God’s work is an unlikely work, and He chose unlikely people from unlikely places to accomplish His unlikely mission to save a lost and dying world. The Samaritan woman did not have the Great Commission, but she had met a great Savior and she was compelled to bring people to meet her new Master. You may feel like you are too unlikely of a person for God to use. God changed the world through eleven sinners from a little slave province in the Roman Empire. He used this no-name woman. He can certai...
Jun 13, 2022•4 min•Season 2Ep. 529
If you are so bothered by the direction of this country that you are debilitated, depressed, and discouraged, then it may be that you are putting too much stock into THIS world instead of the next. Remember, this world is NOT our home. And our life is but a “vapor” and a DOT compared to eternity. We have a responsibility to our city and our state and our nation to be responsible citizens. But this is not our destiny! So, are we in for the long haul? Thus, enter the open door of salvation and ser...
Jun 06, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 528
When David faced the giant Goliath, this was an impossible problem for him to resolve by himself. But David knew something about God. God is not someone that will save you using conventional weapons. When God decides to deliver you from some situation, very often He will not do it the way you think. God is always going to do in a way where He will get the glory, and that is why so many people get trapped in impossible situations. God is bigger than that, so let Him work through you using not con...
May 31, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 527
In this parable, there are two sons: the younger and the older. The younger son was the Rebellious son, and the older son was the Religious son. Which son are you? The truth is both sons were lost – yes, one left and one stayed at home. The younger was unrighteous and the older was self-righteous. Neither were right with God! Both sons were in need of God’s grace, just like me and you. This grace can only come from the Son telling the story, the Redeeming Son – Jesus Christ!
May 23, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 526
Are you a part of the walking dead that has confessed Christ as Lord and know beyond a shadow of a doubt that if you were to die in this instance you would spend eternity with God; yet you are simply going through the motions in a “zombie-like” state, not really “alive” in Christ? Don’t you long to “strengthen whatever it is that remains?” Are you ready for a reality check in your life? Repent from your apathy and slumber. Wake up to this life in Christ that’s available to you!
May 16, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 525
Have you been seduced by Jezebel? Have you been sucked into a pseudo-Christian sub-culture that tells you to confine your religion to your personal life; keep your religion to yourself? Have you been compromising the truths of God and the practices of Christ-followers to keep from being rejected, ridiculed, or persecuted? Are you being seduced into tolerating sin and error and heresy? The storm of tolerance toward immorality and idolatry is gathering quickly, as well as the storm of intolerance ...
May 09, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 524
We all have guilt that haunts us of our failure, so, what do we do with it? In John 21 we are going to find Jesus’s love is greater than our failure. The only way to lay the persistent ghosts of your sin on our conscience to rest is knowing the same love that saved you through Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection has paid for every sin of our past, present, and future. Walk in freedom today. Stop practicing sin and living as a slave to that sin. That sin you once walked in does not still rule...
May 03, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 523
What would you do if faith was illegal? Daniel was going into a circumstance like that, and just like him, we are called to live for God even when circumstances are not in our favor.
Apr 25, 2022•31 min•Season 2Ep. 522
How can you experience resurrection today? In the book of Acts, shortly after the Apostles Peter and John were used by God to heal a man who was lame from birth, Peter told the crowd that they were guilty of crucifying Jesus, the One who had come to bring. “Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.” (Acts 3:19-20). So, RISE UP!!! And EXP...
Apr 19, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 521
Jesus' atonement on the cross. He paid the debt from mankind to God. He tore the veil and gave us direct access to the presence of God. That work was finished completely on the cross. But God is not done yet. You and I live in a world filled with fallenness. Sorrow. Suffering. Loss. Real pain and disappointment. The good news on this Good Friday is that Jesus finished the work on the cross, but he isn’t done yet. He’s not done with your story. He’s not done with your kids. He’s not done working ...
Apr 19, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 520
Maybe you are not on fire for Christ because you have compromised your faith with things from this world. You need to quit trying to live in both the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of this world. Your happiness will not come from being able to live in both worlds. TRUE joy is found in surrender and submission to Jesus Christ. Live in freedom and not compromise. What next step can you take TODAY as an act of repentance?
Apr 11, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 519
There is this growing intolerance of the truths of God’s Word, and growing persecution of those who cling to these truths. It was in this type of culture and conflict that Jesus is addressing the church at Smyrna. The motto of the Marine Corps is “Semper Fi”, short for Semper Fidelis. It’s a Latin phrase for Always Faithful, or Faithful to the End. It signifies the dedication and faithfulness that individual Marines are expected to have to The Corps and to their fellow fighting men and women. As...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 518
The question “Can anything separate us from God’s love once we are saved?” is answered by Paul in this text to the Romans. Nothing can separate us from God’s love, so we are to live a life connected to His love. To live a life connected to God’s love is to learn to walk in intimacy daily with the God of our salvation. Romans 8 is a chapter that should make you walk away in awe and star-struck at the love of God. We see the eternal, never-ending, unconditional love of God for those who are in Jes...
Mar 28, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 517
Do you live your life to refresh others? In this sermon, Dennis Swanberg talks about how we can be a refresher to people around us. Watch this sermon and share it with your family and friends!
Mar 21, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 516
Do you believe in Jesus? Do you believe He resurrected from the dead? Do you believe He can save you from sin and guilt and shame? Do you believe He can give you eternal life? Do you believe it?
