Mt. Pleasant Church of God - Dillsburg

This week we are gathering back together for a "soft opening" if you will, before relaunching a service on Sunday 7/5. When we gather together on Sunday morning at 10:30 it will be for a time of prayer and refocusing on seeking the Lord corporately. Our desire is that we would experience what the disciples experience in verse 31 of Acts 4- "After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly." Join us for this sermon podcast as we wrap up our series on the Church- belonging to Jesus, being built by Jesus and promised to prevail against the gates of Hell.

Stepping away from our Gatecrashers series this week to dial in on an important message for Father's Day, certainly not that this message is only for men or Dad's, but the instruction Moses gives the Israelites in Deuteronomy 6 is to Love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength- something you've probably heard here or from Jesus in the New Testament. Around this command though is instruction on the importance of impressing this on their children and to have it be a part of everything they are and do. What are we passing down to those coming behind us? It's great to share skills and hobbies, passions and experiences with our children and those coming along behind us, but the most important thing we can pass on to them is a wholehearted love for the Lord!

As we continue in our sermon series Gatecrashers- we've so far talked about the Church belonging to and being built by Christ, the Church's role in the ministry of reconciliation and healing and the Church's role as a family doing good to all. This week we look at another description of the Church- as a dwelling place. Paul describes the Church being built up together with Christ as the cornerstone binding the whole building together. He reminds us that we are "becoming a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." While describing the same structure, the words house and home, mean two very different things. If the Lord is dwelling inside us through his Spirit that's going to look a certain way.

As we continue to look at the role of the church as we crash into the gates of Hades and overcome the powers of sin and darkness we're reminded that the church is in this together as a family. In the middle of chapter 6, Paul is reminding the people of the Galatian church to "do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." We know that doing good is important and can have a tremendous impact on those both in and out of the church, but we also know that gate-crashing can be exhausting. Just prior to this encouragement Paul has another word for them- "Don't become weary in doing good..." How can the church effectively handle the command to do good to all people, while also avoid the burnout that can come with it?

Welcome to this week's podcast, where Zack will dig into what it means to crash into the gates of hades, as a collective people seeking to reconcile those who don't know Jesus. Join us as we dig into what it means to invite people into reconciliation alongside of us, as we seek to become a little more like Jesus.

Gates take a defensive posture. Gates guard what is inside, keep out what shouldn't be let in. In Hell, the gates are trying to keep out the love and grace of Jesus Christ. This week, prepare to go on the offensive. Prepare to bring that love of Jesus into the world, and step out of the nature of being on the defensive.

Thanks for checking out the podcast! Zack dives into the importance of ministry in this season, and ministering out of the authority of Jesus that each one of us is granted.

Thanks for joining us this week! Zack brings us to our third revelation of the authority of Jesus that we find in Luke. We discover the authority of Jesus can be found in His ability to heal and save, to turn brokenness to beauty.

This week, Zack pushes deeper into the authority of Jesus as we take a look at the possessed man, and how Jesus sets him free. What does this mean for us? Click play and find out.

This week, Zack takes a look at the authority of Jesus, and what that looks like for us as we continue into this season during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week, Zack invites us to walk in the shoes of Nicodemus. Nicodemus was exploring and life and faith alongside of Jesus. He was wavering. He was questioning. He was transforming. Yet, he becomes someone who experiences true life change when confronted with the truth of the cross. What impact does that have on us? In what ways do we experience this in our own lives? Tune in to find out.

Happy Easter everyone! He has risen indeed. This week on the podcast, Zack encourages to celebrate Easter in the midst of the unknown. We can face the unknown with the power of Jesus at our back. When our plans don't come together, when live becomes tumultuous, we lean into the power of Jesus. May we use that power in this uncertain time to serve and be obedient to Jesus in the name of His love.

In this week's episode, Zack jumps into the book of Acts to focus on what it means to trust in Jesus during a time of venturing into the “unknown” - as a community, as a church, and as a body of believers seeking after him.

Join us as Zack discusses God's blessings during a season of unrest and unease. While the world seems chaotic, our God is pouring out blessing after blessing in our life.

This week, Zack dives into Isaiah to discover what it means to have perfect peace through Jesus.

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