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One of the first steps to having our lives in line with God's will is in humbling ourselves. Genuine fasting has the ability to produce humility in our lives. Fasting strengthens us to remove any reliance on ourselves and place our reliance on the Lord.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

Fasting is a tool given to us by God for our benefit because it acts as a catalyst. It quickly allows us to be sensitive to what God is speaking.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

There is a tendency in the natural for people to split their loyalty between God and worldly things. However, we must be people who decide to fully serve and be loyal to God. We must allow our love for God to far exceed any other thing and keep our hearts solely devoted to God.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

When we fast and seek the Lord, we increase our level of energy and strength in the Lord. Fasting energizes our spirit and fills us with fresh passion for the Lord.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

Jesus came to bring light in the darkness. As followers of Christ, our lives should be the same. Wherever we go, we are to be light in the darkness. But we must allow the light to shine through us.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

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God has given us everything we need to reign in this life through Jesus. There is a high calling on all of our lives to live in victory and in righteousness. We must be people who embrace this.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

In this week's message, pastor Christina preaches on the benefits of living a life of thankfulness. Thanksgiving is to be an ongoing part of our lives. It should never stop regardless of what circumstance or situation we face. Thanksgiving has the power to bring about amazing results.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

When we give, it causes things to rise to the surface of our heart. It reveals our level of generosity and where we are selfish. Our giving will show where our hearts are devoted. We see multiple examples of this played out in the Bible.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

Everything we have has been entrusted to us by God. We are called to be good stewards of it and manage it well. If we desire to see increase and God's blessing, we must be faithful stewards of what we have been given.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

What is the root of all evil? The love of money is the root. God in His kindness instructs us to give, not for his benefit, but ours. We cannot serve both God and money, for we will hate one and love the other (Matthew 6:24). Listen to this message to hear more on how you can protect your heart from the love of money.…

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Order matters in every area of our lives. This matters especially with the things that we choose to put first. The Bible gives us specific instructions on how the first portion of everything that we have is to be given to God. When we give God the first portion of our day, our week, our money, we can be sure that the rest of it is blessed.…

God desires to bless us, but it requires our obedience. We have the choice to be obedient to God in our tithing and finances. This requires us to be surrendered to the Lord and trusting of His goodness.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

God desires for you to be blessed in every area of your life and He knows what is best for you. One of the biggest areas is in our giving. God desires that we would be people who live selfless lives and who are willing to give generously in any area.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

As Christians, we must be people who have balance in our lives. Our time in the secret place needs to be developed in proportion to the public assignments and places. We must be spiritually disciplined to make sure to prioritize both of these areas and keep ourselves in alignment with God's will.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

The church and the people of God have been given power and authority through the name of Jesus. When we pray, we have the ability to create great impact when we use this authority. And there is a real enemy, who seeks to destroy people's lives. We must recognize the enemy's plan in people's lives and call forth in prayer for how the situation shoul…

We must be people who are passionate about reaching the lost and seeing the lost found. Every single person matters to Jesus and God desires that we should be passionate for the things that He is passionate for.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

It doesn't matter how far gone a circumstance, situation, or person seems. God doesn't want to exclude anyone from the gospel. But it is our responsibility to respond. Our response is what opens the door for us to receive.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

As Christians and believers, we have been brought to union and made one with Jesus. This is not just a nice thought, but a deep meaningful reality. The significance of Jesus is that He is the way. And now since we are one with Jesus, we are people of the way.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

When we rely on Jesus throughout every trial we face, we can be confident that we will have victory. God doesn't want us to back down when we face hardships, but know that it is an opportunity for us to rise higher. God has given us His Holy Spirit to walk in rather than being reliant on our own self strength. Any area where we have self-reliance i…

All of us have skills, talents, and gifts that we must use for the Kingdom. When God's people use their gifts to serve in the church, it allows the church to grow and take new ground. God's Kingdom will begin to advance in greater ways as a result of the people of God serving.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

In this week’s message, special guest Steve Finn shares the mission and vision behind the ministry he leads at Chestnut Mountain Ranch.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

In this week's message, Pastor Jon Gladysz teaches on the importance of living free from a possession mentality.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

In this week's message, Pastor Christina Francis teaches about boldness. Now more than ever before, we need boldness for what God has called us to do. We need boldness to change the world and create impact through Jesus's name.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

God has paid the price and desires for you to be healthy and strong. God also desires that sickness and disease would be driven out of those around us. When we act with faith and authority through the name of Jesus, we can be confident that we will see great miracles out of the goodness of God. Not only for our lives but the lives of those around u…

