Podcasts about pastor dennis

Every scar tells a story — but you get to decide how it's told. In Victim or Veteran: Scars that Complain or Speak, we explore the powerful difference between living defined by our wounds and living empowered by them. Through the story of Thomas and the resurrected Christ, we discover that scars are not proof of defeat — they are evidence of survival. The question isn't whether you've been hurt; it's whether your scars will complain about the past or speak victory into someone else's future. You can't erase your scars, but you can decide what they mean. Will this be who you are, or simply what you went through?

Do you find yourself living the Christian life more out of duty than delight? This inspiring message will encourage you to enjoy the favor you already have from your Heavenly Father, and stop trying to earn it.  Using the story Jesus told in Luke 15 of the the prodigal son, Pastor Dennis teaches us to embrace our true identities as daughters, sons and heirs of a loving Father who says, "Everything I have is yours."

When Leading Through the Wilderness? Exodus 18:21–23; 33:11 – Leadership in the wilderness is exhausting. Moses carries the weight of a restless people and discovers that even faithful leaders feel overwhelmed, lonely, and stretched thin. This final week explores how God sustains those called to lead—not by removing the burden, but by sharing it, strengthening it, and reminding us that the work has always been his. In the end, the wilderness reveals not just the limits of Moses, but the greater Deliverer who leads us home. ginghamsburg.org  

A new county tax proposal is on the table — and it's being sold as a solution. But when you dig into the details, serious questions start to surface.This measure wouldn't just increase taxes. It comes with policy conditions that could restrict how law enforcement operates and limit local control over public safety decisions. So who really gains? And who carries the burden?In this episode, we break down the numbers, the strings attached, and the long-term implications. We examine whether this proposal truly serves residents — or whether it expands government authority without delivering measurable returns.Click the link and press “Comment on Legislation.”https://online.co.pierce.wa.us/cfapps/council/iview/proposal.cfm?proposal_num=O2026-501Local government works best when citizens show up. A few minutes of your time can make a real difference in shaping the outcome.Don't assume someone else will speak up. If you care about the future of Pierce County, now is the time to engage and comment NO against this proposal.

When I am Struggling with Change? Freedom doesn't always feel better than familiarity. In the wilderness, Israel wrestles with change, loss of control, and unmet expectations. God meets them daily, teaching that transformation is rarely instant—but always intentional. ginghamsburg.org

Does speaking God's word in faith carry authority and release power to change your circumstances? Drawing on the biblical story of Esther, in this message Pastor Dennis illustrates how speaking in the name of the King grants believers the authority to enact change and experience divine protection.  By embracing our identity as sons & daughters of the King, we can receive God's word & act upon it - and we will have access to heaven's backup.  Putting this message into practice can turn the day where the enemy seeks to destroy you into a time of God's mighty deliverance for you!

When I Feel Trapped? Exodus chapters 7-14 – Sometimes the way forward looks impossible and the way back is closed. The Red Sea moment forces Israel to confront fear, trust, and surrender all at once. This week asks what it means to trust God when escape seems out of reach. ginghamsburg.org

Something was taken from you—and running won't get it back. This message confronts the difference between relief and restoration, exposing how wounded hearts settle for broken cisterns instead of living water. Through the story of the woman at the well, we see how Jesus reframes pain without shaming and restores the courage to face what once controlled us. Victims cope and coexist, but veterans stand their ground. Discover how refusing escape, choosing discipline, and stepping toward healing allows God to restore what was lost and break destructive patterns for good. You were victimized—but now it's time to stand your ground.

Everything that is truly alive—hope, joy, renewal, purpose—flows from Him.

Before we moved towards Jesus, He moved towards us. Jesus initiated the conversation and the mission of God.

When I Need Direction? Exodus chapters 3-4 – Few moments feel heavier than standing at a crossroads with no clear path forward. Moses encounters God while unsure, unqualified, and hesitant. This week explores how God often speaks direction not when we feel ready—but when we're willing to listen. ginghamsburg.org

True worship comes from a heart awakened by God.

In this message, Pastor Dennis Cummins teaches that while we can't control what happened to us, we can control what we do next. Blame may feel justified, but it quietly hands the remote control of our lives to someone else—keeping us stuck replaying the same pain. Using powerful biblical examples, Pastor Dennis shows how progress begins when excuses end and ownership begins. Victims relive reruns, but veterans take back control, change the channel, and move forward into the future God has for them.

When I'm Wounded?  Exodus chapter 2 – Pain has a way of reshaping our questions about God. When life leaves marks we didn't ask for, trust doesn't come easily. Moses' story shows how God meets us not after the wound, but right in the middle of it. ginghamsburg.org

Pain is inevitable, but identity is a choice. Drawing from Paul's triumph through suffering and a life-altering personal story, this message confronts the moment where every wounded heart stands—the Y in the road. Will we live as victims, trapped in blame and replay, or rise as veterans, forged by the battle and moving forward in faith? Discover how taking responsibility, choosing life, and refusing to let pain author the future leads us out of Act Two and into God's redemptive Act Three. Pain may visit—but it doesn't get to stay.

