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Sister Cindy Linton, Sunday September 23, 2024
In this episode, we dive into Nehemiah 4:17, exploring its powerful message through the lens of motherhood and the divine calling on women to nurture and build strong families. If you're in Normal, IL, and searching for a church home that prioritizes the family foundation, this episode is for you.
Join us as we discuss how women can embrace their God-given role in today’s world, standing firm in faith while raising the next generation of kingdom builders. Whether you’re a mother, wife, or woman seeking purpose in family life, this conversation will encourage and equip you in your journey.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday September 15, 2024
In this message, we dive into the vital role of the family. In our modern lifestyle, it's easy for us to lose sight of the foundation that family provides. We'll explore the biblical principles that remind us we are not meant to walk this journey alone. Together, we'll be reminded of how the strength and unity of the family—both our own and the greater family of Christ—can ground us in times of uncertainty and bring us closer to God's plan for our lives. Join us as we reflect on the timeless value of family and community in our walk of faith.
Whether you’re new to the Normal, IL area, looking for a church home, or seeking deeper connections with fellow believers, join us as we reflect on the value of family and community in our walk of faith.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday September 8, 2024
In this message, we delve into the powerful messages of Matthew 16:24 and Luke 9, exploring how these scriptures can guide us in our parenting journey. As parents in our community, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by cultural pressures and societal expectations. But instead of turning to fleeting trends, we must learn to anchor our parenting with the wisdom of God's Word.
Join us as we provide practical tips for incorporating biblical principles into everyday parenting, helping you resist the pull of worldly influences. Discover how embracing the call to "deny ourselves and take up our cross" can strengthen your family’s foundation and bring spiritual growth to your children.
If you’re seeking guidance on building a strong, faith-filled family in Normal, IL, this episode is for you. Tune in for insights, encouragement, and actionable steps to center your parenting on God's teachings, and create a nurturing environment for your loved ones. Let’s work together to build stronger, more spiritually grounded families right here in Normal.
Bro Jay Howard, Sunday September 1, 2024
In this message, we explore the vital role of fathers in building strong, faith-centered families. More than just being physically present, a father’s role requires deep engagement—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. True strength in fatherhood comes from being actively involved in the lives of your children and supporting your family’s spiritual growth.
Drawing from Scripture, we reflect on the passage that asks, "Is the ox plowing?" (1 Corinthians 9:9) to emphasize the importance of dedication, diligence, and leadership in a father’s life. Just as an ox must be actively working for the harvest, fathers must be committed to guiding their families with love, strength, and purpose.
If you’re a father seeking to deepen your relationship with God and your family is looking for a faith community in Normal Illinois that supports men and families in their spiritual walk, this message is for you. Join us as we discuss how to live out God’s calling for fatherhood, with practical tips, biblical insights, and encouragement for men who want to build a strong, Christ-centered home.
Whether you’re looking to connect with a local church or strengthen your family’s faith journey, this message will equip you with the tools to lead with faith and purpose.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday August 25, 2024
Strong families are the foundation of strong churches, but what’s truly at the heart of it all? In this message from the Pentecostal Church in Normal, we delve into the truth found in Scripture, exploring how a heart committed to God can transform both your family and your faith community.
Join us as we examine how living with intentionality and faith strengthens the bonds within our homes, creating the bedrock for a thriving church community. Whether you’re a father, mother, or someone seeking a deeper connection with a church family, this episode provides practical insights and biblical wisdom to guide you on your journey.
If you're in Normal, Illinois, and looking for a welcoming church community or searching for ways to strengthen your faith, this message will help you understand the role of the heart in building strong, Christ-centered homes and churches. Tune in for encouragement, spiritual growth, and ways to engage with a faith-filled community right here in Normal.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday August 18, 2024
Families and marriage are worth fighting for. We want strong families. God desires strong families. Join us as we journey through a series of messages focusing on building strong families.
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Bro Jay Howard, August 11, 2024
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday August 4, 2024
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Bro Jay Howard, Sunday July 21, 2024
In this message, we talk about the importance of motive and understanding ours? Are we being honest about our motive? What happens if our motive is off?
What if we're chasing a title, or promotion given by man, that isn't God's purpose? Does the Bible talk about such things? Join us and let's discover truth together.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday July 14, 2024
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Bro Jay Howard, Sunday June 23, 2024
The greatest enemy of the church is us saying, "I'm okay," when we're not. Join us in today's message as we explore God's word to learn about Spiritual warfare and fighting fire with fire.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday June 2, 2024
In this episode, we tackle the issue of complacency and its impact on our spiritual life.
Discover how settling into routines and comfort zones can hinder our growth and distance us in our relationship with God. We'll explore the key to overcoming, and why it matters so much.
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Bro Jay Howard, Sunday May 26, 2024
In this episode, we explore how traditions can sometimes hinder our spiritual growth, obscure the true essence of faith, and prevent us from experiencing a vibrant, personal relationship with Jesus. Join us as we seek God and an authentic Christian journey.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday May 19, 2024
Join us in this message as we dive deep into the prophetic words of the Book of Joel and their powerful fulfillment on the day of Pentecost. In Joel 2:28-29, it is written:
"And it shall come to pass afterward,That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,Your old men shall dream dreams,Your young men shall see visions.And also on My menservants and on My maidservantsI will pour out My Spirit in those days."
We explore how this prophecy came to life on the day of Pentecost, marking the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all people. This event not only transformed the lives of those present but also set in motion a spiritual movement that continues to this day.
Tune in to discover the significance of this prophecy, its historical context, and its enduring impact on the world. Whether you are a seasoned believer or new to biblical studies, this episode offers profound insights into the continuing work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
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Sister Cindy Linton, Sunday May 12, 2024
In this message we explore the truth found in 2 Kings 4:1-7 and its profound implications for mothers everywhere. Drawing inspiration from the story of the widow and the oil, we apply it to the ways mothers pour into their children, even in the face of adversity.
Just as the widow trusted in Elisha's guidance and witnessed a miraculous provision of oil, mothers are called to trust in God's faithfulness as they pour their love, wisdom, and prayers into the lives of their children.
Join us as we reflect on the sacrificial love, unwavering faith, and nurturing spirit of mothers, and uncover valuable insights on how they can cultivate a legacy of faith and resilience in their families.
