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Grace Fellowship | London
GraceCast | Sundays features weekly Sunday sermons from Dale Campbell, lead pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in London, KY. • • For questions or comments, email: GraceCast@graceforyou.com. To learn more about Grace Fellowship Church, visit: www.graceforyou.com
Pastor Dale continues his message from the previous week, ministering on the importance of settling our emotions and walking by the Spirit, rather than being led by our flesh and circumstances. No matter how big your "giants" might look, keep focused on God's promises, not the problem. Remember: our response under pressure is more significant than the pressure itself.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the importance of "settling down" and not allowing ourselves to be moved by emotions or circumstances. Unsettled people are easily shifted. However, as believers, we are not to conduct our lives via the realm of the flesh and emotions. Rather, we are to walk by the Spirit, being grounded and anchored in the Word of God.
In this special service, Pastors Dale and Patty Campbell discuss the vision and assignment for Grace Fellowship Church, focusing on the importance of having strong, planted leadership AND laity. We are one body made up of many parts; and we each have an important role to play as we move forward in the divine, unified mission God has for our church.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the importance of keeping the door closed to the enemy by actively resisting him. Jesus fully defeated Satan at the cross and, through Him, we fight from that same place of victory. Don't be a devour-able Christian. Put on the whole armor of God, stand firm in the faith, become skillful in resisting, and you will close the door on the enemy every time!
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the importance of establishing our faith to believe that every spiritual practice is working and producing results in our lives - regardless of how circumstances in the natural might appear. Do not uproot the seed you have sown in faith with words of doubt and unbelief. Lasting results WILL come when we continue to act in faith and maintain a confident confession. It IS working in our lives!
In this message, Pastor Patty Campbell ministers on how, as believers, we are empowered through Christ to go through the flames of adversity and step out victoriously on the other side without even smelling of smoke. What the enemy sends to destroy us, the Lord will use to strengthen and promote us! In Him, we are fireproof.
Pastor Dale continues his message from the previous week, challenging us to go for more with God. Everything the believer needs is already available to us in the well of salvation: forgiveness, healing, redemption, renewal, and more! By keeping the words we confess in line with scripture, we facilitate the drawing out of all God has provided. Don't settle for a shallow Christian experience - dig deeper and go for more!
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how, as believers, we should never become satisfied with our level of spiritual growth. God works in progression, so there is always more for us to attain. The word of God is perfect seed with the potential to produce a hundred-fold (100%) harvest. Do not allow the enemy to stunt your growth and keep you out of your next level of glory. If you are seeing anything less than the hundred fold harvest in your life, go for MORE!
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the importance of believers standing their ground against the enemy, especially during seasons of divine acceleration and advancement. While prayer will give us the strategy for resisting Satan, our victory is dependent on whether or not we carry out the battle plan God provides. Often, that plan will include our answering the enemy with the Word of God.
In this message, Pastor Patty ministers on how believers are to expect divine acceleration and supernatural "suddenlies" in their lives. We are in a season where the Lord is removing barriers and opening doors at an unprecedented pace. This is a season of rapid progress. Expect to experience divine acceleration in your prayers, purpose, health, and in your prosperity. As a child of God, His blessings will chase you down and overtake you at a pace so fast your head swims!
In this message, Pastor Dale discusses the importance of staying steady and not drawing back during times of spiritual repositioning. Whenever God is ready to advance someone, He always repositions him or her. This repositioning helps open the door for the flow of heaven on earth to our life. Failing to understand these times of repositioning will hinder us from advancing forward into the greater things God has planned for us.
Special monthly service featuring healing related teaching from Pastor Dale Campbell and ministry to the sick.
In this message, guest speaker, Pastor Jerry Watkins, ministers on the "safe room" believers have in Christ. Within Him we find sure protection against the storms of the enemy and provision for all our needs.
Pastor Dale continues ministering on the connection between prayer and worship, focusing in this message on the role of worship. When you are freed up to worship the Lord, power is released and the flow of heaven moves into your life.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how prayer and worship work together to aid us in accessing the flow of heaven. We need a healthy, active prayer life AND a healthy, active worship life. The absence of one will result in the other not producing as it should.
