Redemption to the Nations Church: Recent Episodes
Redemption to the Nations Church
Redemption to the Nations Church aspires to become the most loving church in the world. Our purpose is to demonstrate the Kingdom of God and we exist to become a global voice that crosses every racial, generational, and socio-economic barrier by evangelizing and restoring people from all walks of life through the ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ under the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
Do you feel like you’re disconnected from what you know the Lord can do and the reality of what you’re experiencing? Pastor Deven Wallace releases a sermon from 2 Kings 2 and prophetic words for the close of 2022 and the year 2023.
Are you living under a lid or moving in miracles? Pastor Kevin Wallace preaches from 2 Kings to show us the path of one that perceived, partnered, and persevered.
Binding and loosing is a familiar phrase for the believer but a commonly misunderstood concept. Pastor Kevin Wallace continues with part three on Spiritual Legislation from Matthew 16.
Binding and loosing is a familiar phrase for the believer but a commonly misunderstood concept. Pastor Kevin Wallace continues with part three on Spiritual Legislation from Matthew 16.
The life of believers on this earth demonstrates and furthers the agenda of King Jesus. Pastor Kevin Wallace continues in Matthew 16 with an emphasis on the keys of the kingdom.
Pastor Kevin Wallace begins unpacking the purpose and proceedings of the church — the ecclesia — in Matthew 16. Our allegiance and operations are unto Jesus and His Kingdom.
Do you wonder if what happened in the past is as good as it gets? Pastor Kevin Wallace preaches from Haggai 2 about the stirring, the mandate, the glory of God, and the significance of this text for today.
Have you been living off of visitations from God, but you’re ready for more? Evangelist Tony Suarez preaches from John 5 and declares this place a House of Miracles.
Have you been living off of visitations from God, but you’re ready for more? Evangelist Tony Suarez preaches from John 5 and declares this place a House of Miracles.
Pastor Shawn Baker takes us through scripture explaining where we are on God’s calendar. Jesus is coming soon. It’s time for us complete the assignment He has given us.
As kingdom citizens, we know our calling to occupy but do we remember our place in this monarchy? There are protocols to honoring, reverencing, and addressing our King. Pastor Deven Wallace reminds us of the attention we are to pay when approaching and engaging in His presence.
While society continues to change their moral code, are we moving with the crowd or standing in the truth? Torrance Farmer teaches from Matthew 24 encouraging us to be the one God can choose and use to bring breakthrough.
Bored with religion and tired of the craziness in the world? The only way we impact a nation starts with the choices we make for our own house. The question is not just will you separate yourself from the world but will you serve the Lord? Pastor Kevin Wallace illuminates the declaration made in Joshua 24 and the power it holds for us today.
Have you been hiding to avoid engaging with the trouble of the present or your past? Pastor Kris Horvath encourages us from Judges 6 to see our identity in Christ and walk in His promises despite what surrounds us. It’s time to live in your purpose.
We have a mandate and we are to occupy until He comes — what are we doing? Are we using our time and influence wisely? In the last of the “Thy Kingdom Come” series, Pastor Kevin Wallace preaches from John 18 encouraging us to stay on mission.
Worrying is so familiar to us that it feels like a part of daily life but it’s not a part of kingdom living. In the second part of “Get A Little Closer,” Pastor Kevin Wallace continues in Luke 12 showing us what Jesus said to those who were close enough to hear His voice.
Is prayer part of your checklist or is it your avenue to intimacy with God? In the 5th sermon as part of the series “Thy Kingdom Come”, Pastor Kevin Wallace teaches from Matthew 6 on how we can partner with God.
Do you know your kingdom assignment? In the 4th sermon as part of the series “Thy Kingdom Come”, Pastor Kevin Wallace preaches from Romans 12 with practical steps we can take to come into alignment with His will for our lives and how to walk in it.
Pastor Kevin Wallace encourages us from Luke 19 in the second message in our “Thy Kingdom Come” series. It’s time to break the back of poverty over our lives by understanding the covenant kingdom of God. There is an invitation to multiply.
Our citizenship is first and foremost in the kingdom of God. Are you present and accounted for? Pastor Kevin Wallace encourages us from Romans 8 and reminds us of our role and calling.
Pentecost is about unity. Referencing Acts 2 and Genesis 11, Pastor Kevin Wallace reminds us that the Holy Ghost restores our ability to speak the same language and communicate with each other. It’s time to speak the language of love.
Your life is a witness of an unseen realm. You are empowered to be that witness. In this Pentecost Sunday message, Pastor Deven Wallace preaches from Judges 6:34 and Acts 1:8 releasing us in Holy Spirit power and activation.