Whether you're a mother, a parent-to-be, or simply someone who cherishes the influence of maternal figures in your life, this episode offers encouragement and inspiration for the journey of motherhood. Tune in as we celebrate the profound impact of a mother's love and the miracles it brings forth in the lives of her children.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday May 5, 2024
In this message, we focus on the concept of giving -> sowing spiritually and it's impact on our lives.
Just as a farmer sows seeds in anticipation of a harvest, we too are called to sow seeds of faith, love, and truth in our hearts and the lives of others.
Join us as we explore the principles of spiritual sowing found in Scripture and discover practical ways to sow in our daily lives.
From nurturing the soil of our hearts to reaping the fruits of our labor, this message offers insights and encouragement for anyone seeking to deepen their relationship with God and make a positive impact on those around them.
Tune in as we discover truth about the significance of sowing seeds that bear eternal significance.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 14, 2024
Gaps make us vulnerable. They can be found in a person's character, skills, teams, finances etc. In this message we learn about gaps in our spiritual life, and our need for an intercessor, as well as our call to be an intercessor for those around us.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about the power of interceding, and come along with us as we pursue blessing, and learning to speak them daily.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 31, 2024
There is a hope and promise for you. Join us as we discover truth about the hope and promise found Alive at Easter.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 24, 2024
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 17, 2024
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 10, 2024
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday February 25, 2024
Join us in this message as we explore 2 Kings 6:15, and consider the question, "What shall we do?"
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Bro Jay Howard, Sunday February 18, 2024
Faith that cannot be tested is faith that cannot be trusted.
Everyone's faith will be tested, we endure times of pressing and in those moments we must learn to press towards the One who is pressing us. There is purpose in the trying moments of life. They bring about an anointing, and if we are willing God will use it as we come along side others in allowing God to use our situations to pour into the lives of those around us.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday February 11, 2024
Every word in the scripture is purposeful. When we take time to think, consider, and study we unlock powerful concepts that God has left for us to unearth. At various points in the Bible we read about the olive and it's pressing, but what does it mean, and how does it connect to us as followers of Jesus?
Journey with us as we unravel the symbolism of the olive and its pressing in the Bible, discovering parallels to our spiritual journey as followers of Jesus.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday January 8, 2024
Are you hungry for more in this life? 1 Corinthians tells us we have this treasure in earthen vessels. Pulling that treasure from this earthen vessel requires us to understand the battle that exists between the flesh and the spirit, and learn to surrender the desires of our flesh to the Holy Spirit.
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Join us in this message as we look to God's promise found in Jeremiah 29:11. It's there we find God's plan to give hope and a future. There is no better way to start the new year than digging into God's word together.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday December 17, 2023
Everyone loves the lights at Christmas time. Have you ever wondered when Christmas lights originated, or how they began? Have you ever stopped to consider their beauty and correlated them to the Light of the world. The One who we celebrate this time of year?
With out light there is no life. Scripture shares this truth with us. We need light, and we need the True Light this Season, and all Seasons.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about letting the light shine.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday December 10, 2023
Are you stuck thinking Christmas is all about financial giving? Are you still working to pay off what you spent on last Christmas? What if giving this year didn't have to leave us in a pit of regret with a mountain of debt?
Join us as we look to scripture and explore our call this Season to demonstrate a type of generosity that flows from our heart.
We'll look to the example of; Mary, Joseph, the Angel of the Lord, Shepherds and apply their action to our own life.
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There are different approaches to preparing for Christmas.
- Those who plan every detail.
- Those who decorate before Thanksgiving.
- Those who decorate the day after.
- Those who wait until last minute.
- Those who fall into a category of their own.
No matter the approach -> Christmas is coming, and we want to be sure more than anything else our heart is prepared. Will you join us each Sunday at 10am as we gather to discover truth about this beautiful time of year?
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday December 3, 2023
Have you ever tried to do something at the wrong time?
There is a right time, wrong time, and God's time. Nothing stops the timing and planning of God. Our place in His plan is determined by our free will. His plan isn't lacking and is never accidental. It's always perfect.
Have you ever stopped to consider Mary and Joseph never would have gone back to Bethlehem without a census. God's plan stretches further than our mind comprehends.
We get to choose whether we participate or not. Join us as we discover truth about what it means to prepare the way for Christmas. In this message we examine how our understanding of Christmas is dependent our ability to truly grasp repentance.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday November 5, 2023
Hearing is important to our everyday life and it's important to the church. Hearing the Word is as essential as prayer.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about our need to hear the Word of God.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday October 29, 2023
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday October 22, 2023
The book of Nehemiah teaches us how to move from a place of spiritual defenselessness to being defended. In this message we wrap up our series by looking to what God has to say about our need to have a mind to work. We examine the message of Nehemiah and what it means for us to build with both hands. God calls us to both build and guard.
Join us in this message, and let's grow together.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday October 15, 2023
God is all -knowing. He's omnipotent which means, He's all-powerful. He's omnipresent which means, He's all places at one time. God is holiness. He's justice. He's righteous. He's love. He's joy. He's peace. There is power in remember who we serve.
Join us in this message as we discover truth of why we need reminded, and the power of remembering.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday October 9, 2023
Often when we think unity, our mind jumps to party affiliation, or I'm united with him, or her. In today's message we look at unity from a different perspective. We look at prior to being united with another person or group of individuals to where it truly begins. Before we can ever experience unity with another person we must first be in unity with God.
Matthew 22:37 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart. Love him with all your soul, and love him with all your mind."Join us in this message as we discover truth about where unity really begins. We want to be a defended city for God, and this is the root of where that defense begins.
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Bro Seio Chihara, Sunday October 1, 2023
What if what we think is freedom, really isn't?
What does true freedom look like? Acts chapter 24 presents us with two individuals. One appears free, the other appears bound. One of them is truly free, the other has bought into an illusion of freedom.
The scripture tells us in John 8:36, "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."
How does the Son make us free?
Join us in this message as we discover truth about what freedom really looks like, and what it means for the Son to make us free.
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Sis Jessica Hartzold, Sunday September 25, 2023
The Book of Nehemiah tells us about the rebuilding and restoration of the city of Jerusalem. It also serves as a parallel to our spiritual restoration.
In this message we continue our journey and focus in on the opposition Nehemiah faced. The opposition he faced with Sanballat is the same opposition Christians face as we move to allow God to be the Builder, and Restorer of our lives.
The work accomplished through Nehemiah's leadership was miraculous, but how did he do it? When opposition came, how did Nehemiah respond?
Join us as we discover the truth behind Nehemiah's success.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday September 10, 2023
Many Christians today struggle because the spiritual walls meant to protect them have been broken down.
Join us in this message as we look to the example found in the book of Nehemiah. We'll examine the gates of the city of Jerusalem and directly apply them to the life of every believer.
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Have you ever sent someone mixed signals? Has someone ever sent you mixed signals? There are times when actions don't line up with words that are spoken, and it leaves us in a state of confusion.
When it comes to our faith, it's especially important that our actions and words match. When they don't, they not only confuse those around us, but we end up confusing ourselves.
Join us in this message as we look to the example found in Daniel. There we find the example of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Through their life we find power unleashed when actions and words line up.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday August 27, 2023
God specifically calls us to love, but the love we often see displayed around us, or the type we ourselves exhibit isn't always what He's called us to. Scripture describes love in several different ways. In today's message we discover three of them, and God's call for us to demonstrate Agape love.
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Bro Bradley Nave, Sunday August 13, 2023
In Matthew 5:13, we are called to be the salt of the earth. Have you ever stopped to consider, what this means? It's often something we miss initially. But seeing it is vital to our walk with Christ. It's necessary in understanding our calling, and purpose in Him.
Join us as we discover the truth about what it looks like to be the salt of the Earth. People are looking for something real and true. For them to find the reality and truth of Jesus Christ it's important for us to get this concept right.
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We often sing about Heaven, but have we stopped to consider, "Are we singing about Heaven, but potentially going to miss it?
Jesus is very clear, when he returns, the Church will be ready but the question remains, will I be ready? Are you ready?
Join us in this powerful message discovering truth about eternity by looking at the parable of the virgins found in Matthew 25:1-13.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday July 30, 2023
Jeremiah 29:11-13 NLT - For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
This word is a promise from the Lord to the tribe of Judah before they entered a time of captivity. As they were being led to that place He was letting them know, no matter what their eyes saw, there was hope and future planned for them. Their responsibility was to look for the Lord wholeheartedly, and pray.
This promise was spoken to the tribe of Judah, and it's preserved in God's word for us all these years later. We go through times of "captivity" where it's hard to see the hope and future God has promised, but our lack of vision does not change what God has spoken.
Join us in this message as we look to the Word of God and discover truth about the hope and future He has promised, and our responsibility to reach for it.
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Sis Cindy Linton, Sunday July 16, 2023
Have you ever found yourself not sure what to pray? Are you looking to learn more about prayer? Does prayer really do anything?
This message is packed with instruction, examples, and actions you can use to strengthen your prayer life, and it's done by looking at the example we find in the life of Daniel.
Daniel was a man of prayer. He sought God for understanding, committed to prayer and fasting, and God did the miraculous.
Join us in this message as discover truth, and learn the power of prayer, and the angels God dispatches as a result of our obedience to do it.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday May 28, 2023
Have you experienced Pentecost? Do you need to experience Pentecost? What is Pentecost?
Perhaps you've processed these questions, maybe this is the first time you've ever been asked. As we dive into today's message we find the necessity of answering them, and we find that God is so good that He desires us all to experience Him personally with our own individual day of Pentecost experience as He calls us all to be filled with the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about Pentecost.
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Brother Seio Chihara, Sunday May 21, 2023
Have you minimized the power of worship in your life?
Join us in this message as we discover truth about the power of worship.
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Sister Jessica Hartzold, Sunday May 14, 2023
Psalm 139 speaks about the omniscience of God, and the beauty of being Known. In this message we break Psalm 139 it into four truths.
- The Truth about be being known.
- The Truth about being pursued.
- The Truth about being made.
- The Truth about being led.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about God's omniscience. We'll dial into the call of the disciple Nathanael, and we'll learn about the power of a mother's womb.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday May 7, 2023
Are you spending too much time focusing on the darkness around you? It's easy to get caught up in it, it seems to surround us at times. But is that God's desires for us? OR is His desire for us to give His Light our focus? His Word declares, He calls us out of darkness and into His marvelous light. Miraculous things happen when light is allowed to shine in our lives.
Join us as we discover truth by considering, what are we reflecting? Let's discover together our purpose and the power of the Light of Christ in our lives.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 30, 2023
Have you ever thought your plan was better than God's? In today's message we look to the life of Jonah and his struggle with this same thought process.
The message of Jonah is a powerful one. It shows us proof that God is faithful to His promise. Jonah was reminded of God's promise and it drew him to a state of repentance which is the same place God desires to draw us.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 23, 2023
Has worship become a buzzword? Over time has it's meaning become watered down to us to a point where it's a word that used to grab our attention, but now is one we quickly skip over having lost the depth of it's meaning?
Join us today as we discover truth, and lean in together to drawing ourselves back to it's definition and what God is truly looking for when it comes to worship.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 16, 2023
Join us in this message as we discover truth and identify 3 F's involved in becoming more than conquerors.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 9, 2023
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 2, 2023
Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus? When we look to Palm Sunday and we study the crowd who gathered to shout, "Hosanna." (which translated means please save us) we find they did not. Had they, we would not find them just a few days later shouting, "Crucify!" They knew Him as a prophet, and nothing more. Are you stalled out in this same place? If you are, join us in today's message as we continue our hunt for the Messiah to discover truth about our need for personal relationship with Jesus and identify where to begin.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 18, 2023
As a society we have placed God on a shelf. We've set Him down, and are in need of a reminder of where we left Him. We could use a reminder about why we even picked Him up in the first place. Join us in today's message as we discover truth that Jesus doesn't change, we do. Let's explore together why we need a Messiah as we prepare our hearts for our upcoming Easter celebration.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 12, 2023
Are you feeling as though you have no place to go? Do you wonder if there is a way out of your circumstance? Is the affection you feel isolated to likes on social media? Join us in today's message where you discover the truth about Jesus being the center. When we put Jesus as our center we learn God's resources are never scarce. What we read of Him doing for the widow and her oil, is what He wants to do for us today. Join us in today's message where we learn, God doesn't want to be our second choice. God doesn't want us relying on our own resources. He wants us to trust, and be obedient to His word.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 12, 2023
Rain/trials of life are necessary both in a natural and spiritual sense. In this message, we look to the drought Elijah and King Ahab faced, and identify the power of obedience as seen in Elijah's servant. We discover this is the same sort of obedience God is looking for in us.
