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These Hands Bring Hope 2019 Mission Project Jolo, WV.We are pleased to present what God has done through our 2019 Mission Project, in partnership with Family Worship Center and Hope for McDowell in Jolo, WV.
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This message looks at Romans 8:18 through the lens of suffering. We all have our crisis moments—this message looks at how to go through them while becoming stronger on the other side.
Matthew 1:1-16 Jesus knows where we came from and how we feel. He loves us no matter what our past includes. He came for all of us.
Ten lepers called out to Jesus hoping to be healed. All ten were healed as they followed Jesus’ instruction to show themselves to the priest. Only one returned to praise Jesus and thank him for the miracle in his life. This message looks at the depravity of leprosy, the extent of the miracle, and also the hearts that are found lacking in the nine that didn’t return.
Pastor Gary Explains what a Watchman is, that they were trained and had to know what they were looking for. We are to be the watchmen of our heart, our Lives and of our Families
How often do we take the things that god has given us for granted or felt that we are so tied to it that we can’t let it go to someone that needs it more then you? Pastor Gary talks about Acts chapter 3 when Peter met a crippled man and he offered him the best thing that Peter had. We need to be willing to share Jesus, Our number one passion needs to be sharing Jesus with everyone that we can.
Is it possible that we started to worship the things that God gave us instead of the one true GOD? Pastor Gary talks about the church of Pergamum and the warning that Jesus gave to them.
The one question that is asked the most times in everyone’s life, do you ever wonder what you are here for? Pastor Gary explains exactly that in this sermon.
Do you feel like you are overwhelmed with everything going on? Are you being persecuted for your Faith in Jesus? Pastor Gary talks about the church of Smyna and how they were poor, persecuted and shunned because of their faith in Jesus. Revelation Chapter 2 verses 8-11.
Lot knew better! Unfortunately, the lust of his eyes and the desires of his heart kept him from seeking God's will. This message shows how we may have good intensions but the craftiness of our enemy overrides if we don't give our desires over to our Lord. This message follows Lot's life and shows what happens if we keep adapting to sin instead of speaking up and moving away from it!
How is your foundation? A wise builder builds on the rock and the foolish builder does not. Pastor Gary talks about building our faith and obeying God.
When you are driving, you are always checking to see what’s around you, looking in your mirrors, checking blind spots and what is in front of you. Are you checking where you are at in your Christian walk? Do you check your spiritual blind spots? Pastor Gary talks about Revelation Chapter 2
You have more than likely have heard Psalm 23 sometime in your life. Pastor Tanya digs deep into this Psalm
Do you think that the little things that you do make no difference? We all need to a part of the body. God has put us where we are to be a part of the body of Christ, so that we can do ministry to reach the lost
How often do you put GOD after everything else? Are the things of this world more important than a relationship with GOD? Man looks on the outside but GOD looks on the inside at our heart. Pastor Gary talks about how we need to seek after GOD with all our heart.
Our enemy is prowling around stealing from the family of God but this does not have to be! Our Heavenly Father has provided well for his children and this message describes the warfare, weapons, and how we are equipped to stand in these evil days.
Have you ever wondered why GOD allows things to happen to us? We need to struggle sometimes so that we can grow. Pastor Gary talks about Romans 8:28
GOD left Adam in charge of the earth, they were charged with taking of everything. But when they disobeyed GOD they gave it away to Satan. Because of this, we have ALL been born with sin in our lives. The second Adam, Jesus, came to free us from that sin.
Have you ever been offended by someone or something that’s happened to you? Pastor Gary talks about when we are offended and how GOD wants us to handle it.
Have you ever had those moments when you get angry and take it out on others? Pastor Gary talks about how Jesus did not do this when he cursed the fig tree.
Moses had four objections to why GOD should use him. 1. Who am I that I should do this? 2. What if people question who sent me? 3. What if they don’t believe me? 4. I am not a good speaker We must remember that if GOD calls us he will also equip us for the task at hand
Consider all the facets of your life--all that you let in and all that you are subjected to. God promises that if we are intentional and are walking in relationship with Him and humble ourselves, pray, seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways--forgiveness and healing is coming. This world has nothing for us but our Heavenly Father has spared nothing to give us all good things. Listen today and prayerfully consider what The Lord would have you do!