Easter Sunday 2024 at Grace Fellowship featuring a special message from Pastor Dale Campbell.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the daily provision of heaven's flow God makes available to His children. The saved man or woman who does NOT stay consistently connected to the fresh waters of heaven and the word of God will eventually wither. However, those who choose to seek out the DAILY provision God has set aside for them will flourish and bear abundant fruit.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how Satan attempts to hinder heaven's flow in our lives by tempting us to shift our focus off of Jesus and onto the circumstances around us. However, God's word declares He has laid out a table of blessing for us in the very presence of our enemies. No matter how close your adversaries might be, focus your attention on the One who invited you to the table.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the importance of discerning the times and seasons of God in order to stay in the flow of heaven. Staying in step with God is key to out experiencing the fullness of His plan for our lives.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how the earth and all that is in it was created to hear and respond to the voice of heaven. When God initiates change, He does so through His word. As born-again believers, we function as His mouthpiece, bringing the flow of heaven into the earth as we give voice to His word.
Pastor Dale continues his message from the previous week, "Releasing the Atmosphere of Heaven", ministering on how we, as believers, are to be "carriers" of heaven's atmosphere. We are not meant to blend into the atmosphere around us, we are meant to CHANGE it by bringing the flow of heaven to the earth.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how we are influenced by both the natural and spiritual atmospheres surrounding us. When we release the Word, faith, praise, and worship into the atmosphere around us, we can expect the rain of heaven in our lives. What we send up has a direct impact on what comes down.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on preparing ourselves for the presence of the Lord. Whenever God is moving toward us, and we fail to prepare ourselves for that season, we are in danger of losing the benefit and blessing He desires to release upon us. Rather than approaching the things of God in a casual manner, we should be interested in and willing to make a "big to-do" about what He is doing.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the importance of having faith God's promises and keeping our words and thoughts in alignment with His word. Receiving from the Lord first begins with our BELIEVING for His provision. Don't allow unbelief to keep you out of receiving YOUR promised land.
In this Vision Sunday message, Pastor Dale introduces his latest sermon series by giving insight into what the Holy Spirit has been speaking to him regarding 2024. This is the year of a new flow for God's people: the flow of heaven on earth.
In this message, special guest Pastor Mikaela Allbritten ministers on the importance of renewing our minds daily by meditating on God's word, choosing to think His thoughts, and guarding our minds.
In this final message of 2023, Pastor Dale ministers on how reminding ourselves of the things God has spoken and emphasized to us through His word helps to prepare and position us to receive from Him. The word we receive from God not only blesses us now, it is also SEED for our future.
During the special Christmas communion service, Pastor Dale ministers on how communion is more than a symbolic, religious ritual. For the believer, the communion meal is a tangible act of faith that releases God's supernatural power when we partake of it.
In this powerful message, Pastor Dale ministers on the role of biblical hope and expectation in the life of the born again believer. As children of God, we can hope for and expect certain "upgrades" to our lives as outlined in the Word of God, including healing, blessing, favor, and supernatural intervention.
In this message Pastor Dale ministers on how we are to depend on the working of the Spirit, rather than the works of our own flesh, to bring about fruit and transformation in our lives. As believers, we should not attempt to manifest things by our flesh that are the responsibility of the Spirit.
Grace Fellowship welcomes special guest, Dr. Dennis Burke, for the 6PM service. In this powerful message, Dr. Burke prophetically announces by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that "harvest time" is here, encouraging believers to not only seek after revelation knowledge of who Jesus is, but to decide and declare what His identity is to us personally. Now is the time for powerfully radical Christians to rise up and impact their families, their communities, and the world for the Kingdom.
Grace Fellowship welcomes special guest, Dr. Dennis Burke, for the 10:30AM service. In this message, Dr. Burke ministers on how we, as believers, are defined by our destinies, not by our histories or by the world. When we receive and act upon the knowledge of who we are in Christ as revealed in the Word, we will no longer be limited by the strongholds Satan has attempted to build in our lives and minds.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how God is eternally merciful and compassionate, and His will is to set His children free of any and all strongholds at work in their lives. We cannot earn this freedom, it is a gift from our Father paid for by the Blood of Jesus. The anointing of Christ is enough to break off any yoke, no matter how strong or how long it has had you bound. God wants you FREE.