Perhaps today you find yourself in a drought of life. God has made you a promise and you're believing Him for it. Join us as we learn to identify the signs of it coming to pass.
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Pastor Brad Nave, Sunday March 5, 2023
Psalms 127:1 says, "Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
What's true about the physical is also true about the Spiritual. His desire is for our life to be a house for Himself.
Join us in this message as we celebrate the physical building God has given us and discover the truth about God's true desire to make our life a temple for His purpose.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday February 26, 2023
Today we were so blessed to spend time together in prayer over the building God has called us to. The one we get to call home.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday February 19, 2023
Join us by listening to this message dialing us in to the battle we all have which is held on the inside. Discover with us our need to trust God and surrender our battle to Him.
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Sis Jessica Hartzold, Sunday February 12, 2023
Change is something many of us struggle with. It's something that tends to go against our nature. Yet God desires it for us. We read of it in 2 Corinthians 3:7-18.
2 Corinthians 3:18, "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
To bring God glory means we bring his natural glory to light. To expose it. Manifest it. Reveal it. Demonstrate it. To make it known.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about why change is difficult, and identify three truths to hold on to when change comes our way.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday February 5, 2023
This world has tapped into the health benefits of fasting, but has the Church lost sight of our need from a spiritual perspective?
God is calling us to places we will only get to by both prayer and fasting.
Prayer and fasting go together resulting in the perfect will of God.
Join us in today's message as we dive into scripture to discover truth about what scripture has to say about prayer and fasting.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday January 29, 2023
In Jesus there is life and growth.
In the natural, a branch without the vine (over time) will perish. The same is true in the Spiritual. A slight detachment will lead us to disconnect from Jesus, and over time it moves us away from His harvest.
We want to stay connected to the vine. When we look to scripture we find wonderful truths about our need to stay connected.
Join us in today's message as we wrap up our series, by discovering truth about Abiding in the Harvest .
Check out our previous messages in the series:
Abide: In the Word
Abide: In Love
Abide: In the Struggle
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday January 22, 2023
We all encounter struggles. No one is immune to them. As Christ followers however, we have a hope. Today we dive in to discover the truth about our need to abide in the struggle.
Want to join us on our journey as we learn about abide?
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Abide: In the Word
Abide: In Love
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday January 15, 2023
As a church, it's important that we learn to abide in love. When we do, we begin to display the love of God. It's the love of God that allows us to reflect who He is. It's the love of God that draws other's to Him.
He compels us through His love.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about agape love, a love that is unconditional and not transactional. Agape love is what this world is desperately searching for, and it's this agape love that God desires to operate through the church.
Want to join us on our journey as we learn about abide? Check out the first message of this series: Abide: In the Word
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday January 8, 2023
Does reading the Word (your Bible) matter? It does. The more we read it the easier it is; to pray, to understand, to trust to be confident in what God speaks.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about the power of God's word, and it's ability to guard our minds.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday January 1, 2023
In Isaiah 43:18-19, God tells us He's going to do a New Thing. This time of year, we're all looking for a new thing, aren't we? New habits, attitudes, friends, surroundings, jobs, and the list goes on and on and on. We see this in the resolutions we've all made that begin today. The problem however is that change is hard, and difficult to execute which means most of these resolutions we're making are going to end up in failure -> because resolutions don't work.
Truth - these things we're resolving to do, they aren't the new thing God is talking about or looking to do.
The New Thing God desires to do is something our flesh won't naturally line up with, it's something we will only discover through prayer and reading His word.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about what New Things God desires to do, and how we can begin reaching for it in 2023.
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Brother Seio Chihara Sunday, December 18, 2022
Are you filled with worry, frustration, or anxiety? Have you ever wondered how/if peace really exists?
Perhaps you've found yourself in a time when you feel over extended, blended and offended? Join us in this message as Bro Seio shares a time when he felt precisely that, and leads us through the Word of God to discover what true peace is like.
In this message he identifies for us the definition of peace as laid out by our worldly culture, and compares it to the Peace that God has promised us.
This message is part of a series helping us to prepare our hearts to celebrate the Christmas Season. To catch up on the series click the following links:
Christmas is Coming: Prepare for the Promise
Christmas is Coming: Jesus Light of the World
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday December 11, 2022
There are different types of light, does it really matter which we're following?
Join us in this message as we discover truth that says the Light we follow DOES matter, and it's imperative that we know which we're following.
In this message we look to two reason we need Jesus to be the Light we're following.
This message is part of a series helping us to prepare our hearts to celebrate the Christmas Season.
Check out the first message of the series: Christmas is Coming: Prepare for the Promise
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday December 4, 2022
Christmas is coming, and we're working to prepare our hearts to celebrate the true reason for this season.
Mark 1:2-8 speaks of the message of John the Baptist and his purpose to clear the road for coming of Christ.
In our own lives, there is some clearing that must happen as we prepare for Jesus' arrival within us.
Join us in this message as we discover truth by looking at two points we find in the message of John the Baptist and learn apply it to our own lives.
1) Repentance - What does it really mean to repent?
2) Being real with God - Why is it important to be real with God?
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday November 27, 2022
No matter what's going on in our life, there is an opportunity for thanks. In today's message we look to Luke chapter 17:11-16 NLT:
11 As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. 12 As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, 13 crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
14 He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.”[a] And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.
15 One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.
In these verses we find 10 lepers who were healed by taking a step of faith. They followed Jesus' instruction, and one of them turned around and gave thanks.
Join us as we look to the scriptures to discover truth of what Jesus says about the measure of faith we have all been given, and the power of coupling it with thankfulness.
Have you missed an episode of this series? Check out the following ingredients to be sure you don't miss a vital component to experiencing a lifestyle of Thanksgiving:
Ingredients for a True Thanksgiving: Praising with Purpose
Ingredients for a True Thanksgiving: Sacrifice
Ingredients for a True Thanksgiving: Forgiveness
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday November 20, 2022
In this message we discover the truth found in the final ingredient needed to experience a true thanksgiving -> Forgiveness.
Forgiveness is a hard thing. We freely receive it, but often refuse to give it. However the fact of the matter is, if we don't forgive we can't be forgiven. Our refusal is the same as telling God, "I don't need your forgiveness."
