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In this episode, Bishop Joseph Walker III encourages you to let faith must move you beyond your reality and stretch you into our possibility! When circumstances come into your life, the facts can be discouraging and rattle you even when you are deep in the Word. In this powerful sermon Bishop Walker urges you to hold on and let faith push you beyond the facts and show you the possibility resonant in your relationship with God! Don't let what you are looking at determine how you are going to end up!

When things are not as we would want them to be, we must still give God praise. Bishop Claude Alexander imparts a powerful sermon to remind us of our duty to praise the Lord, in a sermon titled “When Things Don’t Look Like Much”

A Spiritual Formation Primer is a valuable resource that answers the question being asked by many today: "What is Spiritual Formation?" Richella clearly lays out the basics of Christian spiritual formation and does so in a cheerful and winsome way. This highly approachable audiobook inspires its listeners that transformation into the image of Jesus Christ is available, possible, and awaiting every believer who seeks it.

A desire is a hunger, a craving, a preoccupation, and an internal aim for an external conquest. A desire, when broken down to one word, is a wish. No one has ever taught us how to desire. You can accomplish desire without practicing. Sickness and even old age do not diminish desire; they just change what we desire. To stop desiring we would have to be in a complete vegetative or meditative state, and even then we would have to desire not to desire.

In Isaiah Part 3, the tone changes completely. Chapters 40 – 66 comprise some of the best poetry in the Bible, and the theme of that poetry is grace. Here we learn that after the Babylonian Captivity, God will redeem his people, bringing them back into fellowship with him to the place where they belong. And that return foreshadows an even greater redemption, not just for Israel, but also for all of humanity.

Forgiveness of sin does not cancel the consequences of sin. And in 2 Samuel 12 the consequences envelop David. David’s eldest son and heir to the throne, Amnon, rapes his half-sister, Tamar. Absalom, Tamar’s brother and David’s favorite son, murders Amnon in revenge, and then Absalom flees into exile.

"Baptismal Regeneration" is a classic sermon by Charles Spurgeon, first delivered on Sunday Morning, June 5, 1864. This narration is exquisitely performed by Bryan Nyman.

Moving from Genesis to Exodus, 400 years flash by and the Israelites grow from a family of 73 to a nation of 2 million; and they move from freedom into slavery. We shouldn’t be surprised. Half a millennium earlier, in Genesis 15: 13, God had told Abraham: “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.” Why would God allow this happen?

Paul meets Timothy at the beginning of his second missionary journey. On the first missionary journey (A.D. 46 – 48), Paul visits Lystra, a city in central Asia Minor. It seems he had little success there, as in Lystra “they stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, thinking he was dead” (Acts 14: 19). On his return to Lystra in A.D. 50, however, Paul meets Timothy, a young man whose grandmother Lois and mother Eunice had become believers, apparently during Paul’s first visit to Lystra.

Although their names sound alike, few men in the Bible are more different than Elijah and Elisha. Elijah loves a show; Elisha is shy. Elijah loves a grand exit; Elisha dies quietly, alone. Yet, in many ways, Elisha is an even greater prophet than Elijah. This is his story.

Who needs revival? Every at one time or another will need a least some measure of reviving in their lives. Life has a way of weighing you down and draining your spiritual resources. But David said, there is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God. Revival is not a mystery or a miracle, but revival is God's answer and response to a hungry soul, who will honestly admit that they need a fresh fire and a fresh anointing.

Embark on a transformative journey through the timeless wisdom of the Song of Solomon in "Redeeming Love." Delve into the depths of one of the most enigmatic and passionate books of the Bible as it unveils the secrets of true love, intimacy, and devotion. In this captivating exploration, Pastor Scott delves into the rich tapestry of the Song of Solomon, revealing profound insights into the nature of love, romance, and relationships. Drawing upon biblical scholarship and practical wisdom, he unpacks the mysteries of sex and intimacy, offering guidance for couples seeking to deepen their ...

The book of Ephesians explores who we are as followers of Christ and how we should live in light of our identity. In this series, Pastor Skip Heitzig looks at how this letter connects Christian doctrine to our everyday life, including relationships in the body of Christ, the family, and marriage.

At Mt. Sinai, God gives his covenant people their greatest gift: The Law, ten principles by which a covenant people is to live with God and one another.

Often called the Apocalypse of the Old Testament, the book of Daniel provides a comprehensive sweep of prophetic history, including the coming of the Messiah and the end times. Join Pastor Skip for an in-depth study of this book as he examines the prophetic plan of Israel and the entire world.

What happens next is a delicious reversal! In the end the Jews not only survive, but they kill and plunder the Persians who attempt the holocaust; Haman is impaled naked on a pointy-pole; Esther becomes the heroine of her people; and Mordecai replaces Haman as Xerxes’ number-two man!

You have a River of God on the inside of you! In John 7:38 Jesus stood up and declared "he that believes on me out of his belly shall flow rivers (plural) of living water!" Was Jesus speaking in the plural for emphasis, or was he revealing something of the streams of God's glory in your life? The very first mention of rivers in the Bible reveals the astounding truth - that God has placed something of Himself in each believer that can only be described as four mighty rivers. These are intended and designed by heaven to flow out into the landscape of your life and alter your perceptions into ...

In our consumer culture, Christmas has become all about getting and giving the latest gadgets and goods. Because of that we've pushed aside the one gift that fulfills our deepest needs: Jesus Christ. In this special series, Pastor Skip Heitzig takes a fresh look at the gifts the wise men brought the child Jesus - gold, frankincense, and myrrh - and the ultimate gift that Jesus offers through salvation.

Embark on an extraordinary voyage through the Book of Jonah, an ancient narrative that continues to resonate with timeless lessons of God's mercy and human frailty. In "The Story of Jonah: A Reluctant Prophet and the Mercy of God," we delve into the captivating saga of Jonah, a reluctant prophet whose journey challenges our understanding of forgiveness, redemption, and the depths of God's grace. With this eBook, readers will: Uncover the hidden Messianic meta-narrative that connects Jonah's experiences to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ Reflect on Jonah's spiritual journey through ...

When the kingship and the priesthood become corrupt, God often raises a great prophet to counter them. Ahab reigns over the northern kingdom of Israel (870-853 B.C.) and Asa over the southern kingdom of Judah (910-869 B.C.). Ahab “did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. To counter such massive corruption and idolatry, God raises one of his greatest prophets, Elijah. His story begins here.