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Welcome to the weekly podcast of Pacific Church led by Pastors JF and Ashley Wilkerson and founded in Tacoma, Washington.

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Summer in the Psalms // Week 1 // A Path to Happiness

July 25, 2022 17:30 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

Psalms 1:1a NIV 1a Blessed is the one who… The Happy Person is Described by: What He/She Declines Psalms  1:1 NIV 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers  Psalms 1:1 NIV 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take…  Psalms 1:1 NIV 1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in ...

Jonah // Underestimating God

July 18, 2022 17:38 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Jonah 3:10 NIV 10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.  Jonah 4:1-11 NIV 1 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sen...

Jonah // Purpose and Process

July 18, 2022 17:35 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MB

Jonah 1:11-12 NASB 1995 11 So they said to him, “What should we do to you that the sea may become calm for us?”— for the sea was becoming increasingly stormy. 12 He said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that on account of me this great storm has come upon you.”  Jonah 1:15-16 NASB 1995 15 So they picked up Jonah, threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord greatly, and they offered a...

Jonah // Jonah's Prayer

July 04, 2022 04:39 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

Jonah 2:1-10 NIV  1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.  2 He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help and you listened to my cry.  3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.  4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’  5 The engulfing waters...

JONAH // OUR PRAYER

July 04, 2022 04:39 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

Jonah 2:1-10 NIV  1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.  2 He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help and you listened to my cry.  3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.  4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’  5 The engulfing waters...

JONAH // JONAH’S PRAYER

July 04, 2022 04:39 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

Jonah 2:1-10 NIV  1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.  2 He said: “In my distress I called to the Lord and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help and you listened to my cry.  3 You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.  4 I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’  5 The engulfing waters...

Jonah // Our Story

June 27, 2022 17:12 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MB

Jonah // Our Story   Jonah 1:1a NIV 1a The word of the Lord ….   Jonah 1:1 NIV  1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai …   Jonah’s Name   Ephesians 5:8 NIV 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.   Matthew 5:13-16 NIV 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 “You a...

A DROUGHT FOR KNOWLEDGE // THE WORD OF GOD

June 20, 2022 20:03 - 1 hour - 58 MB

What and Why is Juneteenth Celebrated?  Hosea 4:6 NIV 6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.  John 8:31-36 NIV 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descend...

A Drought for Knowledge // The Word of God

June 20, 2022 20:03 - 1 hour - 58 MB

What and Why is Juneteenth Celebrated?  Hosea 4:6 NIV 6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.  John 8:31-36 NIV 31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descend...

Identity // Navigating Seasons - Floats & Flowers

June 13, 2022 16:28 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

Identity // Navigating Seasons - Floats & Flowers   Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 NIV 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from emb...

Identity // Pentecost

June 06, 2022 17:37 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Identity // Pentecost   Acts 2:1a NIV    1a When the day of Pentecost came…   Matthew 5:17 NIV 17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.   Passover   1 Corinthians 5:7b NIV    7b For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed…   Passover fulfilled is SALVATION.   Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV     8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of G...

Identity // The Church

May 30, 2022 17:53 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV 14 If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.   2 Chronicles 7:14a NIV 14a If my people, who are called by my name,   2 Chronicles 7:14a CJB 14a If my people, who bear my name…   James 1:22-24 NLT 22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling your...

Identity // How We See Others

May 23, 2022 16:48 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

Identity // How We See Others   Matthew 22:36-40 NIV 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”   Luke 10:25-29 NIV 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teach...

Identity // Healthier Relationships

May 16, 2022 15:45 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Identity // Healthier Relationships   Matthew 22:36-40 NIV 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”   1) What is STEWARDSHIP of SELF?   Stewardship - noun. the responsible overseeing ...

Identity // What’s In A Name

May 09, 2022 16:36 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB

Identity // What’s In A Name                                                                                                                          Genesis 2:19-20 NIV 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. ...

Identity // Back to the Beginning

May 02, 2022 14:55 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

Identity // Back to the Beginning   2 Peter 3:8 NIV 8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.   Genesis 1:1 NASB 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.   bara - to fashion something out of nothing.   Genesis 1:3 NASB 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.   1. Our Communicating   Genesis 1:26a NIV 26a Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our ima...

