COME HOLY SPIRIT Part 2: The Four Levels of Relationship with the Holy Spirit April 14, 2024 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 (NIV) But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled fac …

COME HOLY SPIRIT Three Baptisms April 7, 2024 John 7:37-39 (NIV) On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By …

Resurrection Appearances John 20:1-8 (NIV) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have take …

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING Part 4: The Dangers of Isolation March 24, 2024 Philippians 4: 6-7 (NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your he …

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING Part 3: Choose Health & Healing March 17, 2024 Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your …

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING Part 2: Obsessed with Safety March 10, 2024 Philippians 4:6 (NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:7 (NIV) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, wil …

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING Part 1: Redefining Anxiety March 3, 2024   Philippians 4:6-8 (NKJV) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your heart …

RELATIONSHIP REHAB Part 4: Self-Rehab February 25, 2024 2nd to Jesus, what is your most important relationship? YOURSELF Genesis 3:9 (NLT) Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” Where are you? Mark 5:21 (NIV) When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a l …

RELATIONSHIP REHAB Part 3: Parenting to Restoration February 18, 2024 2 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” Parenting should lead to the Bi …

RELATIONSHIP REHAB Part 2: Restoring Harmony February 11, 2024 2 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” All relationships have conflict. Great …

RELATIONSHIP REHAB Part 1: Relearning Friendship February 4, 2024 Proverbs 12:26 (NIV) A righteous person is cautious in friendship, the ways of evil people can lead them to do wrong. Casual friends can be the result of my circumstances, but close friends should be the result of my choices. Proverbs …

FREEDOM Part 4: 8 Steps to Freedom January 28, 2024 You’re only as free as the truth you believe. When you believe a lie, you enthrone the liar. 2 Ways the Enemy Attacks 2 Corinthians 2:11 (DNLT) In order that we may not be exploited by Satan. For we are not unaware as to his schemes. Possession. Ma …

FREEDOM Part 3: The 5 Thieves That Rob Your Freedom January 21, 2024 You’re only as free as the truth you believe. When you believe a lie, you enthrone the liar. John 10:10 (NIV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. 5 Thiev …

Freedom Habits Freedom |  Part 2 January 13th and 14th 2023   You’re only as free as the truth you believe. When you believe a lie, you enthrone the liar. John 8:31-36 (ESV) So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know t …

The Truth Will Set You Free January 6th and 7th 2023   John 10:10 (NIV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 8:32 (ESV) …and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. You’re only as free as the tru …

How to Prepare for a New Year December 31, 2023   Acts 13:2 (NIV) While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Types of Fasts Selective Partial Complete Soul Matthew 6:16-18 (NLT) And when y …

Christmas at Discovery  December 24, 2023   Jehovah Rapha (The Lord My Healer) Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner) Jehovah Jireh (The Lord My Provider) Jehovah Tsaba (The Lord of Heaven’s Armies) Jehovah Rohi (The Lord My Shepherd) Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace) Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is …

The Names of God Part 9: Jehovah Shammah December 17, 2023   (Ezekiel 48:35 NIV) …and the name of the city from that day shall be, [Jehovah Shammah] ‘The LORD is there.’ (Ezekiel 10:18 NLT) Then the glory of the Lord moved out from the entrance of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim. Yo …

The Names of God Part 8: Jehovah Rapha December 10, 2023   (Exodus 15:26 NIV) He said, “If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyp …

The Names of God Part 7: ABBA: God Our Father  December 3, 2023     (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. “Abba” – God our Father             (Mark 14:36 NIV) “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from …

The Names of God Part 6: Jehovah Nissi November 26, 2023     (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Jehovah Nissi: The Lord Is My Banner Exodus 17:7(NIV) And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and bec …

The Names of God Part 5: Jehovah Rohi November 19, 2023   How does God bring revelation? Through General and Specific Revelation. Jehovah ROHI: The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23:1-6 NLT) The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peacef …

