reminder that all we have is a gift from...

Pastor Bogdan Kipko's sermon, "The Justice of God," explores the human desire for justice in a broken world where injustice often prevails. He addresses the questions raised by the people of Malachi regarding God's justice amidst worldly suffering. The sermon highlights the biblical perspective of justice and the assurance of hope through Jesus Christ, who bore the judgment of...

Pastor Bogdan Kipko's sermon focuses on the significance of Jesus' resurrection, urging listeners to move from intellectual belief to a personal relationship with Jesus. He emphasizes the importance of shifting focus from past events to possibilities with God and highlights the gradual revelation of Jesus in our lives. The sermon concludes with an invitation to surrender to Jesus for tru...

Pastor Bogdan Kipko's sermon discusses God's faithfulness in marriage through the lens of Palm Sunday, emphasizing the sacred covenant between spouses reflecting Christ and the church. Addressing Malachi's teachings, he stresses marrying within the faith and handling marital challenges with forgiveness, counsel, and reconciliation. The sermon underscores that divorce should be a las...

Pastor Kipko discusses the neglect of duties by the priests in Malachi's time, comparing it to the consequences of a student under a lenient professor. The priests were to teach and practice God's law with integrity and fairness. However, they failed by mishandling God's word and showing partiality. This resulted in God's judgment through curses and punishment, highlighting the...

Pastor Kipko's sermon focuses on wholehearted worship and warns against half-heartedness in worship. He stresses the need for sincere confession, repentance, and effort in worship. The message urges believers to examine and deepen their worship practices, emphasizing the joy and transformation that come from genuine worship. Ultimately, the sermon encourages listeners to trust God, strive for...

In this sermon Pastor Bogdan Kipko discusses the importance of worshiping God in the appropriate and prescribed ways, highlighting the need for reverence, adoration, and obedience. He emphasizes that the future is not secular but spiritual, with a deep hunger for the things of God worldwide. Let's get ready to find hope in Jesus, by listening to this message.  YOUR NEXT STEP: If you don'...

The sermon by Pastor John Stanley discusses the purpose, mission, and strategy of Christians, focusing on glorifying God, making disciples, and intentional discipleship. He emphasizes the importance of Christians bringing honor to God rather than seeking glory for themselves and finding fulfillment in worship. The mission, known as the Great Commission, involves making disciples and sharing the go...

In this sermon, Dr. Jake Roudkovski addresses whether the Gospel of Jesus and the word of God have failed. He examines the parable of the sower in Mark chapter 4 to explain different responses to the Gospel. The Gospel has not failed; it is the stubborn, shallow, and strangled hearts that prevent it from having an impact.  Believers are encouraged to continue sharing the Gospel and teaching the wo...

Pastor Bogdan Kipko explores the theme of friendship in his sermon "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," using the biblical story of Lazarus being raised from the dead. He emphasizes our dependence on community and asks who God has placed in our lives to help us.  The sermon discusses the importance of wise and godly friends and warns against negative influences. It also explores the qualiti...

Seeding the clouds is being intentional with what you invest. Think long term, and think eternity. What you do in this life matters, not just for today or tomorrow, but it matters for eternity. Some things you invest your time and energy into will not go far. But when you invest in heavenly things, things for God, these are seeds that will reap a harvest for years, decades, and generations to come...

Winning the day is not something that is only done by accomplishing big goals or serving with fanfare in big ways. We have a tendency to want to wait to give financially when we have more money or wait to serve when we have more time, yet we neglect to realize that there are still needs that can be met with the little bit of money we do have, and the little bit of time we can spare.  Being faithfu...

We all face obstacles throughout our lives, and many times we allow those obstacles to overtake us. However, if we use these obstacles, these bad things that have happened to us, to our advantage, they can become leverage rather than downfall. Learn to kiss the wave that throws you against the rock of ages. By doing so you will find strength through life’s storms. Let's get ready to find hope...

If you are not satisfied with your story, or if you do not find fulfillment in the way you have lived your life up to this point, you are not alone. We all write a story about the lives that we have built, but it is not necessarily the story God has for us. When we find discontentment or dissatisfaction in our lives, it is usually due to being unhappy with the way our story is unfolding.  The good...

The virgin birth of Jesus Christ is an important doctrine of the Christian church, and belief in it is essential for Christians. The supernatural nature of the virgin birth highlights the fact that humanity cannot reach redemption on its own. Our salvation from sin can only come through the intervention of God himself. Let's get ready to find hope in Jesus, by listening to this message.  YOUR...

Luke 2 is the narrative about Christmas but Philippians 2 is “the story behind the story!”  Jesus came as a humble baby in the manger but He was the Son of God incarnate! As such He was able to bear our sins on the cross and conquer death on Easter morning. Let's get ready to find hope in Jesus, by listening to this message.  YOUR NEXT STEP: If you don't have a home church, then your nex...

The Scriptures record that when the wise men arrived where Jesus was, they had brought three types of gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Each of these gifts has a symbolic meaning attached to it which gives us insight into who Jesus is: our ultimate Prophet, Priest, and King. Through this message and our looking at gifts, we want to reframe how we look at gifts so that every single time you eit...

Throughout Scripture, there are signs that point to Jesus as the Christ. In preparation for Christmas, this series will explore four such signs: the star of Bethlehem, the manger and swaddling clothes, the gifts of the magi, and the virgin birth. The sign of Christ’s birth, the star, was foretold centuries before by a gentile, and it led the first gentiles to the young Jesus. In what ways are you...

In this Final Sermon of The Generous Life series Pastor Dmitry Kvasnyuk will be concluding with a discussion of the Beauty of Giving Regularly from 2 Corinthians Chapter 9. This message hopes to help cultivate a generous heart in the people of God. Let's get ready to find hope in Jesus, by listening to this message.  YOUR NEXT STEP: If you don't have a home church, then your next step of...

This three-week series entitled, A Generous Life: The Beauty In Giving, takes an uplifting look at the topic of giving, showing the blessing to be found in a consciously generous life, one which imitates the generosity of God himself. Biblical generosity seeks to please God rather than seeking human reward or acclaim. A giving life is one that does not compare giftedness or resource with others; i...