What are the things that your holding back for being all in. GOD does not want you to have a plan B. He wants you to follow his plans for your life.
Where are your roots? Are they in good soil? or are you halfway in sandy ground? Pastor Brandon talks about when Trees are rooted in good soil they bear good fruit.
Pastor Gary talks about how we are to be baptized, and that it is an outward sign of an inward change.
How many times do we go through life and Go on our own, without taking God with us. Pastor Gary Talks about Esther and how God used her to save her people from being desroyed. Esther 4: 15-16
Judah has turned their back on God so the Israelites have become easy prey for the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar. One of his first moves upon conquering Judah was to take the most intelligent and attractive young men of royalty to prepare them for service in his kingdom. Among these Hebrew boys were Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. As their lives intersect with this king crisis arises. These young men, however, stay strong and prove yet again that our God is able! Listen and see how even small steps of obedience touch the heart of God and prepare the environment for HIM to move!
How is your prayer life? Do you feel like you should pray a certain way so that God will hear your prayers? Pastor Gary talks about how we had to go to the high priests with our prayers, now we no longer need to do that because of what Jesus did. The privilege for us to pray was paid for at a very high price.
As Jesus came to Jerusalem riding on a donkey, the people placed their coats on the ground and others cut branches from the trees and spread them out over the road. Listen how Pastor Gary talks about Palm Sunday from the Donkey's perspective.
Everyday we need to surrender our ambitions and desires to Jesus and pray for God to show us what he wants for us that day. Pastor Gary talks about when we think "it's just a little sin, it wont make that much difference". It's when you look at it from a time lapse perspective you see how much it is affecting you and your relationship with God.
Just like a kid has a fear of their parents, we all need to have a healthy fear of God. Pastor Gary talks about how this fear of God will keep us safe and secure in His arms.
Have you ever taken anything from work? Disobeyed your parents? Lied? Talked about people in a bad or mean way? Pastor Gary talks about Grace and how God has given us Grace even though we don’t deserve it.
Are you always in a hurry to be somewhere else? Do you go to the quick checkout lanes so you don’t have to talk to people? Your influence is never going to be smaller than it is right now. Pastor Brandon talks about taking those opportunities to share about Jesus. Use everything you have for God, don’t hold something back for yourself.
The things of this world always seem to catch our eye. The persuasive thoughts can even fill our mind with having more or doing more. Jesus calls us to Something different!! He calls us to Come to Him for all our provisions--beginning with new life!! Then as we continue to come to Him he exchanges our desires for His!! It is then and only then that we can be filled. Isaiah 55:1-2 speaks of this and the message following helps us to consider where are we currently going to get what we need and how are we spending our time? If we take heed to the Lord's direction our soul will be nourished and we will diligent in the richest of fare:)!!
We all make decisions every day, are we going to surrender ourselves to Jesus and follow him or are we going to make the choice of waiting because we think we have time to decide. Satan’s biggest lie to us is that we have lots of time to make those decisions. Pastor Gary talks about whether or not we are going to take up our cross daily and follow Jesus.
ALL of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, we all need a savior. Pastor Gary talks about salvation
How important is prayer to us? What would you be willing to pay for the privilege to pray? Pastor Gary talks about how important that prayer is in our Relationship with God. Luke 11:2-4
Many people use a GPS when driving to new places so they don’t get lost. What do you do when you’re spiritually lost? Pastor Gary talks about what tool God has already given us, our Spiritual Positioning System.
Pastor Gary talks about why we need to tithe. God does not need our money but God wants us to be obedient with what he has given us to be stewards of.
Are we comfortable with our Spiritual blindness that we think we know enough to get by? Pastor Gary talks about Mark 8:22-26. Jesus heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
Pastor Gary teaches on Mark 9:42-48 where Jesus warns against sin that will lead to hell. Everyone has to make the choice between God and Satan.
