Coffee & The Word: Recent Episodes
Chris Tortorici
Coffee & The Word is podcast created from the weekly teachings of minister and artist Chris Tortorici.
Today Chris dives further into his new series on the importance and the relevancy of the true armor of God and the significance of being girded up.
"Being to casual, can lead to destruction." - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Eph 6:11-14
1 Sam 17:39
1 Sam 17:45-54
Gen 2:25
Matt 22:11-14
1 Pet 1:13
Today Chris dives further into his new series on the importance and the relevancy of the true armor of God.
"Practitioners take aim" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Eph 6:11-13
1 Sam 17:33
1 Sam 17:45
Today Chris starts a new series on the importance and the relevancy of the true armor of God.
"Have you ever felt unequipped to face the hard times?" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Eph 6:11-13
1 Sam 17:20-53
Rom 12:2
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici concludes with his series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look further into "Persecuted"
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:10
1 Tim 1:12-15
Acts 9:4
Rom 11:1-7
1 Cor 5:20-21
Heb 1:8
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look into "The Persecuted"
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look further into "The Peacemaker"
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:9
Matt 26:35-47
John 18:3-11
Phil 4:6-7
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look further into "The Peacemaker"
"They said "Surely this was the Son Of God", what will they say about you?" - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:9
Matt 26:35-47
John 18:3-11
Phil 4:6-7
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look into "The Peacemaker"
"I believe we are all children of God." - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:9
Matt 26:39
Matt 27:46
Matt 20:28
Mark 4:35-41
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look into "The Pure"
"Unto the pure, all things are pure." - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:8
Titus 1:9-10
Titus 1:15-16
1 Pet 1:3-5
2 Pet 3:1
1 John 3:2
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look further into "Those that show mercy"
"Even if you don't know any scriptures at all, you know you need mercy." - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Luke 17:20
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:7
Matt 18:21-35
Heb 12:14-15
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look into "Those that show mercy"
"Show mercy to obtain mercy" - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:7
Matt 18:21-35
Matt 25:33-40
Heb 12:14-15
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will look further into step 4 "Those that hunger and thirst after righteousness"
"They want the water, not the well.." - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 4:4
Matt 4:13
Matt 5:6
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will lookin further into step 4 "Those that hunger and thirst after righteousness"
"Either you grow to see the unseen or you pay the price for not seeing it." - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 4:6
John 4:5
Matt 5:6
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will lookin further into step one "Blessed are those that mourn"
"There is a path you must go on, that no one else can go." - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:1-4
Matt 2:18
John 13:36-37
John 14:16-20
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici continues on with his new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom.
Today will lookin further into step one "Blessed are the poor"
"When people constantly look at the negative in your life, they are confessing how they look at their own life" - Chris Tortorici.
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:1-3
John 9:1-2
John 9:2-11
Luke 2:52
Rev 1:6
Rev 5:10
Today Pastor Chris Tortorici begins a new series on the first sermon Jesus ever gave called "The Sermon On The Mount" or "The Beatitudes". Instead of the traditional route, Chris looks at each on of The Beatitudes as a step closer to the kingdom. Join us as we take step one today.
“Jesus was giving us steps on how to approach The Father” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Matt 4:23
Matt 5:1-3
Matt 26:7-11
2 Cor 8:9
Prov 20:11-13
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at what it means to give God what he actually wants.
“God wants us to put our tools away” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:23-26
Matt 21:44
1 Peter 2:7-8
Rom 8:35
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at what it means to see in the dark.
“If the light is lit, the darkness has to give way” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:21-22
Rom 3:23
Matt 6:22-23
Ex 34:29-33
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at what it means to fear God.
“The root of fear is the lack of understanding” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:18-22
Phil 2:7
Heb 2:9
Gen 4:25-26
Gen 5:22
Gen 6:8-9
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Covet" and how coveting could lead you to slavery.
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If fear takes over your life, you will go from getting to, too having to.” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:17
Gen 41:12-41
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Bare False Witness" and what that really means part two.
“You can not truly build on the back of a slave” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:16
Ex 3:7
John 1-5
John 14:6
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Bare False Witness" and what that really means.
“When we don't believe God, we plant evidence” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:16
Matt 7:21-23
Ex 1:7-11
Matt 15:13-14
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Steal" and how it leads to captivity.
“Be carful how you see someone that steals bread” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:15
Matt 12:29
Gen 37:28
John 10:17-20
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery" and how that relates to the story of Jonah and us today.
“Going to sleep, brings on the next storm” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 20:14Matt 16:14
Jonah 6:58
Jonah 2:1-16
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on God's commandment "Thou Shall Not Kill" and what that means to us today.