In this message, special guest Pastor Jerry Watkins ministers on the importance of seeking God first in our times of need, rather than relying on worldly sources - including friends, relatives, or even our own plans. As believers, we have an open invitation to approach God's throne with confidence and courage to ask Him for help.
In this message, Pastor Dale builds on his previous sermon by ministering on how God's glory is displayed when the lives of His children bear fruit. The greatest fruit in the life of the believer is transformation. A life that is not walking worthy by allowing the gift of salvation to transform it brings forth no fruit and, therefore, brings NO glory to God.
In this sermon, Pastor Dale ministers on how God's plan for His children is always about elevation - taking us upward, higher, toward a greater degree of His presence working in our life. God provides the key to the abundant life Jesus promised through the free gift of salvation, and we must strive to walk worthy of that gift by taking advantage of its fullness, rather than seeing it merely as a ticket out of hell.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how the modern day Church should be enjoying the same full supply of the gospel as the early Church. This includes preaching, teaching, healings, and deliverances. The ministry of Jesus is the supreme example of operating in the full supply and, as His followers, we should strive to operate in the same manner.
In this message, Pastor Dale builds on his message from the past week, ministering on the importance of honoring the place of your supply. Using the biblical account of Ruth as an example, Pastor Dale shows how honoring the right place of supply brings a greater supply.
In this sermon, Pastor Dale ministers on honoring the place of your supply. Christ ordained the five-fold ministry within the local church as a means to aid believers in growing and maturing spiritually. Sheep need a shepherd in order to flourish, and honoring the place of one's supply is incredibly important for ALL believers.
In this sermon, Pastor Dale ministers on the three components of being a "greater things" church: God's part, the pastor's part, and the people's part. A greater things church is a local body that is spiritually growing and maturing and is seeking to be full rather than simply satisfied with the things of God.
In this sermon, Pastor Dale builds on his previous message on being raised and increased, focusing on how New Testament believers are a covenant people and what that status means in regard to the promises of God.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how God's will is to raise and increase His covenant children. As born again believers, we have been raised with Christ and seated with Him in heavenly places.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how each believer has a spiritual "supply" that only he or she can bring into a service, including their attention, worship, response, participation, giving, etc. We can expect God to do great things when believers come together and combine their spiritual supplies.
In this sermon, Pastor Dale continues to minister on the topic of divine order and the various methods God uses to restore His order to our lives. When God's divine order is at work in our lives, we can expect His divine flow to be in operation as well. His order is for our good, to bless us, and to take us forward - never to subtract from us.
In this sermon, Pastor Dale ministers on how the disorder and chaos of the world is a direct result of Satan and the Fall of man in the Garden of Eden. God is a God of order and peace. The first step toward restoring order to our own lives is to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior and develop a personal relationship with Him.
In this sermon, Pastor Dale ministers on how to hold on to what we receive from the Lord. Do not be surprised when Satan attempts to retake areas of your life where you have achieved divine victory, including your health. However, scripture commands us to stand firm and resist the enemy. When we do, he will flee.
In this message, Pastor Dale discusses the "transitional pressures" that often arise when God is moving us into a new season. The enemy will always be at work to keep us from stepping through the doors of opportunity God opens for us. In order to move forward, we must learn to recognize and resist Satan's attempts to hinder us.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the blessing of being obedient to the word of God and the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Our obedience to the Lord opens the doorway to God's blessings, while disobedience can give place to the enemy and allow him to work havoc in our lives.
In this message, guest speaker, Pastor Mikaela Allbritten, ministers on the topic of total surrender to God and, in particular, surrendering our plans to His will. We can have total confidence in the outcome when we fully trust God.
Special Sunday message from guest speaker, Dr. Tony Cooper, Administrative Bishop for the state of Kentucky.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the significance of the believer's voice. God made mankind in His image and empowered us with the ability to speak. Our words have power, and the presence of God is ushered in when we train our voices to praise Him and speak His word in faith regardless of circumstances.