It's a brand new year! All opportunities are open to us! If anything is weighing you down; put it in its proper place--at the feet of Jesus! This message looks at how personal and intimate our Lord Jesus is. It is found in John 21:1-17. As Jesus prepared Peter's heart for restoration we can see He can do the same for ours! All sin is equal at the foot of the cross--once we repent of it we are clean! Jesus' only concern now is that we affirm our love for Him and move forward as He leads!!
We have been given the ultimate love, God so loved us that he sent his only begotten Son. He loves us so much that he wanted to give us a choice.
Think about how excited you are when you get something new. If you get that excited for something that’s temporary, then how joyful should you be once you realize that we have already been given the greatest gift of all. Have you prepared room in your heart for Jesus?
We are at war, we are in a spiritual battle and Satan wants to steal our soul. We can have peace in the middle of that battle knowing that Jesus is who he says that he is. God is the author of Peace. we first need to have Peace with God, then we need to have the Peace of God before we can share the Peace from God.
Pastor Gary discusses how Mary found favor with God in Luke 1:26-38. Faith comes by hearing and when Mary heard from the angel what God had planned for her, she listened and her faith grew. Are we listening for what God would have us to do the way God’s servant Mary did?
Are you living a religion or are you in a relationship? We need to be in the presence of God all the time, If God is living in us he should be showing on the outside. Jesus came to get rid of religion and give us a relationship. Pastor Gary Teaches about Galatians 4.
Jesus did not go to the Cross by accident, it was by the predetermined plan of God that Jesus was nailed to the Cross for our sins. Listen as Pastor Gary talks about Acts 2:22-23
How do you approach God? Are you just trying to give him your best? God wants you to give your brokenness. Reverend Daryl Blank talks about Luke 6:6-10
Are we going to be a Corinthian Church or an Acts Church? Pastor Gary talks about the Church in Corinth and how they handled Communion. Paul writes to the Corinthian church to correct them about the abuse of the Lord’s supper.
God longs for intimacy with His children. Exodus 33 proves that despite our disobedience, fear, or disinterest God is faithful and longs for relationship. In this text the Israelites sinned by worshipping the golden calf so God refused to accompany them to the Promise Land. Moses interceded on behalf of his people however and God promised to not just send an angel but to actually be with them. This wasn't enough for Moses however--he asked for God to show him his glory. Do we long for God? Are we content with God's miracles or do we long for the greater joy of knowing God's heart? Listen to this week's message to discover how you would respond.
Isn’t it awesome when everything is going just like you like it, then you get this feeling that God wants you to change even when you think you are doing fine. When God speaks to you, you need to listen to what God is asking you to do and follow through with it. Pastor Gary talks about how Philip listened to what God needed him to do and how his obedience resulted in an Ethiopian man learning more about Jesus and getting Baptized.
Have you ever wondered why people end up coming into our lives? God has been arranging circumstances in our lives that we cannot even comprehend. We just need to be obedient and listen to God when he speaks to us. Listen as Pastor Gary walks us through Acts 8:26-40 as Philip meets the Ethiopian eunuch and helps him understand Gods word.
Pastor Gary talks about the symbolism of the Jewish wedding ceremony and how it foreshadows the promises of Jesus.
Do you feel that because you’re not a pastor or a leader that you can’t share what God has done in your life? Listen as Pastor Gary talks about John Chapter 4, the Samaritan woman at the well.
Are you letting the worries of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth hold you back from surrendering totally to Jesus? Pastor Gary talks about letting go of old sinful ways in order to move forward and grow in our life with Jesus. If we are not moving forward in our relationship with God, we will become stuck and stagnant. Spending time with God to develop our relationship will help us to grow to maturity in the faith and avoid spiritual immaturity.
Life is challenging and draining--how do we come to Jesus? Do we come to Him full of faith or fear? Jesus is our conquering King--He alone is triumphant. If we are powerless perhaps we have been working on our own and not coming to Our Lord! This message helps us to consider what our focus is on and then move forward and believe!