“The religious mind says that we are nothing without Jesus. Well Jesus did not die for nothing” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 20:13Exodus 2:14
Matt 25:21-22
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on God's commandment for us to obey our mother and father and how that relates to us a member of the body of Christ.
"It's not a performance, it's an identity" - Chris Tortorici
Ex 20:12
Ex 1:7-8
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on God's commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy. Does it have to be Sunday? Can you work on the Sabbath? These questions get answered.
Ex 20:8-11
Lev 26:32-34
PS 118:24
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the Commandment that says to not use God’s name in vain and what’s the difference between a name and an identity. Listen as he breaks down what God really meant by this Commandment.
“If you don’t not value your name, can you value God’s name? ” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:7
Matt 16:15
Ex 3:14
John 8:58
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the first two commandments:
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You shall have no other God’s before me.
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Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.
...and why God gave them to us.
“Does your freedom have a soul?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:4-5
Dut 4:27-28
Dut 4:29-31
Gen 2:7
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on why we wrestle with God and how we can find our proper position as we wrestle.
“You have the ability to sensor and balance through your sensitivity, and you have the ability to change your position” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 20:1-3
Eph 6:12
Gen 32:24-28
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks about the the connection between pride and fear.
"Structure sustains us" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 19:20
Ex 32:1
Heb 10:32-33
Luke 14:10
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks about the importance of obedience and maintaining a connection with God.
"Are you giving God what you want him to have or what he wants to have?" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 19:3-6
Prov 1:2-5
Rom 2:12-16
Ps 42:7-8
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on what real demonic oppression looks like.
“The first Adam lost his perspective, the last Adam (Christ) restored it" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 19:2-5
Isa 55:8-9
1 Cor 6:19-20
John 10:27-28
Rom 8:35-39
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the importance of support and the role that Jethro plays in Moses' life.
“Whatever you have to say, make sure you're not looking to get a result" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 18:13-24
Ex 18-27
1 Corin 12:18-26
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the importance of foresight and the support that we need as we face the future and confront our past.
“God is always speaking to us, but are we sensitive enough to hear him??" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 18:1-5
Prov 22:3
Dut 24:5
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on structure, God's design and the importance of a standard.
“What are your standards?" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 17:13-16
Ex 17:8-11
Heb 12:15-17
Heb 12:11-14
1 Tim 2:8
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on structure, God's design and the importance of trust.
“What if trusting no one Insures your captivity?" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 17:6-11
Ex 17-10-13
Prov 17-15-17
Prov 27:17
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on why God would serve the children of Israel mana for 40 years.
"Are you living or are you surviving?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 16:33-35
Num 13:23-27
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the power of putting our relationships, religion and resources with God because he will preserve them.
"Ever try to save something and it dies anyways?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 16:32-35
Ex 16:19-20
John 6:35
Mark 16:4
Ps 121:5-8
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the the laws that govern our life.
"Freedom gained is not always freedom realized” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 16:4-6
Ex 16:15-23
Gen 2:1-3
John 6:35
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the negative power of complaining and how it can hurt our lives.
"Complaining is not free!” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 16:4-8
Ex 3:7
1 Cor 10:13
Phil 2:5-6
2 Cor 13:11
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the power of cutting the cord of what was once provision.
"If you cut the cord, a new source of provision will arrive” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 16:1-5
Ez 16:1-4
Gal 1:13-16
Matt 6:32
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on a the boundaries of our understanding and how that can lead to captivity.
"The wilderness is placed in between two points of time. It's a time to prepare you for what's next.” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 15:22-24
Matt 4:1-2
Gen 1:1-3
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on a bitterness that can arise after God speaks and how we can heal that bitterness.
"It can be surprising that you don't trust yourself” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 15:23-27
1 Pet 2:21-24
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on how the power of worshiping one God.
"Worship reestablishes your priorities” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 15:1-2
Jer 25:6
1 Cor 12:12
Col 1:17-18
Isa 46:9
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on how we are to worship a God that we can not see... Or can we?
"A great relationship is two people reasoning together” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 15:1-2
Isa 14:12-13
Ex 15:21-24
John 4:23-24
John 14:9
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on why gratitude starts to fade over time and how are are to deal with it.
"If you struggle, that is a sign of life” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 14:30-31
Ex 15:1-2
Ex 16:3
John 4:21-24
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on what it means when the Bible says that the children of God came out of Egypt with a "High Hand" and what that did to their heart.
"Freedom is not an event, it's a practice” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 14:7-13
Prov 25:23
Prov 16:32
Gal 5:22-26
EZ 36:26-27
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks the difference between the freeway and the intimate path. God around Moses on the intimate path.
