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To kneel or not to kneel has become the question of our time. But Christians are commanded to bow only to God and that kneeling before this world is part of a scheme of Satan to tame the Spirit of God in believers. Using the example of Jesus, this message will help you stand against Satan's schemes by not allowing Satan, society or even self to cause you to neglect, quench, or grieve the powerful...

A shameless life is a gift from God that comes to us as we build our life on the cornerstone of Christ Jesus.  Many today are choosing to reject Christ as the basis of our understanding of this world and trying to shame believers into rejecting Christ as they do. This message challenges us to be courageous, confident and certain so that we can enjoy the shameless gift of God. 

How should Christians respond to the riots that rage around our country? The blame game is in full force these days, and the church and Christians are among those institutions being blamed for the inequity in our country.  In this week's message from our "How To" summer series, we consider what the bible teaches us about this issue. We use the covenant God made with Abraham as the basis of ou...

The world is trying to emphasize our differences and some in the world are exploiting those differences with impure motives. But what does the bible teach us about being "sameless"? God has made us diverse and different on the outside, but on the inside we all are the same in God's eyes. Through Christ, He has provided a solution to racial strife and conflict and in this message from our How To su...

Distracted by the calls to "save the planet", young adults often don't have any real understanding of the real condemnation that awaits this earth. As we learned from the story of Noah, saving this world is a "feel good" deception that is meant to prevent us from "gettin' on the boat, gettin' baptized, and gettin' on board. Our message today in the "How To" series challenges us to take seriously o...

Enoch was the first to be caught up to heaven because he walked faithfully with God as an example of what happens to those of us who walk faithfully with God today. Jude 14 gives us insight into what we can look forward to as we walk faithfully and what those who don't must face. As our culture trends to the dystopian, those who walk faithfully with God can still give hope to those who are lost in...

A critical message for a critical time. As our culture seeks to cancel those that don't toe the line of political  correctness, Christians now more than ever need to Call On the Name of the Lord. We can't allow "them" to steal from us the blessings God intends for those who acknowledge His existence, accept His calling on them, and advance His cause.

We begin our summer series based upon the application of the principles discovered in our Luke3andMe sermon series. We start with learning how only Jesus can define and defend true freedom. In the current climate of man-made rules, regulations, and restrictions, and the vicious recriminations that accompany them, we need to know how to preserve our freedoms. Only Jesus can help us preserve them si...

The final message in our Luke3andMe sermon series brings us to the point of the Christocentric Narrative of Humankind. Jesus is the fulfillment of all things and will fulfill all things when He returns again. He fulfills our Failed Created Purpose by making known to us the facts, the freedom, and the favor that God has given to us. In this world full of grumbling and complaining, Christ helps us f...

This installation in the Luke3andMe series is about the mom and dad of Jesus. They were entrusted with God's most precious Son and given simple instructions to raise Him in the training and instruction of the Lord. They were great examples for all parents as we are called to do the same with our kids and grandkids. 

The period between the New Testament account and Old Testament account is called the Intertestamental Period. This "In Between" period in which God's word was silent listed many in the genealogy of Jesus we know nothing about. But their actions provided for the perfect time and circumstances to which Jesus Christ would come. This message examines the similarities between our in between now and the...

After any period of punitive captivity, there is a process we can follow to speed the redemptive restoration of God. We observe that in the story of Zerubbabel as he leads the remnant back from captivity to Rebuild the Temple of God. If we realize it is time to rebuild, we must think clearly about God's participation in our blessings and curses, and let the Spirit of God fill us as we prioritize t...

The Royal lineage of Jesus is traced to King David through both Solomon and his brother Nathan, but why? We answer that question today as we consider the good bad and ugly of royalty, and why we often reject those who seek to subjugate us today. If you listen carefully, you will find a mistake Preacher Mike makes in this message. Let him know if you catch it. 

King David established an earthly kingdom which would be fulfilled eternally by Christ Jesus. We battle today as we face our own giants, facilitate greatness, and foster God's glory in our eternal battle for the kingdom. We learn from Rey and Ben of Star Wars what David had to face which sets the example for us.

The Moms of Jesus is a part of the Luke3andMe sermon series about the genealogy of Jesus. We talk about Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba and how God used their confusing, complicating, challenging, and compromising stories to tell the story of Jesus. In honor of Mother's Day, we talk about how these moms teach us to do the will of God especially when life challenges us.

Ruth demonstrates for us that if we have faith and do the will of God, we will be repaid and richly rewarded by our own Guardian Redeemer.  Ruth was the perfect picture of redemption reminding us that we all either need redemption or live in redemption. We continue our Luke3andMe series by looking at the life of the third woman mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus. 

As we continue our Luke3andMe sermon series, we come to Rahab who is mentioned in the Matthew version of Jesus' genealogy. Rahab was an interesting choice to be included in this list because Rahab was a prostitute. But God uses her to illustrate to us the power of transformation that takes place when we believe HIStory!  We learn more about principles and patterns in this message and are caut...

The genealogy of Jesus had a few troublemakers in it.  As we continue in the Luke3andMe sermon series, we consider Tamar who was one of those troublemakers. She had to make trouble for her father-in-law Judah because he didn't make the best decisions causing the lineage Jesus to be put in jeopardy. Find out how God used Tamar to hold Judah accountable to the "Purity of Agreement."

We take a retrospective look back at our Luke3andMe series as we apply it to the Resurrection of Christ. Jesus is the center of all things so we miss out on so much when we don't look at life from that perspective. Jesus tasted death for us so that we can live without fear of it. In this day and age, this message is important hear so that we can overcome.

Jacob blessed his sons together, but Judah received the best blessing as the future leader, protector, and victor of his people. He was the precursor to the Lion of Judah whom we get to be like, Jesus Christ.  Today's message in the Luke3andMe Series helps us face the current pandemic we are all living through in triumph, not tragedy. 

Jacob has a name change and attitude change after wrestling with God. He had to learn to submit to the stronger and wiser God who had an incredible plan for him.  We might struggle with our siblings, in-laws, or spouses, but we should always be guided by justification instead of judgment. This week's message in the Luke3andMe series on the genealogy of Jesus helps us understand and practice t...

Imagine being the son of the great Abraham. Would Isaac be able to live up to the ideal promise that was given to his father and passed on to him by oath? Isaac did not live an ideal life but he did help us have an idea of what was ideal by pointing us to Christ. Join us as we journey through Genesis 22 - 26 and explore the less than ideal life of Isaac that points us toward the ideal life we have...

Abraham is one of the most highly regarded persons in the history of mankind. 6 out of 10 people on the planet recognize him as the father of their religion even today. So why does Genesis record that he made the same kind of mistakes most of us do, but was still honored as a man of great faith? This message from the Luke3andMe series seeks to shed light on that matter. We have included the whole...

What do you do when idolatry has completely overwhelmed the culture in which you live? Like Terah, father of Abraham, you might need to "Make A Move." Wickedness is epitomized in idolatry and God hates idolatry so much that when He gave us His top Ten Commandments, dealing with it was His first priority. This message in our Luke3andMe series on the Genealogy of Jesus challenges us to have the cour...

We begin March with our 9th message in the Luke3andMe Genealogy of Jesus Series. This message is about Eber and Peleg because something cryptic about Peleg is said regarding his name. We learn that God actually has placed all the nations where He has wanted them, given them their specific languages, and even when He let them go their own way, never left them without the testimony of His existence....