The enemy cannot make you doubt, he can only send you the invitation. Pastor Kevin Wallace takes us through James 1:6-8 and Hebrews 11 teaching how we can fully embrace faith.
Pastor Kevin Wallace expounds on James 4 and Ephesians 5 exposing the roots of procrastination and encouraging us to steward our time well.
Proverbs 30:30 tells us that the lion does not retreat. Satan roams like a lion seeking who he can devour. Jesus is the Lion of Judah who came to deliver. Which roar are you responding to?
In this Mother’s Day message, Pastor Kevin Wallace preaches from John 6 with this thought: Those who understand their assignment are able to shift “mom”entum in this hour. Pastor Deven Wallace ends this powerful message with prophetic declarations.
Pastor Kevin Wallace takes his text from 1 Samuel 22 encouraging us to shift our allegiance from broken, false systems to a Kingdom with a King. We’re leaving the dead and defeated behind for the truth, the oil, and what God has anointed.
In a message of encouragement and warning, Pastor Kevin Wallace teaches out of 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 uncovering the monster of ministry. Commit to pray for your leaders and take heed of this word if you are a minister of the gospel. Serving the King of Kings requires our holiness and humility.
In this Easter message, Pastor Kevin Wallace teaches out of Colossians 2 reminding us of what Jesus did for us on the cross. Christ’s crucifixion, death, and resurrection was a complete work and absolutely victorious. We live from that victory, not striving for victory. The enemy has no power over us.
Pastor Kevin Wallace preaches out of Mark 10 and 11 encouraging us not to let our past rob us of our future. Bartimaeus could not see with his natural eyes but he had vision. He knew when Jesus was near and cried out to Him. When He heals you, will you walk around with the same identity or will you throw off the old garment and walk in wholeness?
Does God really wants to save everyone or will only a few will make it? Pastor Kevin Wallace preaches from Luke 13 with this truth: the issue is not if a few will be saved — it’s if YOU will be saved. The gate is not narrow to keep anyone out, it’s to keep all of the extra beliefs and baggage out. Lay it all down and come into the Kingdom. Today is the day of salvation.
There is a price of prejudice - if you are demanding that God show up in the people, places and time that you want, you’ll miss the blessing. Pastor Kevin Wallace begins a series of messages on the Journey to Jerusalem today out of Luke 9. Don’t let your cadence be determined by the culture. Our rhythm of life is in His river, not one stream.
No matter how bad or how long your dark season has been, God can transform it all in a moment. Pastor Kevin Wallace unpacks a powerful message from 2 Kings 6 encouraging us to believe the word of the Lord and have faith that things are going to change.
Does it seem like everything is crushing around you? Only when the olive is crushed is when the oil is ready to flow. Pastor Chris Ryan preaches out of Nahum 1 and 2 Kings 18 encouraging us to be under the influence of Spirit of the Lord instead of believing the lies of the enemy. Command your soul to praise the Lord.
In a time when it seems we are losing the next generation, let’s be the solution instead of furthering the problems. New bowls are being fashioned and the ancient message of the gospel is healing the waters. Pastor Kevin Wallace encourages us out of 2 Kings 2 to be the salt: purifying, preserving, and bringing flavor to everything around us.
Have you fallen and feel like you can’t get up? God wants to restore you whether you’ve messed up, run away, or feel like all is lost. Pastor Kevin Wallace encourages us from Romans 13:11-12 and Acts 20:6-12 to examine the windows in our lives and let His light invade the darkness.
In a poignant message on hope, Pastor Kevin Wallace calls us out of complacency and causes us to be reminded of the God we serve. Take the word of the Lord and believe it with all of your heart. If you believe it, He will come.
There’s a lot connected to the lot that you’ve been fighting for. Pastor Kevin Wallace encourages us that as we contend, know that not everything is as it seems. There’s an inheritance and a future so keep the faith.
When it seems like the masses are done with church or leaving their faith altogether, there is a generation like Samuel who will continue to grow in the house of the Lord. Pastor Kevin Wallace leads us through 1 Samuel 2 and the context it carries for this generation. There is hope and there is a powerful future.
Complaining is so common that it's almost impossible to imagine that it could be conquered. Pastor Kevin Wallace leads us through spiritual and practical steps to overcome in this area of our lives. You’ll be reminded of the faithfulness of God and encouraged to speak life into any situation.
