Freedom Church Gastonia - Sermon of the Week

Jesus told us it would be better for us to have the Holy Spirit than for Him to be here in the flesh! In part 4 of Power Team Pastor BJ Sullivan teaches on the 5th reason why you and the Holy Spirit are a power team! This week is all about the Holy Spirit eliminating distractions in our life by reminding us of Jesus' righteousness.

Jesus told us it would be better for us to have the Holy Spirit than for Him to be here in the flesh! In part 3 of Power Team Pastor BJ Sullivan teaches on the 4th reason why you and the Holy Spirit are a power team and it's all about speaking in tongues!

Jesus told us it would be better for us to have the Holy Spirit than for Him to be here in the flesh! Pastor BJ Sullivan gets through 3 of 10 reasons why He said that in part 2 of Power Team!

Our largest global partners, Ambassadors To The Nations, visit FCG! Darey & Karen Jolley (ATTN Founders & Pastor Lisa's parents) share about “The Storehouse Principal” which is also the title of their new book. Did you know that in Deuteronomy God “Commands” a blessing on our storehouses? Press play and learn about what that means and how to practically apply it in your life.

Pastor Brittany Price kicks off our new series “Power Team” at FCG! So many believers are living without the power of the Holy Spirit working in their lives but they don't have to! In part one of this new series Pastor Brittany teaches about how baptism of the Holy Spirit will unlock that “POWER” in your life.

It's Easter 2025 at FCG and Pastor BJ Sullivan is preaching a message about the year of Jubilee. When Jesus stood in the temple and read from the book of Isaiah he was declaring the freedoms and inheritance that He was ushering in for believers and they are parallel to the benefits of the Old Testament year of Jubilee!

On Palm Sunday 2025 Pastor BJ Sullivan brings a message about 7 major differences between the Old Covenant based on law & the New Covenant of grace that Jesus established. Spoiler alert: The New Covenant is WAY better!

o close out our Good Shepherd Series Pastor BJ Sullivan delivers a message about how to build trust in the shepherd through the 3 “R's”: Remain Close, Recognize His Doing, & Rejoice. As these 3 “R's” become a part of your daily life and you learn to trust the Good Shepherd you will experience a bonus 4th “R”…”Rest”

Pastor Lisa Sullivan delivers part 3 of The Good Shepherd with a message about getting sheered! A good shepherd knows when a sheep needs sheering & it's for the sheep's own good when it happens. Our good shepherd is ready to cut away whatever is holding us down with His word, which is sharper than a double edged sword.

In part 2 of The Good Shepherd at FCG Pastor BJ Sullivan delivers a message about hearing the good shepherd's voice and recognizing it at all times. From John 10, if sheep know the shepherd's voice well they can not be led a stray by any other voice. Amen!

New series, The Good Shepherd, launches at FCG. In John 10 we learn that Jesus is our good shepherd and if we only allow those things that are in line with who He is & His Word in our “gate” we will be kept safe from the thief who comes to “steal, kill, and destroy”.

Closing out our Yes and Amen Series Pastor BJ Sullivan brings a message that includes 4 steps from the Word that will carry us to our “Amen” and activate God's promises in our lives. Using 3 intersecting stories from the life of Jesus we will see an example of the 4 steps: 1. Hear it/Read it 2. See It On The Inside 3. Apply It 4. See It On The Outside.

Satan uses fear the same way God uses faith. In part 4 of Yes & Amen Pastor BJ Sullivan preaches about how to chose faith (Your “Amen” to what God is saying) over fear (Your “Amen” to the lies of the enemy).

Unbelief is your enemy! There are 3 different kinds of unbelief that can prevent you from walking out the promises of God in your life. In part 3 of our Yes & Amen series at FCG Pastor BJ Sullivan talks about how to shut the door on all 3 kinds of unbelief that will try to come against you.

Did you know that Paul says the sword of the spirit is the Word of God? In God's Word He has given us promises. That means our promises are swords & we need to use them! Pastor BJ Sullivan continues our Yes & Amen series teaching us how to use our “Swords” to combat the enemy.

Pastor BJ Sullivan launches a brand new series at FCG called Yes & Amen. What has God said,”Yes” to? When we discover God's “Yes” & truly believe it our resounding “Amen” will activate His promise in our life! However, we can not give our “Amen” to what we don't know.

