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Scripture Reference: 2 Corinthians 11:3-4
(NKJV)
Our Gospel is Simple:
- Jesus loves you
- Jesus died for you (John 3:16-17)
- Jesus rose from the dead
- Jesus can change your life
- Jesus has made a home for you in Heaven to live with Him for eternity
What is the Secret to Simplicity?
1. Love
- The Holy Spirit is a GIFT from Jesus
- The First Fruit of the Spirit is Love
2. The secret of Love is Commitment
Scripture reference: 2 Corinthians 11:3-4 (NLT)
Simple Gospel:
- Jesus Loves you
- Jesus Died for you
- Jesus Rose from the Dead
- Jesus can Change your life
- Jesus has made a Home for you in Heaven to live with Him forever
Cunning - Greek word for, "Sophisticated Trickery"
How does Satan corrupt and Divide our Devotion to Christ?
- Satan tries to get us to question God's Word
- Satan tries to get us to question God's Character
Scripture References:
2 Corinthians 11:3-4 (NLT)
Luke 4:16-21 (NKJV)
The Real Jesus reveals Himself:
1.Salvation to the Poor
Two Greek Words for Poor:
- Pen'es - "working poor," struggling financially
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Pto'chos - "utterly destitute," totally dependent
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Inner Healing
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Freedom
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Physical Healing
Scripture references:
1 Thessalonians 5:1-5
John 9:1-7
NLT
Night Seasons:
- Movement is slowed
- Attacks come that you cannot see
- Simple things become difficult
The Night is a Promise: A New Day is Coming
Scripture reference - Ephesians 6:10-17 (NLT)
Categories of Demonic resistance:
- Evil Rulers (principalities): Regional demons impacting territories
- Authorities: Stronghold demons who take authority when you open a door in your life to them
- Mighty Powers: Governmental demons influencing politics and culture
- Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places (The Sky): This is Satan's Central Command
God's Weaponry:
- Belt of Truth (Doctrine)
Core Doctrines:
- Tri-une God, 3 in 1.
- Virgin Birth
- Substitutionary Atonement
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Verbal Plenary Inspiration of Scripture
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Body Armor of God's Righteousness
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Shoes of Peace
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Shield of Faith
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Helmet of Salvation
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Sword of the Spirit, The Word of God
Scripture Reference - Matthew 13:15-23 (NLT)
3 Reasons Jesus came:
- To purchase our redemption by His sacrifice (1 Peter 1:18-19)
- To establish The Kingdom of God in the midst of the kingdoms of this world (Matthew 4:17)
- To destroy the works of the Devil (1 John 3:8)
What is the Kingdom of God?
- Kingdom: King's Domain, The borders of a King's authority, will and governance
- The Kingdom of God is about Restoration of God's original will toward humanity
How is the Kingdom of God established in our lives?
- By Hearing
3 Conditions of the Heart that prevent Kingdom Manifestation:
- The Hard Heart
- The Shallow Heart
- The Divided Heart
Scripture Reference: 2 Samuel 5:3-7 (KJV)
- Have faith in the prophetic word of God
- Ask God what to do and what to say
- Give God praise for delivering and preserving you
- The struggle prepares you for what’s next in your life
- Make peace with the battle you’re in
Scripture reference: Genesis 26:1-24 (NLT)
Factors In, is a phrase that means, "to include something as a relevant element when making a decision or plan."
Galatians 3:6-9 (NLT)
- The Blessing, Factors In my Famines
- The Blessing, Factors In my Failures & Fears
- The Blessing, Factors In my Financial Needs (2026 is a "Hundred Times More" Year)
- The Blessing, Factors In all of my Fights
- The Blessing Factors In my Future
First Sermon of 2026
Scripture references:
Hebrews 7:25 (NLT)
1 John 2:1-4 (NLT)
Cognitive Dissonance: The mental stress or discomfort felt when holding two conflicting beliefs; when your actions contradict your beliefs.
Cognitive Dissonance drives a person to one of three outcomes:
- Change your beliefs.
- Change your actions to align with your beliefs.
- Justify your actions to rationalize the discomfort away.
