Promise Church Podcast

Acts 2:37[...]“Men  and  brethren, what shall we do?”38Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

We are not saved by our good intentions but by our covenant with Christ. Romans 5:17-19 NLT [17] For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ. [18] Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but C...

It is not God’s plan to keep you guessing or wishing in the dark. You can be confident in the hope you have in the Lord because He has shown himself alive with infallible proof (Acts 1:3). Don’t be discouraged in your season of distraction, doubt, or disappointment, Jesus will show up. Hebrews 11:1  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Prayer is more than simply asking for help; prayer is aligning your heart. There will be obstacles on the pathway of prayer, but it's always worth the PUSH. The promise of prayer isn't that you get everything you pray for, the promise of prayer is God’s presence and peace. Luke 11:9-10 NLT 9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you...

If God answered every one of your prayers over the last 30 days, would it affect the temporal or the eternal? It is God’s Heart that you pray more and pray effectively. There is a powerful and yet practical reason for you to participate in prayer. In “The Pathway of Prayer” message series, discover the purpose of prayer, the various types of prayers expected, and any roadblocks stopping you from e...

Where do your prayers go?   It is God’s Heart that you pray  more  and pray  effectively . There is a powerful and yet practical reason for you to participate in prayer. In “The Pathway of Prayer” message series, discover the purpose of prayer, the various types of prayers expected, and any roadblocks stopping you from experiencing free-flow, consistent, effective prayers that God has planned for...

Church is essential. Not extra credit, it’s always been God's plan for your life. Hebrews 10:24-25 "... let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together [...] but encourage one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." Church isn’t about having it all together. It’s about being together. There...

Deuteronomy 8:2-3 "Remember how the Lord your God has led you in the desert for these forty years, taking away your pride and testing you, because he wanted to know what was in your heart. He wanted to know if you would obey his commands. He took away your pride when he let you get hungry, and then he fed you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had ever seen. This was to teach yo...

John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” The lame man in this story responded with an excuse as often we do. Excusing ourselves to justify why we're still living in the same mess we have been for a long time. Are you really ready to be made whole? To do the hard work? To stop wearing...

Glory is where God shows up ... illustrated by creation, as the fire in the wilderness, the cloud in the temple... and ultimately through Christ and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is moving. Allow God's glory to show up in your life, the good and the bad. His glory is meant to be displayed. And the more you do, the more you are changed. 2 Corinthians 3:18 "So all of us who have had that...

Do you have someone in your life who can tell you "no"? Someone who knows you well enough to know that you're drowning behind a smile? Spiritual accountability is a good thing, yet often avoided. Here's the truth: You cannot accomplish your God-given calling without God-given accountability. No, you don't need to go to a church service to be saved, but you can't live outs...

We cannot fulfill God’s plan for our lives apart from His Holy Spirit. Being filled with the Holy Spirit isn’t a bonus—it’s essential. What God has planned for you is beyond anything you can do on your own. It was ALWAYS His intention to provide His Spirit to help us where we fall short. (See Acts 2:32-32, Luke 24:46-49, John 7:38-39; 16:7). Acts 1:8  "...You will receive power when the Holy...

After His resurrection and victory over death, Jesus’ very own disciples needed to be convinced! These people who spent 3 years walking with Him… witnessed the miraculous and were even used in the miraculous… saw the suffering that Jesus endured and had trouble believing that He could come back from the cross. They need convincing like some of us need convincing that Jesus wasn’t shut down by deat...

It’s nice when you’re not alone, but the crowd should never shape your conviction. Crowds come and go. Your conviction should remain. The same CROWD that just days before were in the streets shouting “Jesus is King” “Hosanna in the Highest” were the same people shouting “crucify Him” Why did the crowds cheering for Jesus one day but then call for His execution on Calvary? Because they failed to se...

Let’s get real: sometimes things don’t go as planned. There is this misconception (read "hope") that following Jesus will automatically make life pain-free and debt-free. That’s not in the Bible. Jesus didn’t promise that, but He did promise that we won’t have to fear, that we will have peace and strength and provision to make it through. Stop blaming God for expectations you put Him. An...

"Fake it til you make it" isn't always a good strategy. At some point, your heart has to be in it. Are you more worried about keeping up appearances than keeping it real? Learn from the story of Zaccheaus (Luke 18-19): Repentance means that you change what your heart are chasing . Luke 12:34 " Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be."

It's ironic that we were made for intimacy, long for intimacy, but also fear it. Getting close can be risky, but God made us for relationship: with Him and each other. Don't miss out on miracles by keeping distant. God created us to be close. It's okay to let Him in. ““Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal...

Why did Jesus need a John the Baptist? Why did the Messiah need a forerunner? He didn't, we did.  We needed the warning: "Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand". To know what season we're in ... to know what steps to take. We needed the warning to put the Kingdom of God first while we still can. “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Doe...

Firsts matter to God. Matthew 6:33 KJV "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." What you put first filters everything else. We MUST put Jesus first!

Matthew 6:34 MSG “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. For everything there is a season and for every season there is a thing. Something that God is wanting to reveal to you, work in you. The steps you take today should match the sea...

The most important step in your faith journey is your next one . Our journey of faith requires us to move before we know the finish line. Don’t think of God’s Will for your life as a test to pass or fail… a competition to win or lose, but rather a scavenger hunt where our Heavenly Father is guiding us to more and more presents one clue at a time. We don’t have to know the whole picture of God’s pl...

God had long promised a gift to His people that wasn't revealed for generations: that satan WILL be defeated by the seed of a woman; a Messiah WILL come from Israel to reign over all the world; and that this Messiah, as a suffering servant, WILL be a source of salvation and peace with God. It was on that first Christmas morning, that the angels announced to the shepherds: “For there is born to you...

Maybe it's time to shake off the things we think we know about God and commit to hearing His Voice and obeying His Word and letting Him reveal Himself to us. God reveals Himself in relationship. Revelation comes through relationship. Jeremiah 24:7 "And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto...

A heart filled with anger won’t produce a life filled with peace.

Guest speaker and area pastor of Open Arms Community Church, Rev. Rob Warlick, Sr., shares a passionate message of deliverance when Jesus shows up. Just as He mentioned to the woman at the well in Samaria, if you only knew what was available, it would change your prayers and expectation. John 4:10 "Jesus replied, 'If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask...