Success in Suffering
When life puts you flat on your back, what is God doing? Suffering can turn a congregation into a toxic situation where the pastor and the people fan one another's pride. These toxic situations are causing the church to become delusional about suffering. We are drunk on the heresy of prosperity. Peter calls God's people to humility. Congregational humility will bring us theological sobriety and we will experience God's wonderful grace in our suffering. "Success in Suffering". Released: 2023.
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- Feb 12, 2023Success in SufferingSuccess in SufferingWhen life puts you flat on your back, what is God doing? Suffering can turn a congregation into a toxic situation where the pastor and the people fan one another's pride. These toxic situations are causing the church to become delusional about suffering. We are drunk on the heresy of prosperity. Peter calls God's people to humility. Congregational humility will bring us theological sobriety and we will experience God's wonderful grace in our suffering. "Success in Suffering". Released: 2023.
- Jan 22, 2023What Matters in the EndWhat Matters in the EndNo one wants to get to the end of their life and realize that they wasted their time. We need an awakening moment that helps us rank what we think is important according to proper priorities. What matters in the end? 1 Peter 4 provides some insight into what really matters in the end. "what matters in the end audio". Released: 2023.
- Jan 8, 2023How to RetaliateHow to RetaliateHow do you respond when someone reviles you? How do you react when they insult you to your face and slander you behind your back? The Bible calls us to restraint. No surprise there. But we are to retaliate. Here is a Biblical way to shame your enemies. "How to retaliate". Released: 2023.
- Dec 19, 2022Hypocrisy in FastingHypocrisy in FastingThe hindrance to fasting isn't the hunger, it is the hypocrisy. Be careful not to fast food and grow fat on self. "Hypocrisy in Fasting". Released: 2022.
- Dec 11, 2022Brokenness Before BreakthroughBrokenness Before BreakthroughThe Bible gives numerous examples of prayer and fasting leading to breakthroughs. Breakthroughs can be answered prayer, new seasons of fruitfulness, a fresh anointing of God's Spirit, experiences of God's presence, the lifting of oppression and the breaking of bondage. The possibility of breakthroughs encourages our faith. But we must also heed a warning about prayer and fasting. Without brokenness fasting is just dieting. Without repentance it is just a ritual. How do we make sure that these are not just the manipulations of man but that we are truly seeking a move of God? Joel 2 teaches us that before there are breakthroughs there must be brokenness. "brokenness before breakthroughs". Released: 2022.
- Dec 5, 2022A Deeper Hunger in FastingA Deeper Hunger in FastingFasting takes you to a place where physical hunger becomes a spiritual appetite. It is a place you cannot reach with food and only God can feed. The key to fasting is being hungry. Don't take the path of least resistance if you want the greatest reward. In this message Brian shares Biblical insight into the spirit of fasting from Psalm 63. "A Deeper Hunger in Fasting". Released: 2022.
- Nov 21, 2022With Prayer and FastingWith Prayer and FastingSome things will not be answered in your life until prayer is accompanied by fasting. I've had some pretty amazing experiences of late during a season of prayer and fasting. Here is a follow up to the story I shared in the message The God Who Breaks You Will Bring You Back. "With Prayer and Fasting". Released: 2022.
- Nov 15, 2022Out of SyncOut of SyncIt's one thing to be mischaracterized, marginalized, and mistreated for your faith in the workplace, but what if it's happening at home? How should you respond when it is your spouse who resists your faith? 1 Peter 3 gives us a wise strategy that might turn opposition at home into an opportunity to share Christ with your spouse. 1 Peter 3 is a wide field with broad fences; proven principles you can apply to a wide range of situations at home. "Out of Sync". Released: 2022.
- Oct 23, 2022The God Who Breaks You Will Bring You BackThe God Who Breaks You Will Bring You BackBroken is a bad situation but it is not a bad place. When we are broken we are more willing to receive the Lord's salvation. We need an encounter with the Anointed One. In this message Brian shares about an encounter he had with The Anointed One. "the God who breaks you will bring you back". Released: 2022.
- Oct 9, 2022The Opportunity of OppositionThe Opportunity of OppositionOpposition presents you with an opportunity. When you are mischaracterized how do you respond? Here is a strategy to make sure you don't win a debate but lose a person. "opposition presents an opportunity". Released: 2022.
