Great Victory Podcast

The Potter & the Marred Vessel

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:53:00 +0000

Using the Parable of the Vessels, Shannon Simonds speaks of attitudes, and the Word's ability to reshape our attitudes... and likewise our problems & depressions & sicknesses.
Text: Jeremiah 2:13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed themselves out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Jeremiah 18:1-15 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he worked a work on the wheels....

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The Sheepfold, The Shepherd, & The Door

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:40:00 +0000

Pastor Jonah reminds us that there is One Door, one Shepherd, and one Flock. Though the world presents many "paths" or truths, there is One who will Shepherd your soul.

Texts:

John 10:9 I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Admonitions to those climbing in some other way....

Acts 20:28-30 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

The Door is the Crucified Christ. The Sheepfold is the Resurrected Christ. The picture of the Shepherd is our continued dependence on Him.

If we follow Him he will lead us to good decisions.

Safety, Security, & Provision are found in the sheepfold.

To Shepherd means to tend or lead, & to feed.

The Online Ministries of Pastor Jonah Simonds & the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

"Guide Me" intro instrumental clip written & Performed by Jeff Hammack from the
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Can You Hear Me Now Part 4

Sat, 11 May 2013 03:42:18 +0000

Interim Pastor Jerauld teaches on the Lukewarm Church in Laodicea. The Spirit is saying to us today that we need to live our lives with a passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Text: Rev. 3:14-22

This is the final part of this exciting series. Look for more to come from Pastor Jonah next week.

Historical Notes on the Church of Laodicea:
Rich town with a trade route, and a central location at a crossroads.
A city of commerce where Emperors banked.
Known for a black wool produced, for nearly waterproof garments.
They had a pharmacy school that sent medicines all over Asia-Minor.
They had a drug that was known to cure eye problems.
They were one of the first cities that had hot and cold water.
They were in the mountains, so they had no running water of their own.
Hieropolus had hot springs and Colosse had a clean cold water springs.
They piped in hot and cold water into the city. It was an engineering marvel.
This paints the backdrop for what Jesus was saying to the church.

Can You Hear Me Now pt 3 of 4

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:41:00 +0000

In the third of a four part series, interim Pastor Jerauld teaches on the Compromising Church of Pergamos. The Spirit is saying to us today that we need to live uncompromising lives.

Text: Revelation 2:17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.

Rewards:
Hidden Manna
White Stone with a New Name

Jesus is saying if you let Him be the Saviour He will take care of you out of His hidden resources. And, He will change your nature, by changing your name. The way you walk through life is so miraculously changed, that it will be a special treasure between you and Him.

Satan's Seat or Satan's Throne:
serious demonic activity.
Antipas- 1st Christian martyr In Asia Minor died there. He was boiled in a pot. Their Pastor lost his life serving Jesus.

Jesus was saying, "I know you're in a terrible place, but you remain faithful.
Praised for remaining faithful in a wicked society.

But, there were some called Christians who were unfaithfully following false teachers and idols.
Pagan worship, Emporer worship, persecution...

Idols today are not as easy to point out, not as easily identified; and are more subtle.
Anything put before God becomes an idol.
For a clue to where your heart is,
look at your checkbook.
Are the things you are doing pulling you away from Jesus?

We no longer call it sexual immorality; but alternative lifestyles.

It's better if the church deals with immorality, than for Jesus to deal with it with the sword of the Word.

Don't be afraid of the government, but be afraid of the fact that you're living compromised lives.

Can you Hear me Now? Pt. 2 of 4

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:52:00 +0000

Can You Hear Me Now?
-The Church in Smyrna... the persecuted church.

The key phrase is repeated 7 times to the 7 churches.
Can we hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to the church today?

Jesus was the fulfillment to the promises made to all the people in the genealogy at the beginning of Matthew's Gospel.

Text:
Rev 2:8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;

Rev 2:9-11 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and [I know] the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan. Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Ephesus tells us that, even though we have to have right doctrine, without love, it won't be enough.

Homer was from Smyrna. Smyrna still exists. The Islamic city of Ishmeer is there today. Turkey is one of the most persecuted places today for the less than 500 of the near 2,000 people in Ishmeer.

Smyrna had a street called the Street of Gold. It was a center of Idolotry and started Emperor worship.

They had a Pastor named Polycarp who was a disciple of John. John appointed him Pastor.
Jesus is identified as the 1st and the last, the one who was dead and is now alive.
Polycarp was threatened with death at age of 86. He refused to denounce Christ so he is known as the 12th Martyr of Smyrna.

Smyrna received no Praise or Correction, only Encouragement.
He tells them He knows they will die for Him, but if they will just hold on...