Feeling defeated by a season filled with loss and failure? After the misery, after the mess, after the divorce, after the break up, after the bankruptcy, after the failure—even after COVID-19—there is an “after this” coming that will change everything for those who belong to God. If you need a shift into a time of peace, multiplication, comfort, and strength, we pray you are encouraged by this word from Pastor Kevin Wallace today.
Have you ever wanted to break a negative cycle? In today’s message we will learn how we can stop making excuses for our cycles, be aggressive in living free from bad cycles, and completely let cycles go through the power of Christ Jesus.
Have you ever held on to God even when you did not know what the future would hold for you? In today’s message we see the importance of holding on to God in every season. Join us as we begin in the book of Ruth.
In today’s message we dive into the book of Hebrews as we are commissioned to be “Prototypes” for what God is doing on the earth. It takes faith to be a prototype. And in the end, our faith pleases God and His promises will come to pass.
On the third part of today’s series “The Armor of God”, we learn about the importance of walking in the shoes of peace and keeping the shield of faith. God never promises that challenging times won’t come, but He does encourage that as we hold on to the Armor of God, He will be with us.
Today’s message was shared from Joshua 24:15. We are reminded that God gives each of us a choice to serve and follow Him. The great thing about making a choice is that you can start here and go anywhere!
Join us today as we learn how to tend to what God sends. If you build your life around the presence of God, He will make sure that you have everything that you need. Seek first the kingdom of God and everything else will be added unto you! The enemy is only attacking the place that he knows that God is about to use. So shake off the snake and throw it back in the fire!
It's time to wake up! The army of the Lord will arise, unmoved by the ways of this world we live in today. Forget everything you think you know and allow your eyes to be open. Eyes that look are common, eyes that see are rare. Are you willing to accept the call to stay woke? Join us with guest speaker Chris Estrada as he shares a powerful word about staying woke among distractions in the world today.
"The earth we see in the natural is what's happening in the spirit first. Spirits are speaking. What voice are you listening to? Are you allowing the Holy Spirit to be your teacher?
It is so important to know the truth. Join us today as we learn how to cooperate with the Holy Spirit!”
If we’re not careful, we will live a life in the shallow end and come to a place of only having God as our tour guide on Sundays. God wants us to know the deep things. You cannot have an expectation for things that you don’t have faith for. There is more for us! So join us today as we learn how to follow the tour guide!
The world will change when we walk in the revelation of the full measure that is accessible and available to us in Christ. We are breaking out of the stereotypes that the world tries to label us as. When we come together in unity, we are the body of Christ in the earth. Get ready for the move of God that is coming to this nation that will heal what the enemy tried to break apart.
New land requires new leaders to take people into places that they have never been before. God would never take you to a land that would not produce. Trust that He will provide! Change is coming to leadership, and the way leaders operate. God will give you new tools to cultivate soil in the land. This is a season of advancement! Occupy until He comes!
How can you come home and feel alone? The enemy will use pride and pain to isolate you. When you become isolated, it becomes easier to fall into deception. You are known by God. You were also created to be known by others so that you can be activated, and held accountably. You are accepted as you are but as you grow in the family of God, you will not stay the same.
A wave of momentum is coming to the Kingdom of God. God is about to break the mindset of defeat and release a fresh oil that will cause you to see turnaround. The anointing for turn around will cause souls to follow Jesus, and enemies to turn around and flee. No matter how hopeless you are, there is hope in Christ! Walk in victory knowing that the kingdom wins!
Vision will not come from what you see with your natural eyes. We need for our eyes of our understanding to come open and a spirit of wisdom to invade our lives. If you’ve been through any kind of suffering, the next chapter is more glory. God will transform your weeping into joy.
The message never changes but the method always will. We have to stop criticizing how God shows up and instead start celebrating what He is doing! Our prayer is that our eyes would be opened.
Even when we have been faithless, God remains faithful. The enemy will try everything he can to destroy covenant by giving you ideas of self-preservation. God will do everything He can to bring you together. He is your biggest marriage fan! Today our prayer is that you are reminded of your covenant and that you are drawn back to the wife or husband of your youth.
We believe here at Redemption to the Nations Church, that 2021 will be the greatest year for your family and your families family! We cannot afford not to honor the Lord with out first fruits. When you believe this and tap into this kingdom principle, it unlocks something in your life. The lord is our source, not this world. We declare today that God is not through with blessing you!
If the world needs anything right now, it is a church that knows Christ. We have become so hungry for something new, that we have abandoned what is true. We need a new hunger for Heaven! While we eagerly await the coming of Jesus, we are called to show the ones around us who He is! Keep your joy on your journey!
Today is the day for yes! We are called to turn the light on in dark places. We are to be people of the light.
