Armand J. Azamar Men’s Meeting. Every relationship and encounter you have is an opportunity to love as Christ loves. Includes a contrast between the world’s love and agape love, need for forgiveness, love in correction, sacrificial structure of marriage, and a Savior from lust. John 15:9-13; Matthew 18:21-22; Ephesians 5:25-27. 24013
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Pastor Mike Cepela Concerning the things we won’t hand over to the Lord. Includes rich, young ruler revisited, pocket idols for modern believers, the repeated challenge/invitation of Jesus, origin of ministry scandals, word concerning checking out, examples of Judas and King Saul, and comfort zone of self-trust. Exodus 20:1-5; Matthew 19:16-22; Hebrews 12:25-27. 24001
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes contempt of familiarity, the promise of persecution, modern application of the false liberator Messiah, counting it all joy, issues of checking out, the carrot the Devil dangles and feeling lower than others. James 1:1-11. 23093
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes word concerning the currency of the Church, need for holy spirit fellowship, thermometer of prayer, red cars analogy, David’s futile covering of sin, heaven’s etiquette defined, tabernacle connection and healing application testimony. Psalms 16:8; Psalms 51:3-4; Matthew 18:19-20; Acts 5:3. 23088
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes the Shema application, God as the definition of Love, correlation with the presence of God, confusion with emotions, enacting nature of God, infatuation with Jesus, the commandment to love God and enemies to loving God. 1 John 4:7-8; Matthew 22:36-40; Deuteronomy 6:4. 23068
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes the Devil’s goal of passivity, defining entanglements, the current untangling of the believer, military terms in passages, a soldier’s proper reaction, contrasts from persecuted Christians and the insinuation of God’s armor. 2 Timothy 2:3-4; Isaiah 54:17; Isaiah 59:19; Ephesians 6:12. 23060
Pastor Mike Cepela How do you respond and interact when others act in the flesh. Includes self godism/Antichrist term, bearing the fruit of the Spirit, application of war terminology, demonic energy conjoined, lifetime of service vs. moment of carnality, the act of spiritual seduction and job witnessing account. Galatians 5:16-21.
Pastor Mike Cepela The empowerment of the Spirit empowers the believer to live the Christian life. Includes ancient foundations, inevitable persecution, loudness/self-confidence vs. true boldness, unity vs. uniformity, Christian celebrities/personalities and boldness in martyrdom. Acts 4:23-31. 23039
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes heart dwellers opening, new wineskins expansion, surplus of barrels of ideas word, the example of the Patriarchs, false altars examples, sin of offense and effects of social media. Philippians 4:6; Matthew 18:18, 23:7. 23033
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes divine peace over circumstances, Jesus sleeping during the storm, the call of those who lack peace, example of Stephen, a mind stayed on the Lord, the Bible as commands, trusting God despite outcome and the thorn in the flesh. Isaiah 26:3; Philippians 4:6-7; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. 23027
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
Pastor Mike Cepela King David dancing before the Lord. Includes going beyond natural limitations/personality, boundaries set by bound people, Micah design David’s dancing, order vs subdued, “Jesus freak” origin and serving with reckless abandon. 2 Samuel 6:16-22. 23014
Armand J. Azamar Continuing with the Sermon on the Mount. Includes the reasons for fasting, oil as a symbol of joy, what and where we treasure, Prosperity Gospel in our hearts, the lamp of the eye and a divided heart between two masters. Matthew 6:16-24. 23011
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes crying out to God vs. the perspective of God, breaking the wishlist/quick-fix prayers, defining the groaning of the Spirit, “all things work together” defined, issue of happiness, fearing God’s will, testimony of martyrs, the potential natural man in Christians. 1 Corinthians 2:14, Romans 8:26-28. 22080
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
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