The Names of God Part 4: Jehovah Shalom November 12, 2023     (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Jehovah Shalom: The Lord Is Our Peace (Judges 6:1 NIV) The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for seven years he gave them …

The Names of God Part 3: Jehovah Jireh November 5, 2023   (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Jehovah Jireh: The Lord Our Provider (Genesis 22:1-2 NIV) Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. …

The Names of God Part 2: Yahweh Tsaba October 29, 2023   (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. (1 Samuel 17:45-47 NLT) David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord …

The Names of God Part 1: The Power of His Name October 22, 2023   (Proverbs 18:10 NIV) The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (Psalm 86:11 NIV) Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear yo …

Blessed In A Mess October 15, 2023   (2 Corinthians 9:11 NLT) You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion.            You can not have what you speak against.   (1 Kings 17:1-16 NIV) Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As …

Unstoppable Part 5: Unstoppable Generosity October 8, 2023   (1 Timothy 6:17-19 NIV) Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment …

Unstoppable Part 4: Unstoppable Legacy October 1, 2023 (Psalm 90:12) Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. What will you leave when you leave? (1 Chronicles 28:9 NLT) “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your …

UNSTOPPABLE Part 3: Unstoppable Life September 24, 2023 (Colossians 1:11-12 MSG) We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul – not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into …

UNSTOPPABLE Part 2: Unstoppable Community September 17, 2023 (Genesis 1:11 NIV) Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land… (Genesis 1:26 NIV) Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image…” (Genesis 2:18 NIV) Then the Lord God said, “It is not good …

UNSTOPPABLE Part 1: Unstoppable Church September 10, 2023 (Job 42:2 GW) I know that you can do everything and that your plans are unstoppable. (Proverbs 29:18 NIV) Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint… Hebrew: khaw-zone’ A dream, revelation or vision for life. (Proverbs 29:18 MS …

THE ART OF WAR Part 4: How to Get Ready for Battle August 27, 2023 The fight to believe and obey God’s truth over the enemies lies. (Joshua 3:13-15 NIV) “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you after he said, ‘The Lord your God will give you rest by giving you this land.’ Yo …

THE ART OF WAR Part 3: Standing Firm (John 8:31-36 NIV) To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves …

THE ART OF WAR Part 2: Breaking Strongholds August 13, 2023 Spiritual Warfare: The fight to believe and obey God’s truth over the enemies lies. (Luke 4:18) The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prison …

THE ART OF WAR: Part 1 Spiritual Warfare 101 If you’re not in the battle, you’re in bondage. Whatever doesn’t get transformed gets transmitted. You can’t beg God to heal you and stay loyal to what’s killing you. (Luke 10:17-20 NIV) The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons s …

Catching His Attention “The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.” Brennan Manning (John 13:31-35) As soon as Judas …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 8: The Pardon Test July 16, 2023 (Genesis 45:1-5 NIV) Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. And he wept so loudly th …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 7: The Power Test July 9, 2023 (Genesis 41:8-9 NIV) In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him. Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am reminde …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 6: The Prophetic Test July 2, 2023 (Psalm 105:17-19 NKJV) He sent a man before them—Joseph—who was sold as a slave. They hurt his feet with fetters, he was laid in irons. Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. (Psalm 105:19 NLT) Until the ti …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 5: The Prison Test June 25, 2023 (Genesis 39:11-23 NIV) One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house …

June 11, 2023 DREAM TO DESTINY Part 4: The Purity Test (Genesis 39:7-12 NLT) And Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. No one here has more au …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 3: The Palace Test June 4, 2023 (Genesis 39:1-6 NIV) Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. The Lord was with Joseph so that he prosper …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 2: The Pit Test May 28, 2023 What is a Pit? Any difficult situation that leaves us feeling hopeless and helpless as though there is no means of escape. (Genesis 37:13-24 ESV) And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you …