We need an Awakening of bridal identity in the church. Get your eyes off of your troubles and fix your eyes on the groom. He’s returning for a spotless bride whom His affection is set upon. We should be passionately pursuing Jesus.
Yes, you are going to be ok! Put all of your trust in the God of Hope! Not only will He fill you with peace and joy but by the power of the Holy Spirit, hope will overflow unto others.
If wind will cause you to put your seed back in your bag, then the clouds will cause you to stay home when it's harvest time. Sow in the middle of the storm and God will bring your seed back as harvest.
Jesus had joy on the way to Calvary because He knew that what was ahead; it made the joy worth it. Stay connected to the true vine and you will have JOY.
What reigns in your life, determines your joy. When the right king is enthroned in your heart, you belong to a kingdom of joy.
Jesus asked Peter a series of questions starting with, “ Can I use you boat?”. God has also extended an invitation to you to be a part of His masterful plan. Your simple “yes” has power and will release blessing over your future and everyone connected to you.
Revelation from Heaven is a result of face to face intimacy with God. As we gain spiritual revelation from God, we lose our dependency on information from man.
God is aligning relationships in our lives. There is a future that he has in mind for you and it is directly related to those that are around you. If you sense a shifting in your relationships, don’t worry he is bringing something to pass. So today we discuss our team. There is no “I” in team.
Church. Some of us go to church because we love church. Some of us don’t go. Some of us go because we want to obey what God has said. Church has become optional for some, even in the kingdom of God. Church was not an option that God gave us. Jesus said that he came to build the church upon a rock.
There is no victory by myself. There is only victory when I am connected to that which God has made.
The church is full of flawed people. If we come to church to experience perfection we will be disappointed every time. We will have to work through things in church.
The church is not the building although it meets at the church. The church is not one person. The church is never referred to in the single. The church is not a denomination. The church is not a personality. The church IS the gathering together of the people of God.
Father we ask and believe that every person in the Redemption to the Nations church family will experience the blessing of the Lord in the area of relationships. Father, beginning in each family we ask that you would bless and strengthen every marriage, that you will bless the fruit of our womb. May Your blessing be upon our children, may your blessing rest upon all of our grandchildren. Father we pray for your blessing upon our friendships, both in this church and in the marketplace. We decree and declare that in 2020 every dead, unneeded, unhealthy, unnecessary relationship will be removed so that we run with those who are part of our purpose and God given destiny. We call in every relationship that is necessary for Your purpose to be fulfilled in our lives and believe that this is a year of relational alignment. In Jesus name, no more drama and no more relationship foolishness. Father we decree and declare that in 2020 we will be blessed, encouraged, and strengthened in all our relationships.
Father we ask and believe that in 2020 the blessing of the Lord is coming upon the finances of every family that has a kingdom first priority. In Jesus name, I decree and declare that 2020 will be the greatest financial year that we have ever experienced. We break the mindset and mentality of poverty and lack off of all of our people and agree with Deuteronomy 18:8, that You, oh God, are the One who gives the power to gain wealth. Bless every business man and woman and the businesses You have given them. We ask that you bless every hard working man and woman and may they advance in their company, and experience Your favor in life.
Give them raises, bonuses, hourly increases, stocks, shares, inheritances, houses they didn't build, vineyards they didn't plant and land they could not afford. Cancel our debts, help us to boost our credit score, give us greater wisdom in our investing, saving and spending so that 2020 is the year of unprecedented favor and blessing in the area of our finances.
Father we ask and believe that we will have our healthiest year ever in 2020. Bless our physical bodies with strength and well being. Let no plague, pestilence, diseases, cancers, calamities, malady, malfunction, infirmity or depression come upon Your people. We ask that You make us whole and help us to live healthier lives so that we operate in Your strength and vitality in 2020 in Jesus name.
Father in 2020 we pray for increase to come upon this house. We decree and declare your goodness and favor are upon Redemption To The Nations Church. We decree and declare that in 2020 we will see more souls saved than any year we have ever experienced. We believe more families will be added to this house this year as You send Your favor upon us. Father may there be more miracles and greater testimonies in 2020 than we have ever seen before. May it be a year of financial increase and favor upon our church. I call in financial blessings and favor from the north, the south, the east and the west. Bless us to break tithe records. May our outreach to the broken and the hurting be increased in this year.
May we feed more hungry, rescue more girls caught in human trafficking, give away more food throughout the year and more joy and gifts during Christmas share. God I pray You increase the sphere of influence of this house. Give us new methods of sharing the gospel. May there be an expansion in our social media, television, radio and door to door evangelism in 2020. Tear down walls, open doors, give us greater opportunities to spread the gospel of the kingdom and demonstrate the culture of the kingdom of God to our region and our world.
