Why are false religions and counterfeit belief systems exploding while so many churches feel weak, divided, and distracted?In this teaching, we look at the rise of other religions and modern ideologies and ask a critical question: is the real problem the strength of deception… or the absence of true Kingdom disciples? We walk through what Jesus actually preached (the Kingdom of God, not a religious brand), why entertainment Christianity is failing, and why our children and communities are so vulnerable when the local church is passive, isolated, or “virtual only.”Using Matthew 6:33, the parable of the sower, and the wheat and tares, we expose how “tares” (false teachings and teachers) take root while men slept – when the Church loses urgency, community, and clear Kingdom teaching. We also talk about why assembling, discipleship, and raising our kids in a strong Kingdom culture is non-negotiable if we want to resist deception and shine as a true alternative to every false hope this world offers.In this episode you’ll learn:Why Jesus preached the Kingdom (not a religious label) as the solutionHow weak, casual Christianity creates space for false religions and ideologiesWhy local church community and gathering are essential for Kingdom advanceWhat the parable of the sower and the wheat/tares reveals about deceptionHow to respond to people of other faiths and lifestyles with truth and loveWhy your identity and righteousness must be rooted in Christ, not performanceIf you’re concerned about what you see happening in culture, in your city, and even in your children’s schools, this message will help you understand what’s really going on and how to stand as a Kingdom citizen with clarity, compassion, and boldness.📖 Scriptures referenced:Matthew 6:33, Matthew 13 (the sower and the wheat/tares), and more.👍 If this helped you, like the video, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs to understand why false religions are rising and what the Church is truly called to do.🎓 Kingdom Mentorship & Excel University:⁠https://courses.kingdommentorship.com⁠⛪️ Visit Excel Church:⁠https://www.excelchurchatlanta.com⁠📚 More Kingdom Resources from Pastor Mike Darnell:⁠https://linktr.ee/mikedarnell⁠ 🎙️ Podcast Home:⁠https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/mike-darnell/

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In Part Three of It’s About Time, Pastor Mike Darnell exposes why so many people, even believers, stay trapped in the emotional, financial, and spiritual “ups and downs” of the world and how to break out for good. Most people are not in a “God-given season”; they’re in cycles created by cultural conditioning, natural education, and double-mindedness. Wherever you have two educations—Kingdom and earthly—you will always have alternating seasons. But the Kingdom of God does not have seasons, shifts, or fluctuations. The Kingdom is stable, unchanging, and perpetually fruitful because God Himself never changes.

The sun, moon, stars, and natural patterns were never meant to predict your life, purpose, harvest, or blessing. They are symbols, not sources. Many people, including religious systems, still try to discern God’s movement through atmospheres, calendars, and external cycles, but the Bible reveals that seasons are not spiritual indicators; they are natural signs of a fallen world. You are not meant to follow creation. You are meant to have dominion over it.

Real transformation happens when the veil is removed in Christ, giving you revelation to see beyond the natural realm. When you turn fully to the Lord, you stop living by temporary moments and begin living from glory to glory instead of “season to season.”

You don’t have to be tossed by the economy, politics, astrology, zodiac “energies,” earthly seasons, or cultural cycles. You don’t have to interpret your life through those means or emotional waves. You can live anchored, unmoved, and always increasing because your life is sourced by glory, not nature.

This message challenges you to stop defining yourself by your moments, stop withdrawing during pressure, and stop assuming God placed you in cycles. Pressure should drive you deeper into God, into prayer, worship, revelation, and consistency. Trouble is not a sign you’re out of season; it is a sign that promotion is happening and glory is maturing in you.

Learn how to refuse the earth’s cycles, break the power of double-mindedness, interpret affliction correctly, and step into the constant, unshakable rhythm of the Kingdom, where there are no barren seasons but only increasing glory, stability, and divine alignment.

Listen now to It’s About Time: Part Three.

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In Part Two of It’s About Time, Pastor Mike Darnell explains how Kingdom timing really works and why you can’t afford to stay trapped in the cycles of the world. God is not waiting on calendar dates but on proper order: the right people, mindset, priorities, and schedule in place, personally and corporately, so that what heaven has already finished can be released in the earth.

