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Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?

“Today we’re going to re-look at something that our culture battles us with. It’s not a new teaching, but it’s a very important one, and it’s one of the ones that we let fall along the wayside. … We’re going to start today in Proverbs 18.”

Pastor JoAnn explains the power of one’s tongue: how one’s continual negativity can cause terrible problems in one’s future; and how one’s own disposition and words can carry such power in one’s life.

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Christ in You

Pastor JoAnn admits the concept isn’t new, but it is a big and important aspect of Christian life. What does it mean when a Christian says that Jesus is “in” his or her life? Watch this message to learn more.

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First Fruits

“It’s not a word that you hear a lot in the Christian community. I am not trying to tell you that we fall under the Law, and that this is a law and mandate—I’m not trying to tell you that. I’m just going to give you some teachings about first fruits, and I think the heart of it still is God’s heart.”

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Dreams and Visions

“In the society we live in, we have almost been trained to believe that the supernatural doesn’t really exist. How we let the Enemy sell us that lie, I am not sure, but he has been really effective at that. Even studying the Word, it’s real easy sometimes to just see things and just read right over them, not give them another thought; just kinda that thought process comes across, ‘Well, it used to be that way.’ But you know, the Word specifically tells us that God doesn‘t change. You know, people talk about, ‘I had a dream, and I really felt God was telling me something,’ and, y’know, our thinking is quick to say, ‘Yeah, you must have had some spicy pizza for dinner last night.’ We fluff it off, and we just ignore it. Why is that, when the Word is so full of it?”

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