And finally Father, we ask that in 2020 You show us Your glory in greater dimensions, give greater revelation, increase our wisdom, clarify our purpose, sanctify our hearts, and purify our thinking. Father blow our minds! Take the lid off of our lives. Jesus draw us closer to Your heart. Let us live for Your glory and honor. God we believe that in this year our people will be the head and not the tail, above only and never beneath, they will be blessed in the city, blessed in the field blessed when they come and blessed when they go out. I decree and declare You are blessing them and making them a blessing. In 2020 they will have double joy, double peace, double their financial resources.
Increase their influence. All of this we believe and pray, decreeing and declaring that it shall be done, not by might, nor by power but by The Spirit of the Lord.
In Jesus name, AMEN!
Pastor Kevin and Deven share about the goodness of God this year and what's to come in the future.
Our trajectory of thinking must be higher than the expectation of defeat because joy is a promise for the believer. To transform our thinking from defeat into joy, we must not be conformed to the patterns of this world, which celebrates the I. Like a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly we must go through the struggle of the metamorphosis to be transformed into what God desires us to be. When we go through a spiritual metamorphosis nothing can cause us to go back to the person we used to be. To become who God calls us to be we must transform by a renewal of our minds. We must be renovated by the works of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. The Holy Spirit will begin the renewal process but we must continually cooperate and allow God to transform us by illuminating and influencing our minds.
How we think determines how we live. Our greatest potential threat is our mind when we think destructively. Likewise our greatest potential blessing is a healthy and proactive thought life. To develop a healthy thought life, we must have the ability to identify and decipher toxic from healthy thoughts. We must identify self exalting thoughts, for pride is a silent destroyer. We must also know self-destructive thoughts. When the mind is boggled with fear and inadequacy it is important to agree with the adversary. Yes, we might not be enough, but our God is. Lastly, we must identify critical thoughts; thoughts that always find problems but never bring solutions to the table. A healthy mind is summed up in Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."
Spiritual blessing ran in Timothy’s bloodline, resting on his grandmother, then his mother then him. Blessing, according to Exodus, always trumps a curse. God will punish to a third and fourth generation, but his blessing will be inherited even to a thousandth generation. As with earthly laws of inheritance, there are also spiritual laws and legalities of spiritual inheritance. We inherit spiritual blessing by being engaged with the Holy Spirit. We inherit it by being the children of God and belonging to him, as our parent. We also inherit spiritual blessing as laughing heirs, inheriting riches we didn’t even know we could claim.
The flood scrubbed the earth of life, but it could not scrub it’s sin away. The first Adam sinned and after him, every descendant was born a sinner. But the son of God became the son of man so that the sons of man can become the sons of God. When Jesus Christ, the last Adam, hung on the cross, he proclaimed “it is finished.” With his proclamation the molecular DNA changes in every human who dies to the first Adam’s family to be born again into the last Adam’s family.
Jesus’s last words were “make them one as you and I are one.” There is power in agreement. Yet offenses seep continuously into the heart of the church. Jesus cautioned for the sun to not set in our anger. When not dealt with quickly, a small weed of offense grows into a tree of trespassing unable to be dealt with easily any longer. Trespasses are violations against the Word of God. Jesus instructs to deal with offense privately instead of publicly. Traps are organizational offenses designed to set someone to fall. A trap is a snare waiting to enslave anyone to wanders inside. Yet the psalmist proclaims, “he delivered me from the snare of the Fowler,” and today is still the day of deliverance.
The people were of one accord when the Church was born on the Day of Pentecost, is written throughout the Book of Acts. The Book of Acts is not merely a biography. It is a blueprint. It is a paradigm of what our encounters are to be like today. Yet, we increasingly reserve to building the church with our specs and our own drawings. We abandon the blueprint. We package and market God, polluting his power and reducing his glory to make him more accessible. We need to make God known. For that, we must move in one accord. Casting away our offense and bitterness, with forgiveness and love, we must come together as a crescendo in a symphony made of many different instruments strung together to create one glorious sound.
God doesn’t always keep us from fire. Instead, he comes into our fires and stands beside us. Three Hebrew children were cast into the fire bound, but when King Nebuchadnezzar looked, he found four loosened and unharmed. As to those who were casting Shadrach, Meshach, and Abendego into the fire, the fire in our lives will bring punishment to our enemy. The fires in our lives remind us where our protection comes from and shows unusual manifestations of the presence of God. And as with Shadrach, Meshach, Abendego and their God, whom the King commanded the people of the land to honor, the fires of our lives bring promotion in the aftermath.