He offers them 2 rewards.
1. The Crown of Life.
Their suffering had a time limit.
2. Escape from Hell
Whoever was victorious would not be harmed by the 2nd Death.

Pray for the persecuted church of today.
"The Heavenly Manna" A book about a Chinese preacher named Brother Young who chose not to allow persecution to keep him from serving and sharing Jesus.

The last thing we see here is the exortation to listen to the Spirit. :-)

Am I an encourager?
We need to encourage the persecuted.
We should serve Jesus now so we won't suffer the second death.

The Online Ministries of Pastor Jonah Simonds & the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

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Can You Hear me Now? Part 1 of 4

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:15:00 +0000

Pastor Jerauld Rekow's 1st in an exciting 4 part series on The Seven Churches of the Book of Revelation. Today he took the call from Rev 2:7 "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches,"

Text:
Rev 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;

Outline of the letters to the churches:
The church is identified.
Jesus is identified.
Jesus acknowledges the church's work.
Praise for good works
Correction for wrong deeds
A Promise of Reward to the Overcomer
An exhortation to listen

Revelation 2:1-7(NLT)

1st Corinthians 13

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"Guide Me" intro instrumental clip written & Performed by Jeff Hammack from the
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Resurrection & the Life

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:31:00 +0000

God wants to give us hope in today! It is not just about the past or future. Fom the resurrection of Lazarus, Pastor Jonah shows us that Jesus is the miracle for today!

Text John 11:1-27

1. Faith for the past day.
Martha had faith for what could have been. It was grounded on believing God's words & not seeing God's works.
Jn 11:21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

2. Faith for the Last Day
Daniel 12:2
Martha had fairh for the last day.
Hosea & Isaiah also mentioned the Last Day.

John 5:28-29
1st Corinthians 15:12-17

1Cor 15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

Jesus' resurrection is the proof & foundation for our coming resurrection.

3. Faith for the present day
John 11:25

Jesus said, "I am the resurrection & the life."

God wants to give us hope in today! It is not just about the past or future. Jesus is the miracle for today - right now.

As long as we think of Him as the "I was" or "I will" we won't receive what He has for us.

God is the "I Am" God!

Lazarus came forth from the grave. God wants to bring life & resurrection to our situation.

The Online Ministries of Pastor Jonah Simonds & the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

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Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack, Tallapoosa Assembly of God Music Ministry Leader

Victory by Surrender

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 03:57:00 +0000

Pastor Jonah's Palm Sunday message about the Victory promised in surrender! Defining Victory as the Overcoming of an enemy, struggles, or difficulty, he teaches the principle of surrender: to our purpose, in our prayers, and in our suffering.
Text: Matthew 21:1-11

Synonyms for victory: palm triumph or win.
Hosanna means save now.
A cry for deliverance & a proclamation of divinity

TO HAVE VICTORY:

1. We must be surrendered to our purpose.
Matt. 20:17-19

"My food is to do God's will." - Jesus
What purpose are you living for?

2. We must be surrendered in our prayers. Matt. 26:36-44

Gethsamene means olive press.

3. We must be surrenderd in our suffering
Luke 23:46
With his dying breath He was committed to His Father's purpose.

Not all suffering is God's will. We live in a fallen world. Some suffering is because of disobedience. But some suffering is according to the will of God.

Persecution is often the manifestation of suffering by the will of God.
1st Peter 4: 12-19

Suffering is a refining process... a purifying effect.

We learn more by suffering than by blessing, often. When we are being blessed, it's easy to get our eyes off the Bless-er because we are so focused on the blessings.

Victory is promised in surrender!

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The Winning Team

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:16:00 +0000

Jearald Rekow spoke on "The Winning Team" for Super Bowl Sunday.

Texts:
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:37-39 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creation, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Vince Lombardi: "Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."

Being on a winning team does not protect you from defeat. We are promised trials & sorrows. We shouldn't be surprised when they come. But, ultimately, how you deal with defeat determines if you are a winner.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

The Online Ministries of Pastor Jonah Simonds and the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

Cross Over to the Other Side

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:24:00 +0000

Cross Over to the Other Side
Jeauld Rekow

God cares about those on the other side.

Texts:
Mk 4:35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

Gen 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

God gave Abram a Spiritual & a geographic blessing.

Deut 7:1 When the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

The Israelites were looking for a military conqueror when Jesus arrived.

The 7 nations that Jesus displaced were on the other side. The other side was everything the people of Israel were NOT!

They got out onto the deep and a storm arose. Jesus rebuked the storm.

When they got to the other side therewas just one man waiting for Him... Legion.

There were 6 legions of soldiers waiting on the other side.

Mk 5:16 And they that saw [it] told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and [also] concerning the swine.
Mk 5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

The delivered man wanted to follow Jesus. He sent him home to be a witness.

Mk 6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

The man witnessed.

