Pulpit Power Podcast

How will you get to heaven? By doing good works, being a good person, or by trusting Jesus as your savior. As we get closer to Easter, the reason we celebrate Easter weighs heavy on our minds. Jesus did not die, just to die and then rise from the grave on the 3rd day. He died for our sins, so we can go to heaven. "All have sinned and fallen short from the glory of God". We all have sinne...

Do you know how much your soul is worth? Your soul is the true you! Your personality, your likes, what makes you laugh, what you dislike, is what your soul is made up of. Your soul is very valuable is because of the image of your soul. The image comes from the Creator Himself. Your soul is made in the image of God and is very valuable. Your soul is even valuable to Satan. Satan does not want any s...

Do you want a mush God, the God who is there for you during the good times? Or do you want a mighty God, who is there for you no whatever you want? Everyone these days interact with the MUSH God. The mush god is there in the prayers before games, when people want him to be around, and is not jealous of anything. He loves to share his spotlight with any other god you throw at him. The MIGHTY God ha...

Do you have hope? Do you believe in God's love for His children and for wanting the best out of His children? As Christians when we go through trials, we should have hope in God. All through out His word, He tells us to trust Him, He will never leave us, and that He loves us as His own children. God looks way ahead into the future, and knows what is best for us. Don't get off track, stay...

Pastor Scheving concludes his series on how to overcome our trials. Twenty years later, after Joseph's brothers sold him to slavery, their conscience is still beating them up. They were admitting that they did wrong with Joseph, in the amidst of the Pharaoh's high man. Not knowing that the high man, was Joseph. They left one of their brothers behind and ran back to grab the youngest brot...

Do you have a love for lost souls? Everything that is going in the world can open doors in witnessing to people. People are wondering what is going. We have earthquakes, tsunamis, suicide bombers, wars, and etc. We should use this opportunity to share the gospel with them. When you are witnessing, it might feel as if you are a broken record, but just keep planting the seed. God might use someone e...

As Christian people, we need to be mindful of the lost. They could be going to your church, your school, your grocery store, really anywhere in your daily life. We need to be mindful of them and witness to them. The best people to talk to are the people you already have a relationship. Your circle is easier to witness to, then going up to a stranger and trying to witness. You develop a trust and u...

Do you think God made a mistake in your life? have you been disappointed by expectations of friends and family? God NEVER makes a mistake in your life! He sees ahead to our future and allows things to happen to better our future. Instead of being disappointed by family and friends, find a way to serve them! You will find more joy in your life, when you are serving others and not self. God uses eve...

Are you pleasing God or people? Pleasing God does not mean life will be an easy road, it just means you know you can make it through. You just need to worry about being in His will and not trying to please people. You will never be able to please people, but you can please God easily. Will you commit your life to pleasing God and doing His Will?

Do you wonder about God's ways and what He wants from your life? Maybe you think that you can do your way better than God? Do you do God's will for your life and trust Him with your life? If you love God, you will trust Him to guide your ways. Ten times out of 10, God's ways are always better. You might not like the road, but if you go your own way, you would be miserable. Do you lo...

Do you act like a Pharisee? Before you say, "No! Never me!", answer these questions honestly. Do you have a critical spirit and look at other people's faults? Are you always condescending? Maybe you fell as if you are better than anyone else and your kids are better than other kids? Do you judge other people on everything and even on how they raise their own kids? If you even answer...

Do you feel as if you are alone in your storm and trial? God is with you and has not forsaken you through this time. God will never leave nor forsake us. He was with Joseph during every trial he went through. Satan knows how to trap us with our temptations but the good news is that God monitors the temptation. God will not allow us to have temptations that we cannot handle. All we have to do is to...

Do you take or “preach” the gospel to the lost? What are you doing to reach the lost? There are people in your circle, who might be lost. God placed them in your life, for you to witness them. Are you passing out tracts? It is easy to pass out tracts, just leave on your table at the restaurant or you can hand one to the cashier at the grocery store. Pray for those who are lost and reach out to the...

Do you do your own thing or do you seek God's advice for your life? When you decide that you are the one calling shots and not God, you are in trouble. If your decision maker is broken, then don't be making the decisions for your life. One bad mistake can cost everything in the end. It is best to let God be the one calling shots, because He knows what the future holds and how it will end...

While we are in this life, are we living our life or are we living God's way? Churches are doing their own thing and not God's way. Baptisms are not fully immersed but sprinkles on babies or they believe baptisms will saved them. The Lord's Supper has even become a man made thing, where it is not reverent like it was made to be. God's opinion should always out way our opinions....

When the word "lost" comes to mind, can you think of a loved one who is lost? Not only our loved ones, but anyone we come into contact with throughout the walks of our life. When you are witnessing to people, do you have faith and hope that God will save them? If we all will reach one person and then they reach one person and so on, our world will be a different place and more people wil...

Do you feel as if your temptations are too hard, that you give in to them every time? Joseph survived abuse from his family and then landed a nice job at Potiphar's house. But Satan tried to discourage Joseph by tempting him with seduction by Potiphar's wife. Joseph refused his master's wife day in and day out and knew he was accountable to God and to his master. If Joseph was able...

Have you used the excused "I have a horrible past, God cannot use me"? Joseph had a horrible childhood past and God used him in a powerful way. His mom died while she was giving birth to his younger brother, his dad loved him more than his brothers, his brothers hated him for the favoritism, was rejected by his brothers, was sold to slavery by his brothers, and his boss's wife tried...

Do you feel as if you are losing your grip on everything and your back is against the wall? Do you have the feeling of thinking people would be better off without you in their life and in the world? There is hope and a light at the end of your dark tunnel. Just persevere through the long night and you will find your joy in the morning. Just hang on and your blessing will come. If you are saved, Je...

Do you have a pioneer spirit? You need to be constantly dreaming and having a vision. You need to appreciate the hard work and sacrifice that someone else did. When you are passionate about your vision, others will catch on and share in your vision. Have a passion for the lost souls going to Hell. Are you willing to look ahead and start from scratch?

Do you have compassion for someone or do you want to throw the first stone at them? Instead of judging and condemning, we should have mercy and forgiveness in our hearts. Compassion is beyond feeling sorry and having pity, it is helping and getting involved with the person. We should not be judging or condemning people, because we have sins in our life. If Jesus does not condemn our sins, why shou...

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