The accuser approaches the throne of God with glee. Justice stands with multitudes of evidence supporting her claim. But today, on this Easter Sunday, mercy takes the witness stand. “Is anyone willing to pay for the sins of humanity?” she asks. The Lamb who died and rose stands up. And suddenly, the piles of evidence are no longer relevant for the blood of the Lamb covered every sin ever committed. “Because he died no one can accuse,” declares mercy. Because he rose again he holds the power, for the power of God is resurrection power. “Not only are you forgiven, but you will have abundant life,” proclaims mercy. The same Spirit that resurrected Jesus is now resurrecting us over and over again so that joy can flow out of us like streams and rivers throughout the globe.
If Christ is the King of the Kingdom, and we are its chosen citizens, then the Bible is the constitution. This constitution shows the heart of the King. This constitution gives us authority. This constitution hinges on “seek yee first the kingdom of God.” It often seems as though we are merely wanderers trekking through battlefields of the war waged against us, often grazed by its greatest weapon, fear. But we are not wanderers. We are citizens, and as citizens, we have the right to the Kingdom’s protection. The constitution declares the heaven has an army of angels who “shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.” The constitution says that all day and all night angels are watching over us. The constitution promises that the King himself watches over us as we are sleeping.
David destroyed Goliath not because he was stronger than all other men in an army, and Gideon was named a mighty warrior not because he was the bravest. God looks for those who are willing to risk it all. Gideon defeated an innumerable army when he followed God into the enemy camp with only 300 men who held jars instead of shields and trumpets instead of swords. To risk it all is to be war ready. A war ready warrior may not show skill and talent, but proves a reliable and faithful spirit. To risk it all is to know where we are called to stand, even places we would never venture to on our own. There is a type of courage that comes down only when we walk behind enemy lines. To risk it all is to know that God is our weapon.
In Matthew chapter 16, Jesus begins a conversation about identity by asking his disciples who they think he is. In establishing our identities, God does not first ask us who we are, but who God is. It is first in knowing who the King of the Kingdom is, that we began to know who we, the citizens of the Kingdom are. Peter responds with “you are Messiah, Son of a living God.” This, Jesus declares to Peter, is not a revelation of flesh and blood, but the Spirit. Jesus finishes the conversation by revealing Peter’s identity as one that the “gates of hell cannot overcome.” In knowing who our King is, we know who we, the citizens are. We are the “ecclesia,” people appointed to go throughout the city importing the Kingdom into its streets.
During the Roman occupation the emperor played god to the oppressed Jewish nation. Religious traditions replaced spirituality and spiritual leaders became appointed by political connections. It was in this atmosphere that John the Baptist stormed through the scene, preaching “repent, for the Kingdom of God is at hand!” God was not intimidated. He established his Kingdom right beside the gates of hell as Jesus died to rise as the King no king can stand against. The kingdom of God is built on vast territory, for “all the earth is the Lord’s” proclaims the psalmist. In this Kingdom the citizens are not identified by inferior identifications. They have no inferior ethnicity, race, or status, for they are all called children.
Walking in marriage without the one who created it is walking in chaos. Unlike what religion has dictated since its infancy about marriage--that a woman must live in the shadow of a man--marriage is actually a partnership. It is a dance in which both learn to lead and both learn to follow. The heartbeat of marriage is rhythm. Marital rhythm is found when emotional, spiritual, and financial rhythm find their places inside a marriage. Marriage is compromise and a union between two parts. Marriage was created at the same time as humankind, for the essence of marriage is love.
Marriage is not a construct of society, but of God. Marriage brings us companionship, is a spiritual revelation of Christ, and grants us co-dominion in the heavenly kingdom. There comes a time when it becomes impossible to complete our destinies alone. When it does, we are not called to change our spouse, but to accept him or her as a gift given to us by God. Attacks on marriage are bound to come for the enemy hates when couples operate in unity and love. Strife is the foothold that keeps the door open for the enemy to freely enter marriage. We must evict it. Boundaries are intended to bring freedom, not limitations to marriage. We must set them. There must be no hint of sexual immorality in marriage, and we must always practice accountability, for although respect is free, trust is earned.
In the Hebrew Bible, sacrifice always involved transformation. Sacrifices burned. The Levitical instructions for burnt offerings forbade separating the offering into parts, but required the whole animal to burn on the altar. In our complacent, lukewarm society, there are some things that are not optional. We cannot serve God without fire, and fire requires constant tending. The fire of God will never come down on our lives until every dream and every ambition is put on the altar to burn. One either dies to oneself or in oneself. To walk with God is to die to oneself; to be transformed by fire and brought into a new life. To keep the fire burning we must tend what God sends. This will cost us everything. But in the end it is worth everything.