There is a power in your story that no one can take away. People can argue with doctrine. But, they can not argue with your life!

Nothing was done about the hunger for a couple days.

Mk 8:2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

This time Jesus felt sorry for the people, & not the disciples.

Mk 8:8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets.

God has blessings in store for this church. There are people God will bless this church with in this city.

We serve a God who cares about the other side. God wants to bless us, & to bless the people around us through us.

There are more than 7 billion people in this world. God cares about each one. We don't want to just be about our own business. If we are just making sure we are set up, then we are not fulfilling the Gospel.

Sacrifice: Their Sacrifice, His Sacrifice, and Our Sacrifice.

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:26:00 +0000

New Pastor Candidate Jonah Simonds stirred our hearts with a sermon from Ephesians 5:1-2 on Sacrifice: Their Sacrifice, His Sacrifice, and Our Sacrifice.

Text:
Ephesians 5:1-2 Be you therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance.

Sacrifice - The destruction or surrender of something for someone or something else.
1. Their Sacrifice – a look at the historical practice of blood sacrifice
Genesis 3:21, Leviticus 17:11, Hebrews 9:22, Deuteronomy 17:1, Malachi 1:8
Cain & Abel's offerings -one pleasing & one not acceptable - At that point they were vegetarians. Why were they shepherding sheep? It becomes obvious that sacrifice existed even at the beginning, before Moses.
Noah- blood sacrifice needed for man's sin.
Atonement, means reconciliation between us &God

2. His Sacrifice – a look at Jesus' blood sacrifice
John 3:16, Romans 5:6-8, Hebrews 10:11-14; 26-31
Lamb was slain from the beginning of the world.
God had a plan from the very beginning.
He created man knowing he would sin.
The sacrifice had to be perfect.
His sacrifice was out of His love for all.
His love was once & for all.
There is no other sacrifice.

3. Our Sacrifice – a look at Paul's call for us to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice
Romans 12:1-2
Our body is just a house.
What will be our sacrifice?

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Protecting Your Spiritual Identity -Spiritual Identity Part 3 by Jerauld Rekow

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:17:32 +0000

(No Audio Available)

Pastor Jerauld Rekow spoke on Protecting Your Spiritual Identity. He explained that God is willing to give you as much of Him as you can take. Here's a sound byte of a statement he made that can be life-changing... if you want it to be.

http://t.co/Qzsd3rWd

Text: 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Though the audio cd was unavailable for this sermon, in addition to the sound byte above, the notes follow:

It can be a painful process to regain your spiritual identity, once it has been compromised.

Identity is established in integrity!

Steps to protect your Spiritual identity:
1. Monitor your identity.
Are you being consistent with who God wants you to be?
We pull our profile from the word of God.
Psalm 119:133 is an example of how God can change you.
Get in the word. Look at God's nature. It is the best way to build spiritual integrity.

2. Destroy sensitive information.
Don't hold onto things that will hold you back.
Romans 12:1
Galatians 2:20

3. Report identity theft to the authorities.

In the case of Spiritual identity theft, we report to God in repentance.
A large portion is unreported because it is done by family members.
Acts 3:19-20 Repentance will bring times of refreshing.
God hates sin because sin keeps us from Him... Not because He can't be in the presence of sin.
God's first response to Adam's & Eve's sin was to go be with them.
It's not that He's keeping Himself from us, but that we are keeping ourselves from Him.

Summary:
If you want a life of integrity all it takes is a determination to seek the face of God. Don't let sin separate you. Turn to God.

God is willing to give you as much of Him as you can take.

Ex 33:11 And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

John's Identity was in Christ.

He even referred to himself as “the one Jesus loved.”

Who are you in Christ? Who is Christ in you?

"You can have as much of God as you want. The truth is, you already do."

Identity Theft: Spiritual Identity: part 2

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:39:24 +0000

"The old is gone, and a new life is beginning!" Pastor Jerauld illustrates how one of our biggest needs is a sense of Spiritual Identity in our new lives. He relates the problem of identity theft to the sin problem in our Christian struggle.

Text: 2nd Corinthians 5:15-17
2Cor 5:17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Interim Pastor Jerauld taught that satan, society, and our own sinful thoughts are the 3 Identity Thieves.

It can be a painful process to regain your spiritual identity.

This is the 2nd in a 3 part series on Spiritual Identity.

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Spiritual Identity Part 1/3

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:48:00 +0000

Sometimes we get to a point in our Christian lives where we don't know who we are.
People claim to be "looking for themselves," or "Trying to find themselves."
It's not about who you are in Christ, but who Christ is in you! Pastor Jerauld compares losing our sense of Spiritual Identity to Amnesia.

