LIVING ROOM CHURCH with Stephen Marshall

Dr. Stephen Marshall
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Your life matters! Listen to Pastor Stephen Marshall unfold easy to understand answers that will help you to LIVE LIFE STRONG!!

  1. 3d ago

    When You Feel Like Quitting… Watch to This!

    Life can feel overwhelming, and it’s easy to want to quit when challenges pile up. But God has a different plan for you: Don’t give up! In Part 4 of our “Don’t Give Up” series, Pastor Stephen and his wife Pam share practical encouragement and biblical truth to help you endure life’s pressures, trust God’s promises, and see His character rise within you. ✅ Discover how trials produce endurance and character ✅ Learn how to see yourself through God’s Word, not the world’s opinions ✅ Be inspired by stories, parables, and Scripture that remind you: God is smiling on you! If you’re tired, discouraged, or ready to quit, this message is for you. God’s hope is unfailing, and His plan for you is full of life and victory. 🙏 Prayer of Encouragement: “Dear Lord Jesus, I need Your help. Come into my heart, forgive my sins, and give me strength to never give up. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. Amen.”

  2. Sep 26

    Finding Strength in God's Promises

    What if the key to not giving up isn't trying harder but letting go? Discover the paradox of perseverance—sometimes the things we need to surrender are precisely what's keeping us from victory. Like Abraham who hoped against hope, your breakthrough might be one surrender away. What are you holding onto that's actually holding you back?

  3. Sep 19

    Activate Your Victory

    When life feels hopeless, remember that God is on your side. He restores dreams and turns failures into success. The cure for 'give-up-itis' is finding a vision and revelation from God that you can trust in. The battle isn't yours—it belongs to God. To practically apply this truth, know your purpose, encourage yourself with God's promises, and actively work toward the vision He's given you. No matter your age or past mistakes, God's mercies are new every morning, and He doesn't want you to surrender to hopelessness.

  4. Sep 12

    Don't Give Up -- You're Closer Than You Think

    Life inevitably brings moments when giving up seems like the only option, but God offers a higher perspective on our challenges. Even Jesus experienced profound sorrow, showing we're not alone in our struggles. Like David who encouraged himself in the Lord during extreme distress, we can turn to God for divine strategy that leads to restoration. With a 'made up mind' as Galatians 6:9 encourages, and by recognizing that every problem carries an opportunity for God's power to be displayed, we can persevere through difficulties. When we trust God to fight our battles, He can turn what seems hopeless into something beautiful.

  5. Sep 6

    Unintended Consequences

    What if the biggest threat to the life God has for you is not a bad decision you made, but a good one you quietly handed to someone else? Most believers would never intentionally give away God's blessings. But passive choices shaped by the crowd do exactly that. The narrow gate is lonely. But what is waiting on the other side is worth every step.

  6. Aug 30

    Communal Hot-tub

    Most people want a big life, but they are looking for it in the wrong places. Jesus described two paths: a wide gate that feels easy and appealing but leads to destruction, and a narrow gate that feels tight and uncomfortable but leads to real life. Being truly big means being Boundless in God, experiencing His version of big healing, big provision, big purpose, and big relationships. The problem is that too many people settle for counterfeits, chasing religion instead of relationship, quick fixes instead of genuine healing, and crowds instead of intimacy with God. No community, event, or religious activity can replace the personal relationship God is calling each person into. Choosing the narrow gate is not a one-time decision but a daily habit that requires recognizing the difference between the two paths, pursuing wisdom, letting go of approval, resolving expectations, and embracing the squeeze. The life God has planned is genuinely big, and it starts with the courage to walk through the narrow gate.

  7. Aug 28

    Boundless In God

    Too many people are living compressed, discouraged lives, feeling like they have missed their chance or made too many mistakes to qualify for anything more. But God's plans for you are not small. You were created in His image, and that means something in you will always reach for the boundless. Scripture confirms this repeatedly, from Genesis to Ephesians, making clear that you are His workmanship, created for good works. The stories of Abraham, David, Joseph, Ruth, and Rahab all prove that God specializes in taking people from small beginnings to extraordinary outcomes. The danger comes when we substitute human effort, community approval, or worldly comfort for genuine trust in God. Like the builders of Babel, we can be busy, unified, and productive while completely missing what God actually has for us. His blessings are not isolated. They are correlative, meaning that big dreams require big character, big faith, and a willingness to trust Him through the process. Stop settling for the smallest version of yourself and start living from the part of you that was made in the image of God.

  8. Aug 15

    UFOs, Black Holes, and AI

    UFOs. Black holes. Artificial intelligence. The headlines are loud and the fear is real. But what if the unknown is not the actual problem? What if the real issue is where we are looking for answers? God created everything seen and unseen, and His Word speaks directly to the things that keep us up at night. Greater is He who is in you than anything the unknown can throw at you.

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