God is no respecter of persons, but a respecter of pursuit. Many times we miss out on revelation of God’s mysteries because we are unwilling to bend down and lean in. We are unwilling to tap into God’s heart. Like Israelites we know God by his acts. But it takes the pursuit of Moses to know God’s heart. Revelation comes through speaking in tongues of the Holy Ghost. Speaking in tongues edifies us by building our faith. It glorifies God in languages not always known to us. Clarifying tongues help us see ahead and declassifying tongues reveal the secrets of God by giving directions to questions the flesh cannot answer. The Holy Ghost is not a tormentor but a helper, a revealer. It reveals God’s mysteries to those who tap into the Father’s heart.
“Remember me,” prayed the thief on the cross. Prayer is legality. It is access to the threefold God. In Matthew chapter 6, Jesus instructs the crowds with “when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,” and “when you pray, go into your room and shut the door,” and also “when you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases.” Prayer is not for the applause of an audience. Prayer is wrestling with a bear and a lion with only a flock of sheep for an audience. Likewise, it is prayer that kills giants. Prayer is a pathway to blessing, for heaven, remembering a prayer, moves.
Ephesians 1:3 is the only place in the scripture to use a single word in three different grammatical functions: blessing as a verb over us, blessing as a noun for us and blessing as an adjective to describe us. Like a crown on a king’s head, may January through December of the new 2019th year be encircled with the goodness of God. Do not despair if the old year passed with storm winds still blowing. Perhaps there is blessing in the rain that destroys our houses built on sand. When we bless God by praising him not because of what he will do for us, but because he is good, God cannot pass without ‘crowning the year with the favor of the Lord’.
Let us sing a new song at the end of the old year because God has helped many of us face and conquer new trials this year. Let us sing a new song because God’s promises cannot come back void. May we remember what God has done for us this last year and praise him for what he will do in the upcoming one. Let us sing a new song at the end just as we do in the beginning.
For four hundred years heavens remained silent. Complacency, religion and spiritual silence descended over pre-nativity Judea. Like Zechariah and Elizabeth of Luke 1, we often find ourselves in a dichotomy. Being faithful, we often feel like flounders, while holy we live with hopeless hearts and although committed we are convinced we are conquered. Like Elizabeth, we call ourselves barren, mistaking God’s silence for a negative verdict, not realizing that sometimes silence simply means not yet. Our prayers don’t evaporate when our faith for them does. Like a bowl of incense they withstand years before the throne of God, waiting for the day when faithfulness transforms into favor.
There was great joy was in Samaria, a city once paralyzed with demonic spirits, when the scattered children of God began preaching deliverance under the anointing of the Holy Ghost. Pastor Kevin Wallace finishes the Revival Apologetics series by describing a scene of deliverance in Acts 8:3-8 where demons came out of people with loud shrieks. When God moves, chains began breaking and their clash sometimes creates temporary chaos. Evicted, the devil often manifests in screaming. There is no need to fear, however. When Jesus Christ delivers he brings freedom. And suddenly great joy breaks throughout the city.
Saved to call heaven our home, often like Lazarus summoned from the grave, we are not free from the grave clothes to feel it. Continuing with the Revival Apologetics series pastor Kevin Wallace explains freedom and deliverance in Jesus Christ. Like the people “vexed” in Luke 6:18, God’s precious sons and daughters are attacked, tormented, and stolen from. All the while they are taught by religion to “take it in the chin” for we all suffer. But Christ the Deliverer is here! We don’t have to wait until heaven to feel joy.
What does it mean to fall out in the spirit or what is actually happening when we speak in tongues? To some this is a foreign concept, but we must put aside the basic fundamentals of the gospel and begin to experience and learn the many baptisms of God.
There's a war going on over your house. There are also wars going on over houses of worship. What kind of house are you going to live in? Are you going to be like the house of Saul or the house of David?
God came down and divided the Earth in an act of confusion to keep them from building an illegal kingdom. God will keep people who want to advance their own agendas and create confusion.
God is love. His goodness is often shown to those that don't have it all in order. Favor is coming on your life. We don't deserve any goodness or favor, but it's because God sent his son, Jesus, to rescue and save us that those who claim Him as savior will be shown his love and favor.
After we are saved and are born again we become ambassadors through Christ. How hard are we working to make it difficult for people to go to hell? For the rest of our lives, we need to make it hard for that to happen.