This week, Pastor Dennis talks through Jesus's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, when He asked God if there was a way to fulfill His mission without dying on the Cross. It's here that we see Jesus practice a radical form of vulnerability and honesty in praying with God. He sweats and begs, telling His Father what He actually wants. Yet, we're trained to perform, even in our conversations with God. We bring our best selves, our most faithful selves, our edited selves to God instead of our raw, honest, broken, doubting, and disoriented selves to God. Psalm 88 is an example of this kind of prayer, a prayer of disorientation. It's a prayer spoken when we're surrounded by darkness, when we're experiencing despair, when everything seems to be falling apart, and it's a prayer that refuses to resolve well or easily. If God is going to transform us, then we need to stop pretending and we need to start being honest.

Recorded April 30, 2025 - Wednesday Evening Service

While I Wait? Exodus Chapter 1 – Waiting can feel like silence, and silence can feel like absence. When prayers stall and progress feels slow, it's easy to wonder if God has forgotten us. Exodus opens in a season of long waiting, reminding us that God is often doing his deepest work before we see any movement. ginghamsburg.org

Recorded April 20, 2025 - Sunday Morning Easter Service

This week, Pastor Dennis begins our new series, "Being With God" by focusing on the way prayer is not about getting God to align with our agenda, but instead prayer is about building a deep, intimate, trusting relationship with God. We can make prayer into something where we ask God for what we want and expect Him to give it to us, or we can think that prayer is what draws God's attention to us. But, God is always paying attention to us, He's always attentive and attuned to us, and He's always desiring deeper relationship with us. Drawing on Howard Thurman's writings about prayer in his book Disciplines of the Spirit, and Jesus's words in John 15 about Him being the vine and us being the branches, we can see that we're already connected to Jesus and prayer is about bringing our desires and will into alignment with God's eschatological vision for our lives, as well as our neighbors, neighborhoods, and cities.

Recorded March 23, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Recorded March 19, 2025 - Wednesday Evening Service

Recorded March 16, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Christmas becomes powerful when we share with others how Christ has changed our lives.

Recorded March 16, 2025 - Sunday Morning Service

Christ Gives Access Hebrews 4:14; 10:19–22 Through Christ, every border to God is torn down. No more distance. No more separation. In Jesus—our great High Priest—we're given direct, confident access to the Father. The invitation isn't exclusive; it's wide open. Step in.

Recorded March 12, 2025 - Wednesday Evening Service The Holy Spirit was rich in the service and people had been sharing testimonies and the Pastor was encouraging them to continue, "Sometimes the Holy Spirit would rather here you."

After 400 years of divine silence, God spoke—not with power, but with presence. Pastor Dennis Cummins centers this message on the often overlooked innkeeper, a man faced with a holy interruption. He could have turned Mary and Joseph away because he was overwhelmed by the demands of the moment or because he felt unworthy to host something so sacred. Instead, the innkeeper made room, and in doing so became part of the moment God broke the silence of heaven. This sermon challenges us to see ourselves in the innkeeper and confront the same question he faced: when Jesus comes to us, will we be too busy, too insecure, or willing to open the door?

Recorded March 9, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Recorded March 9, 2025 - Sunday Morning Service

Recorded March 2, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Recorded February 26, 2025 - Wednesday Evening Service

Recorded February 23, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Recorded February 16, 2025 - Sunday Morning Service

Our God works through our weaknesses and limitations.

Strangers Become Family At the cradle, strangers become family. The journey of the wise ones reminds us that God's salvation doesn't stay inside our borders—it reaches every nation, every seeker, every outsider. The cradle of Christ welcomes the stranger… and invites us to do the same. ginghamsburg.org

Recorded February 9, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Blind honor protects egos, partners with dysfunction, and stays silent while destruction grows. In the story of Abigail, Nabal, and David (1 Samuel 25), we see what true honor looks like. Nabal's arrogance provokes violence, David's anger threatens his destiny, and Abigail's courage interrupts disaster. She refuses blind loyalty and speaks truth with love, reminding David who God has called him to be. This sermon reveals that honor is not silence or fear—it is courage that protects destiny, confronts sin, and aligns hearts with God's purpose.

Recorded February 2, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Recorded February 2, 2025 - Sunday Morning Service

Recorded January 26, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Recorded January 22, 2025 - Wednesday Evening Service

Recorded January 19, 2025 - Sunday Evening Service

Recorded January 19, 2025 - Sunday Morning Service

Pastor Dennis exposes how blind honor twists truth, silences questions, and protects harmful leaders. Like the Pharisees or any abusive system, it controls information, creates false enemies, and hides corruption behind performance. Jesus breaks the propaganda machine by confronting lies, exposing hypocrisy, and destroying fear. Real honor doesn't cover sin. Real loyalty doesn't demand silence. And real freedom begins when we stop confusing control with care and let Christ bring everything into the light.

What are you most thankful for this Thanksgiving?In this powerful 2025 Thanksgiving weekend message, Pastor Dennis (70 years old, born 1955) shares his personal story and the 3 things he's most thankful for after 45 years of walking with Jesus.You'll hear:-How he went from being a Wall Street party guy and nominal Catholic to discovering he was actually an enemy of God-The night in 1980 when he finally surrendered 100% to the REAL Jesus of the Bible (not the cultural or “historical” Jesus)-Why true peace with God (Romans 5:1) is the greatest gift any person can receive-How God cares for His children daily in ways we often overlook-The joy of being “in the ditch” working alongside God to reach the lostIf you've ever wondered:• “Do I really have peace with God?”• “Am I following the Jesus of the Bible or a fake version?”• “What does genuine thankfulness look like?”…this message is for you.Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Let's be people who not only read God's Word but wield it—with faith, precision, and authority.

Let us show our faith by obeying God in our everyday life.