Cognitive Dissonance impacts our spiritual lives because it breeds instability (James 1:5-8, NKJV)
Cognitive Dissonance causes spiritual impotence (unable to produce fruit)
Fruit: the provable evidence that you know God
1 John 2:3-4 (NLT)
Luke 13:6-8 (NLT)
Exodus 32:7-10 (NLT)
Intercession of the Advocate:
- forces God to recognize we're still His people
- always asks for Pardon
- reminds God of His promises
Scripture References:
Revelation 3:7-8 (NLT)
Psalm 81:10 (TPT)
Doors:
- The Door of a New Beginning
- The Door of Productivity
- The Door of Deliverance
- The Door of an Unwilling Neighbor
Scripture references:
Matthew 8:19-20
Psalm 42:1-5
All NKJV
Foxhole: a small, individual defensive position dug into the ground for shelter against enemy fire
"There are no atheists in foxholes"
- Lt. Col. Warren J. Clear
Lessons from the Foxhole:
- Recognize you're in a battle
- Refuse your soul's counsel
- Hope in God out loud
- Seek God's face
Scripture references:
Genesis 22:1-14 (NLT)
John 4:23-24 (NLT)
Worship is the outward sound (or expression) of your inward relationship with God
Abraham's expression of Worship
- Wood. Past experience, no longer alive but carried as fuel.
- Knife. Your edge, your instrument of sacrifice.
- Fire. Carried into worship, not built there.
- Sacrifice. If it doesn't hurt, it isn't a sacrifice.
Genesis 22:14
"IT" will be PROVIDED
Scripture references:
Psalm 96:1-9 (NKJV)
1 Timothy 2:8 (NLT)
Lyre: Strings made from the stomach lining of sacrificed Passover Lambs
The Sound was made from something that had been sacrificed
5 Purposes of coming to church:
- Praise & Worship
- The Word
- Fellowship
- Serving
- Sacrificing
Entering God's Presence guarantees 2 things:
- A Blessing from The Lord
- A righteousness that is not your own
Pastor Jason closes out the Now Unto Him Who is Able series, with this Resurrection Sunday sermon
Scripture references (all NLT):
1 Corinthians 15:14-15, 19-20
Luke 24:33-43
Romans 10:9 NLT
- The Resurrection of Jesus proves He is Lord
- The Resurrection of Jesus declares that you are JUSTIFIED in spite of your sins. (Justified: To be Declared Righteous)
- The Resurrection of Jesus forecasts your future
Short message from Pastor Jason on Good Friday.
Scripture reference: Matthew 21:12-17, Exodus 12:1-6, all NLT
The third installment of Pastor Jason's Now Unto Him Who Is Able series.
Scripture references (all NLT):
Mark 5:1-20
Hebrews 11:3
1 Corinthians 15:40
Demons-- Disembodied spirits
"Yesterday" is a burial cave - GET OUT OF THE CAVE
- Who can restrain you?
- Rebellion is Satan's version of anointing.
- He heard you!
- Never walk to help, always run!
- In the spirit world, posture matters.
The second chapter of Pastor's Now Unto Him Who Is Able series.
Scripture references (all NKJV):
Ephesians 3:20-21
Isaiah 53:4-5
Mark 8:22-25
Jesus healed by:
- Speaking His Word
- Touch
- Applying mud
- Using spit
God used Paul to heal by:
- The Laying on of hands
- Handkerchiefs
God used Peter to heal by:
- Walking past people and his shadow touching them
2 Categories of Healing:
- Instant, miraculous healing
- A God-initiated recovery process
2 Prescribed Methodologies for Healing in the New Testament Church:
- Holy Communion
- The Laying on of Hands with anointing oil
The first in the Now Unto Him Who is Able To... series, Pastor Jason shows us our God is able to Save.
Scripture references (both NKJV):
Ephesians 3:20-21
Zephaniah 3:17
The Power of the Gospel is its Simplicity, the Simplicity of the Gospel is its Power
What is this simple Gospel?
- Jesus loves you
- Jesus died for you
- Jesus rose again
- Jesus can change your life
- Jesus has made a place for you in Heaven where you can live with Him for eternity
There's only 3 ways to respond to the Gospel:
- Doubt
- Indifference
- Belief
The Message of the Gospel leads us to strong assurances:
- God is ABLE to save anybody, even YOU
- God is ABLE to keep you saved (Not only are you SAVED because of Jesus, you're SAFE because of Jesus)
- God is ABLE to save your family
Scripture References:
2 Peter 1:12-21 (NLT)
Psalm 37:23-25 (NLT)
5 Components of a Farewell Address:
- Prediction of Death
- Prophecy of Future Crisis
- Exhortation to Virtue
- A Commission
- Legacy of Author
6 Farewell Addresses of Scripture:
- Jacob
- Moses
- Joshua
- Jesus
- Paul
- Peter
What are the "Very Great and Precious Promises?"
