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Good news, struggling Christian: God does want to bless you. But if your soul has been polluted by sexual sin, He must do a cleansing work in order to make you capable of receiving the wonderful life He has for you. In today's sermon, Steve Gallagher shares three biblical steps you must take to join God in His cleansing work. And for your personal use in this process, we're glad to share with you the “Mercy” prayer, which we give to everyone in our counseling programs. You can download it here: https://bit.ly/MercyPrayer Lord, I thank you for __________________ . I thank you for saving him. Thank you for what you have done and are doing in his life. Make ____________________ to know Jesus. Help him to increase in the knowledge of God. Destroy speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God and help him to bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Make ______________________ poor in spirit. Bring him down, Lord, but please do it gently. Help him to see his neediness. Help him to see himself in light of you. Put him in his rightful place, Lord. Fill _______________________ with your Holy Spirit. Immerse him in your Spirit, Lord. Come to him in power and might. Baptize him in fire, Lord. Life _______________________. Life him according to Thy loving-kindnesses. Pour out Your life-giving mercies into his soul. Bless _______________________. Lord, bless him in everything he touches. Bless him spiritually, physically, and financially. Bless his loved ones. Do for him Lord, instead of me. Mercy _______________________. Flood him with need-filling mercies. Pour them out in super abundance. Find and meet every need in his life as You see it, Lord. Scripture quotations taken from the NASB (New American Standard Bible) Copyright 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Can we stay in unforgiveness and still go to heaven? In Matthew 6, Jesus clearly says, "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." Forgiveness must be of utmost importance to God. Forgiveness is not weakness. It is not God making you the world's punching bag. Nor does holding unforgiveness give you power over the person who wronged you. The truth is, the person or thing you don't forgive, you will eventually become. Forgiveness is actually the most powerful thing Jesus could have you do. It causes you to start becoming like Him.
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The history of stress started in 1936. Now, a little less than a century later, according to the "experts," stress is responsible for every mental and medical problem under the sun. Is this true? The problem might be that we are believing the "experts" more than God's Word. It is the negative things we believe about stress that cause it to be detrimental to our well-being, not stress itself. Stress is a challenge, but it is not a threat. Stress, if viewed rightly, is meant to be beneficial.
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Sometimes we think of prayer as figuring out the best strategy to get something from God. After all, He has everything, and we have less. But have you ever stopped to think about what God is wanting? And what could you give Him? There are things we give to one another in relationships without a single word being spoken. It should be the same with God. Gratefulness truly makes a huge difference in what we receive from God because wholeness and gratitude go hand in hand. Ask yourself, is God getting what He wants out of your life? Are you meeting the unspoken request He has of you?
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Is your spiritual life running on low power mode? In this message, Pastor Jamie Nunnally shares how to plug in and power up by fully immersing yourself in the Spirit. This world will drain you, but the Holy Spirit will sustain you. We need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit.Baptize (baptizō) – to dip, immerse, submerge.3 Baptisms in the Bible:Baptism into the body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:13 — At the moment you believe, the Spirit places you into Christ and His body, the Church.Water baptism (baptism in the name of Jesus). Water baptism publicly identifies you with Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. Baptism into Christ changes your spiritual position; water baptism declares your spiritual decision.Baptism in the Holy Spirit. If water baptism is your announcement, Spirit baptism is your empowerment. It's being filled with the Spirit or the Spirit coming upon you. Acts 1 says you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit and receive power to be His witnesses.Four things to know about Baptism in the Holy Spirit:It is separate from salvation and follows salvation. Like drinking water vs. bathing in water—two different experiences with two different purposes. The disciples received the Spirit in John 20, but were baptized in the Spirit in Acts 2. Other examples include the Samaritans in Acts 8, Gentiles in Acts 10, and new believers in Acts 19.The Holy Spirit baptizes us for empowerment. Salvation—the Spirit in you—is a free gift. But the Spirit on you is so you can do something: • Power to live a holy life (Galatians 5:16). • Power to supernaturally minister to others (1 Corinthians 12:4-7). The Spirit within you is for your spiritual identity. The Spirit upon you is for your spiritual assignment.You receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit by asking for it. Luke 11 says your heavenly Father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him. This is a good gift from a good Father.You can be baptized in the Holy Spirit again and again. Acts 4 shows the same people from Acts 2 being filled again. Ephesians 5:18 says to be continually filled.Believers are instructed to engage in all three baptisms: the Spirit, the water, and the blood. If you're insecure in your salvation, maybe you don't have all three witnesses in operation.ClosingJesus didn't tell the disciples, "Go try your best." He said, "Don't leave until you're plugged in." Salvation puts you in Christ, water baptism declares your commitment, but baptism in the Holy Spirit connects the cable and fires the engine. You weren't designed to live unplugged, but empowered.Are you plugging in?
