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    • May 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    S6 Ep18: New Creation, May 4, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 46:43


    Pastor David Love concludes a series of messages from Galatians with the idea that believers are a new creation from God. Galatians 6:11-18

    S6 Ep17: General Instructions About Love, April 27, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 36:55


    Pastor David Love focuses on practical advice about love. Love one another and love neighbors. Galatians 6:1-10

    S6 Ep16: True Living:Spirit of Love, April 20, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 35:49


    Pastor David Love shares thoughts on how the resurrection of Jesus provides us true life! Galatians 5:16-26

    S6 Ep15: Truly Free: Law of Love, April 13, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 28:19


    Pastor David Love asks, “How is your own faith expressed?” Whoever lives in love, lives in God, and God in him.  Galatians 5:1-12 

    S6 Ep14: Spiritual Slavery & Spiritual Freedom, April 6, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 29:56


    Every human being has empty spot that cannot be filled with earthly stuff…You must be born again. Pastor David Love invites listeners to accept the gift of salvation. Galatians 4:8-31

    S6 Ep13: The Liberated Children of God, March 30, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 32:43


    How is life different for us under Christ vs. under the law? When you believe, God looks on us…As if we were Jesus, As if we had never sinned, As if we had perfect obedience. Galatians 3:23-4:7

    S6 Ep12: The Law is Good, But Not Perfect, March 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 34:10


    Pastor David Love continues a sermon series focused on faith. He contrasts two thoughts. Legalism is an aggressive enemy, don't be friends with it. Salvation is a free gift, don't try to earn it or add to it.  Galatians 2:21 - 3:22

    S6 Ep9: The Gospel Truth-The Corrupted Gospel, March 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 36:00


    Pastor David Love uses the words of Charles Spurgeon to make the point that the law can not save. Spurgeon says, The law is the needle, and you cannot draw the silken thread of the gospel through a man's heart unless you first send the needle of the law to make way for it. If men do not understand the law, they will not feel that they are sinners. And if they are not consciously sinners, they will never value the sin offering. There is no healing a man till the law has wounded him, no making him alive till the law has slain him. Galatians 1:10-2:20

    S6 Ep9: The Gospel Truth-The One and Only Gospel, March 9, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025 30:31


    There is no other Gospel, no other salvation. Pastor David Love continues the Gospel Truth series with the thought that we are not following an inspired leader, but the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:6-9

    S6 Ep8: The Gospel Truth-The Source of the Gospel, March 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 31:20


    Looking at Paul's missionary trips, we see how the Gospel is spread through the early church. Pastor David Love begins a series of messages focusing on the message of the Gospel.

    S6 Ep8: Dealing with Change Series-The Win, February 23, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 27:23


    Pastor David Love wraps up the dealing with change series by reminding listeners that God is working towards something in the life of every Christian...Glorifying Jesus Christ.

    S6 Ep7: Dealing with Change Series-The Smear, February 16, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 25:16


    What happens when you are dealt a bad hand? Pastor David Love asks, "When the cards you have been dealt in life are not looking that good, How can you give points so Jesus wins?" Luke 21:1-4, 7:36-47, 9:10-17, Isaiah 58:6-10, Proverbs 11:17-19

    S6 Ep6: Dealing with Change Series-The Trump, February 10, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 41:23


    When life changes we have to find a new trump card, a new way to live and fulfill our God given purposes. Pastor David Love asks, "How can you play the cards in your hand right now to show Jesus and the Gospel?" "How can you use your life to point others to the Savior?" Philippians 3:7-11, Matthew 20:20-28, 1 Corinthians, 1:11-13, John 21:18-23

    S6 Ep5: Dealing with Change Series-The Deal, February 2, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 34:55


    We get used to the cards we are dealt in life. We learn how to play them and what to expect. We know and understand how life goes, but sometimes God shuffles the cards around. Matthew 16:13-26, 19:16-22, John 21:18

    S6 Ep4: Relationship Series-God Oriented, January 26, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 36:58


    Continuing the series focused on relationships, Pastor David Love speaks about the goal of focusing more on God in your marriage, family, and church. Exodus 20:1-11, Genesis 2:21-24

    S6 Ep3: Relationship Series-Growing Together, January 19, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 21:42


    Pastor David Love continues the series on relationships. Choices grow us together or apart. The Lord governs your days. Guard against taking others for granted.  Ecclesiastes  4:6, Psalms 31:14-15, Ephesians 4:32

