Good News Church – Yukon, OK
1,169 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsGood News Church is located in the growing suburb of Yukon near the western border of Oklahoma City. We are an interdenominational church welcoming people from a cross section of church backgrounds. Our mission is to reach, to teach, and to equip our generation with God's Word. We offer ministries for all ages to help people to grow in their Christian faith.
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The Star of Christmas
December 06, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBI would like to go through the Christmas story with you. It is important to renew in our minds the original account and remember the tremendous meaning in God sending his son to the world. The biblical account of the birth of Christ is full of tremendous stories of God's orchestration of events to fulfill prophecy and protect Christ from the hands of the enemy, such as Herod. From the very moment Jesus entered this world, it was clear that God was and would remain involved in the earthly lif...
Whose Land Is It?
December 03, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBThe Bible teaches that the nation of Israel has and will play a pivotal role in many of the most significant events that God will bring about. As God's people, there has been no shortage of enemies which have arisen against Israel over the years. It is my belief that a Christian should stand with Israel, God's people, following the biblical principle that those who bless Israel will be blessed, and those who curse Israel will be cursed. The biblical promises to Abraham that the land of Israe...
The Land of Israel
November 29, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBRecent events have brought into the public consciousness the discussion of who has the right to the land of Israel. The answer, in fact, can be found in the Bible, in God's original promises to Abraham. God stated that Abraham's descendants would inherit the land, and we see through the kingdom of Israel that followed that God fulfilled those promises. It is my belief that the modern day nation of Israel is yet another step in the fulfillment of this promise. We can find in the Old Testament...
Supernatural vs. Superficial
November 26, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBThe title of my message is very simple. Do we want a supernatural church, or a superficial church? Do we go after the gold, or after wood, hay, and stubble? There is a temptation for the Christian church to pursue all that is fleeting, the distractions of this world. Scripture teaches that we must not only avoid these superficialities, but yearn for the touch of the supernatural. Only God's spirit can bring about the presence of the supernatural. We must learn to hear God's voice to be led i...
The Importance of Staying Focused
November 19, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBI want to talk to you about the importance of staying focused. There's a lot of things out there that can be distractions to us and pull us in a variety of directions. One time I was in prayer during a period of discouragement in my life. I felt I heard the Lord say to me, "Distracted people are discouraged people." I felt I was being reminded by God that whenever I take my eyes off of him, I am opening myself up to discouragement.
Keys to Christian Growth
November 15, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBI'd like to share with you the concept of the Christian life. It is not to stay stagnant after accepting Christ, but instead, the Bible describes the process of getting to know Christ closer and closer, with the Amplified version even saying we ought to become "more deeply and intimately acquainted with him." Your desire should be for a progressive growth in your relationship with Christ. It is not a simple saved-not saved question: God desires for us to grow to a rich understanding of him, ...
How the Holy Spirit Helps
November 12, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBI'd like to speak to you about the Holy Spirit and his role as a helper. We have all been in a situation where we needed someone to help us. There is nothing more disappointing than finding ourselves without a proper helper, and nothing more relieving than being assisted by one. The Holy Spirit was given to believers for the purpose of helping us. While Jesus ascended to heaven, and the Father still resides there, the Holy Spirit was sent to us in order that we might not be without help duri...
What in the World Is Going On?
November 05, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBLet's go to Revelation 12 today. I'd like to talk to you about a message and the phrase it is titled after, "What in the World Is Going On?". Just as soon as things begin to calm down, another major event always seems to break out. Whether COVID-19, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, the past few years have been packed of historic moments in the world. The Scriptures offer an explanation for why things seem to as they are in the world. The events that are oc...
Israel and You
October 15, 2023 10:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBI wrestled with this message but felt the call of the Lord for me to speak today on the recent events unfolding in Israel and the attacks by Hamas. I would like to not just explain what is going on and how a Christian should respond, but also want to bring it home for you and tell you how these events impact you even here in the United States. I brought with me a map that will especially aid in explaining where the various major important locations of Israel are, from the ancient Jericho and...
Faith: We Have a Part to Play
October 11, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBIf you listened to the last message, you will know we looked at the subject of faith. Tonight I’d like to follow up on that by discussing the Christian’s active role in equipping themselves with the shield of faith. God has not told us to simply sit by and trust he will equip us: instead, there is an active component that the believer must be aware of and know how to exercise in order to ensure they are protecting themselves. The Bible teaches that God gives generously to those who have fait...