Text: 2nd Corinthians 5:15-21

2Cor 5:17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2Cor 5:21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Men & women define themselves differently; men often in terms of accomplishments & activities,& women in terms of their relationships.

We become a new person when we establish our identity in Christ.
We are reconciled to a right relationship when we establish our identity in Christ.
We are Christ's ambassador when we establish our identity in Christ.

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The ABC's of Ineffective Faith

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:36:33 +0000

Apathy, Bitterness, Confusion? Jordan Weathers shares with us basic character attitudes that make our faith ineffective. Then he points the way to an effective faith. Jordan is a young minister with our church, as well as Assistant Youth Pastor, and he works with the Church Communications. He is a graduate of University of West Georgia, and is attending Georgia School of Ministries (GSOM.) He is pictured with his wife Caitlyn.

2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they draw to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto myths.

The Online Ministries of the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

Are You Looking Ahead Or Behind?

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:32:47 +0000

When we focus on the victories of the past, we fail to see the victory of today. In his New Year's Eve sermon, Pastor Jerauld explains why Apostle Paul tells us to forget those things that are behind us, and to move forward.

Text: Philippians 3:13-14
Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

It's dangerous to be looking behind you when you're moving forward.

We've all been hurt in the past.

The scariest part of the Lord's Prayer is where we ask God to forgive us just as we forgive others.
You know you've truly forgiven someone when you stop telling the story.

The Online Ministries of the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

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Transformation of Desperation

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:40:00 +0000

Paul said he came to a place where he despaired of even life itself. But, sometimes, we learn to birth our deliverance in desperate places. Jeremy Bryan explains this process in this sermon about the gifts God gives to us in our times of desperation: including a Spiritual Impregnation, a Revelation of God, and a Manifestation of His presence.

Texts: Isaiah 40:1 Comfort you, comfort you my people, says your God.

Secondary Texts:

Psalm 23:4

Genesis 15:1-5

Matthew 5

Jeremy is pictured with his girlfriend Katlyn Moncrief, and they both are alumni of Emmanuel College.

Great Victory Podcast is part of the Online Ministries of the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

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The Thrill of the Encounter: Advent Series #2

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:34:45 +0000

Pastor Jerauld speaks on the thrill and joy of our encounter with Jesus. He uses the symbolism of the pink candle of the 3rd Sunday of Advent, (Joy) to ask us to consider with what things we are trying to fill our lives, to bring us joy, when true joy comes from seeking Jesus. This was the second in a series of three Advent sermons presented in December.

Text: Luke 2:8-14

Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

The Online Ministries of the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

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Nevertheless/ Singing & Testimony Special

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:30:00 +0000

Melanie King, pictured with her husband Eric, sings while sharing her testimony over the trial. Concludes with Pastor Scott's final Goodbyes.

Musical Selections:
Nevertheless
This is my Life
You are So Amazing God (There is None Like You)

The Online Ministries of the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Tune in weekly for Pentecostal Messages on Victorious Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

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Advent: The Hope of His Coming

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:05:32 +0000

Pastor Jerauld challenges us to prepare our hearts for the hope of His coming, and to prepare our house, or family for His coming this advent season. He discusses some of the Scientific facts about the prophecies of Jesus first coming and the probability of their fulfillment in one man.

Key Scriptures:

Isaiah 9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Isaiah 9:1-2,6-7 and Galations 5:4-5

Pastor Jerauld mentions the work of Peter Stoner on Probability and Prophecy.

The 8 Messianic Prophecies Stoner calculated were:

The Messiah will be born in Bethlehem. - Micah 5:2
The average population of Bethlehem from the time of Micah to the present (1958) divided by the average population of the earth during the same period = 7,150/2,000,000,000 or 2.8x10⁵.
A messenger will prepare the way for the Messiah. - Malachi 3:1
One man in how many, the world over, has had a forerunner (in this case, John the Baptist) to prepare his way?
Estimate: 1 in 1,000 or 1x10³.
The Messiah will enter Jerusalem as a king riding on a donkey. - Zechariah 9:9
One man in how many, who has entered Jerusalem as a ruler, has entered riding on a donkey?
Estimate: 1 in 100 or 1x10².
The Messiah will be betrayed by a friend and suffer wounds in His hands. - Zechariah 13:6
One man in how many, the world over, has been betrayed by a friend, resulting in wounds in his hands?
Estimate: 1 in 1,000 or 1x10³.
The Messiah will be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver - Zechariah 11:12
Of the people who have been betrayed, one in how many has been betrayed for exactly 30 pieces of silver?
Estimate: 1 in 1,000 or 1x10³.
The betrayal money will be used to purchase a potter's field - Zechariah 11:13.
One man in how many, after receiving a bribe for the betrayal of a friend, has returned the money, had it refused, and then experienced it being used to buy a potter's field?
Estimate: 1 in 100,000 or 1x10⁵.
The Messiah will remain silent while He is afflicted - Isaiah 53:7.
One man in how many, when he is oppressed and afflicted, though innocent, will make no defense of himself?
Estimate: 1 in 1,000 or 1x10³.
The Messiah will die by having His hands and feet pierced - Psalm 22:16.
One man in how many, since the time of David, has been crucified?
Estimate: 1 in 10,000 or 1x10⁴.

