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Pastor Mike Cepela Quit making excusing for not surrendering to the Lord. Includes seizing the moment for the Lord, importance of letter openings, worldly peace vs. Shalom peace, professional mindset vs. a pastor’s heart, Christian narcissism/cynicism and the affections of Christ. Philippians 1:1-14. 23085 
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Pastor Mike Cepela Includes the background on Apostle Paul, a history of Corinth, smooth talkers/celebrity Christians, false markers from the world, cereal palsy graduation testimony, Lucifer’s fall mind’s eye vision, dependency correlation and clinging to the old identity. 2 Corinthians 10:1-4. 23083
Armand J. Azamar Includes the healing of the epileptic, faith as a mustard seed, hidden plan of God in the Resurrection, the temple tax, McDonald’s cashier prayer testimony, guarding against unbelief, offending others/causing others to stumble, and the coin in the fish’s mouth. Matthew 17:14-27. 23080
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes touching upon Israeli-Palestian conflict, weariness in the world, a shift in believer’s mind/seeing darkness as light, being wise in our own eyes, prayer for a backbone, God’s needed work/our responsibility, abomination of unrepentant’s prayer, and Jesus reasoning with His people. Isaiah 5:20-21; Isaiah 5:1-4; Isaiah 1:2-4, 12-20. 23075
Pastor Mike Cepela The religious leaders seek a sign. Includes feigning interest in God, coming civil war in the house of God word, a sign from heaven explained, walking in doubt, crossing the Jordan testimony, leaven of the Pharisees/bad Christian teaching, valuing the new birth, and branding in the modern church. Matthew 16:1-20. 23072
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes finance offering word, apostasy in church attendance, true confession of Christ defined, lordship in testing the spirits, misuse of the word love, arrogance in spirit of lawlessness, antichrist as former Christians, retaining love in this era, fellowship with God word and the temple of our hearts. 1 John 4:1-3, 6; 2:18-19; 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4. 23069
Matt Skonicki Jesus walking on the water. Includes discerning short-term/long-term endeavors, the provision of seeing Jesus, the absurd faith of Peter, having good cheer, and the activity gospel. Matthew 14:22-36. 23065
Matt Skonicki The Parable of the Sower. Includes Jesus’ groupies vs His true disciples, the expectation of the Jewish people, the kingdom of the heart, the shell shock of salvation, hardening of our hearts, Isaiah prophecy explained, and various reaction to salvation. Matthew 13:1-23; Proverbs 2:1-6; Jude 1:12-13; Hebrews 3:12-13; Isaiah 6:11-13. 23057
Pastor Mike Cepela Healing on the Sabbath and a House Divided. Includes questions with wrong motives, the purpose of the Sabbath, reactions to miracles, the desire to be seen, a divided heart, the inability to deliver from demons and unpardonable sin defined. Matthew 12:9-32; Romans 14:5. 23053
Armand J. Azamar Jesus sends out His twelve disciples/apostles. Includes the differences among the disciples, Jesus’ rules of engagement, sensitivity to Spirit’s direction, trusting in the Lord’s provision, shaking the dust off the feet explained, and persecution/martyrdom preview. Matthew 9:35-38, 10:1-15. 23038
Pastor Mike Cepela Jesus healing various people, including the raising of the ruler’s daughter. Includes the need for a manifestation of Jesus, false dichotomy of secular/spiritual, how self blocks miracles, the powerful name of Jesus, pressing in the prayer closet, a chorus of doubters and divine works vs. self-promotion. Matthew 9:18-38. 23036
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes the dangers of pragmatism, understanding seduction, Garden of Eden example, the dulling of the Christian’s senses, false front of happiness, transference explained, workings of the Devil and helmet of salvation in-depth. Ephesians 6:10-13; 1 John 3:8. 23024
Armand J. Azamar Ending the Sermon on the Mount. Includes Jesus’ warning/traits of false prophets, the scariest verse in the Bible/‘I never knew you’, fruits of repentance, the Parable of the Two Builders, foundation of sand vision and the authority of Jesus. Matthew 7:15-28. 23021
Pastor Mike Cepela The conviction of the Spirit is inseparable from the guidance of the Spirit. Includes discerning God’s heart, accounting for the life lived before the judgment seat of Christ, danger of regret, living agents of conviction, patient dealings with God and grief of the Spirit. John 16:8-13; Ephesians 4:17-24. 23018
Pastor Mike Cepela As we mature in Christ, the truths of God become wider and deeper. Includes human interest/satanic stumbling block vs. the plan of God, clarifying the carrying the Cross and A.W. Tozer article on the old Cross. Romans 6:1-7; Matthew 16:21, 24-25. 23004
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