Identity // Where to Start

April 25, 2022 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

Identity // Where to Start   1. Where did I come from?   Genesis 1:26-27 NIV 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.   2. Who am I?   1 Peter 2:7a, 8b-10a NIV 7a But to ...

Resurrection Pursuit, Purpose and Power

April 18, 2022 15:13 - 1 hour - 61.7 MB

Resurrection Pursuit, Purpose, and Power                                                                                                                         Luke 24:1-6a NIV   1 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothe...

Palm Sunday // We Want Freedom!

April 11, 2022 15:25 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

Palm Sunday // We Want Freedom!   Luke 19:28-37 (NIV) 28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ” 32 Those who wer...

Seasonal Sabbath // Roundtable Reflection

April 04, 2022 13:57 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

Seasonal Sabbath // Roundtable Reflection   Pacific Coast Church   Pastors JF and Ashley Wilkerson

The Book of James // Week 3 // Operating in Faith

March 28, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

1. Does My Faith Act?   James 2:14 NIV 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?   James 2:15-19 NIV 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.18 But someone will say, “You...

The Book of James // Week 2 // Operating Our Tongues

March 21, 2022 15:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MB

Proverbs 18:21 NASB 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.   James 3:1-8 NIV 1 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. 3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or t...

The Book of James // Week 1 // Operating with Others

March 14, 2022 15:16 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

James 1:1-27 NIV 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, ...

God In Flesh // Week 8 // Strange Things Jesus Said

March 07, 2022 16:08 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Hebrews 1:1-3a NIV 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.   John 1:14 NIV 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of...

God In Flesh // Week 7 // What Angered Jesus

February 28, 2022 15:54 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Hebrews 1:1-3a NIV 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.   John 1:14 NIV 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of...

God in Flesh // Week 6 // Jesus and The Storm

February 21, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

Hebrews 1:1-3a NIV 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.   Hebrews 1:3a NIV 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustai...

God in Flesh // Week 5 // Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man

February 14, 2022 15:01 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB

John 1:14 NIV 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.   Mark 2:1-12 NIV 1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of ...

God in Flesh // Week 4 // Jesus Raises Lazarus

February 07, 2022 16:07 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB

God in Flesh // Week 4 // Jesus Raises Lazarus   Hebrews 1:1-3a NIV 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.   Hebrews 1:3a NIV 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glor...

God in Flesh // Week 3 // Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

January 31, 2022 16:12 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

God in Flesh // Week 3 // Jesus Prays in Gethsemane   Matthew 26:36-38 NIV 36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” — 1) The WITH      — Matthew 18:19-20 NIV 19 “Again, truly...

God In Flesh // Week 2 // Jesus Wars In the Wilderness

January 24, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

God In Flesh // Week 2 // Jesus Wars In the Wilderness ___ Matthew 4:1-3a NIV 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him… ___ Matthew 4:2-3 NIV      2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ___ Question #1 To Ask Yourself: What Am I Feeding O...

God in Flesh // Week 1 // Jesus and the Woman at the Well

January 17, 2022 16:13 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MB

Hebrews 1:1-3a NIV 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.   Hebrews 1:3a NIV 3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustai...

Listen and Obey

January 10, 2022 18:58 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

LISTEN AND OBEY   James 1:22 (NIV) Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.   Joshua 1:8 (NIV) Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.   1. Listen and obey even when it doesn’t make sense.   Genesis 6:22 (NIV) Noah did everything just as God commanded him.   2. Listen and obey even when you’re sure you’re...

New Year, New Resolutions

January 03, 2022 18:24 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MB

New Year, New Resolutions   Resolution - n. (oxford english dictionary) 1. A firm decision to do or not to do something. 2. The quality of being determined or resolute. 3. The action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter.   1 Peter 5:8 NIV 8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.   Philippians 3:10-14 NIV   10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation...

The What and Why of Sabbath

December 27, 2021 16:35 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

The What and Why of Sabbath   1. The HONOR of Sabbath   Genesis 2:1-3 NIV 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.   Deuteronomy 5:12-15 NIV   Exodus 20:1-17 NIV 1 And God spoke all these words: 2 “I am the Lord ...