Faith
October 08, 2023 10:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBOpen your Bible to two places this morning, Ephesians 6 and Hebrews 11. This first passage describes the armor of God, including the shield of faith. The Bible describes that our faith can act as a shield for us, protecting us from the enemy’s attacks. Unfortunately, many Christians in times of crisis do not grab the right spiritual tool: only the shield of faith is the right tool to protect us. Faith acts as a full belief that God will bring about what he has promised and it is essential in...
Word Fed, Spirit Led
October 01, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBGod's desire is that every church on this planet would be word-fed, and Spirit-led. There is a need to hear the voice of God and interpret and judge what we are hearing by the standard of God's word in the Bible. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 2 that when he had visited the church of Corinth, his impact on the congregation came not only from what he said, but far moreso by "demonstration of the Holy Spirit." Christianity is not an intellectual exercise. It requires that we listen for the active...
The Power of Vision
September 27, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBI’d like to talk to you about the critical importance of vision in your life. The Bible teaches that even when he was 120 years old, Moses still had a youthful vigor, strength, and even his eyesight was not dimmed. The description of his eyesight is a literal one, but I think there is a parallel toward one’s vision for the future and how it often seems to diminish as someone gets older. In life, we can often start out young and full of inspiration, but through the troubles of life it is not ...
The Watchman
September 24, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBI want to share about “the watchman.” What is a watchman? And what is their responsibility? I was headed to a ministerial alliance meeting several years ago, and as I was driving, I thought, “Do I really need to be going to this? Am I only going out of tradition?” As I was thinking this, I heard the Lord say to me: “Watchman.” I knew immediately what he meant. In order to be a watchman over my community, it was important that I attend and learn about upcoming issues. The Bible teaches that t...
Divine Health
September 20, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBThe Bible teaches that we will have glorified bodies in eternity, as we have been covering the past few weeks. But it also teaches that God's desire is to heal our earthly bodies, giving us a taste of eternity. In Jesus' time on earth, again and again he healed the sick and even raised the dead. These miracles were not just meant to prove he was the Messiah and pass away: when he sent off the disciples before ascending to heaven, Jesus said a sign of believers would be that "they shall lay h...
Incomplete Repentance
September 17, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBThe Bible teaches that a desire to turn away from evil is not enough. A believer must fully commit to their repentance. As we have been covering 1 Samuel, we have seen that Saul time and time again would state his desire to do well, but ultimately failed to obey God and repent for what he had done. Whether in his failure to wipe out the Amalekites, or in his failure to wait until Samuel arrived to offer up the burnt offering, his will proved to be opposite to God's command for him to obey. H...
The Generous Soul Will Prosper
September 13, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBI’d like to share with you about generosity. Proverbs 11:25 states, “The generous will prosper,” but what the prior verse says is perhaps even more surprising: “There is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.” The Bible thus teaches not only that God will bless those who are generous, but that those who fail to display generosity will end up the opposite of what their greed desired. A continual pattern is laid out in the Bible that God will take care of the generous. ...
The Value of the Anointing
September 03, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBI’d like to share some things with you that have been going on in my spirit as I have been going through the book of 1 Samuel. I had it on my heart to teach on it several months ago, and since then we have been able to read valuable biblical insights relating to the value of obedience and honoring God. Time and time again in this book, we read that the open secret of having the anointing of the Lord on one’s life comes down to how obedient we are to God’s commands for us. It is this essentia...
Our Eternal Rewards
August 30, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWe've been talking about heaven a lot lately, but I would like to cover another important aspect of eternity tonight: rewards. While everyone in heaven will by nature of being there have salvation, the Bible teaches in numerous passages how depending on what we did with our time on earth, different rewards will be applied. We should go above and beyond in our Christian walk, knowing that God will reward this in eternity. But how can a Christian live to ensure they are not shutting off God's ...
David & Jonathan: A Covenant Friendship / The Power of Peace
August 27, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBToday we get to hear special messages from both Pastor Tom and guest speaker Phillip Slaughter. Pastor Tom delivers a message on the power of friendship and the extreme importance for Christians to find a group of friends who behave like iron in sharpening one another, while sharing a mutual love for one another that forms a covenant that lasts for decades. Phillip then shares his testimony in deliverance from a serious case of COVID-19 several years ago, with the message of the importance o...
