by Randy & Jacquelyn Maas Peter was radically changed by his first encounter with Jesus when he received a new name (he was formerly Simon) and thus a new identity and sense of purpose. Like Peter, we too can receive our true identity from our heavenly Father and, through the power of the Holy Spirit, become someone who reflects Jesus as the Church and world need us to. (1 Peter 2:1-12; 1 Peter 1:25; John 1:41-42; Matthew 14:28-31; John 6:68; John 18:10; John 18:26; James 1:22; Ephesians 6:1...
Apr 23, 2018•54 min
by Justin O'Shea If strongholds can be established in the negative they can be done in the positive as well. Looking at the life of Gideon and drawing from his personal testimony, Justin shares keys for disempowering negative thought structures and building a kingdom mindset. (Judges 6:1-16; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Hebrews 2:14-15; Romans 8:11; Psalm 118:17; 1 John 5:4; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
Apr 16, 2018•41 min
by Paul Hughes The difficulties and challenges we have gone through in the past are not to condemn us, but to be seen as a valuable education through which we can strengthen others for the Kingdom of God. (Titus 2:11-15a; Exodus 19:3-6; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Chronicles 29:1-3; Luke 22:31-32; 1 Peter 5:10; 1 Thessalonians 1:8-9; Acts 3:19; Ephesians 2:8-10)
Apr 09, 2018•42 min
by Paul Hughes Jesus' resurrection empowers us, through the Holy Spirit, to stand again in hope and in the victory of living out the new life he has given us—especially in not being swayed by what people think of us but living confidently, like Jesus did, only by the Father's directives. (Romans 6:3-8; Colossians 3:1-4; Acts 10:34-35, 42-43; Mark 14:27-15:3; Hebrews 13:8)
Apr 02, 2018•42 min
by Paul Hughes God speaks to Abraham. Abraham responds immediately. God called us all to walk in the faith of Abraham, irrespective of how much we see and no matter how great the mystery is that is before us. (Hebrews 11:1,6; Genesis 12:1-4; Hebrews 11:8; Genesis 15:1-6; Genesis 17:1-13, 22-27; Hebrews 4:2; Romans 10:8-9)
Mar 26, 2018•49 min
by Heidi Hughes Nothing can separate true sons and daughters from the love of God. Sometimes God allows our identity to be tested, but this is so we find our ultimate acceptance in him and not in what others think of us. (Romans 8:31-39)
Mar 19, 2018•33 min
by Heidi Hughes Living in the light means walking in love, and not being afraid of the dark. (1 John 1:1-5; 1 John 2:8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-5; John 12:35-36, 46; 2 Corinthians 3:16-18; Ephesians 5:1-2; John 3:19-20; John 8:11-12; 1 Peter 1:5-10)
Mar 12, 2018•50 min
by Heidi Hughes Heidi encourages us to find every opportunity to serve one another in love in the power of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 20:27-28; Romans 7:6; Ephesians 4:15-16; 1 Corinthians 12:25; Mark 9:41)
Mar 07, 2018•45 min
by Paul Hughes Walking out the call of God, like Jeremiah did, has no room for fear or undue focus on feelings. Obedience to God is always accompanied by the beautiful truth that God is with us--no matter how hard things may seem. (Jeremiah 1:1-19; Matthew 7:24-27)
Feb 26, 2018•56 min
by Heidi Hughes The Kingdom of Heaven does not consist of merely operating in signs and wonders, but is all about relationship with the intimate God of the universe. The Kingdom of God primarily consists of walking in the character of God, especially as revealed in the beatitudes in Matthew 5.
Feb 19, 2018•41 min
by Heidi Hughes God is calling us to get into a deeper relationship with him as Father, throwing off fear and receiving the truth of our adoption as his sons and daughters. (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:4-6; John 17:20-23; Matthew 18:1-5)
Feb 12, 2018•51 min
by Paul Hughes Becoming a river involves experiencing primary encounters with God, and knowing him. It does not settle with mere secondary imitations of encounters that others have had. (Matthew 7:21-29; 1 Timothy 4:1, 6; 2 Timothy 2:1; 1 Peter 4:10; Psalm 103:7-8)
Feb 05, 2018•39 min
by Heidi Hughes • (Ephesians 4:29, Philippians 2:14) Becoming a river involves releasing life-giving words. We grieve the Holy Spirit when we let wrong words flow. Good words impart grace to those around us.
