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Pastor Dema Barishnikov
Tp get to the next level you must face the enemy.
You must expect a miracle from God.
You must receive your miracle by faith.
When you are standing in the valley and lift your eyes to see the mountaintop, you are not supposed to campout there in the valley but you are to continue on to the next mountaintop.
God is looking to prove himself strong on your behalf.
Your failure does not cancel God's purpose for your life.
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Spiritual Opposition
An obstacle is a sign that your miracle is close.
Your biggest challenges are on the inside.
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Don't let the storms of today extinguish your hope for tomorrow.
Sanctify yourself.
Live in a constant expectation of wonder.
Change starts in your life with making a decision.
The greatest accomplishments are on the other side of fear.
Freedom from sin.
What do we really believe?
Protect your faith from the wrong influence.
We are always influenced by someone.
Wrong influence comes in small packages.
Love enough to serve others.
Freedom in Christ inspires you to live a life that you are want to live.
Surrender to God.
Our choices have serious consequences.
Our Father gives us freedom to choose.
God never gives up on you.
God will pour out grace and favor on you.
Are we willing to step out of our comfort zone?
What are our expectations of ourselves?
What is our impact?
It is all about Grace.
It is all about Love.
Forgiveness.
Second Chances.
It is all about Serving Others.
It is all about Personal Responsibility.
Unless you learn the lessons from the wilderness you will never get to the mountaintop where God wants you.
God may not do something for you that you expect Him to do because He is in the process of doing something in you.
There is nothing wrong with gaining something but what makes it wrong is when gaining becomes the goal and your soul is lost in the process.
Your storm is temporary.
Take control of and renew your mind.
When you get into the weak spot it's either a huge obstacle for you or a huge opportunity to grow.
There is no shortcuts to spiritual maturity.
What is my biggest need, it is to get a word of God and live by it.
The Enemy's first move is subtle and non-threating.
The Enemy wants to shift your focus from God's Word.
Distrust of God's Word will lead to disregard of It, and disregard of It will lead to disconnect with Him.
God did not create machines, God wants you to love, worship, and obey Him out of your will.
Everything about you and who you are should be related to the Kingdom of God.
the deception of the mind game is to make you believe that you will reach your highest potential on your own without God.
Pastor Dema starts a new sermon series about what affects your mind.
The Enemy's first move is the seed of doubt.
The first thing the enemy will make you doubt is God's Word.
Our hearts can be after God but our minds can be after something else.
If you don't have a scriptural foundation your faith is anchored in your feelings.
Pastor Dema continues his sermon series on the Great Commission and being sent to the lost.
Jesus refused to settle into a comfort zone.
God wants to use this church to take things that are upside down and turn them back the right way.
When you live with a mindset of being sent you will always have an opportunity to invest yourself in someone else.
You were created to be an investment in other people's lives.
Sometimes circumstances push you out of your comfort zone, but they will not push you out of your impact zone.
Always, wherever you are look for an opportunity to connect with someone.
Pastor Dema continues his sermon series on the Great Commission and being sent to the lost.
Busyness doesn't equal effectiveness, you can be busy and still accomplish nothing.
Try to establish a routine in your life that God wants you to have.
You should have a few non-negotiables, time with God should be one.
You have to walk with people to know their problems, but you have to walk with God in order to know how to solve them.
Develop habits that push you closer to God and fulfills the potential that God out inside you.
It doesn't matter who we please if we displease God.
You will never make a difference if you don't keep growing, God placed you wherever you are to make a difference.
Pastor Dema continues his Sermon series on being sent to the lost.
When you walk with God you will see good things happen in your life and you will see people's lives being changed.
There is no success without sacrifice.
Sacrifice is personal.
Change your language from victim to victor right in the middle of the storm.
God gives you opportunity to inspire others who are watching you.
We need to ask ourselves is my life worth imitating.
If people watch what I do and do what I do would it bring them closer to God.
Some things that you have the right to do may not be the right thing to do.
Nothing can separate you from the love of God.
Pastor Dema continues his sermon series on being sent to the lost and the Great Commission.
We cannot trust our own logic, we have to trust His plan.
We need to be flexible and flow with the direction of the Holy Spirit.
Your language needs to change.
Praise and Prayer matters.
Empower those who are hurt with you.
Inspire those who watch you.
If people who watch you do what you do would it bring them closer to God?
Pastor Dema continues his sermon series about the great Commission and reaching your neighbors and the nation.
The Church should be outward focused not inward focused.
Sometimes God gives you answers to questions you don't ask.
No success happens without sacrifice.
You have to learn how to walk through the fire and the storm and not get stuck in it.
When you don't understand His reasoning you can trust His leadership.
Before you empower someone else you have to empower yourself first.
Pastor Dema continues his sermon series about the Great Commission and being sent to the lost.
Embrace God’s leadership.
Always watch for an open door.
See the value of 1 person.
Make an effort to connect with people.
Accept people where they are and lead them to where they need to be.
Pastor Dema continues his sermon series about the Great Commission and being sent to the lost.
We are sent into this world to make a difference.
Jesus entrusts us with His Mission.
You were never meant to do ministry alone, Jesus always connects you to a team.
Jesus gives you a true picture of reality.
God just smiles when people say we have plenty of time. We are sent as sheep amongst wolves.
Jesus equips you to fulfill His Mission.
We need to promote God’s message.
Pastor Dema continues his sermon series about the Great Commission and being sent to the lost.
You must remember that Jesus faced the conflict.
You have to find the battle worth fighting for.
Jesus fought the battle so He could have preeminence in your life.
There is nothing in life you cannot face without Jesus.
God paid the cost of your battle.
Jesus made the difference in your life.
Pastor Dema continues his teaching series on the Great Commission and the church being sent to the lost. We need to always be ready to make a difference in someone's life. You need to experience God to accomplish your work. You need to change your mindset. You need to realize that God's vision is big and be open to it. You need to find your identity in Christ and capitalize on what unites us to finish our job.
Pastor Dema continues his Sent series about the Great Commission by talking about the church being sent on a mission. It pays to be a good listener to Jesus. You need to change your mindset. Remember, God's vision is bigger than yours.
In this teaching series Pastor Dema talks about the Great Commission and being sent to the lost by God. Being sent by God requires you to experience God for you own self. You do not need to have all your questions answered before God uses you. You do need to rely on God's power. Do not set your own limits but expand your horizon and trust God.