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What motivates you? The high side or the low side? John the Baptist sang the funeral song, and Jesus sang the wedding song, but still the people didn't move. What does it take for you to go deeper with God? Do you need to be yelled and told to repent like John the Baptist, or does the love and celebration of a wedding with Jesus move you? We may not realize it, but it is our choice whether we operate from the low side or the high side.
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The Gospel of Matthew ends with Jesus' Great Commission to go, baptize and teach, assuring us that He will be with us always.
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Why We Baptize In Jesus Name - Pastor Mitchell Bland
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Recent government hearings have made UFOs and aliens front-page news, and now a Catholic priest says he'd baptize extraterrestrials if asked. But I think before agreeing so quickly to the idea, this priest needs to be asking some really big theological and spiritual questions.SERMON TRANSCRIPT…https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-alienbaptismWeird Darkness® and Church Of The Undead™ are trademarked. Copyright © 2025.#WeirdDarkness #AlienBaptism #UFODisclosure #AreAliensDemons #VaticanAstronomer #PentagonUFO #ChristianTheology #SpiritualWarfare #AlienSalvation #BibleAndAliens
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00:00:00 - Topics00:01:56 - Elon Musk has just hinted that Tesla is about to demonstrate an electric flying car by the end of the year. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1984969818085138761 00:05:11 - JP has a discussion with Laura Eisenhower at Eglin AFB where he has had many experiences and missions https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1984972317693223042 00:09:19 - The Pentagon maintains there is no evidence of any classified UFO crash retrieval or reverse-engineering programs. https://x.com/disclosureorg/status/1985158293505864141 00:13:08 - Age of Disclosure producer is interviewed by Bill Maher who seems open to claims of an official cover-up of crashed UFO craft, Non-Human Intelligence, etc. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985311211982921866 00:16:24 - On October 25, 2025, I was joined by George Kavassilas and JP to dive current Global, Solar, and cosmic events - Highlights. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985316027928891541 Disclosure Truth Apocalypse Coming - Highlights Reel https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985324785627455880 00:18:07 - The Vatican's new Chief Astronomer, Fr. Richard D'Souza, says he would baptize space aliens and "Theology would have to reimagine itself and take into consideration these other beings." https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985330551708868983 00:21:05 - The ‘Collins Elite' - a high level think tank inside the government - believes ‘Aliens' are Demons and they are orchestrating ‘Disclosure'. https://x.com/digijordan/status/1985223304777519378 00:24:18 - NASA continues to withhold release of Mars Orbiter images of 3I/Atlas. Now members of Congress are demanding action. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985545382420758937 00:25:50 - Former VP Dick Cheney (2001-2009), just died after an ignominious public career involving the Sept 11 false flag attack and the 2003 Iraq war. He was also a key player in the UFO cover up. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985704270084096444 00:29:11 - Important info about how nickel alloys rather than iron is used in space programs and how 3I/Atlas has been identified to be giving off lots of nickel alloys but no iron. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985837456047161717 00:33:14 - Richard Hoagland reveals how science has been manipulated to remove all equations that could lead to a fundamental understanding of antigravity, free energy, etc., in open-source literature. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985970427559108859 00:37:35 - President Trump has renominated Jared Isaacman to be NASA Director after withdrawing his nomination back in May after his break with Elon Musk. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1985973855714787431 00:40:12 - The latest images of 3I/Atlas after completing perihelion show it without a tail https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1986264814792978864 00:41:20 - Daniel Liszt raises legitimate points in how and why the CIA/Mossad is pushing the 3I/Atlas narrative that it's a gigantic spacecraft that represents an unknown threat and a psyop. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1986385579630555304 00:46:51 - Orbs Tell JP of Next Space Ark Mission, 3iAtlas & Medbeds – JP UPdate 51 https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1986395495288164402 Will the dissolution of NASA's Office of the Chief Scientist lead to more whistleblowers coming forward about the UFO cover-up? https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/1986806487063179690 Join Dr. Salla on Patreon for Early Releases, Webinar Perks and More.Visit https://Patreon.com/MichaelSalla/
What makes the final decision in your life? Whose words are you believing? Your parents, your friends, or your own opinions? For God's Word to truly be your final authority, His Word must take over every area of your thinking. His ways are truly higher than our ways. God is looking for sell out. Those who will sell everything, change their way of thinking completely, to gain the treasure found in the field.