Pastor Kevin shares what God has been speaking to him about getting not only his personal house (body) in order, but preparing ourselves for the outpouring if His spirit. In order for us to receive all that God has prepared we need to cleanse ourselves of sin so when the rain of his blessing begins to flow.
God has called us all to serve. We must be servants before we can be promoted. Pastor Kevin shares that Philip was a servant and had a deep passion for others and when the time came he became an evangelist, but it wouldn't have happened had he not served others first. Even while in leadership we must always keep the needs of others before us.
Pastor Kevin continues the discussion of the culture of the house. The church is usually the last place to adapt to change because we know that God never changes, but if we are going to be who we say we want to be, then our methods will have to change.
Pastor Kevin discusses what the culture of the church is. You can say what you want to be, but are you living it out? There must be a voice that declares what culture the house will be, there must be buy in, and then the demonstration of that vision.
We all need relationships. God created us to be relational. First, to have relationship with God and second, with one another. If our relationship with Jesus is messed up, every other relationship suffers. The will of God for our lives is to be connected with people.
Jacob's life was one of a rollercoaster. He walks with God one day and turns his back the next, but we see that God is always faithful and there is no greater Father than Him. God reminds us through the story that he is both Father of Jacob and his new and better side, Israel.
Who are we in Christ? 6 members of the pastoral team take 8 minutes each to declare what and who we are in Jesus.
You have an assignment and responsibilities. Discovering what those are is sometimes realized in figuring out what we are not supposed to be doing.
If there is anyone that has a natural radar, it's the mom. A mother naturally knows and can sense danger over her children, but God has given us all a spiritual radar to detect the schemes and intercept the plans of the enemy.
How do we know something is from God or if it's off limits for our life? God is not an author of confusion and truly wants you to know what His will is for your life. In this introductory message, Pastor Kevin dives into how we can use our internal "radar" to discern and know.
You were not meant to just survive. You were not meant to just get by, but through Christ who loves us, we become more than conquerors. Everything Satan has tried to do against you has just been a launching pad to get you from glory to glory.
Pastor Kevin continues the series in the book of Revelation where John wrote to the 7 churches of Asia-minor. Some were commended, but most rebuked. We can apply these to our own life in recognizing the threat of our condition and the reward of overcoming.
If you are going through any type of struggle or challenge in your faith, take hope that Jesus wants you to know that it's just part of the journey and that there is a reward for the overcomer.
Everyone has to answer the most important question in your life, "Who do you say that I (Jesus) am?" There are only 2 answers you can make. That he is the Way, the Truth and the Life, or that he is the biggest fraud in history. There is no neutral ground.
God calls us Kings and Priests, yet we haven't even mastered it yet. You have a prophetic destiny that has already been declared and life is about getting you ready to reign. You are training to reign.
Is there a king in you? It doesn't matter if you're in a day season and can see or a night season and can't see anything, there is always a revelation that there is something greater coming out of you for your life.
Pastor Kevin refers to the story of Athalia sitting in a place of authority that she was not anointed to sit in. Athalia had a spirit of self preservation and forsook the future generations to keep herself in authority. But, God always has a remnant that he preserves. That remnant, at 7 years old, was Joash.
Special Guest Dutch Sheets joined us with a word about taking on giants and walking in our spiritual authority.
Pulling from the story of David and Goliath, Pastor Deven parallels the giants we face, but most specifically the giant of abortion in America. There is a "Davidic Anointing" that is being poured out on our sons and daughters yet it is open to everyone. Pastor Deven challenges us to stand against the popular opinion, become giant slayers and influence this nation.
Pastor Kevin delivers a timely message on the importance of turning our attention to the sons of daughters of this young generation. With the recent mass shooting in Parkland, FL it is evident that our teenagers are searching for and are in need of Jesus. We now begin a new phase of our Forward Renovation campaign to update the youth building for them to have a place for tutoring, worship, connection, a place to eat and fellowship and to call their own. You can give to this renovation effort on March 11th during our Forward Offering.
Pastor Kevin Wallace explains the difference between what "evangelism" is and what it isn't and challenges us by asking 2 questions. 1. When's the last time you invited someone to church? 2. When was the last time you shared with someone your relationship with Jesus and what He's done for you?
Pastor Kevin lets us know that it's okay to say goodbye gracefully, but to make sure you get all the dust of 2017 off of you before you enter into 2018.
In the first of this 3 part series, Pastor Kevin explains that even though we have a past, it's already been covered by the blood of Jesus. We shouldn't worry about what happened, but know He has a future for all of us.