South Coast Calvary Chapel Audio Podcast Pastor Charles Nestor II

We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Wouldn’t it be great if you could live a Christian life totally free from conflict, free from struggle, free from any sort of battle?

If God is going to be involved in and at the center of your life, it’s a good idea to understand the role of the Holy Spirit. If you are a believer in and a follower of Jesus Christ, then it is a beneficial proposition to be conscious of the role of the Helper in your life.

John 16:5-11

Everyone is running a race. The question is what race are you running? And what goal are you running for? The apostle Paul gives us not only the goal for life, but he tells us how go after it. He tells us how run the race. First, we must Take hold of the goal. And second, we must Press toward the goal.

God finds faith wherever it is! He finds it in places we wouldn’t suspect. He finds it in people that we might not even give a chance to. Hebrews 11 is known as the faith chapter. And within this faith chapter, you have what is called the Hall of Faith. 17 people are commended for and made examples to us for their faith in God. 15 of them are men and 2 of them are women. Sarah is one of the women. Now the other woman that is an example for us of faith is someone that we wouldn’t suspect. Her name is Rahab. The Bible tells us that she was a harlot in Jericho. But as we read her story, we see that her life becomes a story of an incredible conversion to God. It is a story of Great faith, salvation, redemption, action and destiny. It’s a story that becomes a legacy of faith.

The phrase “shaken not stirred” is a phrase out of the early James Bond movies by Ian Fleming. The phrase shaken not stirred refers to how James Bond wants his Martini prepared. In these last days, there is and there will be plenty that could shake us and shake our faith. But we’ve must not be Not shaken. We need to be unshakable! And we need to be stirred up in the fruit of the Holy Spirit as well, which is the love of God!