Join us in this message as we look to the third ingredient in our series by breaking it down into three necessary components.
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Ingredients for a True Thanksgiving: Praising with Purpose
Ingredients for a True Thanksgiving: Sacrifice
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday November 13, 2022
We're continuing our journey looking into what it means to celebrate a true Thanksgiving. As a culture we gather together on one day a year specifically to celebrate Thanksgiving, but true Thanksgiving goes beyond the one day and becomes a lifestyle.
As we look at the components that make up a true thanksgiving we're likening it to a recipe. Just as a recipe has different ingredients, it also has various instructions and an expectation that all will be followed. When all of the various components come together, it's then that we experience a thankful heart, one that easily bubbles over like the Rivers of Living Water we learn about in scripture.
Today we focus in on the ingredient of sacrifice. Why is sacrifice necessary, and what sort of sacrifice is needed? Join us as we dive in to discover truth about the sacrifice God is really looking for.
This message is part of a series. To catch up and listen to the first episode listen to Ingredients for a True Thanksgiving: Praising with Purpose
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Sister Jessica Hartzold, Saturday November 6, 2022
Preparing our hearts for Thanksgiving we are unpacking the ingredients that must come together in both the spiritual and natural for us to celebrate a true Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving isn't a day, it's a lifestyle.
Praise is a vital component to true Thanksgiving and doing it rights means we’re praising with purpose.
Join us as we look at two vital components that must come together to fully embrace our call to praise with purpose.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday October 30, 2022
We are continuing our Renewing Your Mind series. In today's message we look to Psalm 136 to discover how God's faithful love endures forever by showing us gratitude is a choice in all circumstances.
Our mind is powerful which is exactly why God calls us to change it. One way we allow our mind to be changed is by learning to choose gratitude. Gratitude is a powerful mindset shift. It's one that has the ability to draw us to others.
Join us as we discover four necessary components that teach us how to choose gratitude:
1) Acknowledging God has no competitor
2) Remembering who God is
3) Receive God's deliverance
4) Rest in God's provision
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday October 23, 2022
Join us in this message as we discover truth and what it means to choose joy.
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Have you ever found yourself stuck in a thought pattern? Your consumed by something and no matter how hard you try you can't get your mind off of it? Maybe you've tried to renew your mind by your own ability? Or found yourself wondering, why should I change my thoughts? Why can't I just live for God and continue to be who I was before I became a believer?
Maybe you're like many of us who have found ourselves in a place of hopelessness where we've submitted ourselves to a defeated enemy believing things will never change. Bought into the lie that says it's not possible to change your mind. Determined within yourself, life is going to be as it's always been.
Truth is, we can't renew our own mind, and preachers don't transform us. God transforms us.
We need His help in learning to take our thoughts captive to step beyond hopelessness toward the hope He promises.
Join us in this message as we discover truth by looking at 4 ways to take captive our thoughts.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday October 9, 2022
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday October 2, 2022
Has communion become a tradition to you? Perhaps it's become common; a simple task you walk through. Maybe you've forgotten the depth of what it means, the power it possesses, or the reason we observe it?
In today's message we talk about communion and our necessity to remember. We dive in to see, at our worst Jesus paid the price to cover our sin. We explore the truth that communion is a call to action for our heart in every aspect of our life.
Communion is a demonstration of Love.
All too often we forget these truths.
Join us as we look at five principles of remembering when it comes to communion, and what it really means in the life of a believer.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday September 25, 2022
The definition of doubt means to hesitate; to waiver.
Our culture today is full of doubt. Every where we look it's as though everything is being questioned.
What does this mean for Christians? How do you stand firm in your faith when everything is being called into question?
The Word of God is truth. Truth stands frim. God is so serious about His Word, scripture tells us to buy the Truth and sell it not. That means the Word of God has to be in us to a point where we know it and live it.
We can't back away from it because when we do it opens a door for doubt to creep in. We must get to a place in our walk with Jesus where we follow Him without a doubt.
Join us in this message where we discover truth and learn the key to removing doubt from our mind, and how to navigate this doubt filled world.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday September 18, 2022
Is there a sin too great for the blood of Jesus? The answer is NO.
The Blood of Jesus redeems us. It's the memory of man that fools us.
Blood cannot be replicated in the natural. There is life in the blood. Science proves it. Just the same there is life in the blood of Jesus. His blood cannot be replicated in the spiritual. Although we try to replicate it by drinking our sins away, or working our sins away, etc. the truth is these efforts don't work.
Join us in this message as we dive in to discover truth; There is Power in the Blood. There is no sin to great for the blood of Jesus.
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Bro Seio Chihara, Sunday September 11, 2022
Praise is a choice.
Trials and tribulations come to all of us. We all experience fear, and anxiety at varying degrees. When we do we come to the realization there is no escape by our power, but by God's and His alone.
In Acts 16:27-33 we learn about a time when Paul and Silas were in prison. In these verses we find they mustered the ability to praise God through their circumstance, and we see the power in their praise.
Join us in this message as we discover the power of praise, and it's ability to change our perspective. Let's learn together to follow the pattern they left for us as we begin to understand, they didn't deny their reality, instead they reached for their only way out.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday September 5, 2022
We're all given a measure of faith, and it's meant to be shared. However we've relegated it to something private. We've bought into a lie that says it's about us, but faith goes beyond us and is about so much more. It's about others, and allowing God to use our life to draw them to Him.
In this journey of learning to walk in faith, we can't stop walking or we risk someone around us missing out.
Some times we wonder, "Is there a right time to share our faith?" The answer to that, "there's never a wrong time to share it."
Unfortunately, we have no guarantee our friends are going to come to Jesus, but we'll never know their response unless we choose to step beyond our comfort and reach.
Join us in today's message as we discover four important aspects of sharing our faith. It's when we choose to share it that we see amazing things.
This message is the final message of our Walking in Faith series. Following are links to previous episodes:
Walking in Faith: Resistance Training
Walking in Faith: Weight Loss
Walking in Faith: Stand Firm
Walking in Faith: Battle Cry
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday August 28, 2022
Have you lost your battle cry?
A battle cry is a word or phrase that's shouted in solidarity.
As believers we all should have a battle cry. Ours is to seek and save, to love those who believe differently.