Do you have that feeling that something inside of you is empty? like your missing something and you don't know what it is, no matter what possessions you have you just don't feel complete. Pastor Gary talks about how desperate Zacchaeus was to see Jesus. how far would you go to meet Jesus? Luke 19:1-9
Ordinary people that are willing to surrender all are used by God to do extraordinary things. Are you willing to surrender everything to Jesus? Pastor Gary talks about how God uses the ordinary and does the extraordinary.
Jesus met a Samaritan woman at the well. Their meeting was not coincidental but providential. In that meeting Jesus crossed every barrier to bring her to restoration. This message examines the intense love that the Lord Jesus has for us and proves that there is no barrier He wouldn't cross to reach us.
How would you like to be powerful and effective? The most important thing we can do as a follower of Jesus Christ is to Pray. Prayer makes our faith stronger and gives us power to face temptation, We fight the battle against evil on our knees. You should pray continually, often and on purpose. Pastor Gary talks about the power of Prayer, when our knees are worn it shows our dependence on God.
Are you attached to the things of this world? Does the thought of holding onto your possessions give you comfort? This is exactly what we need to let go of. Pastor Gary talks about how Satan wants us to hold on to these things instead of holding on to Jesus. Scripture reference Matthew. 24:36-51
Are we fulfilling the great commission or are we getting side tracked by the world? Pastor Gary explains that we are to bear witness to the Light of Jesus, we are to live in the Light. so that everyone sees it. If we don't have that light, we can't share the light. We need to spend time with Jesus, read God's word, be praying and listening to what God wants us to be doing. Our job is to make disciples and take his light into the world.
Pastor Gary looks at Nehemiah chapter 4. As Nehemiah was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem, he faced opposition from all directions. When we are doing God's work we can expect anger from satan. Satan's goal is to stop God's work in us, in our families, in our church; and he will use anything to do this. Listen as Pastor Gary explains how to deal with these attacks just as Nehemiah did.
Have you had that look of "I've already done that, I've already tried that, it's to late." Pastor Gary looks at John chapter 5 where Jesus asked the man at the healing pool if he wants to get well. Are you in a place of desperation where you feel you've done everything that you can and have given up? When we try in our own efforts we end up making excuses and give up. When we give our desperation to Jesus and respond in Faith that God is in control and anything is possible through him only then can we be healed.
Revival had been spreading as King Josiah purged The land of idolatry. The Lord had directed this young man and God's work was being accomplished! Then it happened---God's word was found and the people saw just how far away from God they had drifted. The message today describes where the people were but it also shows the grace and mercy of our God!! He is always ready to forgive it's just up to us:)
Who's job is it to tell the next generation about God? Pastor Gary Talks about the promise land generation. When God calls us to come out of the wilderness and into the promiseland, God wants us to be spiritual leaders of our homes and families. What milestones are you going to leave for the next generation?
Have you ever wondered how God views you or how you should view Him? Pastor Gary answers both great questions in this weeks sermon by looking at Bible scripture in Exodus. He focuses on the story of Moses and the burning bush and shows us right were God answers these questions for us.
Pastor Gary delivers a message of fellowship in this weeks sermon. He shows us how we should seek out one another and help each other because that is exactly what Jesus did. We must get to know the people around us so that we are able to pray for and help each other through the hard times and also to have someone there to celebrate the good times with.
When we choose a life with Jesus we cannot go back and forth between our new life and our old life that we once lived. Pastor Gary looks at Romans Chapter 6 and Paul's teachings to show us this and teaches us that even though sin has been rendered ineffective in our lives, if we decide to "dabble" here or there with sin it will suck us back in and keep us there way longer then we ever wanted to stay.
We celebrate Mom's today! Pastor Gary looks to the Bible to show us the importance of our mothers and teaches about the impact of mom's from the times of Moses all the way through the New Testament. Happy Mothers Day to all of the great mom's that we have!
Pastor Gary looks at Exodus and the story of Jethro and Moses in this sermon. When Moses brought the Israelites out of Egypt he was the one that everyone came to for everything. Jethro understood that Moses would not be able to keep up with everything and offered some advice to spread out the work so that no one gets overwhelmed and everyone is happy. This is where we are as a Church today. Coming to service and worshipping on Sunday is only part of what God wants from us. He want's us to use our talents to serve Him everyday. Are you praying to God asking him to show you where to use your talents?