Special monthly service featuring healing related teaching from Pastor Dale Campbell and ministry to the sick. This month's message focuses on how divine healing did not cease with Jesus' ascension, the death of the Apostles, or even the early Church. Healing is for today's believers, too. In fact, Christ's Great Commission instructs His Church to not only go out and preach the Gospel, but to also go and heal the sick.
Easter Sunday 2023 at Grace Fellowship featuring a special message from Pastor Dale Campbell.
In this special Sunday sermon, guest pastor, Mikaela Campbell Allbritten, ministers on how the enemy often uses clues from our words, actions, and countenance to learn our weaknesses and try to gain entrance into our lives. Often, our thoughts have a direct impact on our speech, actions, and even our facial expressions. Keeping our minds renewed daily with the word of God helps us to take our inward thoughts captive, which in turn effects our outward countenance and helps to keep the enemy at bay.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the greater access we now have to God's throne room as a result of the new birth. As born again believers, we not only have the right to boldly approach the Father through prayer, but we also have the assurance of our needs being met according to His will. Christ Himself has given us His robe of righteousness and, in Him, we are made worthy to stand before the Father and receive what He so freely gives.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the divine help available to all born-again believers. From the beginning, God has provided supernatural help to His people. However, the help available to New Covenant people is even greater than the help available to the Old Testament saints because the Holy Spirit - the Helper - now lives within us.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on experiencing the "greater" life. When we are born again, not only are we recreated, our life course is also redirected from our own plans – and Satan’s plans – toward GOD’s plan for our lives. His plan is always the best course and is the one that will ultimately lead us toward greater things.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on the "mystery" of our new identity in, through, and with Christ. As born-again believers, our identity is now wrapped in Jesus. He is in us, and we are in Him.
In this message Pastor Dale ministers on how, as a new creation in Christ, one must begin to develop a new self image that agrees with the "new you" – who and what God says you are. By allowing our re-born spirit to gain ascendency over our flesh, we are able to achieve the greater things God has planned for our lives.
In this message, Pastor Dale teaches on the importance of believers knowing who they are in Christ in order to fully experience the greater things Jesus promised. Our self-perception should be in alignment with what God's word says about us - not what the world or even our flesh says. Greater things require greater thinking - including how we think about ourselves.
In the series introduction, Pastor Dale teaches on John 14:12 where Jesus speaks of how believers will do "greater things" than Him once He returns to the Father. Pastor Dale addresses three major questions in regard to the Lord's statement: 1) How is it possible to do greater works than Jesus; 2) What exactly are these "greater things"; and 3) What is the qualifier for believers to expect to do those greater things?
In this first message of the year, Pastor Dale outlines several laws governing God's Kingdom and discusses how abiding by these principles helps to position believers to receive His blessings. God's plan for you is a good plan. Prepare yourself to receive ALL He has for you in the coming year!
In this special Christmas communion service, Pastor Dale brings a message titled, "Unto Us a Son is Given", taking a closer look at the significance of God giving us His only begotten Son, Jesus.
In the final session of his "The Right Flow" series, Pastor Dale ministers on the "renewal flow". As believers, our journeys of faith will include various seasons: times of planting and reaping, times of goal setting and strength, and even times when we find ourselves needing spiritual renewal and refreshing. Just as with the other "flows" of the Holy Spirit, we can wait with expectancy that His flow of renewal WILL come to us.
In this session, Pastor Dale ministers on the importance of staying in the healing flow. God's will has always been to heal. God does not send sickness or disease upon His people. Pastor Dale looks at numerous examples in scripture to illustrate this while also referencing scripture-based confessions from his book, The Healing Faith Journey, to encourage believers to "stir up" the healing flow within them.
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In this session, Pastor Dale ministers on the flow of prayer. Certain things should become part of every believer's flow as we grow and mature in the Lord, and one of those things is prayer.
In this session, Pastor Dale discusses how God desires for His children to be in the "receiving flow" in order to obtain everything He has provided for them. If believers are to have a great outflow to the world around them, they must also have a good receiving flow. One cannot pour from an empty cup.