This cry has never changed. God never changes. It's us, we're the one who's changed. God's waiting for us to place our confidence back in Him.
Join us in this message as we look to the life of Gideon to find our pattern, in mustering our battle cry.
This message is the four in our Walking in Faith series. Following are links to the other three episodes:
Walking in Faith: Resistance Training
Walking in Faith: Weight Loss
Walking in Faith: Stand Firm
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday August 21
Have you ever asked yourself, "Am I holding back in my relationship with God?"
In today's message we're focusing in on standing firm with all resolve when it comes to our faith. We're doing this by doing what Paul instructs us to do in the book of Ephesians when he tells us to put on the full armor of God.
Whether we acknowledge it or not we face spiritual battle every day. This battle is one for our soul. It's one that requires this powerful armor we find in Ephesians 6:10-17.
Join us in this message as we discover truth about what God says is necessary and the impact of putting on the Belt of Truth, Breastplate of Righteousness, Shoes of the Gospel, Shield of Faith, Helmet of Salvation, and Sword of the Spirit.
This message is the third in our Walking in Faith Series. To hear the rest, check out the following links:
Walking in Faith: Resistance Training
Walking in Faith: Weight Loss
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday August 14, 2022
Today we are considering two questions:
What's holding us back?
What is the thing that prevents us from moving forward?
Hebrews 12:1-2 tells us, "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up..."
We all carry weights with us, Hebrews challenges us to strip them off, lay them aside.
What are examples of weights we can be tempted to carry? Hurtful words, abuse, anger, mental anguish - and the list goes on, and on.
When we carry these weights are tempted to think we are stronger then we really are which in turn, robs us of joy.
Join us in this message as we identify three weights we need to learn to lay aside by discovering truth found in God's word.
This message is part of a series. To hear the first message click here Walking in Faith Resistance Training
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday August 7, 2022
When was the last time we opened our Bible? When was the last time we asked God, "What do you want from my life?"
When was the last time we stopped to consider, "Is my church life like my gym life?" Do I have a membership, but never use it?
Join us in this sermon series as we discover the truth behind activating our faith.
In this message we learn three methods of spiritual resistance training.
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Bro Seio Chihara & Sis Jessica Hartzold, Sunday July 31, 2022
Join us as we discover truth about faith and what it does when we choose to activate it.
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Today we focus in learning how to honor God through the lens of praise and worship.
Praise and worship are forms of communication with God. Keeping this in mind, and thinking in these terms, How do you speak?
We have the ability to communicate but too often we withhold.
In today's message we discover 4 principles of praise and worship, and why they are necessary in our daily walk with the Lord.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday July 17, 2022
Join us in today's message as we discover truth about how to be anchored in the storm.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday July 10, 2022
Naaman was a powerful man in his own mind. He was a great general who had a great problem. He was a leper, and his leprosy was slowly marching him to death.
We may not have leprosy, but we do have a lot in common with this man. Rather than leprosy marching us to a slow death, we have sin. Just like Naaman needed a cleansing, so do we.
An Israelite servant girl let him know where he could find his healing, but rather than taking his brokenness to the prophet Elisha, he took his military, a letter from the king, and gold. Where he should have presented himself with humility and brokenness, he took a façade and a resume.
Do we do the same? Are we trying to impress God with what we do have attempting to overlook what we don't?
Elisha wasn't impressed with Naaman, neither is God impressed with us when we attempt to do the same.
Join us in today's message as we learn a change that happened in Naaman, and how we need to accept that same change in our own life.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday July 3, 2022
Today we declare independence in the name of Jesus.
We declare independence from bondage and sin. What do you want to be free from today?
Join us as we dive in to learn about the freedom that's found in Jesus Name.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday June 26, 2022
Jesus said, there are somethings you can't put a price on, our soul being one of them.
Are we putting our soul up for sale? If we were to consider the decisions we make, we would be shocked to find we are.
Join us in this message as we learn we are a soul with a body. Let's discover together that we are redeemed, and the value we place on our soul matters.
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Bro Seio Chihara, Sunday June 26, 2022
Join us as we receive this message about the Prodigal Son.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday June 19, 2022
Today maybe Father's Day, but this message is for everyone!
Join us as we dive in to learn how we are forged by the Father.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday June 12, 2022
Why did God give us the gift of free will? He doesn't want robots, he desires followers with a genuine love for their Creator.
Joshua tells us, "Choose you this day whom you will serve."
Every choice we make has a consequence associated with it. The problem we face today is that we have moved so far from scripture that we no longer know what we're supposed to do.
We struggle with what it means to walk by faith and not by sight. Now our sight stands in the way of the choices we make, and decisions are based on perspective rather than Jesus.
Scripture however is clear, we can't make decisions based on what we see alone. The Israelites based a decision on what they saw, and it caused them to wander in the desert. What if our decisions are causing us to do the same?
Join us as we dive in to learn about the power of choice.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday June 5, 2022
It seems today that no one wants to talk about speaking in Tongues as though it's become taboo. No one wants to know about it, study it, or seek out true understanding.
We live in an instant world where often when we don't get something as quickly as we expect, we disregard and move on to the next thing.
The disciples were given a promise, and they were willing to wait and tarry for that promise to come to pass. Are we?
Pentecost means fiftieth. In the Old Testament we learn it is a Jewish feast that is celebrated 50 days after the Passover. In the New Testament we find it is the day that the first Church was born. Believers gathered together as Jesus instructed them, and it was in the Upper Room that He poured out His Spirit all over them. Today, Pentecost Sunday is the day we celebrate this initial outpouring, and it's continuation.
What a joy it is to celebrate the Law which was once given on the outside to now be given and settled on the inside.
Join us as we dive in to learn about the Holy Ghost, and our need to receive it today.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday May 29, 2022
Do you struggle with faith? Perhaps you struggle with wisdom to know?
We're continuing our series focusing on renewing our mind. We're looking to move away from this culture's anthem declaring, "Do what brings you joy," toward God's truth found in Romans 12:2, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."
To be transformed however, there has to be communication with God. Prayer is how we talk to God. God wants our prayer to be fueled with faith. We've got to believe for what we're talking with Him about.
James 1: 5-8 tells us, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways."
When was the last time you asked for faith? Have you ever?
