Messages

There's an amazing story in the Old Testament regarding the prophet Elisha. One day the King of Aram sent a great army to capture him. Elisha's servant saw all the troops and was terrified. Elisha then asks the Lord to open the servant's eyes who then sees that they're surrounded with God's chariots of fire to protect them. - Flipping The Script.

The Apostle Paul repeatedly warned believers to not allow themselves to be judged by people who were criticizing them from a worldly perspective (Colossians 2:8) or even from a religious perspective (Colossians 2:16-18). How do we deal with outside criticism in a loving way that doesn’t shake our faith? - Am I A Heretic?

Philippians 4:4 states, "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!" How do we do this? - Rejoice In The Lord Always.

Jesus has given us an amazing promise (Matthew 16:25), that it is possible to "Find Yourself" - Finding Yourself.

The scripture tells us that before we sin there's an inflection point where we need to make a decision (James 1:13-15). It's at this inflection point we can choose God's strength - Psyched Out or Psyched Up.

Jesus said that if we would continue in His word, that we would know the truth in such an intimate way that it would cause us to be free. - A Relationship With Words.

The Apostles Paul (Ephesians 6:12), Peter (1 Peter 5:8), and James (James 4:7) let us know that we are engaged in a very real spiritual warfare. James gives us a great guideline, "Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." We need to put first things first and submit to God as we prepare to resist the devil - Spiritual Warfare: Preparing For Battle.

The scripture clearly states (Romans 8:18) that the sufferings we're experiencing now cannot even be compared with the future glory that awaits us. However, the scripture does provide several glimpses into this glory. - Glimpses of Glory.

The Apostle Paul provides some specific instructions about praying for our nation (1 Timothy 2:2), "Pray for every political leader and representative, so that we would be able to live tranquil, undisturbed lives, as we worship the awe-inspiring God with pure hearts." - Praying For Our Nation.

Have you ever felt spiritually burned out? Maybe you've tried to live for God with all your heart but instead of getting a breakthrough you experience a spiritual burnout. It can be tempting to throw in the towel at times. You need to know that there is GOOD NEWS for you! - How to Un-Burnout.

The Word of God asks us a profound question, "If God is for us, who can be against us?" It's the answer to this question that answers so many other questions in our lives. - If God Is For Us.

A strange thing happened to a guy named Saul on his way to Damascus. He had an encounter with God that ultimately transitioned him to become the Apostle Paul (Acts 9:1-19) - Transitions of Life.

Will You Trust Me? (message by Karla Orgel)

As believers in Jesus Christ, the Word of God gives us guidance about specific areas that we need to pursue. The Apostle Paul declares (1 Timothy 6:11), "But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness." Notice the last subject in the list, gentleness. Do we think of gentleness as something important enough to pursue? - The Awesome Power of Gentleness.