"It's one thing to know what to say, it's a whole other thing to own what you say” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:Ex 14:13-15
Ex 3:3
Ex 14:15-31
John 13:36
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks the difference between what we see and how we see it.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH0aihGWB8U
"It isn't what you are looking at, it's how you are looking at it” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 13:20-22
Lk 6:39
2 Thes 2:7-9
1 Cor 2:9
Phil 2:5-8
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on what happens if we turn back or if we could turn back.
“I can not promise a perfect performance, but I can promise a stubborn attempt.” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 13:17-18
James 1:8
James 4:3-8
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the importance of where we end up in life.
“People that understand, know where they belong.” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 13:17-19
Ps 34:20-22
John 19:36
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the importance of determining where you are going to live and call your home.
“Knowing where you've been and knowing where you're going, produces freedom” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 13:1-5
Gen 9:18-25
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the importance of remembering the past.
“The problem isn’t that you forgot, the problem is that you were not willing to exert effort to remember” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 13:1-3
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the children of Isreal going back home, to a place they have never been before.
“There is a reason why God had the children of Isreal leave at the middle of this night” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 12:40-50
Ex 14:1-3
Gen 15:12-14
John 1:29
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on our ability to see through the darkness.
“What if the real issue isn’t trying to get rid of the darkness and it’s actually learning how to see in the dark” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 12:29-36
Matt 24:43
1 These 5:14
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks on the power of tradition.
"It's one thing to be free, it's another to experience freedom" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 12:21-27
Ex 12:29-31
2 Kings 13:14-19
John 10:10-11
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the significance of God asking his people to get rid of all of the leaven in their dwelling places during the passover.
"You can tell the leaven is gone, when you don't rush to judgment" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 12:13-19
Matt 16:6
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the importance of Christ's resurrection and what that means for us here today.
"The real strength that you’re going to receive from the sermon. isn’t in the context of something you can do, it’s in the context of your identity and who you are!" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Luke 22:14-22
Gen 2:17
Matt 26:39
Matt 27:46
Luke 24:1-8
Matt 20:23
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the importance the blood that was on the doorpost of the children of God during the Passover and what it means.
"What does the door of your home say about you?" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 12:12-13
Rev #:20
John 10:9
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the importance The passover meal and the issue of apatite.
"If you’re going to want to have a successful experience in your walk with Christ, sacrifice is going to be an issue" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 12:1-4
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the importance of taking time to retreat from your daily activities and giving yourself time to regroup.
"Freedom has to be realized. Just because you are free, doesn’t mean you realize it." - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 12:1-2
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the significance between reflection and freedom.
"Reflection leads to identity and identity leads to freedom" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 10:27-29
Lk 4:18
James 1:22
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at God's threat to kill the the first born of all the people and livestock of the Egyptians and what is the significance of the first born.
"How we see people, has everything to do with how we treat them." - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 11:1-10
Ex 4:22-23
Ex 11:5
Rom 11:16
James 1:18
In this message Chris Tortorici continues to look at the significance of the darkness that consumed Egypt.
"We can lose the ability to see each other." - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 10:21-23
Matt 27:45-46
Luke 25:46
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the significance of the darkness that consumed Egypt and not the children of Israel
"The darker the depths of the darkness, the brighter your light will shine." - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 10:21-29
Ex 10:24-28
Isa 45:5-7
Matt 5:14-16
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the significance of the locusts that visited the people of Egypt as the 8th plague.
"Do you ever feel like everything in your life is being eaten up?" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 10:1-15
Ex 10:15-19
Joel 2:25-27
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the significance of the location of the people of Israel and how location (not always physical) plays a part in our journey to freedom.
"If you can not control your situation, your situation will control you" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 9:13-16
Ex 3:23
Ex 9:26
Gen 3:23
Gen 1:26-28
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the significance of the hail that visited the people of Egypt.
"Rest is an opportunity" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 9:13-21
Ex 23:11
2 Cron 36:20-24
Hebrews
In this message Chris Tortorici continues to look at the significance of the ashes.
"What you are looking for is found in the ashes" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 9:8-12
Jonah 3:6
Ex 3:7
In this message Chris Tortorici continues to look at the significance of deconstruction and he asks us if there is order in tearing some thing down.
"The time will come when things need to be taken apart" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 9:1-7
1 Cor 14:40
Ps 37:23
Heb 10:10
In this message Chris Tortorici continues to look at the significance of the sacrifice that Moses was asked to do and how that leads to freedom.
"God is working to bring you to somewhere you have never been" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 8:25-28
John 10:11-12
Gen 46:33-34
In this message Chris Tortorici continues to look at the 3rd & 4th plagues to visit Egypt and the significance behind why God would use flies and lice. We also start to look at the significance of the sacrifice that Moses was asking to be free to do.
