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Twisted Scripture - Audio

December 07, 2015 00:01 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB

This week, Pastor Jerry began a new series where we will be diving into a few commonly misunderstood scriptures. In the first part of this new series, Pastor Jerry took a look at a few of the big misreads, including the infamous Luke 17:36, or the 'Left Behind' scripture.

Acting In The Spirit - Audio

November 29, 2015 23:27 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MB

This week, we were joined by Pastor Ernest Roberts. After an introduction from Pastor Jerry, Ernest spoke about operating in a Godly compassion that moves us beyond reason, just like Jesus. Ernest reminds us that, while we're not finished yet, we are works in progress, continually being transformed into God's likeness as the Holy Spirit leads us into all truth.

What Do You Do With God's Violent Side? - Audio

November 08, 2015 22:45 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

How do we deal with two conflicting ideas of the same God when they come from the same book? If you were to compare the God of the Old Testament to Jesus, the perfect representation of the Father, there would be a few differences, to say the least. As it turns out, it very well could be mankind's interpretation of God, or it could be God meeting us where we're at. Pastor Jerry explores this idea in this week's message.

Confessions of a Lifer - Audio

November 01, 2015 23:44 - 1 hour - 52.1 MB

In 1 John 4, it says that God is love, and that there is no fear in love. Why, then, do we struggle to trust God with everything? Well, oftentimes, it's because we lose sight of who God is, or we lose sight of who we are. Pastor Jerry discusses this topic in this week's message.

Which Version Will You Live? - Audio

October 25, 2015 23:10 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

It's interesting how sometimes, the same story can be seen two completely different ways depending on perspective. While you may have seen an episode of your favorite TV show that demonstrates this idea, it's even been seen in the Bible with the story of the Prodigal Son. You remember the story- the son comes home after squandering his inheritance, believing that a life as an employee of his father would be better than anything he deserves, and when he returns home, his father throws a party ...

The Veil Was Torn: Full Access to Heaven - Audio

September 14, 2015 02:58 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

This week, we were joined by John and Ruth Filler of Gateway Fellowship in Idaho. John explored the implications of the torn veil after Jesus' crucifixion. As John explains, we don't just get to take a peek around; we get full access to the kingdom of Heaven here on Earth! To find out more about John and Ruth, check out their website at http://www.thegatewayintl.org/

The Logic of Love - Audio

September 03, 2015 01:53 - 1 hour - 41.6 MB

In this week's message, Dan Schiopu talks about the love and honor of God. When we talk about God's love for us, something that occasionally gets forgotten is the fact that God has put the same value on us that he has on Jesus. When we realize how much value and honor God has for us, it would only come naturally for us to value and honor one another the same way as well! Imagine what your community would look like!

Thankfulness Protects Hope - Audio

August 24, 2015 01:17 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MB

This week, we were happy to welcome back Angelo Jeanpierre. He and his wife Hannah spoke about their lives, and how thankfulness has played a recurring role in them. In fact, as Angelo points out, being thankful is one of the most important things one could be!

The Violent Get God's Kingdom - Audio

August 10, 2015 04:50 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

Have you ever thought about how sometimes, there's more to the 'familiar' than we realize? For example, in Matthew 11:12, it says, "...the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it," according to the NIV translation. But what does 'violent' mean? Typically, the word 'violence' doesn't bring up any pleasent imagery, but what if it's more than people hurting people? As it turns out, Ghandi could be considered just as violent as a robotic Arnold Sc...

Resurrected or Irrelevant - Audio

August 03, 2015 03:03 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MB

If we get the gospel right, everything else will follow! When people grasp that God included them in Jesus’ death and resurrection and that has transformed everything about them, then everything changes. Beliefs, attitudes, expectations, behavior, relationships and an real sense of belonging.

Love Is Our Destiny - Audio

July 26, 2015 03:29 - 1 hour - 47.8 MB

In this week's message, Pastor Jerry speaks about lenses and loving. Often times, people read the Bible with "a 19th-Century lense asking 20th-Century questions," but as it turns out, it may be more beneficial to read it with a 1st-Century lense and ask 21st-Century questions.