Stoner calculated a total probability of 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000. That's one in one hundred quadrillion!

*** Links to Peter Stoner’s work for background or deeper research are available at these links:

1. For those who want the in-depth details:
Science Speaks, by Peter Stoner Entire book available online free at this link http://sciencespeaks.dstoner.net/

2. For A summary of Peter Stoner’s work with main points for ease of review.
Applying the Science of Probability to the Scriptures
Do statistics prove the Bible's supernatural origin? By David Reagen on the Lion & the Lamb website http://lamblion.com/articles/articles_bible6.php

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Ransomed!

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:21:00 +0000

Robert takes “a ransom” for the Pastor, to demonstrate the love of God for us in an object lesson.

Robert Caldwell is a young minister in our church. He is the Children’s Pastor and Royal Ranger’s Commander. He has also participated in a Mission Trip to Haiti, where he built a chicken coop to help the children of an orphanage produce eggs and meat.

Text: Psalms 49:7-8 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases forever:)

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Original Sermon Dated 11/04/12

A Thanksgiving Prayer

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:22:00 +0000

Interim Pastor Jerauld Rekow brings the message that we should thank God & praise His name at all times.
Drawing an analogy to David’s prayer of Thanksgiving; he shows how our communication with God should be filled with praise for His power, thanksgiving for our place in God’s plan, and a prayer for leaders with passion.

Text: 1 Chronicles 29:10-19

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The Mystery of Love of God

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:13:00 +0000

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God loves us regardless of our failures, is the central theme of Grace and the Cross of Jesus. Pastor Scott brings home the beauty of God's love for each of us, and what that love meant.

Text: John 3:16

Key Points:
Greek word here for world means the ungodly multitude. God loved the ungodly multitudes so much!
God's love is not based on our Spiritual condition or our moral position.
How did He live? He sacrificed. He gave. We as Christians are often good at taking God's mercy, but not at giving mercy.
It's one thing to give out if our abundance, but another to give of our poverty.

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The Love of God: (Lyrics tot he Old Hymn)
The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints’ and angels’ song.

When years of time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men, who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.

Are You Salt?

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:37:00 +0000

Larry shares some of the uses & qualities of salt to illustrate why Jesus called Christians salt.

Text: Matthew 5:13-14 You are the salt of the earth: but if the salt has lost its savor, how shall it be salted? it is thereafter good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.

Larry plays the Acousta-electric guitar on the Worship Team and is the Senior Commander for the boys Royal Rangers. He also enjoys preaching and teaching when he has the opportunity.

Who Am I? Am I A Person of Passion?

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:04:00 +0000

Using a large mirror for an object lesson, Pastor Scott challenges us to look at who we are in Christ. Are we living with passion for Christ? Do we see the glory of God reflected in us? Have we reached our true potential? He reminds us that everyone of us was created to do something great for God.

Text:

Isaiah 43:1-2 But now thus says the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and he that formed you, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame scorch you.

Secondary Texts:

Ephesians 5:25

Proverbs 29:18

James 1:22-25

2 Corinthians 3:17-18

1 Corinthians 13:12

The Online Ministries of Scott Benefield, of Ranburne, Alabama. He and his wife Cindy pastor the Tallapoosa Assembly of God, in Tallapoosa, Georgia. He preaches Pentecostal Messages on Faith, Saving Grace, and the Love of God.

How to Fight to Win

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:59:18 +0000

In the words of the Tombstone admonition, Pastor Scott reminds us to, “Get up and fight or get out of the way!” It takes guts to stand up for what is right. No matter who you are, there is something worth fighting for. If you don't fight for what God has for you, it's nothing.

Text:

2 Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;)

Secondary Texts: 2 Corinthians 10:3-6; Ephesians 6:10-13; Colossians 3:1-2; Ecclesiastes 10:1

The Breakthrough

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:33:30 +0000

In the times of your life when you struggle with feelings of powerlessness, emptiness, or a paralyzing loss of control over the details of your life, God's presence can have a life-changing effect on your perspective. Text: Mark 2:11 & Isaiah 6:1

Mark 2:11 I say unto you, Arise, and take up your bed, and go your way into your house.