Jan 29, 2018•47 min
by Paul Hughes • (Ezekiel 47:1-12) God invites us to experience the river of the Holy Spirit, however complete freedom only comes when we're in over our heads and surrendered to the flow.
Jan 22, 2018•39 min
by Paul Hughes • (John 4:1-15, 7:37-39) When Jesus invites us to drink living water, he's offering much more than salvation. He's inviting us to be so filled up that we become rivers of living water to those around us.
Jan 15, 2018•42 min
by Randy Maas • (Matthew 8:1-27) Jesus is willing to give us his authority over nature, sickness and demons. We just need to be obedient in following him.
Jan 08, 2018•56 min
by Paul Hughes • (John 1:16, Isaiah 43:16-19) On the eve of a new year, God offers newness to us; A new understanding of our identity in him and new opportunities to serve in releasing his power and love.
Jan 02, 2018•45 min
by Paul Hughes • (Isaiah 30:18, John 1:9-12, Revelation 3:20) To receive Jesus means to accept the fullness of who he is. That requires more than a one time decision. It takes a daily surrender to his Lordship so that we can continually increase in our experience of who Jesus is.
Dec 24, 2017•48 min
by Heidi Hughes • (1 Peter 5:5-11) When the enemy comes around looking to cause trouble, there's a biblical strategy to not letting your emotions misdirect you and to win every battle.
Dec 19, 2017•43 min
by Paul Hughes • (2 Corinthians 4:4, Matthew 3:8) We need to be activated into the practical realization that we have the mind of Christ. How do we become established in that new mindset? In a word, repentance.
Dec 11, 2017•32 min
by Paul Hughes • (2 Timothy 4:5-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:8) We're becoming headstrong in a good way when our mind is wrapped with hope: the confident expectation of the goodness of God.
Dec 04, 2017•52 min
by Paul Hughes • (Ephesians 6:13,17 Romans 12:1,2) Becoming headstrong can also have a positive implication. Paul exhorts us to put on the helmet of salvation, an ongoing establishment of knowing God's wholeness in every part of our being, so the we can become strong.
Nov 27, 2017•49 min
by Heidi Hughes • (Jeremiah 33:1-3, 2 Corinthians 7:8) Godly sorrow leads to a change of heart and mind, enabling us to forgive and become love.
Nov 20, 2017•46 min
by Kevin and Julia Garratt • (John 6:63-68, 2 Corinthians 1:10) Kevin and Julia talk about being prisoners of Christ, and how God was ever present and always at work.
Nov 13, 2017•57 min
by Heidi Hughes • (Romans15: 1-2,7) Like Jesus, those who are strong are called to come alongside the weak, releasing the Kingdom of possibility into their lives.
Nov 06, 2017•39 min
by John Greenfield • (Hebrews 12:27-29) God desires for us to walk in the purity of his presence. It's his grace that enables us to bow down before him and submit to the shaking that removes all that is not holy.
Oct 30, 2017•38 min
by Heidi Hughes • (Hebrews 10:19-35) Because of the blood of Jesus, we can have confidence to come freely into his presence.
Oct 23, 2017•43 min
by Heidi Hughes • (Luke 14:25-30, Matthew 10:34-39) Embracing the cross is our entry into resurrection power.
Oct 16, 2017•45 min
by Paul Hughes • (1Timothy 2:8, Isaiah 40:15, 21-31) If we are in difficult circumstances, we are invited to lift up holy hands in prayer. As we do so, our perception changes as we align ourselves to God's higher perspective.
Oct 09, 2017•59 min
by Paul Hughes • (1 Timothy 1:1, 2:8, Acts 9:1-19) When men lift their hands in prayer, humbly surrendering to God the parts of their bodies that are otherwise capable of making fists, the kingdom is released. Here is a link to song played at the end of the message. https://youtu.be/YrEFceZdi-0
Oct 02, 2017•42 min
