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This message from Acts 2 is significant for many reasons, but especially because we are teaching on Pentecost on the actual day of Pentecost. The word Pentecost simply means 50th day. It was originally used to refer to the Festival of Weeks or Shavuot. Leviticus 23:16 instructs people to count seven weeks or “50 days” from the end of Passover to the beginning of the next holiday. It was originally a harvest festival (Ex 23:16), but, in time, turned into a day to commemorate the giving of...

This message from John 15:1-11 maps out God’s process for bearing fruit, more fruit, and much fruit. This progression should be the norm, not the anomaly. Prioritize tuning into this message so that you can be known by abundance, not average.

Frequently, when we read scripture there’s a difference between the people’s experience with God then and people’s experience with God now. When it comes to God and His church, most people are asking this question: Is There More?It’s a valid question. The answer is "Yes!" The pages of Scripture and testimonies throughout history, prove one hundred percent that the answer is “Yes!” In this series we will look at the third member of the trinity, the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, the Holy Spirit i...

In many respects the church feels outdated and out of touch with today’s values and beliefs. That’s true from man’s perspective, but that’s not true from God’s perspective. God’s church has faced all types of adversity and opposition through the years, but the church has done more than survive. In fact, God uses the challenges to purify and prune His church. Ultimately, that means God purifies and prune us because we are His church. We are the family of God, the sons and daughters t...

In this second message in the series Understanding God’s Delays, we wrestle with the big questions. Why does God push pause on His promises to us? What good is to be gained from going nowhere? What am I supposed to do in the doldrums of delay? From this well-known passage in Isaiah, William explores an unconventional path to not merely surviving delays but finding purpose, power and engagement in them! This message will open your eyes and expand your horizon of hope for what God intends ...

In this second half of our series on Timing, we will turn the tables from looking at our role in stepping out in faith to look at Scripture to understand what often feels like God’s delays. If you have prayed for anything and not seen an answer, it can leave you frustrated and confused. In this message Karin looks at God’s encounter with Abraham and Sarah in Genesis 18:1-15 to explore the timeless truths that can help us trust in a good Father even when we don’t understand His timing.