A New Heavens & a New Earth
August 23, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBRecently I have felt impressed to talk about heaven. This morning, when I woke up I again felt the urge to speak on what God's word has to say about heaven. I believe it is important that amid the many books people have written recording their experiences of being caught up into heaven, we do not neglect to read what God's word has to say about heaven. In particular, I'd like to talk about the new heavens and the new earth that God will make one day. Understanding these is essential to under...
David: Israel's Greatest King
August 20, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBIf the Old Testament had its own Mount Rushmore, who do you believe would be on there? I believe strongly that at least two would be Abraham and David. It would not be an exaggeration to state that David was Israel's greatest king, both in his political prowess and mightiness as a ruler, but more importantly in his submission to the will of God and following of the Lord's commands. King David is stated in scripture as being "a man after God's own heart," which was exhibited in his lifetime a...
Marketplace Ministry
August 16, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBWhat does the Bible have to say about work? Is it something God cursed man with after the fall, or was it always intended that man have labor to do? The Bible is clear that work has a place in a productive and well-rounded life. In fact, the Bible says that in everything we do, including work, we should do it as to God, not just for our early superiors. Jay DePalmo joins us for this message to share some insights on living out Christian principles in the workplace, or as I like to call it, "...
David vs Goliath
August 13, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBThe story of David versus the giant Goliath is perhaps one of the most famous Bible stories across the world. Even in common conversation, the term "David versus Goliath" has come to represent a smaller individual going against all odds against someone who in normal circumstances would defeat them. In 1 Samuel, this story serves as the inflection point for David's rise in Israel from his humble shepherd origins to his eventual reign as king over the people. The story is a particularly hearte...
Heaven: The Best Is Yet to Come
August 09, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBWhat I'd like to talk to you about right now is not an easy concept. I'd like to talk to you about heaven, but about a part that most have not taken into consideration before. The Bible teaches that the heaven our deceased loved ones are in currently is a distinct concept from the new earth that will be established after the millennial reign. That ultimate destination is not yet ready or inhabited by believers. If, God willing, we never die, and live until God's return, we will not live in t...
Introducing King David
August 06, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBWe continue our study of 1 Samuel today in 1 Samuel 16, and this time we get to see the introduction of David. When thinking of heroes of the faith in the Old Testament, you likely might think of Abraham, Moses, and David. David is known in the Bible as "a man after God's own heart," which played the pivotal role in his selection as the next king of Israel and his rise to God's favor through his continual actions that honored God. I'd like to tell story of the introduction of David today as ...
A Place Called Heaven
August 02, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBI was driving down the road the other day and was listening to a radio program interviewing man named Dr. Gary Wood who in his youth had an experience of being caught up to heaven, and wanted to hear more. I enjoyed listening to this so much that I ordered his book outlining his full experience, named "A Place Called Heaven." As a result, I began studying about heaven to know about this destination God has for all of his believers. It is a place beyond any human comprehension, but throughout...
The Rise & Fall of King Saul
July 30, 2023 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBToday I'd like to continue our discussion of 1 Samuel in chapter 13. This passage outlines of the final breaking points with King Saul and his losing of God's favor over his life. Because of his own impatience and lack of humility, he time and time again made the wrong decision. Eventually, God's favor left his life, and moved to a young man named David. It is a solemn story and a reminder that God's blessing over us can only remain so long as we are staying out of sin and Satan's control.
King Saul: Lessons on Pride & Impatience
July 26, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBOur discussion of 1 Samuel continues here with the story of Saul's offering of sacrifices himself, rather than waiting on Samuel to arrive first. This story serves as a twofold lesson, first of obedience, and second of patience. Saul severely lacked the ability to exercise both of these attributes, and he paid dearly for it. I feel that the following statement would have saved Saul had he adhered to it: "simply obey." It really is as easy as obeying what God has told us, and in return he wil...
Luke & Megan Loeber: Missionaries to France
July 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBIn this service we are joined by two very special individuals. Luke and Megan Loeber are missionaries to the European nation of France. In an area that is otherwise 99% non-Christian, they are blazing the trail and inspiring revival of Christianity in traditionally Catholic churches that have long been dormant or at most slightly active. Their work there has been received exceptionally well, with the Catholic population being exceptionally receptive toward the modern-day gifts of the Spirit....