"If you find yourself needy, maybe there is something to need to sacrifice" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 8:20-24
Ex 8:25-27
1 Cor 12:12-31
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the 4th plague to visit Egypt and the significance behind why God would use flys
"When we speak we are either building or tearing something down" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 8:20-23
Ex:23-25
Ps 105:31
Ecc 10:1
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the 3rd plague to visit Egypt and the significance behind why God would use lice.
"You can get used to a relationship that takes the life out of you" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 8:16-19
Heb 1:3
Eph 2:6
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the next plague to visit Egypt and the significance behind the invasion of the frogs.
"If your walk with God is not working, it's a sign that something is out of place" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 8:1-6
Ex 8:8-11
Matt 6:33
In this message Chris Tortorici discusses the first plague that comes upon Egypt as the water turned to blood.
"People that die thirsty, did not know who they were" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 7:10-25
Ex 7:23-24
Lev 17:13-14
John 4:14
John 3:5
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the issue of power and authority and where we draw our power from. Do we look to God or do we try to wield our own power?
"Every garden needs a serpent" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 7:10-13
Matt 10:6
Num 21:9
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at why the bible says that God hardened Pharaoh's heart and what it means to have a hard heart. Could that be why you haven't found freedom yet?
"We may not be able to see your heart, but we can see the evidence of your heart" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 6:30
Ex 7:1-5
Prov 4:23
Prov 23:7
Hosea 10:2 & 12
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at why Moses felt disqualified and why God would create a part of us that would need to be cut away.
"Either God doesn't know who Moses is or Moses doesn't know who Moses is” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 6:10-13
1 Cor 7:12-19
Duet 30:6
Prov 23:7
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at why it might get worse before it gets better as we walk this Journey To Freedom and why we should pay special attention to God's voice when we suffer.
"God has something to say while you are suffering” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 6:5-9
Matt 27:16
Luke 23:46
Phil 3:9-11
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the power of entering into I AM.
"If you never enter into I AM, you will always be a stranger in God's land” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 6:1-4
Ex 3:13
Gen 1:26
In this message Chris Tortorici looks what it's like coming out of captivity and who's responsibility it is pave the way of freedom.
"What's worse than captivity, is that we are used to it” - Chris Tortorici
"Nobody talks anyone into being free” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 5:15-23
Ex 6:1
John 14:6-7
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the difference between worshiping the work and working at worshiping and why that is important.
"What looked like a penalty, actually became an opportunity” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 5:1-8
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at Pharaohs struggle to let the children of God go as Moses had asked him. If Pharaoh knew it was the write thing to do, why did he fight it so hard?
“What if letting Go is directly tied to knowing "The Lord"” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 5:1-4
Matt 4:20
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at Moses and Aaron and their struggle with unbelief. He also looks at why it seems like our belief doesn't last and what we can do about it.
“The signs and wonders of yesterday, were never meant to sustain you today” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 4:29-31
Matt 6:21
Luke 17:20-23
In this message Chris Tortorici explores where we are headed with this freedom that God wants to give us.
“If God wants to set us free, where are we headed?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 4:29-31
John 17:13-18
In this message Chris Tortorici looks Moses and his struggle with God and he asks us if we think God has a pattern that he follows in his choices.
“God not only show's Moses how its done, he also shows him how its not done” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 4:27-30
Matt 20:16
Hebrews 4
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the relationship between Moses and Aaron and whether Moses was communicating the entire story to Aaron and why that matters. Have you ever left out part of the story? Did it ever affect your relationships?
“Aaron needed to hear about Moses' insecurities” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 4:27-28
1 Tim 5:21-22
1 Tim 5:1-6
Num 17:7-8
In this message Justin Trahant takes over and takes us deeper into the Journey To Freedom.
Today we read from:
Acts Chapters 6 & 7
John 16:1-13
2 Tim 1:7
Ex 20:1
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the significance of the circumcision and why it was important to God that Moses' son be circumscribed. He also looks at why our faith seems to be a religion full of blood, from the the old to the new testament.
“You are already free, but you don't know it” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 4:21-26
Gen 17:10-11
Col 2:8-12
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at an argument Moses had with his wife and why God was coming to kill him and why God changed his mind.
"If you don't take care of yourself before God, you will be found out” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 4:21-26
Num 3:11-12
Luke 14:26-30
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at Moses struggle with his temper and his posture and approach to what God is asking him to do.
“Whether you are attacking yourself or someone else, you are attacking God ” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 4:10-16
Eph 4:26
1 Cor 3:1-8
In this message Chris Tortorici looks why we go from being free to becoming task masters and what it looks like to do things our way, versus God's way.
“As a pastor, I am not called to be the voice of God in your life. I'm called to tell you that God wants to have a voice in your life. ” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 4:11-16
Ex 20:19-21
Ex 4:27
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the power that Moses had in his hand.
