Being Reconciled in Christ
Beginning his study from Colossians 1, Mike shares in this message the power of reconciliation with Christ.
“This morning I’m going to talk about being reconciled in Christ. Often when we talk about that subject, we talk in the context of sharing with the lost about being reconciled in Christ—and that’s a great message, and an appropriate message, and very effective at sharing Christ with the lost; to know that they can be reconciled—but often I think we as believers forget or don’t understand what it really means to be reconciled, and who we are in Christ because of that reconciliation.”
An Examination of Prayer and the Study of an Interesting Man
“The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.” James 5:16–18 (HCSB)
“I like that phrase too [Elijah was a man with a nature like ours], because we think about some of the heroes of the old Testament, and we want to put them up on a pedestal, we want to put them up into some place of, y’know, Heroes of the Bible. Was he a hero of the Bible? Yes, but don’t ever think for one minute that he was not just as human as you or I.”
In this video, JoAnn shares the truth of how prayer can transform a person’s life through faith in Christ.
Isaiah 52–53: Prophecies of Easter
Learn how the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was foretold in Isaiah 52–53.
“Oh, that’s the reason why He did it right there. To redeem us, to bring us back into [a] relationship with Him in peace, in wholeness, and in joy. That was the whole plan and purpose.”
How to Interpret the Parable of the Sower and the Seed
In this video examining the parable of the Sower and the Seed, Michael asks, “Why is it important to study the parable? In Mark 4:13, Jesus says ‘If you do not understand this parable (the parable of the Soils) how then will you understand all parables?’ So there’s something about the parable of the Sower that is a key that unlocks the mysteries within all the parables that Jesus told.”
Watch this video to learn how to view this parable from a different perspective, with the goal to understand the heart of God and what He is trying to convey through Jesus’ teaching in all the other parables.
Please accept our apologies concerning the audio in this video. Every effort was made to improve the audio to make Mike more discernible.
A Call to Intimacy
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children. As they were multiplied, so they sinned against me: I will change their glory into shame. They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity. And it shall be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will requite them their doings. And they shall eat, and not have enough; they shall play the harlot, and shall not increase; because they have left off taking heed to Jehovah.” Hosea 4:6–9 (ASV)
“Wow, that’s an indictment, isn’t it? Talking, He is here, specifically to His people Israel, and his priests, the people that He has put in charge of handling the things of the Lord. And He’s not happy with either one in this set of Scriptures right here. And the reason I say that this kind of applies to this time frame? Because I dare you to turn on the news and listen to what’s coming out of your nation’s government. They’re not liking to hear what God has to say, very much like these people here. But what I’m going to tell you goes further than that. The indictment goes to the pulpits of America.”
Pastor JoAnn continues in this video on the need to return to God’s ways.