Isaiah 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

Communion: The Price Jesus Paid

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:23:57 +0000

Texts: Isaiah 53:1 and 1 Corinthians 10:16
Often we find ourselves in the midst of failure, but Pastor Scott shares how this passage reveals the saving love of God for our failures.

Isaiah 53:3-6 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

Keyboard Player: Cindy Benefield

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Have You Received the Holy Spirit since You Believed?

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:14:41 +0000

Acts 19:1-2

Have you received the Holy Spirit when you believed?

Are you operating in the Spirit.

Isaiah 43:18

God will do a new thing... though He never changes, He works every day.

Acts 2:38-39

What God has is for everyone of us today.

Supporting Texts:

Mark 16:17, John 7:37-39, Hebrews 6:1-3,

Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack

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Time Wasters

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:43:58 +0000

Pastor Scott talks about redeeming the time, reminding us that we are called with a destiny and living on purpose.

He points out the fact that we have more time-saving devices, yet we’re busier than any generation before us. In the end, we will see that the minutes of our days add up to the span of our lives.

Text:

Ephesians 5:15-16 See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Supporting Texts:

Psalm 90:12

James 4:14

John 9:4

Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack

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The Spiritual Senses

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:20:08 +0000

Text: Acts 28:25-28

Acts 28:26 ...Hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and not perceive

Pastor Scott relates the natural ways we function in the 5 senses physically, to the ways in which we are to perceive the Spiritual World.

Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack

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The Way

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:53:07 +0000

Text: Acts 16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

Pastor Scott talks about some of the difficulties and trials that Paul and the Apostles faced while they were walking in the Way of this new ministry of Jesus. He reminds us that everything has a greater purpose in the Kingdom of God, and that we should stay on the Way of our destiny.

Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack

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Walking in Darkness? Blind Bartimaeus

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 04:07:56 +0000

Text:

Mark 10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

Pastor Scott encourages those who are sitting in the darkness, reminding us that Jesus came to open our eyes to see the direction and the plan that He has for our lives.

Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack

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Altared Lives Become Altered Lives

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:49:52 +0000

Primary Text: Genesis 22:9-19

Additional Texts: Genesis 15:9; Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:3-4

Pastor Scott talks about going back to an altar to rekindle a fire of relationship. He draws parallels from the story of Abraham’s altars to explain that sometimes we have to build a new altar where we are, using broken things. Sometimes we have to saw off some hard dead things to alter our life.

We can’t really have worship without prayer.

Our lifestyle of worship is more important than our style of worship.

Altared lives become altered lives; humbled and transformed!

Altars aren’t really present in the New Testament. But, we’re allowing ourselves to be slain before God figuratively.

A real altar is a place that alters us in the presence of God.

Don’t let altars of addiction or discouragement be what you bow down to. Build an altar wherever you are.

Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack

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Distractions

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 01:58:01 +0000

Text: Nehemiah 6:1-16

Nehemiah 6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, while I leave it, and come down to you?

We have a goal, a promise of heaven. Eternity is a loose term we use to describe the time that we will have with God. God wants us to live within the walls… the center of His will. The enemy wants to pull you away from these walls of protection. The joy of the Lord is our strength!

Nehemiah 8:10 …neither be you grieved; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack

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Preach the Word/ Be Ready

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:01:00 +0000

Angie Laney - Tag Preaching Night May 27th, Sunday Night- Pentecost Sunday

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Text: 2 Timothy 4:1-4 I charge you therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they draw to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto myths.

Angie enjoins us to preach the word, to never give up, and to be ready instantly. She reminds us that the struggles we are facing are just for this season. She uses the example of her son Lee trying to teach her to play the piano, explaining that that is Lee's gift for ministry, not hers.We all bring something new and fresh to the table.

She mentions explaining to her son that we shouldn't just look for immediate gratification. John the Baptist, like us was created with purpose. He was not like everybody else. He was just a little bit different. Yet, he was effective in his ministry, in a way that nobody else could have been effective. He expected the end to be different from the beginning. God has called us to be the John the Baptists of this generation. "You are John the Baptist, you are!" It's not always easy because we're in the wilderness. This is for a season. Heed your ministry.

Remember, as Angie said, we want to be satisfied now. But Jesus Christ endured.

Tag Preaching Night was a special night on Pentecost Sunday for young ministers, and anyone who wanted to preach, to have a chance to preach the word. All the local ministers took turns speaking. They were given a 5 minute guideline, which they all managed to stay within 5 minutes over that. It resulted in hearing several awesome sermons in one hour.

*Note: Angie passed away two weeks after preaching this sermonette. She finished her course. She kept the faith.

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A Vision That is in Action

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:00:23 +0000

Pastor Scott speaks about having a passion for vision. He reminds us that we must lay down the past and have a heart for the future of God’s plan for His people. He urges us to cry out to God for a vision and rebuild the walls.

