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Reap a Harvest: The Fourth Step of the Farmer’s Strategy!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2023 44:29


Harvest workers must “go” in God’s grace through prayer and by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Care for the Maturing Plant: The Third Step of the Farmer’s Strategy!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 48:11


We build relationships, truly and sincerely caring for the maturing people around us, just as others care for us.

Sow the Good Seed: The Second Step of the Farmer’s Strategy!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 44:07


What is required of you, the faithful farmer? Just that, it requires faith! The kind of faith that reminds you to sow seed everywhere you go because it’s good seed.

Cultivate the Soil: The First Step of the Famer's Strategy!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2023 44:05


Until all worship, let us continue to be faithful to the Lord of the Harvest and respond to His call upon our lives to be hard-working farmers!

Farming as an Everyday Illustration for the Spiritual Life!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 57:04


In the easy yoke of Jesus Christ, there is great joy to be found in laboring with Christ, rather than working for Christ alone and by your own strength.

The Focus of a Hardworking Farmer!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 48:04


God wants to first produce a harvest of spiritual fruit within us so that as we go to make disciples of all nations.

Grow Strong in God's Grace! (Introduction)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 43:49


A farmer’s life demonstrates to us diligence.

Coffee Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 49:03


Spilling the beans on what the Bible says about your relationships.

Battle Drill #41: Manage your Household Well!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 55:05


We are called to manage the household of God well, and that begins in our own lives, in our own relationships and marriages, and with our own parents and children.

Battle Drill #40: Trust your Training!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 55:28


We must learn to trust our training so that we obey God's Word according God’s intent when it matters the most.

Battle Drill #39: Communicate the Mission!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 53:58


We have been enlisted to communicate the mission of God!

Battle Drill #38: Pursue Godliness in your Finances!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023 44:00


We need to learn to put God first in all we do. Pursuing godliness in your finances is an inside-out process of bringing all things into submission to Christ so that all that you think, say, and do points to Him, including how you utilize the resources God has provided for you

Battle Drill #37: Train with a Battle Buddy!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2023 43:39


God enlisted you to be all you can be – an image bearer of God, the reflection of His Son Jesus Christ for all the world to see!

Advent Week 3: A Home of Joy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 36:14


Joy is not a response to circumstances; joy is the rock of our well-being – a firm foundation from which we can experience all other emotions and respond in covenant faithfulness to God, according to His promises for our lives.

Advent Week 2: A Home of Love

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 53:40


This Christmas, I am inviting you to surrender your heart to be Christ’s home so that your home may become a home of hope, love, joy, and peace – a place where the weary of mind and body, a place where the heavy-burdened of heart and soul, can come and find rest

Advent Week 1: A Home of Hope!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 41:46


Hope is a right expectation in God – I wait upon Him knowing that He will show up in my situation.

Table of Blessings!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 53:54


We share some of the times that God brought us through, both hard and wonderful.

Battle Drill #36: Learn Discernment to Make Wise Decisions!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 47:02


Learn discernment to make wise decisions by deciding to apply what you have learned from Jesus, doing what He would do in each of your circumstances and difficult situations.

Battle Drill #35: Endure the Refining Process!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 45:02


May you start seeing every circumstance and every challenging situation as an opportunity to become more like Jesus until your very life proclaims the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Battle Drill #34: Building up Heart & Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 41:23


Resilience comes out of the building up of your heart and mind.

Battle Drill #33: Keep Getting Up! (Learning Resilience)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022 55:46


God has given every believer the same power that gave Jesus the resiliency to live His life on mission for God, without distraction, and to face His own death for the glory of God, without compromise.

Battle Drill #32: Get a Grip on your Appetites before they take hold of you!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 53:39


Sukkot: The Feast of Tabernacles and Living Water

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 40:19


Today we will look at the third of the three Pilgrimage Feasts which God commanded Israel to celebrate: The Feast of Tabernacles. It has a past, now and "not yet" aspect which we will explore.

Battle Drill #31 Build a Good Reputation!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 43:08


While appearances, positions, and education can make a positive impression up front, it is your character and conduct in the everyday situations of real life that builds your reputation.

Battle Drill #30: Do Righteousness and Justice!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 57:34


You have a choice to make – to trust God and His ways or to take matters in your own hands.

Battle Drill #29: Prioritize Peace!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 44:15


You are to declare it (the Gospel) in word and deed; therefore, you are to prioritize peace as your way of life – vertically with God, internally within your own mind and heart, and in your relationships as you extend the gospel peace of Jesus Christ to all people, regardless of their ideologies and perspectives.