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The Wilderness E10 — Throughout ancient Israel's long history of wandering in the wilderness, failing in the garden land, being exiled to the nations, and then continuing to struggle after their return to the land, one thing has been clear. The people need a faithful shepherd like Moses who can guide them into God's provision and wisdom. So after Jesus is baptized in the wilderness and succeeds in his own wilderness tests, you can probably guess where Jesus goes to feed, heal, and teach people! In this episode, Jon and Tim explore stories in the gospels where Jesus provides for Israelites and non-Israelites in the wilderness, acting as a new Moses-like shepherd.CHAPTERSRecap of Theme and Setup for Jesus as a New Moses Figure (0:00-14:03)The People's Need for a Shepherd (14:03-24:04)Bread in the Wilderness for Israel (24:04-38:12)Discussing Bread With Pharisees and a Canaanite Woman (38:12-47:35)Bread in the Wilderness for the Nations (47:35-1:02:37)OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPTView this episode's official transcript.REFERENCED RESOURCESYou can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.Check out Tim's extensive collection of recommended books here.SHOW MUSIC“Be Like Water” by Lofi Sunday, Zairis TéJion “Holy” by Lofi Sunday, Just Derrick “It's Gonna Be Alright-22” by Lofi Sunday, Marc Vanparla “jazz club” by Lofi Sunday, PAINT WITH SOUNDBibleProject theme song by TENTSSHOW CREDITSProduction of today's episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today's episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Who is authorized to perform Christian baptisms? While the New Testament clearly emphasizes baptism in Jesus' name for salvation, it does not directly state which members of the church are qualified to perform them. In this episode of Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, Dr. David K. Bernard offers both biblical and practical guidance on this question.Visit PentecostalPublishing.com to shop Dr. Bernard's full catalog of published works. Enter promo code DKB10 at checkout to save 10 percent on your order.If you enjoy this podcast, leave a five-star rating and a review on iTunes or your preferred podcast platform. We also appreciate it when you share Apostolic Life in the 21st Century with family and friends.
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A call to intercession. Could what happened to Charlie Kirk have been stopped? Why does it seem as if evil and witches have more power than most Christians? Could it be God has made the execution of HIs will on earth depend on the will of man? "Upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven." -Matthew 16:18-19. So God has given us the power and authority, but are we using it? When we bind, we have the power to limit Satan's power on the earth.
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What does baptism say about our freedom in Christ? Like Israel crossing the Red Sea, baptism pictures our deliverance from sin's power. We now walk free, no longer slaves, but alive in Christ.In this four-part series on the command “Baptize My Disciples,” we are invited to see baptism not as a symbolic obligation, but as a profound declaration of our union with Christ. Rooted in the authority and love of the risen Savior, baptism marks the believer's identity in Him, testifying that we have died to sin and been raised in newness of life. Through teaching, testimony, and Scripture, we are reminded that this command is both deeply spiritual and practically essential—anchored in Christ's power, pointing always to His glory, and flowing from a life of discipleship. Join Nate and Gabe as they explore Christ's command to “Baptize My Disciples.”Want to go deeper in studying this command of Christ? Download a free study guide at https://homediscipleship.comStudy guide includes: Scriptures referenced in podcastReview of Old Testament contextGuide for Scripture meditationQuestions for application and prayerFor more information, visit us at https://homediscipleship.comFind us on Facebook and Instagram @homediscipleshiphttps://www.facebook.com/homediscipleshipnetworkhttps://instagram.com/commandsofchristpodcast
10.22.2025 | Why We Are Here and Where God is Taking Us | Pastor Jeff Wickwire Pastor Jeff Wickwire breaks down the four pillars of every true church's mission: Go, Disciple, Baptize, and Teach. What would our world look like if every believer committed to these four actions?
In 1 Corinthians 1:17, Paul wrote, "Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel" (NKJV). Some cite this verse to downplay the importance of water baptism to Christian salvation. Dr. David K. Bernard responds with an examination of the context of 1 Corinthians and Paul's teaching on baptism in other New Testament passages.Visit PentecostalPublishing.com to shop Dr. Bernard's full catalog of published works. Enter promo code DKB10 at checkout to save 10 percent on your order.If you enjoy this podcast, leave a five-star rating and a review on iTunes or your preferred podcast platform. We also appreciate it when you share Apostolic Life in the 21st Century with family and friends.