Mar 14, 2022•33 min•Season 2Ep. 515
Have you ever heard a married man or woman say something like the following when it comes to their husband or wife: “I don’t love them anymore”, or “I’ve fallen out of love with him or her”? It means that their “affection” has grown cold for them, or that they are just “tired” of them. That’s why I’m not sure I like the phrase, “falling in love.” You don’t FALL in love; you GROW in love. Just like many marriages are dissolved because of a lack of “unconditional” love, churches can be dissolved a...
Mar 08, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 514
In this series, we will focus on the first three chapters of Revelation. We are going to look at seven real churches that Jesus addressed to either rebuke them for something that was amiss or to encourage them to press on. We will ask ourselves what we might need to change or to continue in order to be healthy and on fire, lest the fire die out and we become ashes. The title of this series comes from the fact that these churches were, at the time of the writing of these letters, growing and expa...
Mar 01, 2022•28 min•Season 2Ep. 513
The best shade trees you'll ever plant are the ones you'll never sit under! None of us are self-made. We're all sitting under "shade trees" that were planted by our forefathers, by our families, and by our friends. Now, it's your turn to leave a meaningful legacy by planting your own shade trees for others to sit under. Not everyone can be a legend, but everyone can leave a legacy.
Feb 21, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 512
We have been united with Christ to live for Him in this life and with Him in our death. Paul is showing what and why those who are saved by faith through grace will walk in obedience. Our motivation to walk in obedience is Christ in us, and the overflow of God dwelling in us results in obedience and love for God. Obedience is not a matter of making God love us, it reflects our love for God and us being united with God. Christ must be the center of Christianity. You will find joy when you say I a...
Feb 14, 2022•44 min•Season 2Ep. 511
Christ died for our sins, and for that reason, there’s no intermediate between us and God anymore. Jesus tore the veil in two. In 1 Peter 2:5, Peter tells us that we need to be a holy priesthood, so WE ARE THE PRIESTS! Because of this, we get to walk with God! We get to commune with Him! Commune means to converse or talk together, usually intensely and intimately. Do those words describe your communication or communion with God? Commune with God so you can: 1) Exercise your faith 2) Experience t...
Feb 07, 2022•32 min•Season 2Ep. 510
Sometimes we can get complacent in our walk with Christ in a certain season, and think that this is the way things will ALWAYS be. And then God comes and changes things to where we move into greater dependence upon him. We as a church are seeking our next Lead Pastor, but in the meantime, what do WE do? What’s the next thing we need to prepare ourselves for this new season? We need to Consecrate Ourselves. We need to Come Clean! What battles have you lost time after time, and what battles are yo...
Jan 31, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 509
Pastor Jeff Lynn will be preaching in the next few weeks in the book of Joshua. It’s about what you are going to do during this time of waiting. This is a great time for you to prepare for whatever man God calls to lead you into this next frontier. You may believe that you should just “maintain” during these next few months as the Pastor Search Team does THEIR job in calling a new pastor. However, I believe this is no time to sit idly by. I believe YOU can prepare yourself for the arrival of you...
Jan 24, 2022•37 min•Season 2Ep. 508
We live in a world that does not want to accept fault. We live in a world that does not want to see their own sin. Believers sometimes do not want to see their sins in their lives. If we don’t recognize our sins, there is no genuine repentance, and consequently, there is no confession of these sins. In the eyes of God, there are just two types of people: the righteous and the unrighteous. So how do we obtain righteousness?
Jan 17, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 507
Philippians is well-known as the book of joy. Just like Jesus was in Paul's heart and mind, we need to seek God with all we have so we can have a deep relationship with Him. Know Jesus! Obey His words! Hil will is good to you and He wants to bless you infinitely so you can bring glory to Him and bless others!
Jan 10, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 506
In this sermon, Pr. Greg Schanfish reminds us of five things every Christian needs to do in times of transition. They are: 1- Evangelism2- Discipleship3- Fellowship4- Ministry5- Worship May this be your mission not just in this time of transition, but every day in your life!
Jan 10, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 505
In the holiday season (and the rest of the year), be like Mary. She wanted to be WITH Jesus, she was not trying to DO things for Jesus. The most important thing you can do for yourself and your family is to be with Jesus, enjoying His presence for all the days of your life!
Jan 10, 2022•13 min•Season 2Ep. 504
Jesus came to earth to be the Christ, our Savior, and LORD. He is worthy of all our praise and because He came here we have free access to the Father. Hallelujah!
Jan 10, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 503
Matthew was the Gospel that was used more than any other Gospel for the first 200 years of the Church. This was the Gospel used for the new believers, and Matthew was written to the Jews because its genealogy starts with Abraham. There are so many Old Testament quotes in Matthew that will prepare Jews to hear that Jesus is really the fulfillment of this promised coming boy, the Messiah. One of these prophecies is the Three Wise Men, which Dr. Utley will be speaking today.
Dec 20, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 502
Here is a man, Luke, a physician, gentile, not an apostle, did not walk with Jesus, but wrote one of the Gospels. He has written more words than any other person in the New Testament. That’s a man who wants to make the Gospel relevant to gentile people. Jesus was born to save the Jews and the Gentiles, men and women, the poor and the rich, to anyone who believes in Him.
Dec 13, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 501
Given who you are, with your characteristics, personality, being an extrovert or introvert person, how can you be the light of Christ for this world? You have a place to be used by God. You are most fulfilled when you are fulfilling the design you were created for.
Dec 06, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 500
