Pastor Mike Cepela Includes leaving our first love defined, traveling evangelist paradigm, false measure of emotions, selfish ambition vs. serving God, living sacrifice status, making disciples and Saul’s moment to his own greatest. Romans 12:1; Luke 17:7-10. 24051 ![]()
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Armand J. Azamar Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane and His arrest. Includes sweating blood/hematidrosis, sleepiness in prayer, tactics against temptation, Jesus calling Judas friend, Peter’s aggression, and word concerning unbelief/tongue. Matthew 26:36-56, Proverbs 18:21. 24050 ![]()
Pastor Mike Cepela Men’s Meeting. Includes renewing our faith, Satan attacking trust in God, service with no faith vs. pure atheism, 100-year standard of Noah, regression of Cain, the effect of the pleasure of God, correlation with current scandals, discontent of Israel in the wilderness. Hebrews 11:1-7; 1 Timothy 6:6. 24046 ![]()
Pastor Mike Cepela How the Lord deals with His children. Includes the concept of testing/purpose of fiery ordeals, futility of self-imposed trials, David/Bathsheba correlation, being rejected for the faith, desire for Acts’ power vs. reality of Acts, and spirit of age/loving the world. 1 Peter 4:12-17; Psalms 139:23-24. 24043 ![]()
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes goodness of God in trials, faith being stretched, the prosperity of the wicked, disconnecting from circumstances, false word of faith testimony, fear/punishment connection and Abraham’s sacrificing Isaac. Psalm 73:1-3, 28; Genesis 22:11-12; 1 John 4:18. 24039 ![]()
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes the woman at the well, life conveyed in prayer, witness as manifesting Jesus, trials unto spiritual sobriety vs spiritual drunkenness, waste of idle talk, active dying word, rich land owner parable and the issue or mortality. John 4:10-26, 1 Peter 5:8; James 4:13-17. 24037 ![]()
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes the distraction of modern technology, confusion with enthusiasm, fellowship with God/other Christian correlation, burden from His presence, tabernacle application, pressing in/breaking through in prayer, subversion from the Devil, and yogurt encouragement testimony. Psalms 42:1-3; Psalms 34:7. ![]()
Pastor Mike Cepela Includes example of Peter, Paul, Richard Wurmbrand, Watchman Nee; God of alleviation vs. true value system of God; isolation of stardom; the illusion of the in-between and the fruit of loss/foresight in suffering. Hebrews 12:1-3; Hebrews 11:35-40. 24019 ![]()
Matt Skonicki Concerning the healing of the blind men on the way to Jerusalem. Includes joint trials of believers, the need for mercy, the religious response of the multitude, answered needs from Jesus, coffeehouse witness testimony and the need for individual encounters. Matthew 20:29-34; Psalm 1:37; Psalm 72:12. 24005 ![]()
Pastor Mike Cepela The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. Includes backtracking on Matthew 19:30, false equivalencies of success, Jim Elliott’s martyrdom success, the example of John the Baptist, the trap of accusing God, sharing in the suffering of Christ, ignorant requests in prayer, and the cost of the callings of God. Matthew 20:1-28. 24002 ![]()
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 Life trials come and strain out what you really believe. Includes deliverance out of trials explained, brownie point mentality, preparation in prayer, true Holy Spirit boldness, betrayal unto God's launch and Pastor Appreciation dedication. Acts 3:12-16, 4:5; Matthew 26:47-56; 1 Corinthians 11:17-19; John 19:8-11. 23086 ![]()
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 ![]()
Pastor Mike Cepela Men’s Meeting. Includes the preparation of life, glorifying the Father in prayers, two forms of eternal life, insurrection/crucifixions during Jesus’ youth, manifest name of YHWH, breakdown of denominational lines in foreign countries and the alien nature of the Christian. John 17:11-17. 23084 ![]()
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