DREAM TO DESTINY The Pride Test May 21, 2023 (Genesis 37:1-11 NIV) Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen… (Genesis 41:46) Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh …

TOXIC Part 4: Toxic Relationships April 23, 2023 (1 Samuel 18:1-12 NIV) After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family. And Jonathan made a covenan …

April 30, 2023 TOXIC Part 3: Toxic Habits Mark 7:20-23 NLT And then he added “It is what comes from inside that defiles you. For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride and …

TOXIC Part 2: Toxic Soul April 23, 2023 (Lamentations 3:17-20 NIV) I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD.” I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, …

TOXIC Part 2: Toxic Soul April 23, 2023 (Lamentations 3:17-20 NIV) I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD.” I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, …

April 16, 2023 TOXIC Part 1: Toxic Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23 NCV) Now may God himself, the God of peace, make you pure, belonging only to him. May your whole self—spirit, soul, and body—be kept safe and without fault when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. Spirit – the deepest part of a person. Soul – …

April 9, 2023 EASTER 2023 Resurrected from the Ruins Why Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? To prove He is who He claimed to be. (Acts 1:3 NIV) After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. To conquer death for himself and us. (Revelation 1:18 NKJV) …

April 2, 2023 1 JOHN Part 5: Walk in Victory (1 John 4:17 NLT) And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. Love Made Complete I have confidence in place of fear. (1 John 4:17-19 NIV) 17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this …

March 26, 2023 1 John Part 4: Walk in Love (1 John 3:11,14 NIV) For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another… Anyone who does not love remains in death. (1 John 4:7-8 NIV) 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has bee …

March 19, 2023 1 JOHN Part 3: Walk in the Truth (1 John 2:18 NIV) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. (1 John 4:6-8 NKJV) 6 We are of God. He who knows God hears us; h …

March 12, 2023 1 JOHN Part 2: How to Walk in the Light (1 John 5:13 NIV) I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. Three Approaches to Sin: Light & Darkness (1 John 2:1 NIV) My dear children, I write this to you so that …

March 5, 2023 1 JOHN Part 1: Real Life The Big Idea What does true, saving faith look like? (1 John 5:13 NIV) I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. Theme 1: God is Light: The Test of True Fellowship (1 John 1:5 – 1 John …

February 26, 2023 HONOR Part 2: Vessels of Honor (Romans 12:10 NIV) …Honor one another above yourselves. Who Do We Honor? 1. Honor others. (1 Peter 2:17 ESV) Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. (Romans 12:10 NKJV) Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly …

February 19, 2023 HONOR Part 1: Where is the Honor? (Romans 12:10 NIV) …Honor one another above yourselves. Where is the Honor? (Malachi 1:6 NIV) A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the L …

February 12, 2023 RED FLAGS Part 3: 21 Red Flags in Marriage (Proverbs 27:12 NCV) The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble. (Matthew 19:3-6 NIV) Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every …

February 5, 2023 RED FLAGS Part 2: 21 Red Flags in Dating (Proverbs 27:12 NCV) The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble. If you’re not ready for marriage, then you’re not ready for dating. Don’t give someone your heart if God doesn’t have theirs. 21 Red Flags …

  January 29, 2023 RED FLAGS Part 1: Red Flag Friends is no substitute for . Life change happens , not . (Proverbs 27:12 NIV) The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Red Flag Friends How to Build Each Other Up (1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV) Encourage e …

January 22, 2023 FOCUS Part 4: The Focus of Love (Proverbs 29:18 MSG) If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. (Matthew 6:33 NIV) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things wil …

January 15, 2023 FOCUS Part 3: What is God’s Will? (Proverbs 29:18 MSG) If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. (Romans 12:2 NIV) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the re …

FOCUS Part 2: Focus on the Renewed Mind January 7, 2023 (Proverbs 29:18 MSG) If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. (Ephesians 4:22-24 NASB) In reference to your former way of life, you are to rid yours …