Help Me With My Unbelief - Audio

June 15, 2015 05:56 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

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The Divine in Flesh And Blood - Audio

June 08, 2015 05:44 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MB

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul talks about how one could speak all the languages of Heaven and Earth, have the gift of prophecy, and the faith to move mountains, but if there is no love, they have nothing and are "...Only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal." Obviously, love must be pretty important if it's more valuable than moving mountains! So when Jesus died humanity's death, it was perhaps the greatest act of love in recorded history. One reason, as Pastor Jerry explains, is that in the pr...

What Did Jesus Mean? - Audio

June 01, 2015 03:41 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB

In 1 Timothy 2:3-4, it talks about how God "wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth," according to the NIV translation. In Matthew 19, Jesus talks about a "Renewal of All Things," and in Acts 3, Peter says Jesus will "restore everything." Does this mean that God can save someone even in their final moments? As Martin Luther said, "Who would doubt that He could do this?" Pastor Jerry explores these ideas and more in this week's message.

Girls Glorify God - Audio

May 18, 2015 04:31 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

This week, in honor of Mother's Day, Pastor Jerry talks about the Glory on the Girls. Pastor Jerry talks about how in the garden, Woman was given to Man, and it was a good thing. And even after the fruit was eaten, God never changed His mind about man- or woman!

Grace and Peace - Audio

April 20, 2015 02:42 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB

Pastor Jerry defined grace as an absolutely free expression of the love of God finding its only motive in the bounty and benevolence of God. He also shared that peace could be expressed as "every kind of good to you today; harmony." A mystic once said that "to know everything is to forgive everything." Could grace and peace be the filter for our thoughts and conversations?

Freedom - Audio

April 12, 2015 22:19 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB

What is Freedom? Freedom is not freedom to sin, as some believe, but it's a freedom FROM sin! Galatians Five tells us that "Christ has made us free; Keep your free condition, and let no man put a yoke (of slavery) on you again!" Freedom is forgiveness; it's trusting without fear. When you walk in freedom, there is beauty and hope in everything. Let Freedom reign in your life! Once you get a taste, you'll always want more!

Christ's Resurrection Power Is Ours! - Audio

April 06, 2015 02:51 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

Romans 8:11 says that "...The Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in you." That means you're full of the resurrection power of Jesus! So when the Bible mentions the "Good Fight of Faith," the reason it's so good is because not only does the enemy have no power over you, but he's already been defeated! You are powerful and equipped for anything that comes your way!

A Conversation On Perception - Audio

March 09, 2015 03:58 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MB

In this message, Andre talks about how important our perception is. Sometimes, two people can experience the same event- a concert, for example- yet tell two radically different stories when they get back. If two people can have such different perceptions of the same thing, it would be logical that we might have a different view of an event than God does.

Trusting or Trying - What is our Gospel? - Audio

January 26, 2015 05:04 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MB

Christ in you, you in Christ - the mystery predates history. Pastor Jerry shared that Paul's conversion results from God invading his understanding, not of him gaining understanding but Christ already in Him. If God included you in Christ, is it possible for you to successfully exclude yourself from Christ?

God Is Love, and God Is Light - Audio

December 29, 2014 00:45 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB

Guest speaker Eric Fisk, graduate of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry and Assistant Children’s Pastor at Bethel Church in Redding, California, shared stories of working with the kids and in the mission field. He spoke about how Heaven is not only a location, but also the Person of Jesus Christ, and that eternal life is not only the length, but the quality of time. Eric also shared out of John Chapters 15 through 17 the idea that the best two words to describe God are ‘Love’ and ‘Light.’

Christmas Celebrates God in Human Life! - Audio

December 22, 2014 05:01 - 1 hour - 45.9 MB

Jesus knew He’d become a man, even before time began. We exist because God determined to be our Savior to unite us with Himself. Jesus expresses God’s desire to unite with Man. The good news is what happened to us in Jesus. Jesus encompasses and summarizes all that was, is, and will be in time. His story is ours!