Pastor BJ Sullivan closes out our A Complete Unknown Series with a message about what it means to be an Ambassador of Christ & how to carry the Kingdom of God into every situation.

Guest speaker and partner of FCG, Brother Raj, brings a message about Jesus being the “True Vine” and the fruit that we should bear as believers who abide in Him.

Guest speaker and partner of FCG, Brother Raj, brings a message about Jesus being the “True Vine” and the fruit that we should bear as believers who abide in Him.

Pastor Brittany Price delivers Part 3 of our new series A Complete Unknown. In a series all about discovering your purpose/cause Pastor Brittany teaches from the book of Romans about every believers calling to be a living sacrifice.

Part 2 of a series all about discovering your purpose/cause. As a believer once you are aware of your purpose, everything you do can be infused with the power of The Holy Spirit just like we see in the story of Ananias. He may be a complete unknown to some but that's ok because when you co-labor in your purpose with The Holy Spirit only being known by God will matter to you.

Pastor BJ Sullivan launches a new series about discovering your purpose/cause. As a believer once you are aware of your purpose, everything you do can be infused with the power of The Holy Spirit just like we see in the story of Bezalel. He may be a complete unknown to some but that's ok because when you co-labor in your purpose with The Holy Spirit only being known by God will matter to you.

In the final Sunday Service of 2024 Pastor BJ Sullivan talks about the “Incorruptible Seed of The Word of God”. It's the seed that brought Jesus into this world as a man & it's that same seed that will bring breakthrough & the miraculous into your life in 2025 & beyond!

The Christmas story is full of God's love in every detail. Some of those details can be overlooked as we become familiar with the story. Pastor BJ Sullivan brings a Christmas-Week message that covers many details you may not know about the nativity that exemplify God's love and handiwork from start to finish. Merry Christmas from FCG!

The joy of the Lord is our strength & the Holy Spirit will produce the fruit of joy in our lives (Gal 5:22). As believers we can have joy/strength in every moment, joy/strength that sustains us, & overflowing joy/strength. In this second week of Advent 2024 at FCG we celebrate the arrival of joy.

Faith follows hope like a light at the end of a dark tunnel (Hebrews 11). If you feel like your faith is dormant it's time to get your hopes up! Advent is always a special time of year and this year Advent 2024 begins at FCG with a week all about hope.

Praise & thanksgiving affect every area of our lives and will lead us to breakthrough! Not only do praise & thanksgiving have a massive effect on us personally they also affect the devil & God Himself. Pastor BJ Sullivan delivers part 4 of Praise Is The Breakthrough telling us how.

Do you need self control? Have you lost your purpose? Maybe you feel like you've never known your purpose. In week 3 of Praise Is The Breakthrough Pastor BJ Sullivan preaches a message about how praise and thanksgiving can bring a breakthrough of self control and even purpose into your life!

Your focus, especially in stressful moments, will determine at what point you begin to partner (co-labor) with the Holy Spirit towards the Lord's solution to the problems & trouble that come your way.

Praise is expressing thankfulness & it brings breakthrough! In Part 1 of this new series at FCG Pastor BJ Sullivan shows us from the Word & personal experience the blessings that a lifestyle of thankfulness & praise will bring.

Pastor BJ Sullivan teaches 3 more lessons from the Garden of Eden. One: We thrive in our natural environment (His Presence). Two: Thankfulness keeps trouble away (Gratitude). Three: Jesus was always THE plan (Plan A).

Is it possible to be more aware of who we are in Christ than who we are in the flesh? What does this have to do with the Garden of Eden? Pastor BJ Sullivan answers these questions along with a teaching on finding all you need within your born again spirit.

In Part 2 of our In The Garden Series Pastor BJ Sullivan teaches a second lesson from Adam & Eve's fall in the Garden of Eden. That lesson? Get The Word of God for yourself & NEVER be deceived again! It's as simple as that!

In Part 1 of the new series, In The Garden, Pastor BJ Sullivan teaches a lesson from the Garden of Eden. Eve added to the instructions that God gave Adam and it led to the fall of man. People are still adding to God's Word today and it's still causing problems.