James tells us if we want wisdom we have to ask for it. God doesn't want us to struggle with a double minded nature. He wants us faith filled. Join us today as we wrap up this series seeking a renewal in our mind.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday May 22, 2022
Scripture mentions the word rejoice 257 times.
The first record of the word is found in Exodus 18:9 where we learn of Jethro rejoicing over the Israelites being freed from bondage. When was the last time you rejoiced over someone else's triumph?
Have we lost our ability to rejoice altogether?
We're called to rejoice in the Lord always. He is our Jehovah Jireh. He is our provider. He is our everything. Everything we need, He has.
We're commanded to make a joyful noise, to go beyond clapping our hands and make a joyful noise. When we translate that back to Hebrew we find this noise is to be an ear splitting sound. When was the last time your shout of praise was louder than your hand clap?
Does the volume of my voice matter when it comes to praise? When we look to scriptures record of the Battle of Jericho, we find it does.
This joyful noise, the ear splitting sound is what happened when the walls of fell. Joshua led the people, and they shouted in such a way that their sound was ear splitting. They were obedient to God's instruction, and those walls fell, not over, not on top of anyone the wall went straight into the earth. How remarkable to consider?
How powerful to realize, the same God Joshua served that took down the walls of Jericho, is the same God we serve today.
What a great truth to rejoice over!
The more we know about the Lord the easier it is to rejoice, and the greater our rejoice becomes.
Join us in part 2 of this series!
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday May 16, 2022
What do you do that brings you joy? A lot of people are asking this question. Many of us are on the search to find joy in life.
Our culture has taken on a mentality that says, "You do you." You do you, and you find your own joy however, this anthem isn't going to lead a person to true joy, the joy that God desires us to experience which is the true joy our soul yearns for. The answer to what brings true joy, is found in God's word. It is experienced by doing what God wants us to do. When we live God's plan he provides true joy in our life.
Romans 12:2 tells us to be not conformed to this world. It lets us know we are to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. God desires to do this transformation. He purposes to renew our mind.
Join us in part 1 of this series!
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Sister Cindy Linton, May 8, 2022 Mothers are important. Mother's Day became a national holiday in 1914. It's celebrated globally, and rightfully so. The work of a mother is impactful. We read of trees throughout scripture. They're useful to heal the nations, and they also bear fruit. The Apostle Paul makes them personal by telling us Christians should be bear fruit, and that the fruit we bear is not for us to consume, rather it's for those around us.
What type of fruit should a Christian have in their life?
We find the answer in Galatians 5:22-23, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." We apply this today looking at these fruits and those that come from a mother. A mother sets the atmosphere for those around her. Her fruit serves to nourish those in her home, her children, and those she interacts with. It's important for a mother to consider - what type of fruit is in my life? What am I growing? Join us today as we correlate the influence of a mother to a mighty oak growing from a little acorn.
John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday May 1, 2022
We may know who Jesus is, but do we know who we are?
When we know who we are, there is confidence. When we don't, we slump become ineffective, we fall into anxious thoughts. If we don't know who we are uncertainty steps in, and paranoia consumes our thinking.
At times we struggle understanding our identity. This isn't anything new. The disciples had the same struggle. We find an instance in John 21:3, "Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing."
The disciples were anxiously waiting for Jesus to come back. They were on edge. For three years they walked with Him, and now He was gone. They didn't know who they were without their teacher. They did what we often find ourselves doing when we experience the same sort of situation. They went back to what they knew. They were grasping for comfort, and they found a way to cope with their loss.
Have you ever felt like God has left you?
The disciples did, they forgot their original call was to be Fishers of men, no longer a fishermen. They forgot their call to wait. Perhaps you find yourself forgetting today. Maybe you've lost your way and gone back to what you used to know. If that's you, join us in this message. Just as Jesus didn't leave the Disciples. He hasn't left you either. Let's get back to our mission together.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 24, 2022
God is coming make sure you're ready.
Is it possible to receive God's mercy and reject His grace? Can you have one without the other? Do you need both?
Join us as Pastor Josh talks to us about the necessity of receiving God's mercy AND grace, and also extending it to those around us. We'll look to the book of Jonah where we find the people of Nineveh. They outline for us that it is possible for us to receive one while rejecting the other. This word points us to the necessity of allowing both to be active in our life.
Why is it important to have both God's mercy and His grace?
Mercy prevents God's judgement. Grace is what gives us a new start.
Sometimes we hold on to His mercy. We covet it, and protect it. Yet say, "No," when it comes to embracing the new start He wants us to embark on.
Godly living is vital. A Godly lifestyle is a necessity. There's no way around it.
Let's examine our life by asking the tough question, "Lord, Have I received Your mercy, and pushed away from Your grace?"
God is coming, making sure we are receiving His grace and mercy is a great step to make sure we're ready.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 17, 2022
We serve a RISEN Savior. The journey to the tomb was not joy-filled, but thankfully it doesn't stop at a sealed tomb. Christ conquered everything at the Cross. Resurrection Sunday is a celebration of His victory over death, hell, and the grave. A victory that still continues today. He rose in triumph over it all letting us know, we don't have to live bound by the things Christ conquered on Calvary. Sadness, depression - whatever you're bound by, God has victory for you.
Join us in this message as we consider three questions we must all ask ourselves:
1) Am I living in the power of the Resurrection?
2) Do I believe the words of Jesus Christ?
3) Is there evidence in my life that proves I believe?
Matthew 27:50-51
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 10, 2022
Have you ever wondered what do I need a deliverer for?
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the last week of Jesus' life. It celebrates the moment when our deliverer triumphantly entered into Jerusalem. Today we mark this special day, by looking at the journey to the cross. We're learning together about our great need for a Deliverer. This day specifically was about professing Jesus as King. Too often we miss what this week is all about. We relegate it to a blip, a quick newsflash and move on. Those who gathered to shout, 'Hosanna,' we find they missed it too. Their perception of who He is, and what He came to do was off.
Matthew 21:1-11
When we look to Palm Sunday we see the King entering the city. This journey to the cross however, didn't start here, it began in Jericho and is made up of many moments in between. These are moments of preparation. They involved care, love, and compassion that many during that time missed. Jesus doesn't want us to miss them. It is in these moments of preparation we see His yearning for us and the compassion of the cross, come into focus.
Join us in this message where we examine the Journey to the cross by looking at the details of Palm Sunday, and the moments Jesus doesn't want us to miss.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday April 3, 2022
Easter is a time of redemption. It's a joyous time, and we are prepping for it in a new series!