King Saul: Simply Obey God
July 19, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBI'd like to summarize King Saul of the Old Testament to you from several chapters in 1 Samuel. Saul began as God's king picked for the nation of Israel after they demanded a king like the other nations around him, which meant like the others he was a flawed individual who did not honor God as he should. A key component of honoring God is obeying his commands. In 1 Samuel 15, God commanded Saul to eliminate the Amalekites, but what Saul chose to do was a key statemen of his character and the ...
Saul Meets Samuel
July 16, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBOpen up to 1 Samuel 8 with me. We've been going through the book of Samuel together lately, covering various stories that hold exceptional importance for Christians today. Recently in our studies, the Israelites demanded a king for their nation, and God told Samuel that Saul, son of Kish, would be the nation's king. The passage today describes the exceptional divine direction placed over both Saul and Samuel in their finding of one another. It is a reminder that where God wills something for...
Theocracy vs. Monarchy
July 12, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBI felt God impressed upon me to read from 1 Samuel 8. This passage describes the Israelites' request for Samuel to give them a king. Many years have passed since Samuel was a young boy, and he is now an older man who has sons of his own. The Israelites, seeing the other nations around them and feeling greed that they have kings, desire a king for themselves, no longer happy to be ruled by God and His judges. Samuel then delivers to the crowd a detailing of all the ways a king will exploit an...
No One Defeats God
July 09, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBI'd like for you to join me in 1 Samuel 4 and 5. In the story that led up to these chapters, the Israelites had brought the Ark of the Covenant into battle, resulting in it being seized by the Philistines in a tragic battle. What resulted when the Philistines attempted to place the Ark in their temple with their idols, however, is almost humorous in how God showed that there truly is no other god beside him. These passages are a reminder for us that nothing else we can imagine can compare to...
Ichabod: When the Glory Departs
July 05, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBMany of you might not be familiar with the contents of 1 Samuel 4, but you have likely heard the name "Ichabod" before or of the Old Testament priest who fell back out of his chair and died. This passage describes the tragic events that led up to both of these items that have made their way into more popular culture. What made these events possible was the irreverence of the Israelites toward God, leading to their defeat against the Philistines and the theft of the Ark of the Covenant. A chi...
Don't Take God Out of America
July 02, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBWe have much to be thankful for as citizens of the United States. If not for the liberties that we were given at our nation's founding, we might have ended up as many other nations which limit their people's ability to practice their faith. This was all thanks to the Christian principles that our nation's founders possessed which guided them toward the fundamental properties which set the United States apart from other nations. This is all the reason more why attempts to remove God from Amer...
Speak Lord, Your Servant Is Listening
June 25, 2023 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBI'd like to speak to you today from 1 Samuel 3 and in doing so renew our minds to these passages of Scripture that can sometimes get overlooked. Samuel's life took place before Israel had its kings such as Saul or David, in a period where judges operated over the land. Samuel can be considered the last judge of Israel, but also a Old Testament analog for Christ. Samuel came at a time where there was a spiritual drought, much like how Jesus came after the "400 years of silence" since Malachi....
An Anonymous Prophet
June 21, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBLast week I was walking early in the morning and asked the Lord, "Is there something you would like me to read?" I felt in my heart that God wanted me to cover 1 Samuel. The more I have read this book in preparation, the more I realize how good it is and how many good insights there are for Christians to learn from. We will pick back up here with Samuel's early life. Samuel was a forerunner to the Messiah, with similarities between his pregnancy and Jesus'. In this passage, God delivers a me...
The End of Barrenness
June 18, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MB1 Samuel 1 tells a story of a woman's "end of barrenness." In the natural, this refers to one's inability to conceive, but I believe this is also a spiritual concept that can manifest in the feeling of prayers not being answered or of a spiritual drought in one's life. In times of life, we may want to see greater results or fruits in our life, and I believe that this passage in the Old Testament is central to understanding finding breakthrough in this area. This story describes two wives, on...