In this session, Pastor Dale discusses how, as believers, we have the flow of all sufficiency working in our lives. Our God is the almighty, all sufficient God. No matter what we may encounter in life, our source of power and provision will not and cannot fail.
In this session, Pastor Dale ministers on having the "reigning flow" in our lives. God does not intend for His children to be inferior or without influence. Instead, we were created to reign in life and be representatives of Christ in the earth.
In this session, Pastor Dale discusses the fullness of life available to all who have been born again.
In this message, guest speaker, Mikaela Campbell Allbritten, discusses how our thoughts and words have a direct impact on the direction of our lives. Thoughts become words, and those words eventually become the actions that steer us toward our destiny. To stay in the right flow, we must keep our thoughts in line with the Word of God and take captive any thoughts that threaten to steer us off course from the good plans and purposes the Lord has for us.
In this session, Pastor Dale discusses the flow of strength available to all believers. Scripture illustrates time and again how God never intended for His children to walk in weakness. Although believers may encounter many of the same negative circumstances as the unsaved, God's people have a supernatural flow of strength within them that empowers them to overcome.
In this session of his sermon series, "The Right Flow", Pastor Dale ministers on how God's children are not created for failure or defeat - God intends for us to be winners! As a believer, our position in Christ makes us more than conquerors. However, just as with everything else we receive from the Lord, our cooperation is required.
In the second session of this series, Pastor Dale ministers on the importance of getting into the "right flow" of worship. Praise and thanksgiving should be an integral part of every believers life. Worship is NOT intended to be a show; it is an active way of expressing gratitude to the Lord for all He has done. An outward flow of worship allows for the inward flow of the supernatural into the believer's life.
In this introduction to the series, The Right Flow, Pastor Dale discusses the differences between the wrong "flow" of the world and the right "flow" of the Spirit. Being in the "right flow" produces fruitfulness in the life of the believer. However, it is up to us to CHOOSE which flow we follow. What we allow to flow into our lives directly impacts what flows out of our lives. Abiding in Jesus and His word will always produce the right flow.
In this powerful message, Pastor Dale ministers on the renewed authority and dominion the Church once again possesses as a result of Jesus' finished work at the cross. As adopted sons and daughters of God, we are not to be held captive "under" the circumstances we encounter in the world. We are to rise above. Christ is the Head of the Church, and God has placed ALL things under His feet. Likewise, as the Church is Christ's Body, ALL things are under our feet as well.
Grace Fellowship welcomes special guest, Dr. Dennis Burke, for the 6PM service. In this message, Dr. Burke ministers on the importance of not allowing the enemy to distract us and pull our focus away from the word of God. The circumstances and cares of the world are temporary. God's word and His promises are powerful and eternal.
Grace Fellowship welcomes special guest, Dr. Dennis Burke, for the 10:30AM service. In this message, Dr. Burke ministers on the topic of "turning pressure into power", using several examples from the life of the Apostle Paul.
In this message, Pastor Dale teaches on how the enemy often uses intimidation as a tactic to move God's people away from faith, victory, church, truth, healing, the Spirit, their authority, and their Identity. However, Satan is a DEFEATED foe, and believers have no reason to fear him or his devices.
In this special Sunday message, Pastor Patty Campbell teaches on the importance of refusing to be "fenced in" by the spirit of offense. Just as Jesus cautioned His disciples about the dangers of falling into the trap of offense, believers today should also avoid "taking the bait" of offense. Being offended - and staying offended - is a choice. Choose wisely. • Note: to learn more about this topic, see Pastor Patty's Young Adult podcast series of the same title available on the GraceCast | Young Adults podcast feed, in the GFC mobile app, or via our website archives.
In this message, Pastor Dale discusses the importance of believers utilizing the armor of God in order to live a victorious life. God gives His children everything needed to overcome the attacks of the enemy. However, to receive the victory, we must actively engage in the battle using the spiritual tools He provides.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on how, as born again believers, we already have the power of God working within us to accomplish great and mighty things for His Kingdom. Just as the Apostle Paul prayed that the church at Ephesus would receive a greater impartation of understanding we, too, should seek to have a greater level of understanding of the power that dwells within us. An enlightened Church is a POWERFUL Church.
