Morning Star Church Messages (Video)

We are to be the light of the world. We have a divine opportunity to reach the nations. We cannot do it alone. Are we going to rise to it? Are you willing to relinquish some of your individual freedom, comfort, and preference to take part in what God is wanting to do in our church, our city, our state, our nation, and our world?

We are called to participate in God’s work on the earth. To do that we must live according to God’s design. And to do this, we must replace old presuppositions about how the world works or what is true, with those of God. Do you have the correct presuppositions? If no, how can you pursue those this week? If yes, are you living them out, in the world you are living in?

Happy Father’s Day! Listen as Rick tells about four lessons he has learned over the years of being an amateur carpenter dad and how it applies to the kingdom of God.

Jesus gives us a new perspective on persecution for truth by calling us blessed. According to Romans 8:28, we are to love God and are called into His Kingdom purposes. John outlines that this present time is the perfect opportunity: to know God is the only answer, to know Evil is the only description for today's occurrences, to know His Will and do our part, and to know that He wins.

What is a peacemaker? Jesus’ version of a peacemaker might look different than what we grew up believing. As the name implies: peacemakers MAKE PEACE, even when conflict is required for true peace. Are you a peacemaker or a conflict avoider?

When we act intentionally out of a burden on our hearts, God provides for us. When we go about our day to day, it's easy to get caught up on the cost of being obedient, that we never step out in faith. But when we truly have mercy and compassion on someone, we will act in faith, trusting that God will provide where we cannot.

The beatitude of meekness is to remind us that we are to allow God to teach us how to have controlled strength that will continue to advance the kingdom as we anticipate complete victory. But how do we view the world as it is right now? Is it a world that should be left to destroy itself as we wait for Jesus to come back? Or is it a world that we are partnering with God to take the land before us?

“Blessed are those who mourn” goes so much deeper than being comforted during loss. It is to mourn over our personal sin, and even more, to ache for the injustices and problems in the world. To be people God means to care about those outside of ourselves and our family and property. Do you see a problem in this world that causes your heart to break? If you do, what is God asking you to do about it...

The first beatitude is "blessed are the poor in spirit for their's is the kingdom of God." Being poor in spirit means to have humility to recognize our need for God. Have you settled and become complacent in your relationship with God and with your calling as His image bearer, or are you have a genuine need and desire for God and for more?

Happy Easter! This morning we take a look at some of the moments that were pivotal for both Jesus and His disciples, and celebrate that His crucifixion was also His coronation. It is Easter: our King is alive!

Jesus isn’t in opposition to the temple itself. He wasn’t in opposition to people buying and selling animals. But He was against the corruption of using the temple to be the place of purchase, and the high priests using God’s house for their own gain. What are you living for? What is your faith in Jesus for? Is it for you? Or is it for Jesus and His kingdom?

Today is the call to action! Jesus has come and He is looking for the men and women who are unbroken by the world and its lies, who can and will partner with Him in bringing true peace in place of chaos.

Our first catalyst leading to Jesus’ crucifixion: the resurrection of Lazarus. Jesus partners with the will of God to wait until his friend dies so that more people would come to believe that He was the Messiah and stir the religious leaders against Him. I’m order to bring Him closer to redeeming God’s people.

As we enter into this week, we ask God to help us understand the truth of His authority. It doesn’t matter where you are, or who you are, God can reveal Himself and redeem us from the darkest places. Jesus came to expose the false gods and powers of darkness so to set His people free. God invites you to meet with Him and His goodness through His Son Jesus – the King of kings and Lord of lords.

The kingdom of darkness wants to deceive us and inoculate us so that we will not go out and advance the kingdom of God, because they know that if we all preached God’s word and lived godly lives, they would not be able to stand against us.  We are called, as the church of God, to go into our respective homes and places of work and meet others’ needs by preaching God’s wisdom to them. To do this, w...

We cannot bring glory to God if we do not live in the fullness of who He created us to be. We cannot become the fullness of who He created us to be if we do not know Him so deeply that we can give Him our full trust and allegiance. Have you experienced God in such a way that you can give Him you can give Him everything you have?

We’ve been settling with the scraps of immature communion with God when our God-given right is to have deep and mature communion personally with the Father. Pastor Dave Diefendorf reveals two different states of maturity in our relationship with God: Do you spend your time with Jesus asking Him for things, or getting to know Him and enjoy Him and learn to see the world the way He does?

What gospel are you believing? Jesus came to save the world, not just you. You have been found and drawn into God’s kingdom to go find and draw others. But if we don’t believe this, we will not have the discernment or courage to stand against the threat that comes not just for us, but for our world.

Oftentimes, we equate doing certain things that we associate with being a “good Christian,” when really being a Christian is an art, it’s a way of life. Where are we putting our faith? Putting faith in actions or in certain views over putting faith in God and seeking to live in righteousness hinders us from growing and being the image bearers God desires us to be.

We are called to be heirs in God’s kingdom. We cannot become the heirs that we were created to be if we are not mature. An immature king or queen causes pain and suffering in and on the people they are trying to lead. We also must grow into mature heirs who can lead well. What are four ways to begin acting like an heir?

We are constantly surrounded by lies. While most of us would rather just sit by and not challenge things we know or believe to be untrue and wait for them to pass, we are called to hold to truth and to speak against the lies we hear. What lie or situation have you been remaining silent in that you should be standing for truth in, instead?