Text: Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2

Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.

Keyboard Player: Jeff Hammack

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You Are What You Seek

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:10:00 +0000

Jordon Weathers takes a look at five things we seek after more than God; and five well-known stories that correspond with those examples, demonstrating both an encounter with the Almighty and a change of heart.

Primary Text: Luke 9:62

1. Relationships – The Woman at the Well(John 4:15-26)

2. Information or Experience – Solomon (Ecclesiastes 1:12-18)

3. Recognition – Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 3:1-12)

4. Fear of Judgment – Jonah (Jonah 1:1-17)

5. Possessions or Wealth – The Rich, Young Ruler (Luke 18:18-30)

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*Pictured: Jordan and his wife Caitlyn

I'm Still Standing

Sun, 06 May 2012 05:06:00 +0000

Mel Rolls of Rescue Atlanta Ministries Relates stories of ministering to the homeless and evangelizing on the streets of Atlanta. From the story of Paul’s shipwreck, he relates how God will use all kinds of circumstances to provide for you at the moments of your greatest need. Sometimes it takes a storm to move you where you need to be.

Key Points: Provision, Protection, Perseverance, & Perception

Text Passage: Acts chapters 26-28

Psalms 63:8 My soul follows close after you: your right hand upholds me.

Psalms 42:1 As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God.

Revival with Pastor Mel and Teresa Rolls of Rescue Atlanta
Rescue Atlanta's Website: http://www.rescueatlanta.com/

Seeing People Through Jesus' Eyes

Sat, 05 May 2012 01:34:00 +0000

Pastor Mel Rolls speaks about how God sees people, and then challenges us to see others as God sees them.
Texts:
Titus 3:7
Luke 12:24
John 3:16
Ephesians 1:4
2 Corinthians 3:5-6

Revival with Pastor Mel and Teresa Rolls of Rescue Atlanta
Rescue Atlanta's Website: http://www.rescueatlanta.com/

Five Things That Motivate Us as Christians

Thu, 03 May 2012 03:48:00 +0000

Revival with Pastor Mel and Teresa Rolls of Rescue Atlanta

Pastor Teresa speaks about the five things that motivate us as Christians.

Rescue Atlanta's Website: http://www.rescueatlanta.com/

The Power of the Cross

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:56:00 +0000

Remember This! Communion Service on Easter Sunday

Pastor Scott preaches on the Power of the Cross for Christians today, reminding us that the cross represents all our failures and defeats. It represents the overcoming power of Jesus in our lives.

A call is given to nail the things that challenge us to the cross during the altar service, using a wooden cross on the platform, and a hammer, nails, and slips of paper.

Text:
Matthew 16:15-19 He said unto them, But whom say you that I am? And Simon Peter answered, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say also unto you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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Lex Luger "The Total Package"- God is My Rock!

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:19:00 +0000

Lex talks about how he learned that God is his Rock.

Text:

Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:

2 Corinthians 12:10-15 Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended by you: for in nothing am I behind the very chief apostles, though I be nothing. Truly the signs of an apostle were done among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong. Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

Looking for Answers Palm Sunday

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:22:30 +0000

We don’t see the full picture, but God does. We serve Him no matter what because we know that nothing that happens takes Him by surprise. We may question why God takes some things from us, but we have to realize that the Master had need of it.

Joshua 24:13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

Luke 19:31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

Sin in the Camp

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:02:17 +0000

Pastor Scott explains how things can get in the way of our relationship with God. He looks honestly at how Christians must work out their own salvation, without tending towards legalistic religion.

Text:
Joshua 7

Joshua 7:8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turns their backs before their enemies!

2 Timothy 3:1-5 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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The Great Commission: Missionary to Haiti

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Angie Jeffers, Missionary to Haiti, speaks about The Great Commission Jesus gave before He ascended to Heaven. She reminds us of the power that we have been given to fulfill this commision. She shares her experiences and dreams with the orphanages overseas.

Click to Visit the Project One Haiti site

Text:

Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

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A Double Portion

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 22:07:00 +0000

Pastor Scott blesses the dedication of twins born after the miscarriage of a couple’s first child. He then compares God’s double gift of life to Elisha’s double portion of blessing. This is what church is all about: people and families in relationship to God. God is in the business of building families.

Text: 2 Kings 2

Barry & Sherry with Ethan & Olivia, A Double Blessing

Quest: Power for the Next Steps

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:30:00 +0000

Pastor Scott talks about cutting away some things so we can begin our journey to what God has for us. The quest is not always about the next step but where you stand right now. You are standing on holy ground.
Where you’re at is not the worst place that you can be. God has a plan for you and you are on a quest.