All Misunderstood God - Audio

December 15, 2014 04:02 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MB

Do we interpret Jesus’ life in light of His death, or do we interpret His death through His life? Ever since the days of the Pharisees, Man has misunderstood God. Jesus was “The Way, the Truth, and the Life,” and He came to put the Scriptures into proper context and to correct our misunderstandings about God. Jesus is God’s message regarding Himself, and He reveals God’s opinion about You!

Peace In All People - Audio

December 07, 2014 23:19 - 1 hour - 48.1 MB

What comes to mind when you hear the phrase, “Eternal Life?” Living forever, right? Then why do we have to physically die first? When Jesus died, He died for ALL. Pastor Jerry speaks about how maybe there is a different way to look at the idea of eternal life.

The Eden Trees - Audio

November 30, 2014 21:23 - 1 hour - 43 MB

Our friend Michal Perkins brought us the word this week with an exploration of our past that equips us to explore our present and our future, discussing the Law of the Old Testament. Michael believes that maybe the law isn’t all it’s cracked up to be- if it were, why would it state in multiple places that the law brings death? The good news is that the law, which was originally part of the old covenant made with the sons of Israel, is no longer an issue now that Jesus has died to break it! Ti...

Live Full Of His Joy! - Audio

November 23, 2014 21:32 - 1 hour - 49.3 MB

The Bible talks about Joy more often than you’d realize- 214 times, to be exact! Why, then, do we have a hard time picturing Jesus with a smile? If the Bible talks so much about being filled with the fullness of Joy, wouldn’t it only make sense that Jesus would lead by example? And if Jesus is full of Joy, perhaps we should give it a shot ourselves!

You Are What You Believe - Audio

November 17, 2014 05:40 - 1 hour - 49.4 MB

Mankind’s association in Christ is God’s doing. In God’s mind, Christ represents to us what man could never achieve through personal discipline and will power as taught in every religion- God’s faith accomplished in Christ. We are in Christ, associated and one with Him, by God’s desire, design, and determination. Our righteousness and holiness originates in Him. Our holiness equals wholeness and harmony of our spirit, soul, and body redeemed and sanctified in Him. He redeemed our identity, ou...

Who Is The Son? - Audio

November 09, 2014 19:52 - 1 hour - 94.7 MB

Many have asked, “What must I do to earn God’s favor,“ or, “What must I do to draw closer to God?” “What must I do…” It may be possible, however, that we’re asking the wrong question. After all, David himself said that “The Earth is filled with His Glory.”

What’s Love Got To Do With It? - Audio

November 02, 2014 04:55 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Jonah’s story is Judah’s story, which may be our story. It’s also a story about our lives. God turns when people turn- God wants the whole creation, after all! Jesus Himself said, “Don’t just love your neighbor, but love your enemy too.” What unites us most is more important than what divides us. As the saying goes, “In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, but in all things charity.”

Contemplative Theology: Mystery Revealed in Inseparable - Audio

October 19, 2014 20:44 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MB

Some argue that through scripture is how we know God. Others, however, claim that it’s the experience of God- drunkenness in the Spirit, healings, and the likes- that lead us to the knowledge of the fullness of God. In this week’s message, Pastor Jerry explains that both the head-knowledge and the experience are equally important in truly knowing our Infinite God.

IN - Audio

October 12, 2014 21:23 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

“Once and for all.” Colossians 2 says, “As you have received Christ, so walk in Him.” What if we took that seriously? What if we lived like Christ really took away all our sins?

Penal Substitution vs. The Word of The Father - Audio

October 09, 2014 19:51 - 1 hour - 86.6 MB

John Crowder teaches on the true. loving nature of God and explains why many people have the wrong impression about Him. After all, it is impossible to escape the inescapable love of God!

Pressurized Externally or Internally? - Audio

September 28, 2014 18:04 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

Remember how Judas objected to Jesus' anointing at Bethany? Do you think it was greed or need for significance? What if he suffered from 'I Am Not Syndrome?' Advertisement is based on, "I Am Not..." The remedy? Identify yourself with your Daddy, who is I Am!

God's Unfathomable Goodness - Audio

September 21, 2014 22:14 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MB

In this week's message, Lori Martin shares her discovery of God's goodness through the journey of her husband's battle with terminal cancer. She rejoices and celebrates the continued goodness she experiences now as a single mom.

God's Great Mystery - Audio

September 17, 2014 20:30 - 1 hour - 84.6 MB

What if "holy" was not a category, but a description? After all, God was holy before the world began. In this week's message, Pastor Jerry goes into detail on this in his excitement with Colossians.

Ressurection Life - Audio

September 14, 2014 13:16 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

In this message, Andrè Rabè brings to our attention details following the ressurection that many have missed.

Heaven's Joy - Audio

August 31, 2014 19:09 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MB

Sometimes we live unaware of what we possess. When one prays for what they already have, they miss the joy of answered prayer. After all, closed Heavens are in the thought life that empowers darkness to do what the believer believes. May we never speak words that contradict what God has promised!

God is Inescapable! - Audio

August 25, 2014 22:37 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MB

Psalm 139:1-18 says there's nowhere we can go to get away from God- That means there's nowhere He's not! The issue of sin consciousness is not the Gospel. The old man has been crucified, and the new man is here now! Let's live conscious of God's presence!

This Is Eternal Life - Audio

August 17, 2014 23:08 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MB

If eternal life started now, would it change your perspective? Sometimes God has a different definition of things than we do- Jesus Himself referred to eternal life as people knowing God. So let's see the Father the way Christ does and see ourselves the way God does.

Grace Expressions - Audio

August 11, 2014 17:05 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MB

Have you ever heard judgmental thoughts of those not as free as you? Remember your own learning process. Most likely, you only learned from people who mattered to you, and had your best interests in mind, and Pastor Jerry explains doing the same- Demonstrating grace, respecting values, and meeting people where they're at.

Perfect Love - Audio

August 03, 2014 15:01 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MB

Why be afraid if the only One worth fearing loves you? Often, it's ultimately due to a wrong idea of justice. We sometimes tend to put our wrong idea of justice on God-"If God is truly just, people will get what they deserve." If that's the case, what did Job do? God is more interested in judging the problem, not the person!

Clearing Up Some Misunderstandings - Audio

August 02, 2014 19:30 - 1 hour - 108 MB

A fundamental blindness came over man. Sin began as we began to misread the intentions of God. Knowing this, we can realize that salvation is when God shatters our illusions (the lies) and shows us the truth.

Knowing The Father - Audio

July 27, 2014 16:56 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MB

Andre Rabe brings an excellent word clarifying the Truth of the Gospel and how God uses each one of us to convey that truth. When you show love to someone, it is a demonstration of God being "Himself" in and through you.

Like Us In Every Way! - Audio

July 20, 2014 22:11 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MB

When Jesus came to Earth, the Bible says in Hebrews that He was "made like us in every way." That means that, at some point or another, Jesus has felt everything we have! Realizing this, we could say that perhaps we've misunderstood Habakkuk 1:13. What if it's saying that, yes, God is too pure to look at sin, what if it means He's too pure to look at it without doing something about it?

Heavenly Romance - Audio

July 06, 2014 18:59 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

Rod Williams teaches that the Gospel is not the failure of some men failing to respond, it is the success of the cross to reconcile all men to Him. So often we have been preaching 'The Failure of Man' as if it was the Good News. There is no Good News until the righteousness of Christ is revealed and the fact that it is available to all men. That's how we have genuine conversions and faith arises.

Two Trees- Knowledge vs. Christ’s Mind - Audio

June 29, 2014 18:39 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

In Genesis 1, God declares every created thing is good, but mankind was very good. God said, "Do not eat the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil," because He desired that mankind see the inherent good in created things as He does. Unfortunately, Man believed a lie about themselves and God. When God removed them from the garden, He did it to protect them from becoming unredeemable from eating from the Tree of Eternal Life, not to punish!

Wrath or Rescue? - Audio

June 24, 2014 14:54 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Many people confuse God with the angry stepfather who is 'kind' enough to beat our older brother Jesus instead of us; that God's wrath was on Jesus. They believe God is angry and out to destroy. That may be partially true, but as Pastor Jerry points out, we have the reasons all wrong! His wrath has never been directed at us; only that which intends to harm us!

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