Pastor BJ Sullivan delivers a message filled with Lesson 4 - 5 of 5 lessons we can learn from Elijah's time at the brook. Lesson 4: Your “Yes” Is Also Someone Else's Supply 5: Every Time We Say, ”Yes” to God It Grows/Strengthens Our Faith & Prepares Us For The Next Season

Pastor BJ Sullivan delivers a message filled with Lesson 1- 3 of 5 lessons we can learn from Elijah's time at the brook. Lesson 1: Your Supply Will Be Supernatural & Natural. Lesson 2: You Must Constantly Be Listening & Saying “Yes” To God. Lesson 3: God Sends Your Supply To Where He Has Told You To Go.

It's Terradez Sunday at FCG! Guest speaker Ashley Terradez delivers a timely message to FCG about what it means to be a generous giver & what generous giving does in the spirit.

In Part 2 of At The Brook Pastor BJ Sullivan brings a message about lies and thoughts that may come your way when you are at a “dried up brook”. There are tools in The Word to combat the lies & answers for all the thoughts.

In week 1 of our brand new series, At The Brook, Pastor Brittany Price preaches a powerful message based on Elijah's time at the brook. God sent provision and it was more than enough for Elijah. However, Elijah did have a part to play in order to receive that provision. What exactly was God's part & what exactly was Elijah's part? The truth is just as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago and will bring revelation to your daily walk.

In Psalm 91 we are given promises of rest, protection, satisfying long life, and more! The writer, most likely Moses, calls it “abiding in the shadow of The Almighty”. These promises are made to those who “dwell” in the shelter of The Almighty. So the question is; How do we “dwell” in His shelter? In Part 2 of this message Pastor BJ Sullivan focuses on the power of declaring the truth out loud and moving forward towards the issues of the world because as the Body of Christ we have the answers!

In Psalm 91 we are given promises of rest, protection, satisfying long life, and more! The writer, most likely Moses, calls it “abiding in the shadow of The Almighty”. These promises are made to those who “dwell” in the shelter of The Almighty. So the question is; How do we “dwell” in His shelter?

In week 5 of our Psalms series Pastor BJ Sullivan dives into Psalm 84 written by the Sons of Asaph. These temple custodians, singers, and musicians discovered the secret to turning their work into worship thus their work served an eternal purpose. We can do the same and be ignited with passion when we begin to see our work become worship as well.

In Psalm Chapter 1 King David teaches us how to be like a tree planted by the water, prospering in all that we put our hands to. This advice from the king takes a kingdom mindset. If we think like a citizen of the Kingdom of God instead of a citizen of the world that we are “in but not of” we will “prosper” in all things. What does “prosper” mean though? Find out in this Sunday sermon from Pastor BJ Sullivan.

Pastor BJ Sullivan delivers a message based on Psalm 57. David wrote Psalm 57 about the time he fled from Saul and hid in a cave. In these verses David lived out 4 steps that shifted his perspective and led him to victory! We can apply these to our own lives and get out of any “cave” we have found ourselves in. Time to come out of the cave!!

Pastor BJ Sullivan continues our new series at FCG all about the Psalms. In a continuation of Psalm 23 Pastor BJ talks about what it means to have a shepherd that takes care of all our needs & what exactly a sheep needs to “lie down in green pastures”.

Pastor BJ Sullivan kicks off a new series at FCG all about the Psalms. Starting off strong with Psalm 23 Pastor BJ talks about what it means to have a shepherd that takes care of all our needs & what exactly a sheep needs to “lie down in green pastures”.

Pastor Brittany Price closes out the Seek First series at FCG with a powerful & timely message about seeking the Lord titled; Seek The King and Not The Thing.

A celebration of FCG's 32nd Anniversary! David told Solomon, ”Be strong & courageous & do the work.”. Then he laid out at least 8 ways to stay strong & courageous. Pastor BJ Sullivan delivers an anniversary message about these 8 ways.

Seeking the Kingdom of God first is being after God's heart. David was a man after God's heart. Saul was after the heart of the people. Pastor BJ Sullivan takes a look at different situations the two found themselves in and the results they got. One placing his hope & fear in people & the other in God. Where is your hope & fear?

Pastor BJ Sullivan preaches part 6 of our Seek First series. Grace & faith must work together & when we know how they operate we will boldly walk by faith, not by sight, into moments where we will always find “grace for the time of need”

Believers were created to be joyful and that joy is our strength! Jesus taught us that God will provide for all of our needs as we seek the Kingdom of God first. The Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost (Romans 14:17). In Seek First: Part 5 Pastor BJ Sullivan teaches on how to seek joy by being a good news reporter. Proverbs teaches us that good news brings good health and a cheerful look brings joy!