- The Promise of Salvation, by Grace Through Faith
- The Promise of The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
- The Promise of Blessing for Obeying Scripture’s Laws
Two Immutable Pillars Hold the Foundation of The Church
- Experience with God
- Prophecy of Scripture
Experience with God and Prophecy of Scripture become a Light in a Dark Place
Pastor Jason brings us a message that's meant to be acted on, plain and simple.
Scripture reference is 2 Kings 7:1-12 (NLT)
5 Declarations of Faith:
- This year, I will see miracles that my words can't describe!
- This year, I will see sudden shifts of provision in my direction!
- My best day is never more than a day away!
- I doubt my doubts, I believe the Word of God!
- This year, God will amplify my movement and add His super to my natural!
Scripture references:
Genesis 49: 5-7 (NKJV & YLT)
Genesis 34:1-13 (NKJV)
Exodus 32:26 (NKJV)
Numbers 8:14 (NKJV)
Hebrews 7:7-10 (NKJV)
Because of Jesus, God has a "Selective Memory"
- He remembers your Faith
- He remembers your Prayers
- He remembers your Offerings
- He forgets your sins
Scriptures will come from Genesis Ch 1 and 2 and John 6:63 (NKJV)
The Blessing ITSELF was an empowerment to do all that was spoken
The Blessing in not a Verb, it's a Noun
The Blessing is an empowering, supernatural SUBSTANCE, enabling them to prosper
- Be Fruitful: Be Productive
- Multiply: Be more than you are right now
- Fill the earth: Put something in the earth that wasn't here when you got here
The Blessing came BEFORE any rules were given.
Scripture reference:
Hebrews 6:13-19 (NIV)
Genesis 1@:1-3 (NKJV)
2 Peter 1:3-4 (NKJV)
Where God has made a Promise, He expects us to expect to receive it
2 sources of Hope:
- Hope that comes from the senses
- Hope that comes from God's Promise
Results of Hope from verses 19-21:
- Not weak
- Not considering the limitations
- Not wavering
- Strengthened in Faith
- Giving glory to God
- Fully convinced
"Blessing" means, The Empowerment to succeed - God empowering you to be a success
"Curse" is translated: Actively hinder
- Toxic environments hinder your Blessing
- Let God inform your Identity
- God wants to bless you until you become a Blessing
- God attaches a "By Association," clause
Pastor Jason's first ever teaching from the book of Esther comes bearing a profound word for those who know that God has something greater for them, and to those who believed the lie that their time has passed
Destiny is:
- The magnetic force God uses to order your steps
- An instrument of Grace, made possible by Mercy
Grace: God gives us what we do not deserve
Mercy: God spares us from what we do deserve
- Destiny has a Reservation
- Destiny requires Preparation
- Destiny has Ushers
- Destiny has a Hater
Pastor Jason takes us on a journey with our father in the faith, Abraham, drilling down on justification by faith, and what it means for the believer.
Scripture reference: Romans 4:19-25; 5:1-10 (NKJV)
When God was ready to prove His love for us He chose 2 immutable actions:
- Sending Jesus to die on the Cross
- He raised Jesus back to life
BOTH ACTIONS WERE FOR US
What specifically did Abraham have faith in?
God's PROMISE
What was the object of Abraham's Faith?
The God of the Resurrection
Other than Jesus being Alive again, what did the
Resurrection accomplish?
- At the Cross the blood was SHED
- At the Resurrection the blood was APPLIED
What was our condition before salvation from God's perspective?
- Without strength
- Ungodly
- Sinners
- Enemies
What is our position after salvation from God's perspective?
- Justified (Justification: to be declared Righteous)
- Saved
- Reconciled
Pastor Jason's first Sunday sermon of 2025 ends up being a timeless message about Pressure.
Scripture reference: Mark 2:4; 3:9-12; 5:27-30 (KJV)
Key Takeaways:
- Everything you need has a barrier of pressure around it.
- All of life is pressure.
- Pressure cannot be escaped. It must be Managed & Aimed.
Pastor Jason shows us how the initial uncertainty of Joseph during the time of Jesus' birth is no different from our own fears when we need God to provide.
His scripture refences are from Matthew 1:18-25 (NLT) and John 18:3-10 (NIV)
This week, Pastor Jason takes us through an understanding of our Faith that challenges us to dispense with pretense and read the Jesus of the Bible as He is written.