"You are the sign" - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 4:1-8
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at how the true path to freedom and what it really looks like if you are like Moses and are the one helping to set people free. Moses himself had to first be delivered, before he could deliver the children of Israel.
“We have romantic ideas of what freedom should look like, but often times it looks like chaos ” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 3:16-21
Ex 2:13-14
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at how Moses went from the "Me" to the "We" with God as he struggles with the task of setting he captives of Egypt free.
“Many times we think where God brings us is a blessing, what we fail to realize is that if we stay there too long it can become a curse” - Chris Tortorici
“One of the greatest things that you are going to be challenged to remember is how God sees you." - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Ex 3:10-15
Ex 7:1
1 John 4:4
Ps 82:5-6
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the interruption of Moses life as God calls him to go back to Egypt to free his people. We also look at the name that God equips Moses with that is the key to his confrontation with Pharaoh and his legitimacy to the children of Israel.
“We don’t get in trouble putting on the full power of God, we get in trouble thinking that we by ourselves are the full power of God.” - Chris Tortorici
“Gods not asking you to preach freedom, He’s asking you to be freedom." - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 3:6-13
Exodus 3:1-4
Genesis 25:1
Exodus 7:1
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at Moses and during his time in a strange land. While Moses was in a strange and unfamiliar place, God was trying to get his attention. Are you in a strange and unfamiliar place in your life? Is God trying to get your attention?
“Moses found his wife shepherding a flock” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 2:1-4
Exodus 3:1-4
Exodus 3:5-6
In this message Chris Tortorici asks us if we ever try to help someone, but it backfires. Why does is backfire? How can we truly help someone or even ourselves? This are some of the topics we explore today.
“You don't fix a long standing culture with one event” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 2:11-14
Mark 4:9-12
In this message Chris Tortorici explores the idea of how we see ourselves.
“Do you see yourself they way God sees you?.” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 2:9-11
Isa 55:11
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the power and the freedom in letting go.
“People that know how to let go, see the bigger picture.” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 2:1-9
Exodus 2:7-10
John 17:24
Eph 1:4
Matt 17:3-4
In this message Chris Tortorici continues to look at the Hebrews and their Journey To Freedom, as he asks us if we think that hiding can turn into captivity and how do we know if we are building for captivity or freedom.
“Fear is when we live beyond our means” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Exodus 2:1-9
Exodus 2:5-7
In this message Chris Tortorici continues to look at the Hebrews and their Journey To Freedom, as he asks why the Hebrews multiplied under a harsh Pharaoh. Was is their ability for intimacy? Do you seek intimacy when you face harsh conditions?
“Pharaoh could command the Hebrews to make bricks without straw and he could deal harshly with them, but he couldn't take away their ability for intimacy.” - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Ex 1:1-14
Ex 2:11-12
Ex 3:6-8
In this message Chris Tortorici starts our new series in the book of Exodus as we begin to look at the Hebrews and the start of their Journey To Freedom
“What if Freedom starts in your mind?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Ex 1:1-13
Gen 12:1
2 Cor 10:4-5
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about why we should salute or show respect to everyone we encounter and the dangers that can arise if we don't
“It’s the larger conversation, not the honor or dishonor of the people that get the salute" - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Hebrews 13:17-25
Luke 11:43
Rom 2:11
Acts 10:34-35
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about us becoming the sacrifice rather than looking for one.
“People sacrifice everyday and most of the time it has nothing to do with religion?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 13:8-14
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the power of being aware of the angels we entertain.
“Have you ever become aware of how unaware you've been?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 13:1-5
Heb 13:5-6
Luke 20:34-36
Cor 6:1-3
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about why God would call us to entertain the strange and difficult people in our life.
“What if God isn't calling us to pick a side” - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 13:1-4
Matt 13:24-30
In the beginning God created the Earth and the Earth is known to have fault lines that create Earth quakes from time to time. God also created The Old Covenant and in the book of Hebrews, Paul points out that God created The Old Covenant with fault lines in it as well.
If God created The Earth and The Old Covenant with intentional fault, but yet he called it Good and say fit to build on both upon. What are we supposed to do with our own fault and better yet, the fault of others?
In this message Chris Tortorici explains how we are to build with fault in mind and he challenges us to answer the question as to why God would build with intentional fault in the first place.
Today we read from: Hebrews 12:22-29
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about bitterness and what it does if we let it take root.
“There is a difference between judgment and discipline” - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 12:3
Heb 12:11-15
Heb 12:14-15
Heb 12:22-14
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about how God trains us up and how we can confuse disciple with judgment?"
“There is a difference between judgment and discipline” - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 12:1-8
Heb 12:11
Heb 12:22-25
Heb 12:18-21
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about running the racing of God wants us to run and he gets down to the question, "Who are we racing against?"
