Sundays with Hosanna Fellowship

Pastor Gray continues from last week with Romans 1:16.  The gospel is the power of God for salvation. The gospel is 4 things: death, burial, resurrection, and Jesus Christ. We are raised with Him and seated with Him in the heavens.  Don't be ashamed of who you are in Christ. 

Powerful ministry took place at Hosanna Fellowship today. Pastor Gray speaks briefly on Romans 1:16, not ashamed of the gospel.

Pastor Gray exhorts us from Paul's first letter to the Corinthian church. Pastor examines kingdom authority and the power and energy given to us through the Holy Spirit.  It all starts with knowing Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

Pastor Gray preaches on Jesus' second coming.  The world won't see the rapture when it happens; however, it will see the effects. But Jesus's second coming will be public. Every eye will see Him. He will not be coming back as Savior but as Judge.  Are you ready? Are you watching?

Pastor encourages us to accomplish things for the kingdom of God.  The Bible doesn't tell us to understand the book of Revelation. It tells us to read it. Blessed is he who reads, hears, and heeds the words therein.  The time is short to do what the Lord has given us to do.

Pastor Gray declares that now is not the time for the church to go to sleep.  Jesus gave the disciples a clear mandate: Go and make disciples, baptizing them and teaching them to observe all things that Jesus had commanded them.  Instead of us going to sleep, what would happen if we each decided we'd bring 3 people into the kingdom of God? 

Pastor Gray preaches from Matthew 28:19 and 20 about making disciples of all men.  Jesus tells us to go into the all nations, preach the gospel, and make disciples. Pastor Gray gives us the steps to do it.

Pastor Larry Gray Jr. delivers a message from 2 Kings 22 to draw 2024--a year of repentance--to a close and open wide the work of the Lord for 2025--a year of Kingdom promotion.  Listen in and discover what the Man on the middle cross has done for us.

Pastor Gray delivers a Christmas message.  Everything about Jesus' birth, from the gifts the magi brought to the shepherds, represents His mission from the manger to the cross as the sacrificial lamb for all mankind.  

Preaching from the book of Jude, Pastor Gray encourages us the contend for the faith.  We must earnestly fight for the church and be aware of four spirits that seek to deceive us: the false prophet, the false teacher, the spirit of Balaam, and one who is worldly. But build yourselves up in your most holy faith so you can build up those around you.

Pastor examines a question often asked: Why, God?  When we ask the question "Why, God, did you allow this?" we show our lack of faith in God. When you give your heart to the Lord, He gives you eternal life through His Son, Jesus Christ. He has a destiny for you.  We shouldn't ask, "why, God?" but say, "I trust You, God." 

As we enter the Christmas season, Pastor Gray ponders the Light of the world.  Jesus did not come into the world as the Israelites expected or wanted him to. Instead he came as a baby, yet Isaiah 9:6 tells us Jesus shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.  And He came to do that for all mankind.

Pastor Gray takes a cue from Revelation 2:1-5 to encourage us to repent and return to our first love and first works--that of the apostolic age.  What is the apostolic age? God is able to heal. He is able to deliver; He is able to save. And when we go back to that, we'll see a move of God like never before.

Pastor Gray exhorts us to " not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober," for Jesus' return comes like a thief in the night. For the believer, it is not a time to go to sleep. It is a time continue in vigilant prayer, to build up our faith in God, and time to get out more of the Word of the Lord than ever before.  We are to be watchmen who make mention of the Lord day and night.

Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Pastor Mark Linder of The Dwelling Place, Florence, Alabama, concludes the Simply Jesus weekend with a lesson from the threshing floor.  From God's threshing floor we learn our identity, receive God's assignment, and are assured of His presence and authority as we carry out His assignment.  Our purpose is greater than our pleasure.

Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Pastor Linder teaches about baptism.  In our flesh, we are powerless against the enemy. But water baptism signifies we are dying in Christ. When we come up out of the water we are identifying with Christ's resurrection, and no longer operating in our flesh.  Listen in for more T.R.U.T.H.

Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, Pastor Mark Linder of The Dwelling Place, Florence, Alabama, opens a special Simply Jesus weekend with calling us to come out of Babylon.  God is gracious and merciful. He is also holy and just. Babylon would tell you your pleasure is more important than your purpose. But no, it is time to pull down the idols in the church and return to the fear of the Lord.

Pastor Gray draws a comparison between the unrighteous Israel of King Jehu's day and the US of today.  The upcoming election is not about Democrats or Republicans. It's about good and evil. Not voting is being in agreement with evil. Though evil seems to dominate everything today, God will have the last say.  Vote for righteousness.

Pastor Gray preaches on Daniel 3 and the 3 Hebrew boys King Nebuchadnezzar had thrown into the fire.  The king insisted all bow down and worship the golden image he had built, and those who didn't would be put to death. In the End Times, the Antichrist will insist on the same thing. Will you refuse like the Hebrew boys or submit to the demands of evil?

A tree is identified by the fruit it bears. So are we. Pastor Gray expounds on Matt. 7:15-23, "by their fruit you  shall know them" (vs. 20).  When Jesus went to the fig tree for a fig, he discovered no figs. That fig tree represents both the church and individual believers.  Will the world find good, evil, or no fruit at all from us when it seeks to know the Lord?

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul" (Mark 8:36 KJV).  Pastor Gray asks us, have we given up our lives for the sake of Jesus or are we holding onto the pleasures of this world?  Where will your eternal destiny be? Will you meet Jesus as Judge or as Savior?

Pastor Gray preaches on Isaiah 59:19, "when the enemy comes in like a flood."  On Oct. 7, 2024, it will be one year since Hamas attacked Israel. The code name for this insurrection was The Flood. Israel's ultimate enemy, Satan, like Hamas, wants to destroy them. In doing that, Satan must also destroy the true church because it is the only ally Israel has.  What tactics does Satan use to do this? A...

Pastor Gray speaks about the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the benefits of that baptism, and the instructions Jesus gave the disciples before He ascended to heaven.

Pastor Gray expounds on 1 Peter 4:17-19, "For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?" (verse 17).  Pastor encourages the church to examine themselves, repent of any sin, and walk holy. Then to proclaim Jesus to those around us.

Looking at Revelation 2:13, Pastor Gray examines Christ's word to the church at Pergamos.  The doctrine of Balaam had entered that church, and the same accusation can be said of today's churches. The doctrines of humanism and secularism are prevalent.  We must repent and return to living the Truth--Christ's shed blood paid the price for our sins.