Scripture reference: Isaiah 9:1-7
This week, you may want to listen twice to keep yourself from oversimplifying or overcomplicating the message from Pastor Jason.
Scripture references:
- 1 Samuel 18:1-5
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-14
Pastor Jason gives a follow-up of sorts to last week's message.
Scripture references:
1 Corinthians 15:45-49
Romans 5:12-18
John 3:1-6
1 John 3:8
Psalm 11:1-7
1. Stop Ruling the world
Much of our anxiety comes from the moments that remind us we're not in control
2. Take the test
God doesn't cause trouble, but He allows it to test us.
- The Jonah test: Trouble reveals sin that hides within us
- The Job test: Trouble reveals true motives for serving God
3. Remember the portion of YOUR CUP
The Guards of Grace:
- Forget the counsel of the ungodly
- Forsake sinful pathology
Romans 5:1-2
Psalm 1:1-5
With the story of John the Baptist's offense with the very Christ - whose coming he was sent to proclaim - Pastor Jason gives us a sharp word on instruction on healing offenses.
Scripture: Luke 7:11-28
Pastor Jason's midweek Bible Study on "The Blessing of Dominion" was so impactful, we wanted to make it available to you here.
3 enemies Believers must use Dominion to overcome:
- Strongholds: Negative cycles, generational curses. spiritual darkness in regions
- Arguments: Self doubt, low self esteem, doubting God's promise.
- High Things: Systems that resist God's Word.
Scripture: Genesis 1:28 & 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
The ministry of Jesus was 3 fold:
- Miracles: To reveal His power
- Message: To preach, The Kingdom of Heaven is now here
- Mission: To die on the cross as our substitute, paying the penalty of our sins
Through this lens, Pastor Jason asks us to shift in our faith from knowing God can, to believing God will
Pastor use a story out of Acts Chapter 3, and the transparent writings of King David in Psalm 122 to deliver a powerful message about unity in the Body
This week, Pastor Jason's message, Potential, reminds us that a Limitless God decides what, if any, ceiling there is to our blessings, favor, resources and abilities. Scripture references are 2 Kings 4:8-21 & 32-35 (KJV)
This week Pastor Jason pushes us out of our dormant state with a message he’s titled, “MOVE!” Scripture references are: Mathew 8:5-13 and Psalm 81:10-12
This week, Pastor's message takes us through God's choice to bless an unlikely man, Jacob, who scripture recounts has not earned, nor does he deserve, a blessing from God Almighty. Scripture references are Genesis 28:10-22 and 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 (NKJV)
This week, Pastor Jason draws his text from Mar 2: 1-5 (NKJV) and brings up seven characteristics of rooftop experiences:
- Loneliness
- Testing
- Prophetic Pronouncement
- Destiny
- Breakthrough
- Revelation
- Corporate Blessing
This week, Pastor Jason highlights the powerful prayers of characters in the bible whose flaws are on display to remind us that God likes using flawed people. Scripture references are 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 (NKJV) and 1 Samuel 1:9-16 (NLT)
Pastor Jason’s midweek teaching culminates his message on the “The Body of Christ,” subtitled, “The Mysterious Body" Scripture References are from 1 Corinthians 2:6-8 and 12:3-13, New Living Translation
This week Pastor Jason continues from last weeks message on the The Body of Christ, with part 2, subtitled, “Breaking Poverty.” Scripture references are: 1 Corinthians 12:27 (NKJV) and Job 22:25 (KJV).
This week, Pastor Jason strikes a nerve with a much-needed teaching on The Body of Christ, Scripture references are Ezekiel 37:1-10 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 (NIV)
This week’s podcast is a message from Pastor Jason that he titled, “Prayer and Anointing,” and follows with him leading our congregation in the Jesus Model of prayer. Scripture references are Habakkuk 3:1-2 (NKJV) and Matthew 25:6-10 (NIV)
Pastor Jason walks us through the allegories found in the story of the ax head that was made to float by the Prophet Elisha (2 Kings 6:1-7)
This week, Pastor Jason reveals 7 open doors in scripture and speaks directly to the things being held up for believers.
In this week's sermon, titled Little Clouds, Pastor Jason uses the story of the Prophet Elijah, who God spoke through to stop and start the rain (proving His power to King Ahab and over the false god Baal) to speak a word of prophecy into the congregation.
In this week's sermon, Pastor Jason draws from Romans 9:17-26 and Matthew 1:1-6, to bring our attention to how God moves on the Human heart, and what we may have missed when we read over the genealogy of Jesus.
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