PODCAST Ephesus May 19, 2024 | Brandon Cooper Brandon Cooper counsels maintaining strong love for God and others in the church by remembering one’s “first love” when first becoming a Christian. Jesus’ letter to the church in Ephesus in Revelation warns about losing love for God and others while commending their rejection of false teachings. The sermon encourages persevering in faith through serving others joyfully and balancing loving doctrine with loving people who disagree. By remembering God’s love, Christians can overcome trials through faith in Christ’s victory and be sustained to the en ..read more

PODCAST Promise May 12, 2024 | Brandon Cooper This sermon discusses the role of the Holy Spirit in assuring believers of God’s love and acceptance through adoption by faith in Jesus Christ. It emphasizes that the Spirit helps overcome doubts by sealing believers as God’s children and heirs with Christ. Despite present struggles, believers can be confident in their future inheritance by sharing in Christ’s sufferings and glory. The Spirit applies the salvation accomplished by Jesus to transform believers and bring them into God’s purposes. TRANSCRIPT__________________________________________ ..read more

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PODCAST Presence April 28, 2024 | Kyle Bjerga Kyle Bjerga preached on Jesus’ teachings about the Holy Spirit in John 14-17 and how the Spirit is better than having Jesus physically present. Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit as another advocate to continue his ministry of teaching and reminding believers. The Holy Spirit indwells believers and points them back to Jesus through ongoing revelation and spiritual promptings. Believers must be receptive to the Spirit’s promptings by obeying and prioritizing God’s presence. Kyle encouraged cultivating awareness of the Spirit through prayer and ..read more

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PODCAST My Body & My God April 14, 2024 | Brandon Cooper This sermon discusses how our bodies belong to God and are meant to honor him through worship, sanctification, and discipline. It addresses sins related to the body like lust, gluttony, and sloth. It encourages caring for our bodies through exercise, diet, and rest while recognizing our resurrected bodies will be fully submitted to God. Our worth comes from Jesus purchasing us with his blood, not from our physical appearance. TRANSCRIPT_______________________________________________+ The following is an uncorrected transcript ge ..read more

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PODCAST Kingdom Prayer March 17, 2024 | Kyle Bjerga Pastor Kyle Bjerga teaches from Matthew 7 about boldly approaching God in prayer like a child approaching their father. Jesus instructs believers to ask, seek, and knock in prayer and that God eagerly gives good gifts to His children who ask according to His will. Bjerga encourages evaluating if the Sermon on the Mount teachings has changed one’s life and relationships with others for the better. Jesus fulfills the law and prophets by teaching the golden rule of loving God and others as the conclusion of His Sermon on the Mount. Believers sh ..read more

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