    S6 Ep2: Relationship Series-God's Training Program for Forgiveness, January 12, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 21:46


    God is teaching us about forgiveness through our relationships with others. Pastor David Love encourages listeners that with relationships, some assembly is required. Lean on God's wisdom! Ephesians 4:26 & 32, Proverbs 19:11

    S6 Ep1: Relationship Series-Words Make or Break, January 5, 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025 24:09


    Pastor David Love begins a new series focusing on deepening relationships. Words can be a powerful tool. Listeners are encouraged to use words wisely and challenged give complements. Proverbs 16:24, Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 7, Proverbs 21:23, James 1:26

    S5 Ep35: Aim At What Is Highest, December 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024 22:33


    Speaker Troy Prior uses lessons learned from Job and how his story can be encouraging to us! 1 Peter 1:14-15

    S5 Ep34: Home for Christmas-God With Us, December 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 23:54


    Immanuel-God with Us...Real not just a feeling or idea, truly personally fully present. Pastor David Love speaks about God desiring a deep and amazing relationship with each person. Issiah 7:14, 1 John 1:3, John 15:4, 17:26, 20:29

    S5 Ep33: Home for Christmas-City of Kings, December 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2024 27:06


    What do we know about the city of Bethlehem? Pastor David Love covers the history the city and how Jesus, who was born in in Bethlehem, brought peace with God. Micah 5:2-5a

    S5 Ep32: Home for Christmas-Virgin Birth, December 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 24:09


    Of all the ways for God to send his Son into the world, this is both the most ordinary and most Impossible. Pastor David Love continues his Christmas series with the thought that the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ is one of the foundations of Saving Faith. Matthew 1:18-21, Luke 2:4-7

    S5 Ep31: Home for Christmas-Preparing the Way, December 1, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 29:25


    Pastor David Love begins a series of messages focusing on Christmas. God has always maintained that a deep and rewarding relationship with him requires preparation! We need to look at ourselves, our habits, our motives - So that when we meet with God in Worship or Face to Face, We are ready! Isaiah 40:3-4, Malachi 3:1, Luke 3:8, 10-14

    S5 Ep30: Heaven on Earth, November 24, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 34:05


    How to make Heaven on Earth? In the final message of the Heaven, How to Live in the Kingdom of God, Pastor David Love states that those who make the Kingdom of Heaven do so actively through prayer, prioritization, and promotion.   Matthew 6:10, Luke 16:16

    S5 Ep29: New Heaven and New Earth, November 17, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024 28:58


    In Christ, we have the promise of a glorious future in the new heavens and earth that fuels our hope and resilience today. Pastor David Love continues his series on Heaven by looking at the new heaven and new earth.  Isaiah 65:17, 66:22, Revelation 21:1-5

    S5 Ep28: From Heaven to Earth, November 10, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024 25:53


    Continuing in a series on Heaven, Pastor David Love speaks about the unique perspective of Jesus as a visitor from Heaven to Earth.

    S5 Ep27: Heaven Is Real, November 3, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 34:05


    As Pastor David Love continue his series on Heaven, he encourages listeners to live in the light of God's sovereignty and to embrace our identity as His ambassadors, transforming our worship into a lifestyle that reflects His kingdom values.  Deuteronomy 26:15, Isaiah 6:1-5, Revelation 4:1

    S5 Ep26: Abandon All Hope You Who Enter In, October 27, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 39:03


    What happens when we die? Pastor David Love speaks about the intermediate state that we enter into with our soul when our body dies. 2 Peter 2:4, Revelation 20:13-14

    S5 Ep26: Heaven: Souls and Their Care, October 20, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 36:59


    Pastor David Love begins a series of messages focusing on Heaven. Isaiah 42:3

    S5 Ep25: Dining with God: The Gift Card, October 13, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 31:49


    Wrapping up the Dining with God series, Pastor David Love speaks about Jesus being God's sacrifice for our sin.

