Sermons

The devil will attempt to convince us that we have gone too far and we have sinned our way outside of the love of God. All these temptations are common to man and God will be FAITHFUL to bring us out. There is a sovereign move of God coming to the church of Jesus Christ and He will open up our hearts to the truth of His Word. Our enemies will be put to shame. They will leave suddenly and will not be able to fulfill the assignment they have over your life.

There is a trial that comes to a believer from the hand of God Himself. These are trials appointed by God so he can move us from goodness to greatness. We might be led into a cave because of an unrighteous pursuit. It is in this cave that we learn not to move out in our own defense but we wait on the Lord to act on our behalf. We cannot deliver ourselves from the dealings of God. We must wait for His deliverance and wait for God to remove all our enemies. As we wait, He will sow strength, endurance, and a greatness that will enlarge our heart to be an influence to those around us.

There is a Judas church that has a spirit of murmuring and complaining. This type of sinner has a compromised compassion, allows Jesus to wash their feet and not their heart and has an unworthy worship to God. It’s a heart that becomes penitent and the end result is sin and death. There is a Peter church and these sinners stumble and fall but they get back up in true repentance having a godly sorrow for their sin. These sinners cry out to God in their fear and doubt and get the victory because they walk close to the Cross of Jesus Christ with a broken spirit and a contrite heart.

God is calling us into intimacy with Him. He desires to give us His heart so that we will become one with Him in purpose and prayer. Those who are intimate with Jesus will be strengthened by His peace. There is nothing more potent to destroy pride, murmuring, complaining and deception than the presence of Jesus. God is jealous for His Name and His Glory so He will destroy the works of darkness and there will be Peace in the House of the Lord.

If we are willing to build on the true foundation of Jesus Christ there is a reward of a hidden wisdom of knowledge and instruction. Jesus will come and burn in us with a fiery jealousy; He will consume everything that is not like Him. This fire is an inner passion born of the life of Christ within us. It’s a fire that is always gathering and burning that which does not conform to the image of Christ within us. Jesus will try our works everyday by fire constantly changing and challenging and taking those things that are unlike Him and burning them in the fire of His passionate love for us.

God promises to give us strength and a supernatural ability to patiently endure every trial we face. As we walk with Jesus we will begin to mature in His love and wisdom. The wisdom that God imparts to us is the wisdom of Christ that enables us to understand what He has done on the cross for us so we can stand by faith alone. This is the message we carry everywhere we go - Christ in us our Hope of Glory.

What is the difference between a person who will be missed and a person who will be mourned? A person who will be missed has occupied a place that is visible to others. He or she may have been involved in what is considered good and high profile causes but in the context of Christ these activities could possibly have left them very far from the heart of God and the struggles of the people. A person who will be mourned has allowed the immeasurable supply of Christ's life through poured in us and through us onto the person God has placed before us. It is not the multitudes that we minister to or how big our ministry is, it is the ability we have in Christ to hear and respond to the cry of the one.

There is within the heart of every believer a super-natural strength. Often that strength is unrecognized and untapped. Once we learn how to loosen that strength, the impossible becomes common place.

God will defend His people when the enemy comes against us. It is important in these times of intimidation in an unsaved environment that we don't gossip or allow bitterness to take root in our hearts. God wants His people to be unmoved by the powers of darkness so we will be strengthened to reflect to others His Character. God will pour out an anointing of grace and supplications to stand face to face against the enemy's pressure and He will enable us to pray for our persecutors.

There will come seasons of sorrow and sickness, seasons when death will knock on our doors and everything will begin to change in our lives. It is in these times that we all have a choice to make. We can choose to stop trusting God because we are confronted with things we don't understand or we can fix our eyes on Jesus and believe that all things work together for the good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. God is calling us to reflect His Goodness in the land of the living. He wants to use our lives to see that every grave loses its power off those who end up in it.