“The only way to have a practice is to keep coming back to the obstacle course” - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 12:1-8
John 11:41-48
John 37:37-39
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about leaving the the "What about me" behind and taking up the conversation of the we.
The old testament was the land of the familiar, the new testament is the land of opportunity - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 11:13-16
Heb 11:8-10
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about how close Heaven/God really is and how we can see it and speak it.
What if the world that you have, is the world that you deserve, because that's what you've been calling into existence? - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 11:13-16
Matt 3:1-2
Matt 4:17
Heb 11-39-40
Ps 17:8
Duet 32:10
Eph 1:4-5
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about our reward for seeking after God and where we can find it.
What if are looking in the wrong place and that is why we can't find our blessing? - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 11:1-3
Heb 11:7
Gen Chapter 6
Gen 7:10-17
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the importance of seeking after God and what that looks liked like for Abel, Enoch, Abraham & Moses and also what it looks like for you.
"What are your ideas about pleasing God?" - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 11:1-8
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the power of the things that are not seen and how focusing on them can change your life.
Today we ready from:
Heb 11:1-3
Heb 11:7
Gen Chapter 6
Gen 7:10-17
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about falling and failing and how we see our failures. Does God see our failures the same way that we do? Do you look for judgment when you fall or fail?
"What if the last thing people expect, is for you to raise up" - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Hebrews 10:35-39
Hebrews 10:32-35
Hebrews 10:20-23
Luke 4:20-22
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the end of the world and judgment day. Is the question "When is judgment day?" or "When was judgment day?"
"It was finished" - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 9:15-17
2 Tim 3:1-5
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about our conscience and it can be seared by what we perceive as the remedy to you failure.
"What if the remedy that we apply to our failure, is often more damaging than the failure it's self" - Chris Tortorici
Today we ready from:
Heb 9:8-13
1 Tim 4:1-7
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the story of God asking Moses what was inside is hand. On first glance it looked just like a rod or a staff, however when he trough it to the ground, it became a serpent. Was it what was inside of Moses' hand that made this wonder happen or was it what was inside of Moses the man?
God ask Moses, "What is in your hand"? and then Moses held up a staff. - What if spiritual maturity will get us to see, its not what your holding but the power of who's holding it? - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Hebrews 9:1-9
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the issue of deliverance and our perspective of the pains that are associated with it.
“Is death your servant or your master?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Hebrews 9:8-11
Gen 3:16
John 3:1-13
John 7:50
John 19:39
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the bread that isn't manna (The bread of toil) and why God doesn't partake of it.
“Death is a state of mind” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Hebrews 9:1-6
Ex 16:1-3
Phil 3:15-19
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the two types of bread that are found in the two rooms in the temple. What is the difference between the manna that God provides and the bread that the priest make and what does that mean for us today?
“If you want to find out the strength of anything, you put it to a test” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Hebrews 9:1-6
Genesis 3:18
Lev 24:5-9
Psalm 34:8
Rev 2:17
John 6:50-61
In this message Chris Tortorici continues on with his message about the two different rooms in the tabernacle and this time he explores the room with the chair. In this message Chris asks are a priest in service to God? How do you feel about your service? Do you feel like you are accomplishing something or going somewhere? And most importantly, how do we get a seat at the table.
Today we read from:
Hebrews 9:1-6
Hebrews 10 9-11
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about the two different rooms in the tabernacle and what they both signify and how that can help you here today in 2020.
Today we read from:
Heb 9:1-11
Samuel 3:1-3
John 1:1
Matt 5:14-16
Prov 18:19
“When I child asks you to read him a story, is he looking for words or an experience?” - Tortorici Chris
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about a strange fire that was once offered up to God and what that means to us now in 2020. Do we have something strange going on? Is it possible that the way you approach God is strange?
Today we read from:
Hebrews 9:1-6
Lev 10:1-3 (215)
Matt 5:14-16
John 8:12
“God is with you in spite of your ideas” - Chris Tortorici
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about what it means to function and find direction from insight and what real enlightenment looks like.
Today we read from:
Hebrews 3:1-9
Matthew 6:22-23
Ex 3:2
Ex 13:21
Ex 35:14
Matthew 5:14-16
“What if God intended for direction to come from with it and not without” - Chris Tortorici (Speaking on enlightenment)
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about what it means to "do something for God" and how would we know if we done enough. Could our thoughts about "doing enough" be part of the problem in life?
Today we read from:
Hebrews 9:1-3
Colossians 2:14
In this message Chris Tortorici talks about what it means to have true freedom and if we had it, would we even know that we did.