God With Us // Week 3 // The Commission of Christmas

December 20, 2021 19:19 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

God With Us // Week 3 // The Commission of Christmas   1. God SHOWS UP in our ORDINARY   Luke 2:8-12 NIV 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to ...

God Is With Us // Week 2 // The Misconceptions Of Christmas

December 13, 2021 07:03 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

God Is With Us // Week 2 // The Misconceptions Of Christmas   Isaiah 7:14 NLT 14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).   1. Our PLANS - Joseph   Matthew 1:18-19 NIV 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant throu...

GOD WITH US // WEEK 1 // THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS

December 06, 2021 17:47 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

God Is With Us // Week 1 // The Message Of Christmas   Isaiah 7:14 NLT 14 All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).   1. Recognize it’s a REPORT   Matthew 1:1-16 NIV 1 This is the genealogy[a] of Jesus the Messiah[b] the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah an...

Pastor Rich Wilkerson Sr // Expect Your Harvest

November 29, 2021 15:17 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

Expect Your Harvest Pacific Coast Church Guest Pastor Pastor Rich Wilkerson Sr

Gratitude // Week 4 // Life's Secret Code

November 21, 2021 20:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Gratitude // Week 4 // Life's Secret Code - 1. Don’t relive the past, instead kill it - Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) 18 Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. - Isaiah 43:25 (NASB) 25 I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins. - 2. Don’t resent the present, instead embrace it ...

Gratitude // Week 3 // Thankfulness Changes How We Battle

November 15, 2021 16:07 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. - 2 Chronicles 19:4-5 4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out again among the people. He went from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim. He turned the people back to the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 Jehoshaphat appointed judges in the land. - 2 Chronicles 20:1 1 After that, the Moabites, Ammonites and some Meunites went to war against Jehoshaphat. - 1. Gratitude Attract...

Gratitude // Week 2 // Thankfulness Changes Our Lives

November 08, 2021 20:36 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Gratitude // Week 2 // Thankfulness Changes Our Lives   1 Samuel 25:1-3 NIV 1 Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran. 2 A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel. 3 His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but ...

Gratitude // Week 1 // Thankfulness Changes What We See

November 01, 2021 15:38 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

Gratitude // Week 1 //  Thankfulness Changes What We See   Title: Gratitude Week 1   1 Thessalonians 5:18 NIV 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV 3 We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.   ________   1 Thessalonians 5:9-19 NIV 9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive sa...

Esther // Week 2 // The Excuses

October 18, 2021 16:35 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

Esther Week 2: The Excuses A Fractured System ___   Genesis 2:7-9 NIV 7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. 8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and t...

ESTHER // WEEK 1 // THE ASSIGNMENT

October 11, 2021 20:22 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MB

ESTHER // WEEK 1 // THE ASSIGNMENT Pastors JF & Ashley Wilkerson

Church Defined // Week 5 // PRAYERS

October 05, 2021 17:50 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Church Defined: (Week 5)  PRAYERS Acts 2:42 NIV 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.  Praying with Thanksgiving. Philippians 4:4-9 NIV 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which ...

CHURCH DEFINED // WEEK 4 // WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

September 27, 2021 19:04 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

Church Defined (week 4) - What are we doing here?   Gathering in Groups (Small and Large)   Acts 2:42-47 NIV 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, a...

CHURCH DEFINED // WEEK 3 // THE BODY, THE BUILDING, THE BRIDE

September 21, 2021 03:58 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

Church Defined: (Week 3) The Body, The Building, The Bride   1 Corinthians 12:12-14; 27 NIV 12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.   27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.   The ...

CHURCH DEFINED // WEEK 2 // UNITY

September 13, 2021 18:11 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MB

John 17:20-23 NIV 20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one — 23 I in them and you in me — so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved...

CHURCH DEFINED // WEEK 1 // DEVOTION

September 07, 2021 23:34 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

Church Defined: (Week 1) Devotion Acts 2:41-47 NIV 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need...

THE WHAT AND WHY OF BIBLICAL FASTING

August 30, 2021 19:57 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MB

THE PROBLEM ___ Matthew 17:14-18 NIV 14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him.15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him.” 17 “You unbelieving and perverse generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon...