Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D.
557 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsHave you ever tried to read the Bible but ended up with more questions than answers? Tune in to Pastor Scott's podcast to study the bible in a way that will unlock the riches that exist within. Pastor Scott teaches on various subjects from the Resurrection to Revelation. The teaching is designed to engage a thinking person, there is no need to leave your brain at the door of this church. Bring your questions and study along with Pastor Scott to better Understand the Bible.
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Contending for the Faith Against Apostasy
February 23, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBApostasy is in our nature and it can creep into the church very quickly. Jude wrote his epistle to put apostasy in check; reminding us that while God delivered His people from Egypt, He destroyed that first generation for their faithlessness. Even after the people saw God's miracles of deliverance in Egypt, they were quick to turn from Him and forgot what He had done. We need this wake-up call to be vigilant and keep contending for the faith. Jude 1:3-5, Psalm 106 VF-2141 Watch, Listen...
Humility: Christ Speaks to the Lowly in Heart
February 22, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBHumility is not self-abasing, it is not an act that feeds the self, it is lowliness and takes service as the highest incentive to action. Saul lost his humility as a leader and became unusable to God because of his attitude, whereas David had a heart open to receive correction when he was confronted with his sin. A humble perspective puts things in proper order; even the lowly things have a place in God's order. VF-2133 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Mel...
Faint Not: Strength for the Spiritually Exhausted
February 21, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBThrough times of spiritual exhaustion, we have Resolve to not be a coward or let ourselves get 'used up' spiritually. The Reason being, we are not walking in the flesh, stopping at nothing to achieve a self-goal. We also have a Restraint. It is not the strength of our will that gets us through times of spiritual weariness, but the strength that comes from Him. When we view the things that weigh us down in right perspective, we can see that although the outward flesh is perishing, the inward ...
Everlasting and Eternal: Safety in God's Arms
February 18, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBThe God who is, was and shall be does not change and is with us always. Whether we are at a high or a low and regardless of whether we can perceive God, we can take refuge by trusting in Him. God's untiring arms are always underneath us to rescue us even from our lowest lows. The Hebrew words, qedem and olam, brought together indicate the totality of God in all forums at all times working in our lives. Deuteronomy 33:27 VF-2129 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pasto...
Spiritual Maturity vs Spiritual Infancy
February 17, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBSome people remain in a state of spiritual infancy and do not come to the maturity required to take the whole counsel of God. Instead, they persecute those who are born in the Spirit, as Ishmael persecuted Isaac. If you walk in the Spirit and are led by Him, you will encounter Ishmaels until the day you die. Recognize that the power of the One who has given you His Spirit is greater than the power of the spirit of Ishmael and those who come against. The Spirit of God is able to overcome. VF-...
Wielding the Sword of the Spirit
February 15, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBWe are targets of the devil because of God's Spirit in us, so it is important for us to try the spirits to discern false teaching from the Word of God. We need to look to the Word and learn the sayings of God, carefully wielding the rhemas as a short sword – in defense and offense against the enemy. Ephesians 6:17, 1 John 4:1-3 VF-2113 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a mes...
By My Spirit... God's Equipment for Service
February 14, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBZechariah's visions have a New Testament application for our understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit. The imagery of the candlestick shows how God's Spirit illuminates what we are to do in our human responsibility, while He supplies the power that keeps flowing to let us take that light out into a darkened world. God refuses the earthly methods of human might and power for deliverance and instead provides His Spirit to clear the obstacles that come in the way of any work for God. Zechar...
Divine Darkness Versus Human Light
February 11, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBThere is hope for those that fear the Lord and are walking in darkness; the darkness has a purpose. Darkness is a fact in our walk of faith, and some things can only be seen in the dark. God can use it for discipline, but it can also be a sign of spiritual despondency. You can still glorify God in the dark if you recognize the darkness has not separated you from Him. Trust God when you cannot see, and He will bring you through. VF-2098 Isaiah 50:10-11 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor...
Arrabon: Sealed by the Spirit of God
February 10, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBGod has sealed us with His Spirit, the Arrabon, a part payment certifying us as authentically His, until we receive our full inheritance. He has granted both authority and power as the equipment for service, and it is important to both know and understand how to use it. This includes wielding the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, by which we will make it through. Ephesians 1:13-14 VF-2100. Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches fr...
Depression: God's Light and Truth Will Cast Away the Darkness
February 09, 2022 12:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBDepression afflicts many people, great and small, throughout history and throughout the Bible. It is the quiet disease of the soul. As with the psalmist, the answer starts when we talk to ourselves and challenge ourselves to focus on God ordering our steps instead of on the whys that have us down. Remember to thank the Lord for the smallest blessings: He has started a work in us and He completes what He starts. Most of our spiritual growing happens while we are in the valleys and in the dark...
Be Vigilant and Resist the devil
February 08, 2022 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBThe devil has repeatables and established patterns supporting his plan to separate man from God. Each temptation from satan is common to mankind but tailored to each individual. Find the thing hindering you and keep fighting the fight of faith by staying connected to the Word of God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. In this way our individual battles and the corporate battle for the church can be won. VF-2084 Matthew 4:1-11 James 4:6-7 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at Pastor...
Pride Prevents Growth
February 07, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes - 59.1 MBEven a little pride can be enough to prevent growth. Pride manifests itself as presumption before God, love of human praise, inability to say "I was wrong", and a spirit that appears to possess all knowledge. God's cure for this type of disease is to listen to the corrective Spirit, to have a proper view of God, and to not have resentment towards God for rooting out pride. Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. C...
God Is Still Calling Outcasts
February 04, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBThis is a message of grace. God is not an elitist who associates with some people and not with others. Jesus is still meeting people right where they are, calling them just like He called an outcast named Zacchaeus. VF-2186 Luke 19:1-10 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or ...
The Hindrance of satan: Are you Being Considered?
January 31, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBLike a skilled hunter, satan observes and considers us to make his most powerful attacks, to hinder us, to tempt us, and to take us as prey. But God has His hand on us. There is no reason why we should be under this kind of attack unless we have a part in God's kingdom. There is a battle for us, and we need to take spiritual inventory so we can see where the battle is. We cannot fight the devil in the flesh, but in unity with Christ. The battle is the Lord's. Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 a...
Christ's Value of the Soul
January 28, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBThis message is a call for spiritual inventory. Christ’s value of the human soul is far above the world and its riches, yet too often when the road gets tough we are willing to sell ourselves short of even that. No one has gained the entire world, but even if one had, it would not be sufficient to redeem a soul. Though we are born lost souls, Christ paid the price for all souls, to redeem those who faithe in Him and destroy those who didn’t. VF-2066 Psalm 49 Matthew 16:25-26 Watch, Lis...
The Necessity of Regeneration by God
January 27, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBThis is the 2nd consecutive message on laying the foundation to teach on the 144,000 in Revelation. In the Old Testament, God, through His prophets, foretold of the separation of Israel and Judah. Tracing the northern tribes of Israel through the Bible shows that they were not lost but scattered across the globe, and in the end times He will reunite them with Judah, fulfilling the prophecy in Revelation. The big picture shows how God will make good on His word and, unlike these people, we do...
The Lesson of the Manna
January 24, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBGod demonstrates his ways with man through the lesson of the manna. The children of Israel were fed manna from heaven for 40 years and the people of Nehemiah’s day remembered God’s provision in their prayer. We have the fulfillment of the Bread of life in Jesus Christ who provides food for our souls. VF-2005 Nehemiah 9:9-15 Exodus 16 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a me...
You Count for God
January 21, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBWhen it comes to the work we are called to do for God, in frustration some may ask, “What’s the point?” Nothing God calls us to do is small in His eyes. It counts to Him. We are to be diligent and faithful in the smallest things for God, like the vigilant gatekeepers, the singers that were the spiritual vitality and the Levites (the minutia men). Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to ...
Building for God Is a Battle
January 20, 2022 12:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBDespite the quality of his character, Nehemiah was under constant attack by enemies. They used the tricks of the devil: sending emissaries from hell or close by, egregious lies, entrapment, and emotional sabotage, but that did not deter Nehemiah from the work God sent him to do. We face the same tactics of opposition in building God’s church today, but if we keep our hands to the plow, God will get the victory. Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott t...
The Effect of the Word of God
January 19, 2022 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBThis is a warning not to judge or deify the Pastor. Is the word of God being preached? If so, then the burden is on you to receive it as the word of God and not as the word of man. Thank God you have the ability to receive His word. VF-1976 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service,...
God is Present and Willing to Bless
January 18, 2022 12:00 - 55 minutes - 51.9 MBThe prayer of Jabez, nestled amongst the genealogies, shows God’s grace and willingness to bless His children. Jabez asked for God’s blessing and protection and God granted it. VF-1974 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott ...
Giving: Spiritual Warfare of a Different Kind
January 17, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBTaking concepts from the previous week's teaching - Truth, Righteousness, Gospel and Shield of Faith and relating them to the battleground of giving to show when God gives you a gift, you respond by paying the teacher. VF-1972 Matthew 6:1-4 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request...
Tools to Fight the devil
January 14, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBUnderstanding who/what angels were in their first estate will help us to understand what we're dealing with: a fallen creation, satan and his band. It will also give us the equipping to better combat these forces. VF-1967 Ephesians 6:10-17 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request ...
Strength That Comes From God
January 13, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBIf you're bowed down, if you're weary, if you're about to faint: wait expectantly on the Lord, He will give you power and a fresh infusion of strength. VF-1924 Isaiah 40:12-31 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and re...
Slothfulness In Hearing That Prevents Progress
January 12, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBYou cannot be conformed to the image and likeness of Christ if you remain on a spiritual milk diet. VF-1923 Hebrews 5:10-14 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_...
Get Up and Shake Yourself Off
January 11, 2022 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBThe "it's always sunny" doctrine that is commonly preached today, ignores the reality of depression that is rampant in America today. Examples are given of many of those in the Bible that suffered with depression. The promise is revealed from Isaiah 52:2 that if you shake yourself off, get up and by that act of faith, God will begin to loosen the bands that keep you captive. VF-1839 Isaiah 52:2 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Fai...
Spiritual Vision Comes in Stages
January 10, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBTeaching from the book of Mark, the passage of Jesus healing the blind man in Bethsaida is highlighted. It is explained that this is the only instance of Jesus healing in stages. The point is further expounded upon with a review of the chapter. This account reveals more than just Jesus healing. Jesus uses it as a parable for His disciples to learn that our vision of spiritual things comes in stages, not all at once. VF-1807 Mark 8:22-26 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaSco...
The Battle for Your Soul and the Concept of Commitment
January 03, 2022 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBThere is a battle for your soul, and it is dangerous to fail to understand the enemy is always there. A target is on your back when you open your mouth and make a commitment. When our committedness or our attitude towards our commitment changes, we open up the door for the devil to pick us off. We must treat Christ as our fort, our place of resistance, and recognize that putting on the full armor of God means putting on Christ, who fortifies us from the inside. When we mess up, we need to ge...
Witnesses of the Risen Christ
December 29, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 47.2 MBIt is a mistake to assume the disciples were the only witness of the risen Christ. Such an assumption leaves a big gap in explaining the vast spread of Christianity in such a short period of time. A careful reading of the book of Acts shows us that there were many more witnesses whose preaching was consistently focused on one thing: the risen Christ and the power of His Resurrection. Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in ...
Whole in God's Presence
December 28, 2021 12:00 - 53 minutes - 61.5 MBChrist's work at the cross is not just one-dimensional. Its effects are continuous, encompassing the whole sum total of what is needed for us to be whole in His presence: both salvation from our sins past, present and future, and healing of our sicknesses and diseases. 1 Peter 2:24-25 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to ...
Galatians: Crucified with Christ, Liberty at Last
December 27, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBThe cross cannot remain an event of the past; without the cross, there would be no resurrection. We can either flee from the cross or embrace it as the means of a slow death of our old nature. Christ's death on His cross brought an end to the jurisdiction of the Law. We have union with Christ in death, resurrection, and ascension when we take up our own cross. The cross is where everything begins to be clear about working out our salvation in Christ. VF-2164 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 ...
And Enoch Also Prophesied of THESE...
December 24, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBJude points out from an apocryphal source that Enoch spoke and prophesied of these ungodly people who creep into the church and pervert the message of the gospel. They preach a doctrine of no consequences for our actions rather than no ultimate condemnation to those in Christ. We are frail, filthy sinners, but we are saved by grace from God’s wrath because Jesus paid the price for us. Jude’s examples out of the Old Testament and future prophecy show there are always consequences for those...
Cataclysmic Change by the Power of the Resurrection
December 23, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBOur approach to salvation is not complicated, but without facing our fallen nature, we are without remedy. From a verse that seems out of place in Psalm 34, we can see the approach to God in its full simplicity. When we stop looking at the darkness of our circumstances and start fixing our eyes on Christ and what He has done for us, we are lifted up and made radiant. No matter what the world throws our way, we can stand unashamed when we look to unto Him. Psalm 34:5 VF-2121 Watch, List...
Why on Earth Does God Forgive?
December 22, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBThrough Nehemiah 9:26-31 and Psalm 106 we have a mirror to show us the wickedness of fallen man and our own sinning ways. Why then, if God knows and sees all this, does He forgive? For His name's sake. He is still saving people today for simple faith in the name of Jesus Christ. VF-2013 Nehemiah 9:26-31, Psalm 106 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott....
Declared Righteous by the Gospel of Christ
December 20, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBA deeper study of the origins of the words for righteousness and justice to better understand our right standing with God. The Gospel of Christ declares that by faith in Him alone we are made righteous before God. VF-1978 Romans 1:17 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or m...
The Divine Source of Joy
December 17, 2021 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBThe joy of the Lord is a never changing source of strength to those that hear His word. VF-1905 Nehemiah 8:10 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_Scott on Twitt...
The Birth of Jesus Christ
December 16, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBWhen Christ was really born and what that birth should mean to us. The 1st part of the message is a study of the courses of the priests to determine when John the Baptist was born, and ultimately to the time of Christ’s birth. The 2nd half is focused on the “fall and rising again of many...” We were chosen to be among those risen up by His coming and that is the best Christmas message we could ever receive. VF-1852 Luke 2:34 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor...
The Hope We Have in Christ Eternally
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThis message begins with teaching about the true time of Christ’s birth. It is not the birth of a child that makes us Christians, but the fact of His resurrection. This leads us into the prophetic Psalm 16. This psalm by David describes living in the presence of the Lord, the portion of the Lord for the believer and the position and promise we have when we follow the Lord. Heaven will not be boring; it will be a place where there are godly pleasure for evermore. Psalm 16 VF-2216 Watch, Lis...
The Truest Meaning of Christmas: Our Kinsman Redeemer
December 14, 2021 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBThe Logos, the intermediary between us and God, took on a tent of human flesh to be our Kinsman Redeemer. Whatever time of year Christ was born, this is the meaning and message of the birth celebration: the inheritance we lost before we were born has been restored to us by our Kinsman Redeemer. Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reserv...
Christmas in September
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 55.7 MBA study of the actual time of Jesus' birth in September, not December, and its relevance as the fulfillment of set times as laid out in the Bible. VF-1956 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during l...
How to Keep Yourself in the Love of God
December 06, 2021 12:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBIn Jude's instructions for how to contend for the faith, we are told to keep ourselves in God's love to us. The natural man cannot do this, thinking that God is always against him. The spiritual person understands we have fallen short of the mark, but God has gifted His forgiveness of sins to us. Our desire to please Him and to know Him better through the rhemas builds up the relationship, which is further cemented by our gratitude towards Him and our attitude towards God and the things of G...
The Wrath of God and the Love of God
December 01, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 39.8 MBGod’s wrath, and God’s love are two sides of the same nature. The wrath of God can be seen past, present and future. God is slow to anger and His wrath is always provoked after providing abundant opportunities to recognize Him. God can distinguish between hearts that loves Him imperfectly, versus a heart that rejects Him wholeheartedly. Romans 1:16-32 VF-2237 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-...
God Takes Care of His Own
November 29, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBWhen we're walking around saying, why is this happening? Why do the wicked prosper and those who love the Lord suffer so much? Psalm 37 reminds us how to make it through the tough times. Our suffering doesn't go unnoticed. God sees, He knows, and He upholds those who love Him. Fourteen years of ministry and the wisdom of David in his old age show us that God takes care of His own. VF-2174 Psalm 37 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches fro...
Kept in God's Grace
November 25, 2021 12:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBThe book of Jude is a wake-up call to those on the brink of apostasy or exposed abundantly to it. Don't let the opportunities of God be treated with complacency. The saints of God are kept ones in Christ; He is able to keep us and present us faultless. Even if you are on the brink, keep yourself in the love of God. Don't let another day pass without thanking God for His grace, His mercy, and His love. Jude 1:1-25 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa S...
The Freedom That Comes Through Forgiveness
November 24, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBJesus instructs us to forgive and gives the roadmap to follow. It is a process of letting go of the garbage of hurts against you that block the pathway of communication between you and God. When the love of God is in us, we find ourselves asking Him to have mercy on those who have wronged us. Cleaning the pathway of communication through prayer and faith brings the freedom that makes us overcomers instead of victims. Matthew 16:11-15, Matthew 18:21-35 VF-2210 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 a...
The Help of The Holy Spirit: You Are Not Alone
November 22, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBThe Holy Spirit helps us in our human condition of weakness when we don't even know "the what" we need and should ask for in prayer. When we face a circumstance, we cannot even find the words for, the Spirit understands our groanings. He helps us lift the load and carry our prayer to the Father, who knows our hearts, and Christ, who advocates for us. Romans 8:26-27 VF-2114 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale...
Agape: The Expression of the Holy Spirit
November 19, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBPaul makes four categories of mankind: the natural man, babes in Christ, carnal believers, and spiritual Christians. The natural man cannot hear the message; the babe in Christ grows, feeding on the sincere milk of the Word; carnal believers are never confronted with facing themselves, leaving them in a state of arrested spiritual development; and spiritual Christians constantly feed on the Word, both milk and meat. Some marks of carnality are envying, strife, and divisions, which are in s...
Love and Unity in the Diversity of Spiritual Gifts
November 18, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBLike those in Corinth, many churches today have elevated spiritual gifts, especially speaking in tongues, as the mark of salvation causing contention and disunity in the body. Paul corrects this by clarifying that there are diversities of gifts, distributed by the Holy Spirit for the edifying of the church. Some, not all, have particular gifts, including speaking in tongues. All His children have some gift for the building up of the body. The greatest gift is the love He poured out on our ...
God's Perfect Love Conquers Fear
November 16, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBGod's love toward us comes before we can love Him. When we do love Him, it is impossible to not simultaneously love our brethren. This agapao love, in being completed, makes us bold and drives out fear. With God's love in us, we will get tested to bring us closer to God and His care, but we will not receive punishment from God. Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for...
Comfort from Christ: The Motherly Love of God
November 15, 2021 12:00 - 52 minutes - 56.8 MBGod’s motherly love shines through in a bleak passage directed against the hypocritical scribes and Pharisees. Knowing what the word of God said, they were unable to apply it to themselves or hear the call of God. God is still calling, as a mother hen, to bring comfort to the comfortless that will run to the voice of the sayer. VF-2080 Matthew 23:37 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24...