It’s vital that you understand times and seasons because you don’t have to feel stuck, always “waiting on your moment,” or riding the ups and downs of the economy, politics, religious routines, or demonic zodiac “seasons.” It’s time to move from survival mode to divine purpose, choosing God’s plans over protecting your comfort, and refusing to let your compassion or guilt be weaponized. You don’t have to live at the mercy of external seasons. You can live rooted, fruitful, and prosperous in every season by following the Holy Spirit, staying in position, and fulfilling your Kingdom assignment.

Learn to recognize where you’ve been following earth’s cycles and how to live in the perpetual “Kingdom season” of abundance, obedience, and purpose.

Listen now to It’s About Time: Part Two.

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In the final installment of the What’s Love? Series, Pastor Mike Darnell reveals the secret threat to your faith: letting your love for God grow cold.
Love is not just an emotion — it is the environment that shapes how you think, what you trust, and who you become. Whoever loved you first — culture, upbringing, relationships, or the world — programmed your mindset and formed your identity. That’s why many believers feel torn between God and the world: they are trying to live in the Kingdom with a mind trained somewhere else.

God’s goal is not to improve the old mindset — He wants to give you His mind. Kingdom citizenship requires compatibility, because you can’t operate in God’s authority, economy, and promises with loyalties shaped by earthly systems. His love doesn’t just comfort — it educates, corrects, and retrains you to function in His Kingdom.

Love is attention.
Whatever receives your attention receives your power. When you focus on fear, lack, or old loyalties, you keep them alive.
But when you redirect your affection toward God, you step into the only environment where faith actually works.

“Faith works through love.” — Galatians 5:6

God’s love creates compatibility by training your mind to think like Him. As your love stays focused on God, you stop being a visitor to His world and become a true citizen — steadfast, loyal, and unshaken under pressure.

Stay loyal. Stay on fire for God. Don’t let your love grow cold.

Listen now to What’s Love? Part 5.

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In this powerful message, Pastor Mike Darnell breaks down how love is more than emotion—it’s a governing force that shapes how you think, live, and identify yourself. From the book of Hosea, he reveals how God uses love not to comfort dysfunction but to transform identity and pull His people out of cultural conditioning and false relationships that have replaced Him.

This teaching exposes how generations have been programmed to love what God never intended—how wrong influences, cultural loyalty, and even family traditions can become spiritual adultery. Pastor Mike challenges listeners to recognize how race, culture, and belief systems are programmed patterns, not divine design, and how God’s love is calling us back to our original Kingdom identity.

Through this message, you’ll learn what it truly means to let God love you—to be reprogrammed by His Spirit, healed from false identities, and restored to purpose. Love doesn’t leave you the same; it changes everything about you.

If you’ve ever wondered why your past keeps repeating or why it’s hard to break away from certain cycles, this message will open your eyes to the deeper truth about love, influence, and spiritual inheritance.

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This message dives into John 3 and Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus to uncover what it truly means to be born again—not a one-time prayer, but a Spirit-led re-training of the mind into Kingdom culture. Pastor Mike exposes how “darkness” often looks like familiar training—culture, traditions, preferences, even family norms—and why many reject the light because their deeds are shaped by those loyalties. You’ll hear why shouting can’t substitute for repentance and obedience, how real love functions as formation (whoever loves you shapes you), and why God’s Kingdom challenges every sphere of life—identity, money, relationships, education, and governance. If you’ve been trying to add the Kingdom on top of worldly ideas, this teaching calls you to let God’s love reprogram you, leave the old boxes, and live from the light that transforms everything.🎓 Kingdom Mentorship & Excel University:https://courses.kingdommentorship.com⛪️ Visit Excel Church:https://www.excelchurchatlanta.com📚 More Kingdom Resources from Pastor Mike Darnell:https://linktr.ee/mikedarnell🎙️ Podcast Home:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/mike-darnell/