In this message, Pastor Dale minsters on the importance of paying attention to the things God wants to deal with in our lives and outlines three basic areas in which the Lord often deals with us: correctional, directional, and developmental. Willingness to be led by the Spirit and receive His discipline is a mark of a mature child of God, and receiving the correction of the Lord frees us to walk in a greater level of revelation and blessing.
In this message, Pastor Dale ministers on experiencing the Lord's blessing even in troubled times. Regardless of what the news reports or the circumstances may say, God's children walk under the care and good covering of their Heavenly Father. Even in times of famine and drought, those who trust in the Lord and stay grounded in His word will prosper and will not wither.
In the final session of the "Life on Purpose" series, Pastor Dale ministers on how to achieve success when pursuing God's purpose and plan for our lives. The Lord's will is for us to prosper and succeed, but our faith and cooperation are required.
In this session, Pastor Dale ministers on the blessing that comes from seeking after, honoring, and esteeming the plan of God for your life. The purposes of the Lord will not fail. However, our cooperation is required to enjoy the fullness of His intended plan. God is not obligated to bless those who disregard His will for their lives.
Building on the previous session's discussion on the importance of godly mentorship, in this message Pastor Dale ministers on the necessity of discerning and choosing the RIGHT voices to speak over our lives. Right voices work to encourage and elevate us, while wrong voices seek to distract and deter us from God's purpose and plan for our lives.
In this session of Life on Purpose, Pastor Dale discusses the importance of godly mentorship. To help us fulfill His purpose, God will assign people to our lives who will listen, help, guide, encourage, and provide correction to us. Honoring those voices is extremely important.
In session 6 of the Life on Purpose series, Pastor Dale discusses how pursuing the purpose of God in your life WILL require a necessary sacrifice. However, the GREATER sacrifice is when we forfeit our future harvest by being unwilling to sow now.
In session 5 of Life on Purpose, Pastor Dale discusses how the enemy often uses distractions to pull us away from our purpose. Discerning between those things in our lives that are "vital" and those that are merely distractions is key to fulfilling our God-given assignments.
In this session, Pastor Dale discusses ways Satan attempts to stand against our purpose, using Moses as an example to illustrate how overcoming the enemy's obstacles is key to fulfilling God's assignment on our lives. Whenever there is purpose, there will always be warfare. However, we fight from a place of victory. Now is the time to rise up and move forward.
In this session of Life on Purpose, Pastor Patty takes the platform to build on Pastor Dale's previous message by discussing how, with God, there are no "accidental" people. Each of us was formed by Him with purpose and for purpose. True joy and fulfillment are found when we seek and actively pursue God's plan for our lives.
In the final session of a three part series, special guest Audrey Mack expands on the teachings from her previous messages by delving deeper into the topic of living the resurrected life.
In session two of a three part series of messages, special guest Audrey Mack continues her teaching on living the resurrected life.
In the first session of a three part series, guest speaker Audrey Mack lays the foundation for her teaching on how to live the resurrected life.
In this session of Life on Purpose, Pastor Dale discusses the importance of experiencing fulfillment in life - especially the fulfillment of completing the assignments and callings of God. Stalling out is not the will of God for His children, and purpose fulfilled helps to propel us forward.
In session 2 of the series, Life on Purpose, Pastor Dale discusses how to begin discovering God's plans and purpose for your life, including looking at the gifts, passions, and values He has placed within you. Purpose is a journey, not a destination point, and it often evolves throughout a person's lifetime. What has God called YOU to do?
In this series introduction, Pastor Dale discusses the importance of recognizing and cultivating purpose in our lives. A life without purpose is aimless and without fulfillment. However, God did not create anyone to live an aimless life. He "wired" you with and for a purpose from the moment you were conceived. Listen and be encouraged by this uplifting word from the Lord and begin to seek His purpose for YOUR life!
Why did Jesus need to suffer the painful and, yes, bloody death of the cross? In his Resurrection Sunday message, Pastor Dale Campbell explains the necessity of the crucifixion and the great price Jesus paid to purchase mankind's redemption from the curse.