Text: Joshua 5:1-15

Joshua 5:12 And the manna ceased the next day after they had eaten of the old grain of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

Keyboard and Vocals: Jeff Hammack, “In the Presence of the Lord.”

Miracle in the Midst of the Challenge: Watch the Promise

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:39:00 +0000

Pastor Scott explains how “The God of the Possible,” will bring us over the obstacles that stand in our way. He reminds us to expect a miracle to get where God wants us to be. Obstacles stand in our way, and Satan hinders, but, God will bring us over. Obstacles cannot stop you if God has a plan for your life. He spreads stones on the altar for a visual reminder of the memorial that we will have with our breakthrough.

Text Joshua 3: 1-17

Joshua 3:11 (NLT)

"Look, the Ark of the Covenant, which belongs to the Lord of the whole earth, will lead you across the Jordan River!"

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Purpose Without Probability

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:33:00 +0000

Pastor Scott talks about God’s improbable plan for mishaps. He shows from the Bible how God had a plan and a destiny for prostitutes, serial divorcees, and uneducated fisherman. He reminds us that God wants believers to have a passion to reach the lost.

Texts:
Joshua 2:21 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window.

Psalms 37:23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way.

Take Back Your Destiny

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:06:00 +0000

Taking his text from Joshua 1, Pastor Scott teaches that we can overcome trials and take back all the Spiritual fruit that God has in store for us. He compares Joshua's good report to our claim on victory today.

Joshua 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you…

Fearless

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:26:27 +0000

Text: 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind

Pastor scott talks about phobias and fears that keep us from living our destiny in Christ, and how we can become fearless.

Choices: Fish or Follow

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:21:00 +0000

Pastor Scott talks about the fact that God created us with free will, creativity and wisdom to make life altering choices and how our priorities must be on the choices that are eternal. He takes his text from the story of Peter's denial, and from Luke 5:1-11.

Faith & Works: Not Good Without the Other

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:05:21 +0000

Text: James 2:17

Pastor Scott teaches that we are given creativity, inspired by God. Jesus saved us to put our faith into action. Faith that is not causing action is dead. He uses an acronym for the word ACT to further define how our faith will bear fruit for Jesus.

Are You Ready for Christ

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:26:00 +0000

Pastor Scott takes Luke 2 as his text to illustrate how believers are to be Spiritually "prepared" for Christmas and Jesus. He details how the first worshippers to meet Jesus were prepared at His arrival.

Make Up Your Mind: Fickle People

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:14:00 +0000

Make Up Your Mind: Fickle People

Joshua 24:15

Pastor Scott looks at the need to stand unmovable on the rock, founded on Jesus.

He gives us some things that we must be willing to decide.

He takes his text from Joshua 24:15 and a secondary text from 1 Corinthians 2:13-16

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

1 Corinthians 2:13-16 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Evangelism and Ministry

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:38:00 +0000

Pastor Scott compels us from Scripture to do the work of an evangelist and to fulfill the ministry. We are saved to show the power of Christ. We have a purpose and a ministry to spread the good news of Jesus’ love and power.

Text: 2 Timothy 4:1-5 I charge you therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they draw to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto myths. But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.

Secondary Text: Acts 8:26-39 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join yourself to this chariot. And Philip ran to him, and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you understand what you read? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his justice was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch asked Philip, and said, I pray you, of whom speaks the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what does hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If you believe with all your heart, you may. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

Victorious Faith

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:04:00 +0000

Victorious Faith:

Winning Battles with the Power of Faith

Text: 1 John 5:4 For whoever is born of God overcomes the world: and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.

Secondary Text: Ephesians 6:11-18 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in heavenly places. Therefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thus with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Dry Times

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:34:00 +0000

Dry Times: Playing in the Rain of the Spirit

Text:1Kings 18

Three Gifts

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:08:00 +0000

Three Gifts: Abundant Life, Eternal Life, Spirit-Filled Life

Pastor Scott presents the three gifts we receive from God. God knows how to give good gifts to His children. God wants to give us a gift that will change our lives. He is a giver.

Text:

2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

Secondary Texts:

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Luke 4:18-19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

John 4:10, 14 Jesus answered and said unto her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that said to you, Give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given you living water. But whosoever drinks of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

1 Peter 4:10 As every man has received a gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

How to Slay the Giant

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:49:58 +0000

Text 1 Samuel 17:40-54

Pastor Scott talks about how the enemy is constantly trying to get our focus off our true meaning of life. It is time to put an end to whatever giant is taunting us, sickness, apathy. God is our strength!

Prepare for Battle

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:49:19 +0000

Prepare for Battle: Facing the Challenges of the Church Today
Text: 1 Samuel 17:38-39

Pastor Scott talks about knowing who our God is, who we are, and who we are in Him.
He emphasizes that the enemy is testing us, and we can be bold like David.