Battle Drill #28: Listen to Counsel and Accept Discipline!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 48:13


The church has a mission that depends on every member of the body of Christ to do his or her job, regardless of the circumstances.

Battle Drill #27: Listen Before You Answer!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 52:05


You should always listen before you answer. The key is humility.

Battle Drill #26: Apply First Aid – The Joy of the Lord is My Strength!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 44:28


Let me be clear from the beginning that the joy of the Lord is not a response to your circumstances, it is the posture of your heart in your circumstances, it is the firm foundation upon which you can biblically respond to your circumstances as a good soldier of Jesus!

Battle Drill #25: Commit Your Work to the Lord!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 43:12


How we handle our deep levels of disappointment is a critical decision point on the person we are to become. Being faithful is a trained behavior! It doesn’t happen by accident, and you must learn to train it daily.

Battle Drill #24: Serve Properly!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 43:31


We need to examine our lives to make sure that we are serving properly and not sitting back waiting to be served!

Battle Drill #23: Rejoice and Be Glad!

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 31:06


Rejoicing is a choice that we each must make moment by moment because of our faith, not in consideration of our circumstances!

Battle Drill #22: Keep Control of the Rudder of Your Life!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 44:38


As a Christian, you are not who you once were (Point A) and you are not yet who God desires you to be (Point B), you are sailing to the destination, on the journey of life. Along the way there are calm waters and there are stormy seas, and in every circumstance, we must train ourselves to keep control of the rudder of our lives.

Battle Drill #21 Slow to Anger!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 45:26


Walk in the Spirit, not in the flesh. Be slow to anger and you will reflect God in how you conduct yourself, even when you are experiencing the very real emotion of anger, just like Jesus Christ did in very real situations.

Battle Drill #20: Be a Hope-Bearer!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 39:03


One person can make a difference by being a hope-bearer! It’s contagious.

Battle Drill #19: Give an Honest Report!

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 54:09


In time of war a false report easily leads to confusion, friendly fire, and even death. The same is true within the Church of Jesus Christ in our mission to seek and to save the lost.

Someone Greater Than Jonah is Here

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 55:58


Jesus can be found in every verse of Jonah 1.

Battle Drill #18: Protect Your Priorities!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 49:16


I believe there are mission priorities that every good soldier of Jesus Christ must know and train themselves to identify and engage successfully, first, regardless of the stressful conditions. You are defined by that which you prioritize so be wise and discerning in what you put first in your heart.

Battle Drill #17: Establish a Strong Defense!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 40:41


It was not for lack of wisdom that Solomon fell, it was from his disobedience to God’s ways in the most intimate places of his life – he didn’t watch over his heart with all diligence!

Pentecost Sunday: Fishers of Men and the Feast of Weeks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 49:20


There are three of Jewish Pilgrimage Festivals: Passover, Pentecost, and Sukkot. I believe these ancient times of celebration foreshadowed the three greatest days in the life of the church AND that they are the greatest evidence the Bible is the Word of God, and Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God.

Battle Drill #16: Accept the Commander's Correction!

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 47:25


Battle Drill #15: Search and Rescue!

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 49:12


Remember the original vision or it will fade over time!

Battle Drill #13: Iron Sharpens Iron: Biblical Friendship

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 37:27


I want to do 3 things in this sermon time today. I want to look back at the early church and see how the first Christians did friendship and community. I want to address how different friendship and community are in our own current culture. and I want to see how we can actually obey God's design for us and have the kind of friendships He intended for his people to have.

The Spirit of the Lord is Upon Me

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 41:04


We cannot dictate to Jesus the terms of our salvation.

Battle Drill #12: Trust Your Training!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 51:22


Regardless of your level of training, if you don’t trust your training at the moment that it matters then you will allow the circumstances, your feelings, or your nervous system to determine your response.

Battle Drill for Easter: Walk with the Living Hope!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 41:49


“Put your hope in the Living Hope – the Hope above all hopes; the Hope over all other hopes.”

Battle Drill #10: For the Festivals: Listen and Ask Questions

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 42:34


The Passover happened in such a way that they would act as a pattern, a type, a template for the death of Christ.

Battle Drill #9: Escape and Evade!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 55:07


When your plans have not gone well, how do you return to the way of God with honor?

Battle Drill #8: Watch for Ambushes!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 64:39


Be on the alert and to make wise choices.

Battle Drill #7: Guard Your Heart!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 42:42


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