This past Sunday I had a great time delivering the message below that focused on the power of our words to open the gate to God’s presence and power. This message also explores how words that honor open the hearts of others. Check it out here! It was a great morning at First Assembly!
4 Steps for Drawing Closer to God
Here is #29 of 31 Questions in 31 Days! To learn more about this 31 Day series, just search “31 Questions” in the search bar above or click here!Q #29: I have fallen away from God. How do I, now that I am trying to get closer to God, and leave my past behind me, have a better relationship with God? I … Read More
Why Fast? 3 Powerful Reasons
Here is #28 of 31 Questions in 31 Days! To learn more about this 31 Day series, just search “31 Questions” in the search bar above or click here! Q #28: I’ve heard you talk about fasting as an important spiritual discipline in the life of a believer. I’ve never done it. Why should I do it? A: This is a timely … Read More
5 Strategies for Weathering Seasons of Disappointment
Here is #26 of 31 Questions in 31 Days! To learn more about this 31 Day series, just search “31 Questions” in the search bar above or click here!Q #26: How can I get through a season of crushing disappointment?A: Disappointment visits everyone’s life from time to time.When that person you admired has a personal scandal exposed to the whole world.When that … Read More
#filled–Praying in Tongues
Speaking in tongues, glossolalia, praying in the spirit. This New Testament practice remains one of the most controversial and misunderstood elements of Christian spirituality. The Church often disagrees with itself about it, and an onlooking, unbelieving thinks it’s outrageous. Learn more here in the message below about the power of praying languages the speakers don’t themselves understand. There’s some incredible … Read More
Free*–The Enemy Who Steals Freedom
The devil is working against you and me. He wants to do everything he can to steal our freedom and bind us up. Check out this message for an understanding of how the enemy works against and how to tear down spiritual strongholds. The New Testament can’t be read without taking seriously this element of spiritual powers that are out … Read More
Divine DNA–March 2014 Sunday Series
DNA–deoxyribonucleic acid–the building block of all living organisms was only discovered by scientists about 60 years ago. The applications and cascading discoveries continue to bloom, it seems, as the years pass by. From March 2 to April 6, 2014, we’ll be focusing on how God’s Spirit infuses us with his character and power. Below, you’ll see what is scheduled for this … Read More
Q Sunday–1st Service
I LOVE Q Sunday! It’s a time when I take a lot of questions on a variety of topics and answer them, for the most part, on the spot! It makes my heart race, and our congregation seems to really love it! Here’s the first service’s Q Sunday experience that involved polls, Q&A and some laughs! Click the video below … Read More
The Result of Fasting
1 “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet.Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.2 For day after day they seek me out; they seem eager to know my ways,as if they were a nation that does what is right and has not forsaken the commands of its God.They ask me for … Read More
Ghosts, Gobblins, and the Rest of It
Q: What do Christians believe about ghosts, hauntings and the paranormal?A: It was just a couple weeks ago that this question came to me in a Facebook message. I wanted to deal with it here because this is the sort of question that I have been asked about by a lot of people from a variety of backgrounds and from … Read More