Today we read from:
Heb 8:10-13
Matt 27:51
2 Cor 3:14
In this message Chris Tortorici looks the process of decay and those things that pass away. He asks us if it's possible that trying to hold on to that which wants to pass away could be doing more harm than good.
“What if decay is the process of life?” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Hebrews 8:10-13
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the pattern that God gives in the Old Testiment and asks us if it fits and he asks us today. He asks to think about what is more important about a shirt, the pattern that's on the shirt or if it fits us correctly?
“The old and new testament is often an old and new idea” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Hebrews 8:1-7
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the issue of darkness and our shadow once again. As we try to unlock the meaning of the darkness that is always connected to us.
“One man's darkness is another man's shade” - Chris Tortorici
Today we read from:
Hebrews 8:1-8
Hebrews 10:1
Ps 37:6
In this message Chris Tortorici looks at the issue of darkness and our shadow. What is our shadow and if its always connected to us, why should we ever fear it.
“The power is not the shadow, the power is in the image that’s casts that shadow” - Chris Tortorici
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks about time and our relationship to time. Can we have a whole new relationship to time? What is God's relationship to time?
In this message Chris Tortorici speaks about the mysteries of Melchizedek and the purpose of tithing.
"When the hand offers, it also receives" - Chris Tortorici
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "Underoath"
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In this message Chris Tortorici speaks about the power of an oath and why God has asked us not to swear by anything.
"If you have a tendency to lie, maybe you’re not a liar, maybe you're afraid." - Chris Tortorici
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "Crown Of Confusion"
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In this message Chris Tortorici speaks about the significance of the crown of thorns that was placed on top of the head of Jesus and what that means for you.
"Eternity is not only a conversation of the future, it's also a conversation of the past."
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "Unless There Is Death"
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This Sunday Chris Tortorici speaks on the importance of death and failure and the importance of letting go.
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "An Obedient Sacrifice"
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This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from Hebrews 6 1-6, Proverbs 23:7, Genesis 1:33, Romans 14:5 and Romans 14:1-2 as he looks at the issue of perfection.
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "An Obedient Sacrifice"
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This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from Hebrews 5:8-14, 2 Tim 3:7, Jeremiah 31:31 and Hebrews 10:8-11 as he looks at the issue of teaching. Do we teach people what to think or do we teach them how to think?
“The reason people like to be told what to think, is because they don’t like to exercise their own sensitivity.”
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "An Obedient Sacrifice"
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This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from the book of Hebrews and he asks the question; if God can only accept a perfect sacrifice, why is he asking you to take up your cross?
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "An Obedient Sacrifice"
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This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 5:6-9 and Hebrews 15:1-9 as he takes a look at the difference between obedience and sacrifice and if there is a priority when it comes to God and life.
“No matter how poorly people behave, they are still the image of God." - Chris Tortorici
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "A Resurrection"
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This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from:
Hebrews 5:6-8, Hebrews 7:1-3, and Rev 1:7-8 as he takes a look obedience and the resurrection on this Resurrection Sunday.
“You can’t kill someone that doesn’t have a beginning or an end" - Chris Tortorici
The Conversation Files are a weekly conversation and deep dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "Did He Learn To Obey"
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This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 5:1-9, Hebrews 4:15-16, Hebrews 5:12-14 and he takes a look at Jesus and His obedience to The Father. Did Jesus have to learn how to obey? What does obedience mean and what does it mean to obey?
“What if we are far more reverent towards sin and death, than you are of truth and life?” - Chris Tortorici
The Conversation Files will be a weekly conversation and dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we discuss the sermon/lecture "An Open Heart Surgery"
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 4:11-13, Hebrews 4:7, Hebrews 4:1-3 and he takes a look at The Heart from which all of life flows.
“When God is trying to address the issues of your life, he is not going to your church, he is going to your heart” - Chris Tortorici
The Conversation Files will be a weekly conversation and dive into the sermons and lectures of Chris Tortorici.
In this episode we lay down the foundation of what's to come from these "Conversion Files" and we also a quick dive into the Death & The Doctor sermon.
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Heb 4:1-3, Luke 4:23, Romans 12:3 as we look at the difference between and practice and a malpractice and how can we know the difference. And does having a correct practice cause you to have to mix and measure your faith?
"A medicine that could possibly cure, could also destroy"
"Jesus took death and made it his servant"
"Do you seek God for relief or for revelation?"
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 4:1-3, Exodus 23:20, John 14:2-3 and Matt 25:34 as we look at the difference between our work and God's work and how to enter into God's rest.
“One of the most courageous things you can do is look at yourself in the mirror and say that you’re tired of guessing. You’re tired of pretending.” - Chris Tortorici
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 3:14-19, Revelations 22:13 & Hebrews 4:8-10 as we look at how to find rest. Do we have to labor to find? Why do we have to rest and how do we know that it's time to rest? Have you ever been exhausted over the issues of life?
