Pastor Mike Cepela Includes the relevance of the call of Elijah, the needed humbling of the believer, the injury/healing of pride, golden calf dissonance, clarification in repentance, preparing for outpouring and departing from the elders. Luke 3:4-6; Matthew 3:1-3; Malachi 4:1-6; Matthew 17:10-13. 23007
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Pastor Mike Cepela One of the most common fallen human responses is pride. Includes the insidious nature of hidden pride, defining destruction and haughty, hating evil connection, transformation through life challenges, the pride of Nebuchadnezzar, and moments of God clarity. Proverbs 8:13, 16:18; Daniel 4:28-33. 22083
Pastor Mike Cepela Continuing the Feasts of the Lord. Includes defining scriptural rest vs. idleness, accountability to the all-seeing God, working in cooperation with God, lacking a sense of atonement, principles of the Feasts, a reminder of our temporal bodies and a reminder of our spiritual bondage in Egypt. Leviticus 23:23-44. 22063
Armand J. Azamar Men’s Meeting. Includes asking in prayer amiss, how we see ourselves vs. how the Lord sees us, false excuse of perfection, complaining due to unanswered prayers, the sign of contention and the solution of humility. James 4:1-4; 1 John 5:14; Matthew 6:31-32. 22055
Pastor Mike Cepela Walking in authority where God has called you. Includes ministry as a cloak for ego, the example of Patriarchs, healing of the Centurions servant, God’s supply in His leading, fiery furnace example and Belmont+Broadway testimony, and doing what the Father is going. Matthew 28:16-20; John 5:19; Matthew 8:8-10; Luke 9:1-3. 22042
Pastor Mike Cepela The Day of Atonement continued. Includes faith in the Old Testament, the scapegoat in-depth, catching the prayer of Jesus, the need for blood, ministry through the blood and hidden sin before the Lord. Leviticus 16:9-34; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 9:11. 22041
Pastor Mike Cepela The law concerning bodily discharges and a start to the day of atonement. Includes knowing our uncleanness, communion example, reverence for the holy place, eternal blood translation and the Presbyterian common tradition. Leviticus 15-16:1-9; James 1:26. 22038
Pastor Mike Cepela Men’s Meeting. Includes humility in Jesus’ incarnation, pride masquerading as spirituality, leader pride example, fighting with God’s hands, appeasers vs watchmen, and Leia’s testimony. 1 Peter 5:5-9; Ezekiel 3:17-20. 22023
Pastor Mike Cepela Guilt before the Lord. Includes our response to Scripture, pinball/ambassador testimony, Holy Spirit conviction of sin, the active and eternal covering of the blood of Jesus and asking for true fire. Leviticus 6. 22016
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes how trials reveals pride, automated carnal responses, King Saul’s arrogant sacrifice, lulling of material provisions, sufferings abasing pride and anxiety as pride indicator. Proverbs 16:18, Revelation 3:15-17; 2 Corinthians 4:7-11; 1 John 2L15-17; 1 Peter 5:7. 21093
Armand J. Azamar God’s appointing of wise tradesmen for Tabernacle construction. Includes the Christian as the spiritual tabernacle, contrast from the Golden Calf incident, humble exteriors/divine interiors, transient nature of life and hoarders analogy. Exodus 36. 21089
Armand J. Azamar Men’s Meeting. The need for the thorn in the flesh and chastening rod of God in our lives to keep us humble. Includes personal testimony of thorns, the fruit of chastening, emphasis of feeling good in the church and additional comments from Pastor Mike. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Hebrews 11:5-13. 21086
Pastor Mike Cepela Humility as a manifestation of the Son of God. Includes pride in Church paradigms, idolatry of modern Christian stars, humbleness of Paul, bitterness connection, pride in victimization and the spoils of the proud. Proverbs 16:18, 2 Corinthians 12:6-7, Proverbs 16:5, 19. 21085
Pastor Mike Cepela How the Lord changes us in prayer. Includes the revealing nature of foxhole prayers vs. fair weather prayers, fornicating couple testimony, religious formulas/meaningless repetition, selfish prayers vs. intercessory prayers, being an instrument of God. 1 John 5:14; Matthew 6:9-13. 21078
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes word as application, brokenness as lifestyle, needed sacrifices vs. substitute scarifies, Saul’s rebellion/Samuel’s rebuke, sin of delaying sacrifices and the illusion of self-satisfaction/self-purpose. Psalms 51:16,17; 1 Samuel 15:19-23. 21074
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