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Bishop Duane Swilley's sermon on "Relationships" emphasizes the importance of covenantal relationships by discussing biblical examples and the five levels of relationships. He stresses the need to prioritize our relationship with God above all else and encourages intentional nurturing of healthy relationships. Bishop Swilley calls for introspection, encourages discernment in relationships, and invites attendees to bless one another within the body of Christ. Overall, the sermon underscores the significance of genuine commitment and honor in our interactions with others.

Pastor Dave Gargano's sermon "Future" focuses on understanding God's thoughts for us and our future. He emphasizes the importance of knowing God's thoughts, which are higher and beyond our own. God has specific plans and provisions for each individual, showcasing his care and ability to fulfill his purposes. Salvation is highlighted as a free gift, urging the audience to trust in God's plans, deepen their relationship with Him, and embrace His provisions in their lives.


Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Psalms 139:17-18  
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.

Psalms 40:5 Many, O Lord my God, are Your wonderful works
Which You have done;
And Your thoughts toward us
Cannot be recounted to You in order;
If I would declare and speak of them,
They are more than can be numbered.

Pastor Dave Gargano's sermon "Future" discusses how our future is predetermined by God despite challenges from the devil, using Luke 22:31-32 as a foundation. Jesus' prayers for Peter's faith, return after falling away, and restoration apply to believers today. Gargano urges faith as crucial for reaching our future, emphasizing God's promise to work all things for good. The sermon concludes with an invitation to accept Jesus, highlighting the transformative impact of faith and God's love on one's life and future.

Luke 22:31-33 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”

Romans 8:28 and we know that all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose

Pastor Dave Gargano discusses the significance of understanding our purpose and future as children of God, focusing on developing a relationship with Jesus Christ as our primary goal. He explains that our future is already determined by God, encouraging us to pursue His plans with faith and obedience. Despite challenges and opposition from the enemy, Pastor Dave advises us to persevere and trust God, as trials are opportunities for growth and refinement. Using the analogy of sifting wheat, he stresses the importance of staying committed to our faith during tough times, believing that God is preparing us for a fulfilling future.

Luke 22:31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat.

In this sermon, Pastor Dave Gargano discusses the power of the cross and its significance in our lives. He emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and confronting our barriers, as God wants to address the root of our issues. Pastor Dave explores how the cross plays a crucial role in salvation, emphasizing Jesus' sacrifice for humanity's sins. He concludes by inviting the congregation to surrender their burdens to the cross, symbolically nailing their struggles as a reminder of Jesus' sacrifice and celebrating in worship.


1 Corinthians 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

Luke 14:27 And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.

Ephesians 2:14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.

Joshua 7:1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed things; so the anger of the Lord burned against the children of Israel.
2 Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth Aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, “Go up and spy out the country.” So the men went up and spied out Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not weary all the people there, for the people of Ai are few.” 4 So about three thousand men went up there from the people, but they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men, for they chased them from before the gate as far as Shebarim, and struck them down on the descent; therefore the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
6 Then Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads. 7 And Joshua said, “Alas, Lord God, why have You brought this people over the Jordan at all—to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? Oh, that we had been content, and dwelt on the other side of the Jordan! 8 O Lord, what shall I say when Israel turns its back before its enemies? 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear it, and surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”
10 So the Lord said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? 11 Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them. For they have even taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff.


Joshua 7:19 Now Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I beg you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
20 And Achan answered Joshua and said, “Indeed I have sinned against the Lord God of Israel, and this is what I have done: 21 When I saw among the spoils a beautiful Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. And there they are, hidden in the earth in the midst of my tent, with the silver under it.”