A Clear Call
June 11, 2023 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBRecently I felt impressed to have a message about movements centered around the redefinition of marriage. I felt that the church is getting caught off-balance by the intensity of progressive movements, and that Christians need to be well-equipped in their response, making it of utmost importance to speak truth on the concept to you all. Understanding what the Bible has to say about this topic is essential if we are to believe ourselves to be Bible-believing Christians. Open up with me to 1 C...
You Decide?
June 04, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBProverbs 18:17 says, "The first to speak in court sounds right -- until the cross-examination begins." Too often, the court of popular opinion operates in a similar process, believing what they hear and not first cross-referencing it with the Bible and what God has to say. In recent years, the world's popular opinion has brought a challenge to churches in regard to their definitions of marriage and sexuality. It is my intent to communicate only what the Bible has to say about this topic, whi...
Build a Memorial
May 28, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIt has been on my heart to talk about Joshua 4. This passage of scripture describes several memorials being built for the Lord, comprising part of an eventual seven memorials. The purpose of these memorials, in biblical times as now, is to help us remember what has passed. In the case of biblical memorials, the purpose was to remind one of God's miracles and faithfulness, especially for the next generations who were not there to witness it. In our lives we will have the opportunity often to ...
America's Christian Heritage
May 21, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBI recently had the pleasure of visiting Massachusetts in the area where our nation was founded. What was apparent to me was the great impact that Christianity had on the founders, who took care to embed its principles into fundamental documents such as the Constitution or Declaration of Independence. With the context of that history as well as the knowledge of what is happening today, the verse Psalm 11:3 is brought to mind, which states, "If the foundations are destroyed, what can the right...
Five Scriptures to Improve Your Marriage
May 17, 2023 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBWe've been talking recently a lot about marriage, on aspects such as blessed marriage or the roles of the husband and the wife in marriage. Right now, I'd like to focus on five verses that I feel have the power to fix a marriage. These verses are located consecutively in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, which states in part, "Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealously." When applied to one's marriage and taken into practice, these verses describe how ...
What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
May 14, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBI want to share a simple yet crucial for-our-times word with you today. If I were to title this message, I would call it "What to Do when You Don't Know What to Do." This may sound strange, but I want you to track with me and think back to a time in your life experience where things did not go as planned. Life is full of moments where things will not go as we expected, and we will be left confused on how to continue forward. Yet as believers, we have a covenant with God, part of which includ...
The Blessed Marriage
May 07, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBSomething I want to emphasize to you is that marriage is God's plan. Man did not petition God for marriage: Adam didn't ask God for a plan. Instead, God gave Eve to Adam. Marriage is a sacred gift, but this gift is constantly under attack from the enemy. It is my hope that everyone, even if they are not married, will listen to this word and in doing so be available as a coach for others. It is our job to model the right concept of marriage to others. A happy marriage and a happy home is an e...
The Christian Wife
May 03, 2023 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBI'd like to continue to talk to you about marriage as I did last week. Last week I focused in on the role of a husband, and now I'd like to pivot and speak about the role of a wife. Nothing is more beautiful than seeing a marriage work, a couple that is in love with one another and acting according to God's plan. And similarly, nothing is more brutal than seeing a marriage not working the way God intended it to. Jesus told us to love our neighbor, and the closest neighbor we have is our spou...
The Key to Everything
April 30, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBI want to speak to you on something called "the key to everything." In other words, this one principle will unlock all the doors and needs you have in your life. When you read what the Bible has to say on this concept, you will see that not only will doors not open but things will not go as they should. The key to everything is faithfulness. In general, it is important to be a person faithful to your convictions and what you set out to do. But in regard to your relationship with God, it is i...
The Christian Husband
April 26, 2023 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBDid you know the institution of marriage was made in heaven? God was the one who came up with marriage. Often it can be marred by selfishness or sin, but a good marriage is a taste of heaven. God looks at marriage as his institution and plan. I know that sometimes when you talk about marriage, people will think "I already know everything about marriage, you can move along" or even "that's a stage that doesn't apply to me right now." But as always, you will always know someone who is married,...
The Management of Life
April 23, 2023 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBI'd like to talk to you about managing your life. As I was praying, I had the thought come to me about this concept. I'm sure all of us have encountered a business or establishment where we think, "This business is managed well." Just as a place of commerce can be managed well, others can drive by our lives and observe if we are managing our lives well. The management of our life is our sole responsibility: we only get one, and it is important that we manage it in a way that honors God.