Pastor Gary digs deep into Luke 24:13-35 and brings to life the story of the two disciples that left on the third day after Jesus died on the Cross. Jesus came to them but they were not able to recognize Him at first. Could they have been too busy or consumed with life to recognize that Jesus was walking with them? Do we get too caught up in our everyday lives to realize when God is speaking to us?
He has Risen! He has Risen indeed! Praise the Lord that he sent his one true Son to cleanse us of our sins on the Cross and he rose again on the third day to Justify us! Pastor Gary goes in depth on the particular date that Jesus rose from the tomb and shows that the Resurrection did not just happen on this day by accident. God was in control before time began and still is in control today! Beginning music is "Forever" by Kari Jobe, performed by the Family Naz worship team. The poem is "The Word" by Isaac Wimberley and was performed by Justin Loudermilk.
We were blessed to have Dr. Robert Mansfield as our special guest over this past weekend for a Basic Training in Disciplining. He was kind enough to speak with us on Sunday morning at it was a perfect ending to the weekend. Dr. Mansfield spoke about the differences between just being a believer and being a disciple. He uses scripture to show that our God does not want us to just believe but He wants us to grow in our faith and start to disciple others. So, are you ready to become more than just a believer?
In this message Pastor Gary looks at John 3 and the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus. It is a powerful passage as Jesus explains exactly how to see the kingdom of God, and that is to be born again! When Nicodemus questions how this is possible, Jesus goes into detail on how to be born again through Christ. Are you ready to except Christ into your heart as your Lord and Savior?
Jesus is speaking with Peter in Matthew 18 : 21-35, when he tells The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. Jesus tells of a servant that is forgiven by his king of an insurmountable debt but when given the oppourtunity to forgive another of a much smaller debt, the servant refuses. Pastor Autumn makes the connection that we are the unmerciful servant. God forgave us of our insurmountable debt when Jesus died on the cross but our human nature does not allow us to forgive as quickly as we should. To get closer to Jesus you must be willing to forgive not seven times, but an unlimited number of times.
In this sermon we look at Romans Chapter 6 and Paul's message to the church in Rome that they have died to sin and now are alive in Christ. Pastor Gary speaks about the history of baptism and that it truly signifies that we have died to sin and now are born again in Jesus. Our Lord wants us to show the world who we belong to through baptism. Are you ready to identify with Jesus?
This was a special day at Family Naz as we brought in our first members of the Church! Pastor Gary speaks about how each member of the Church is part of the body and everyone has a job to keep the body strong. If the hand does not have the eyes to direct it how useful is the hand? We all must use our God given gifts to help move the body in the right direction, which is to reach lost people.
We had minor technical difficulties with this episode and you may here a slight buzz God's word is the Ultimate Truth! Pastor Gary looks at Mathew Chapters 3 and 4 and talks about Satan attempting to attack Jesus but Jesus uses God's word as his defense against him. We must use this same defense against Satan's attacks on us. Are we spending the time to learn the Word?
Pastor Gary compared John the Baptist with Elijah and their message. He went into detail on how their messages had parallels and both led to the same thing, which was Repent! "Produce fruit in keeping with Repentance". Are you producing good fruit?
Are we trying to hang on to the world and God at the same time? Pastor Gary goes in depth in the story of Simeon and Anna and what it looks like to be a living sacrifice. Are we truly living for God or just going through the motions?
As Christians we are to be set apart. A change of our heart causes our wants and God's wants to be the same. Have you handed everything over to God? Will you take the step to fully be "Set Apart" for God?
Jesus at the home of a Pharisee named Simon. A man of God's Law and a prostitute both show us how much we can give to Jesus. Simon, overlooked Jesus, but the woman who had experienced forgiveness couldn't do enough. What can you do to give Jesus all the glory? Do you love Jesus enough to give it your all?
God's plan for our lives is much greater than we can imagine, we need to let go of our "security" and take hold of what God has for our lives. What are you holding on to? What do you need to let go of in order to embrace God more completely?