There are many different types of missions, but the only one that matters is Jesus'.
The Bible is a manual written to us from Jesus declaring, "I lost you." "My heart hurts because you are not with me." In our natural state we are lost from an eternity with our King, but that's not God's desire for us. He longs for us to receive His mission.
In this message we explore 3 principles to the mission. (John 8:23-30)
1) The announcement (Luke 2:10-11)
Jesus was never confused about the mission. We are the ones who get confused, and we get tripped up with the lust of our flesh. This lust of the flesh all started with Adam back in the garden. God's desire has always been a relationship with us. Sin entered in with Adam. Sin enters in with us just the same. God paid the cost of redemption, and He has known the plan even from the beginning with Genesis 1:1.
2) His Love (John 3:16, 1 John 4:9, Romans 8:37, Isaiah 54:10)
There is mercy because Jesus loves. The love of God has no end. Do you struggle to understand the love of God?
3) Grasp the Revelation
Jesus is the fullness of the Godhead bodily. God was in the man Jesus. When he wrapped Himself in flesh He was saying, I must do what no one else can. (John 8:58)
There is only one God, and His name is Jesus.
Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever."
Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:"
John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
John 1:14, "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
John 10:30, "I and my Father are one"
Revelation 22:13-21
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 29, 2022
We've put down the Word of God for 'How to' clips, but God is bringing us back to it.
This is the fourth and final message in our 'How to' series. Today Pastor Josh focuses us in on How To: Be Victorious by outlining four steps we find in scripture.
4 steps to take to be victorious:
1) Take the first step.
Jesus has already paid the price for our victory.
2) Know it's all in Him.
Israel was given a promise, and giants stood between them and their possession of it. They saw the fruit, but the Giants detoured them.
Are there giants standing in your way? Do you see victory - but the obstacle in front of you seems too big?
Are these giants causing you to forget the faithfulness of God, and the work He's done in your life already?
3) Claim it.
Faith demands action. We have to put forth effort to be victorious in taking our promise. We must work for it.
Joshua 18:3 says, "And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the Lord God of your fathers hath given you?"
What a powerful question to turn to ourselves. How long are you going to wait to take hold of the promise God has given you? Now is the time to activate our courage, and claim it.
4) Fight for it.
The bolder we are the louder we become. Why aren't be bold when it comes to the Kingdom of God, and claiming victory over the promises He has given us? Mark 16:6-8
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How To: Be Courageous
How To: Be An Overcomer
How To: Be MORE Abundant
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 20, 2022
God's desire for our life is abundance - and not just abundance but MORE abundance. Too often we think we're living in a mindset that thinks, "How can it get any better than this?" While God is calling us closer, beckoning us to step into the more abundance He's planned for us. What more does God desire for us? To know, we've got to go to the Source.
Our hands are limited, but our Father's are not.
In today's message Pastor Josh shows us how to get the more abundance Jesus tells us is available.
John 10:10, "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
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How To: Be Courageous
How To: Be An Overcomer
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 13, 2022
Do you have questions about life? Are you searching the internet for a quick "How to," tip? Has your search for convenience and a quick fix caused you to overlook God by laying down His original, "How to book?"
In this message we're continuing our "How to" series by looking to see what God says about how to be an overcomer.
We'll look to Joshua and find he was an overcomer. He was given a promise, and looked to God for instruction on how to claim it.
Much the same, we have been given a promise. Are we looking to God asking for His direction when it comes to claiming it?
To possess it, Joshua waited to hear from the Lord. Are we?
Join us in this message as we discover two principals we must understand if we are ever going to take possession of the promise God says is ours and become the overcomer God desires.
Did you miss out on the first message of this series? Check it out How To: Be Courageous
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday March 6, 2022
Who doesn't love a short "How to video?" You can find a video teaching you to do just about anything these days.
Social media as convenient as it is however, is no match when it comes to the "How to's" we find in the Word of God.
Joshua 1:9, "This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Commands:
Be Strong.
Be Courageous.
Do not be afraid.
Do not be discouraged.
Promise:
For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
It was a promise to Joshua, and it's still a promise to us years later. Getting it though, requires courage.
Do we know what it means to be courageous?
God does, and he's given His Word to us showing us the answer.
Join us today, as we dive in and discover three steps to become courageous.
This message is part of a series. To hear more check out the links below:
How To: Be An Overcomer
How To: Be MORE Abundant
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday 2/20/2022
Just the same as we need physical eyes to see the natural. We need spiritual eyes to see the spiritual. Obtaining healthy Spiritual vision, however requires God to be at the center our life. When we're successful with this, things come into focus and we gain the clarity we're looking for.
Scripture Focus:
2 Kings 6:17, "And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha"
Amazing imagery, right? What we wouldn't give to know the size of the army standing with us when the trials of life overwhelm.
Navigating life can be difficult. Facing trials not knowing the end can be daunting. However, scripture tells us we don't have to live like that. When we dive in we find life with God at the center is meant to be different.
In our scripture focus we find a man who is in trouble, and Elisha a prophet of the Lord has gone to the Lord in prayer asking God to open the man's eyes that he may see. This process lays a pattern for us. In times of trouble we must be more focused than ever. As Elisha prayed, so must we.
Are you experiencing trouble in life? Are you struggling to find focus?
Join us as we explore 3 things that change when we put God at the center of our life.
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Pastor Josh Linton, Sunday, 1/23/2022
"A mountain is an obstacle hindering us from getting where God wants to take us."
With that truth in mind, consider for a moment have we started focusing on the obstacle rather than God? Are we settling for less? Have we forgotten, it isn't about seeing what's on the other side? It's about trust in the God who will take us there.
We must remember - We aren't going it alone.
3 ways God helps us move mountains.
1) Asking in prayer. When we walk by faith, prayer will be our focus.
Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."
And we must remember - Prayer must be coupled with fasting.
2) Believing. We must pray and believe for everything we're asking for.
Hebrews 11:6, "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
Matthew 19:26, "But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible."
It's a simple mindset shift that makes a world of a difference.
3) Forgive. Forgiveness cancels a debt. Takes our own sins as far as the east is from the west. Forgiveness is a hard thing. However grudges only hinder us from moving the mountain.
Colossians 3:13, "Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."
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