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 3:1-12 & Matt 12:25 as we look at what a house, a vine and a body all have in common and how that relates to us. Could we all be the one with God? What does that mean?
"If you want an audience you advertise, if you want a family you conceive" - Chris Tortorici
"There is nothing wrong with the fact that what you are doing is not working, what's wrong is not admitting it's not working. - Chris Tortorici
"True humility is expecting that which you did not earn" - Chris Tortorici
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 2:13-18 & Romans 8:35-39 as we look at cycles on our lives and how we can break those cycles. The first thing we must do is recognize the cycles and understand what fuels them.
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"What's going to stop you from repeating a cycle is realizing what is causing the wheel to turn" - Chris Tortorici
"You have to have the courage to go somewhere, while everyone else is going in circles" - Chris Tortorici
"Sin is a loss of our ability to see" - Chris Tortorici
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 2:7-11 & Matthew 26:39 as we look at the issue of pain and suffering. Where does pain come from and what is it trying to tell us? Can we gain a greater understanding of pain? If we listen to pain, can we grow from it? These are some of the issues we discuss in this episode.
"Pain is not a matter of if, it's a mater of when" - Chris Tortorici
"Maturity goes from he, to the we" - Chris Tortorici
"If you are a creative person and you're not creating, you will experience pain" - Chris Tortorici
"There are questions you will ask out of pain, that you will not ask any other time" - Chris Tortorici
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 2:14-18 as we look at the issue of pressure and how pressure is meant to serve us and prepare us for what will be built upon our life. So in the same way that pressure is meant to be there, the snake in the garden of Eden was meant to be there.
"When other people panic, we feel confident" - Chris Tortorici
"When you are a confident owner of the truth you say less, not more" - Chris Tortorici
"The real issue is not the pressure, its what we do under that pressure" - Chris Tortorici
"If you don't have a vision for the future, you will cave under pressure" - Chris Tortorici
"Maturity is when you stop pointing the finger" - Chris Tortorici
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 2:1-3 & Hebrews 10:16-19 as we look at the issue of having some real investment and skin in the game when it comes to this thing we call salvation.
"A lot of people collect words, but they don't own the things they say" - Chris Tortorici
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 2:1-11, Ps 8:4-6 & Hebrews 6:18-19 as we look at the issue of drifting and the importance creating anchors in your life at certain points, so you don't drift away from the practices that serve you in life.
"We don't need you to get better, we need you to realize how great you already are." - Chris Tortorici
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Hebrews 6:1-14 & Matt 7:25-27 as he explains the importance of a foundation as we build our lives around relationships, our resources and our religion.
"The storm, when it comes is not supposed to be the enemy, it's supposed to be your vindication." - Chris Tortorici
In this message Tortorici reads from Hebrews 1:1-6 and John 8:53-56 as dive deeper into the need for a second covenant and begin to look at the fine print.
In this message Tortorici reads from Hebrews 8:1-9 and Hebrews 8:8-13 as we explore the need for a second covenant. Tortorici asks; When was the old covenant, where was the old covenant and what is the difference between the old and new covenant. We explore why there was a need for a new covenant. Could it be that there was fault found in the old covenant? If it was a faulty covenant, who put the fault there?
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from: Luke 22:19, Matt 20:20-24 and Matt 19:16-26 as he lays a foundation for his new series "Covenant". In these series we find out that there is a new cup and a new covenant. Will we be able to drink from this cup? Do we know what is in the cup? These are some of the questions from today's message.
"Struggle is a sign of life, not death" - Chris Tortorici
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads from Genesis 50:14-21, 49:5-7 and James 4:1-3 as he takes a look at the lives of Jacob's son's now that their father is gone. Will Joseph take vengeance upon his brothers? What causes a person to take vengeance? Where does war and vengeance come from? These are some of the questions that will be addressed in today's message "Don't Feed The Bear".
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads out of Genesis 50:1-14 as we look at the end of Jacob's life and the aftermath of his passing.
This Sunday Chris Tortorici reads out of Genesis 48:1-20 and he breaks down the story of Jacob pronouncing blessings over his sons. Chris looks into the fact that some of Jacob's sons haven't always lived a righteous life and they have done some terrible things. Does all the blame lie at the feet of Jacob? Haven't we all conceived and birthed an ugly past? What do we do with that past? In this message Chris lets us know that it's going to take strength to face what it is.
In this sermon Pastor Tortorici teaches out of Genesis 48:8-20 and Genesis 37:10. At this point of the story of Joseph's life we find him bringing his two son's before his father Jacob for a blessing, before Jacob passes away. Something interesting happens during the blessing that first leaves Joseph confused and upset.