Branches Church

Sunday August 17

Understanding Your Enemy

Satan. The Devil. The bible consistently portrays the devil as the primary antagonist of humanity, operating through various forms of deception. Understanding these methods, as revealed in Scripture, is crucial for comprehending the spiritual conflict described within the Bible. Today we will: examine…

The Symphony of Submission and Sovereignity

The Mighty God is Jesus Discussion question: Who is Jesus? 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 16 And without controversy great is the mystery…

The Practice of Laying on of Hands

Lesson Objective To explore and understand the five major biblical purposes for the laying on of hands, along with the spiritual responsibility and guidelines involved in practicing this sacred act. Introduction The laying on of hands is a significant biblical practice with spiritual implications. The…

Part 3: Casting Our Burdens On The Lord

WHAT TO DO WITH LIFE'S BURDENS Part 3: Casting Our Burdens on the Lord Text: Psalm 55:4-8 , 22 ; 1 Peter 5:7 Over the past weeks, we have studied how we are called to bear one another's burdens and how each person must bear his own burden of responsibility in God's kingdom. Today we complete our study…

MORE!

It looks like we all survived Thanksgiving. Is anyone still hungry? I am pretty sure that what I did to the steaks, Cornish Hens, and Ham were a sin. I spent the last few days repenting. Now we are going into Christmas, how many of you already have your decorations up? In our family we exchange gifts…

The Thief of Disbelief

The thief of Disbelief Current price inflation. Meat is going higher. Cost of goods is rising. Gasoline is at a seven year high. California leads the nation with gas nearing $5.00 a gallon. In one small town they hit a record $7.59 for regular unleaded. Any one else feeling a little pinch? It could be…

A Time of Restoration 10/10/2021

This morning I want to preach to you about revival. Personal revival, church wide revival, a revival of God working in a generation that has gone far from God. What is meant when I use the word “revival”? A current definition of revival is the act or instance of reviving. Revival is to rekindle a flame…

The Name - Rev. Cole Nave 10/03/2021

Confidence

What are some of the things that prove to be beneficial to our life? Things that help? Let’s look at it from another vantage point: What could you do without? What could you truly make it without? Most of us are probably familiar with the life of David. What are some things and some people who proved…

God of Second Chances 9/12/2021

Welcome: If this is your first time we would love to get to know you. You can fill out a connect card, or if you prefer you can use your phone to text “first” to 770-288-5448. Use the link sent back to you to get connected. If you have a prayer request you can share it with us at that same number by…

Matthew - One Thing You Must Have

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is one thing you must have.

Do Not Fear 8/22/2021

I Kings 17

Miracle of Wholeness 8/15/2021

Walk of Shame 8/8/2021

Bad decisions can haunt you. A bad decision hang around, lingering in the air of life never letting go. A bad decision has a way of multiplying itself. One bad decision leads to another bad decision, made naively or blindly trying to correct the first bad decision. Worse yet, bad decisions made in times…

Suffering a Setback on the Road to Your Destiny 7/25/2021

The rough road 6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshing floor, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God. 8 And David became…

The Secret of a Soft Heart 7/18/2021

You have a choice to make. Develop a soft heart toward God or allow a hard heart to develop.

Lonely Times 7/11/2021

Interesting piece of historical information, before our modern interstate system. The majority of our highways and roads were built on existing, well known paths that people followed. In Europe the paths were trodden by individuals or groups searching for food, shelter, or traveling between communities.…

The Power of Prayer 6/20/2021

Happy Father’s Day! - Father’s have a tough job. It is subtly implied that father’s are not necessary, significant impact a father makes is belittled. Recently Wyatt and I were watching a show together, it included parents and kids in competition against one another. In introducing the show this is what…

God's Remedy for the Unbearable 6/13/2021

I am going to spend a large portion of my message today laying down a foundation for the point of my sermon, I don’t want to bore you with too many details, but there are some things in Tabernacle worship of the Old Testament that must be clear for my message to have a benefit to you. First let’s pray…

The Most Important Thing in A Christian's Life 6/6/2021

Vision I am stirred today in my spirit. The Lord has unsettled me over the last few weeks. We have great great things happening at Branches Church, and I am so thankful for what the Lord is doing. I am thankful for what He continues to do. When I pray I can see where God is leading us, and it is exciting!…

What To Do In A Dark Season 5/30/2021

1 “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the Lord . To be barren was a curse. Those who were barren were ashamed. It was a painful thing…

How much LAMB do you need?

Life group - sign up. How much Lamb do you need? 1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every…

Take Your Seat

Take Your Seat Bo had a lot going on in life. His legs were lame. That’s not a very significant thing today. But back then, it was. It shaped everything about Bo’s life. He didn’t have a job, occasionally he got some money from strangers when he ask for it, some people call it begging. He lived with…

View from The Window

Happy Mother’s day to you!

Do You Need Refreshing?

If you are our guest, we are so happy that you are here. It is our practice at Branches Church to give God an opportunity to minister before we leave. We do this by coming together in prayer. I have learned that when God’s Word has been delivered and someone is stirred in their spirit that is when God…

Cheer up! Jesus is calling.

His mercy is for you! His mercy endures forever! If you will respond to His call, He will heal you.

A Battlefield Crown

For Rome it was a disastrous day. For Carthage, it was turning into a glorious day. The two world powers had been at war for 6 years. The war would continue for almost another decade and would catapult Rome on its way to controlling most of the western world. On this day the Roman military machine was…

The Second Dimension of a Miracle 2/14/2021

Who He is In the Bible, there are words that refer to God, words that we capitalize and call “names,” but the truth is, they are not really His name. Hebrew words like Elohim and El Shaddai are two such names. Yahweh, many consider this to be the proper name of God but, in fact, it is not. It is what…

You Were Made For More 2/7/2021