    S5 Ep24: Dining with God: The Last Supper, October 6, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 36:55


    Pastor David Love continues the Dining with God series by focusing on the events surrounding Jesus and His disciples and the last supper. Luke22:7-20

    S5 Ep24: Dining with God: Table Manners, September 29, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 28:18


    Society encourages people to be proud of their accomplishments. Pastor David Love reminds listeners that God favors the humble and shares practical ideas for staying humble. Luke 14:7-11 

    S5 Ep24: Dining with God: The Menu, September 22, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 32:23


    Pastor David Love continues the series Dining with God. He contrasts differences between human means that can not satisfy and Jesus who provides the ultimate satisfaction. John 6:25-40 

    S5 Ep23: Dinner With God-Dinner is Served, September 15, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 35:31


    Reverend Billy Graham said, "Just thinking of and serving others can be an antidote to negative and unhealthy introspection." Pastor David Love speaks about some of the ways we can serve at home, the community, and Church. John 13:1-17

    S5 Ep22: Dining With God: Dinner Guests, September 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 33:46


    Pastor David Love begins a series of lessons focusing on meals in the Bible. Most meals with friends and family begin with an invitation. A two step invitation process can be used to invite to church and to heaven. Matthew 9:9-13

    S5 Ep22: Finding A Place to Serve, September 8, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 27:00


    1 Peter 4:10 begins..."As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace." Pastor David Love speaks about our calling to serve. Romans 12:3-8

    S5 Ep21: Entertaining Angels, August 25, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 25:09


    What are angels role on earth? Pastor David Love discusses some of the roles angels play in our everyday life. Hebrews 13:2

    S5 Ep20: Israel and the End, August 18, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 45:47


    One of the greatest evidences that God is real is the existence of Israel. Pastor David Love reminds listeners that God is not slow about his promises. Romans 11:25-32

    S5 Ep19: Seven for Spiritual Struggles, August 11, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 44:38


    The full armor of God. Pastor David Love shares how the armor of God can equip believers to deal with spiritual struggles and how God Himself uses the armor. Ephesians 6:10-18

    S5 Ep18: Three Keys to Life's Purpose, August 4, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 27:20


    Ours is a culture that promises purpose and happiness at every turn, yet provides loneliness, depression, and lack of purpose. Pastor David Love shares examples from Mark 10 of Jesus as the ultimate example of purpose. Mark 10:17-22

    S5 Ep17: Righteous Rule, July 28, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 44:25


    As Pastor David Love wraps up a series on 1 Samuel, he speaks about the end of Saul's reign and the beginning of David's. ! Samuel 27-31

    S5 Ep16: The Quality of Mercy, July 21, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 30:59


    Pastor David Love discusses how Saul was intent on killing David, and how God protected David. 1 Samuel 23-26

    S5 Ep16: Friend of Lost Sheep, July 14, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 22:15


    David modeled a life in exile and was a shepherd for those in times of trouble. These who gathered around David in the wilderness were also strangers far from home. They had found no love, mercy, or justice in the world. They longed for a better place and became a community of the king. 1 Samuel 21-22

    S5 Ep15: The Lord's Protection, July 7, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 24:30


    Pastor David Love uses examples of God's protection of King David from King Saul's attacks of how God covers us with his protection. 1 Samuel 18-20

    S5 Ep14: Jesus and His Desciples, June 30, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 17:32


    Speaker Troy Prior uses Jesus' expectations of his disciples the requirements that will be asked of them. Mark 8:27-38

    S5 Ep14: The Lord's Victory, June 23, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 12:55


    The story of David and Goliath is a great example of how the victory is God's, not man.  1 Samuel 16:14-17:58

    S5 Ep14: Heart, June 16, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 25:49


    God looks at the heart of man, not the appearance. Pastor David Love uses the example of King David as someone who didn't live up to his standards but has a heart trying to follow God. 1 Samuel 16:1-13

    S5 Ep14: Whole Heartedly, June 9, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 28:37


    Pastor David Love uses King Saul as an example of a half-hearted relationship with God. 1 Samuel 13-15

    S5 Ep13: Encouragement for A Godly Life, June 2, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 21:59


    Pastor David Love encourages listeners to consider what it would look like for a nation to be led by God?

    S5 Ep12: The Spirit of God Transforms, May 26, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 26:29


    Pastor David Love contrasts the difference in leadership between judges and kings. He reminds listeners that Spirit of God transforms our abilities, character, and destiny.  1 Samuel 8-11

    S5 Ep12: A God Like No Other, May 19, 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 27:32


    Is God real? Triumph turned to tragedy? Pastor David Love uses examples from 1 Samuel to show how our God, Yahwah, is a real God, and not like other man-made gods.  1 Samuel 5-7

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