In Acts ch.2 we see that the early church had a deep commitment to fellowship and the Word even in the midst of persecution, difficulty and change. Pastor Luke challenges us to deepen our commitment to the same two areas as we see God continue to work in our church.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

If we desire to go deeper and further in our relationship with God, we must have a deep hunger for Him. In order to know God more, we must deeply desire Him more than anything else.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

As Christians, we cannot be reliant on our own strengths and abilities. If we rely on our own strengths and efforts, we will be powerless and ineffective in being the kind of people God wants us to be. We must be completely dependent on the Holy Spirit to walk out the fullness of what God has for us. We need the baptism of the Holy Spirit.…

The early church taught that Jesus died and rose again. Jesus is alive, and we must personally know this. When we live in a personal reality of His life, it will cause us to act with a sense of urgency for the things He has called us to do.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

God has designed it so that the role of a father is crucial to the success and health of the family. Fathers are to lead their families and children through their influence and the things that they value. Culture has diminished this fatherly role, but we can see that God was intentional in designing the father's role in this manner.…

In concluding our series Hearing God Speak, Pastor Luke Brugger gives points about hearing from God. When we ask God about things, we must be people who are willing to desire what God wants beyond what we want for our lives. It is about remaining obedient. We must be intentional about creating time to focus only on God and listen for His voice, wit…

How do we hear the still small voice of God? Why does God speak in a small voice not a loud voice? Pastor Luke brings clarity to this subject in this sermon!Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

In this week's message, Pastor Jon Gladysz continues in our series Hearing God Speak. It is crucial for believers to spend time waiting to hear from God because it brings faith. We need to hear because we need faith. When we look back through the lives of Abraham and Noah, we see that their faith was a byproduct of hearing from God. We too need to …

The Bible instructs us to incline our ears to hear from God. Another way we can incline our ears is by waiting on the Lord. When we wait on the Lord, we keep our eyes solely fixed on God with expectation. In these places and moments of waiting, is where we hear from God.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

Peace is one of the crucial ways through which God speaks to His people. We must be serious about leaning in to the Spirit of God rather than our understanding for decisions. When we rely on God's Spirit, we can be sure that there will be peace for whatever decision comes our way.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

God wants to lead and direct His people in all of the decisions that they face. However, we play a massive role in the kind of direction we receive. One of the ways we can train ourselves to hear direction from God is through living pure. When we live lives that are pleasing and honoring to God, we increase our visibility and clarity to know the ri…

The Bible is the biggest way we can learn to hear the voice of God. If we desire to hear from God, we must continually fill ourselves with the word God. The Bible acts as an instruction book for how a Christian needs to live in order to go about living the best and most powerful life.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

The Bible is filled with stories of God speaking and answering people. It should be very hard to read the Bible and conclude that God doesn't speak to people with very specific details and situations. So we as Christians must be sure to learn how to identify God's voice. Because it will bring direction and clarity to our lives.…

Jesus is the greatest hero that we could ever need or desire. He is the hero with the ability and power to heal you, restore you, and rescue you. There is no obstacle or hindrance worth letting pull you away from Jesus. Any emotion, opinion, or feeling that goes against Jesus must be dealt with. Because Jesus is of far greater worth than those thin…

God has designed it so that holiness brings many benefits to the believer. Living out a holy lifestyle brings blessing to all areas of life and has eternal results. Since sin is the opposite of this, it takes you in the opposite direction, into death. Sin will pose a threat to anything God wants to do in a believer’s life.…

God's people are to be distinct in how they act as they go throughout life. This is true in the area of compromise as well. When it comes to sin, compromise is not an option. Small, sinful compromises that may seem insignificant are never to be kept around.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

The Bible has called us to live holy as God is holy (Leviticus 20:26). We are also living in the end times, which means that now more than ever, the life of a Christian should look distinctly different than that of an unbeliever. The acts, habits, and routines of a Christian should be in accordance with God’s behavior, rather than worldly ones.…

In concluding the series Help Wanted, Pastor Christina teaches on the role of serving. God has designed it so that our serving is an essential aspect of the church. If we allow ourselves, serving can become tiring, discouraging, or burdensome. But serving can also be an encouraging, powerful role that brings about eternal impact.…

In this week's message, Pastor Jon Gladysz teaches about the importance of the power of the Holy Spirit when it comes to reaching the lost. We cannot be reliant on the flesh but we must instead be reliant on the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to share Jesus with those around us.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

In this week's message, Pastor Luke teaches on the importance and responsibility of being a part of God's house, the church. Jesus said in Matthew 16:18 that He will build His church. Since we are called to live as Jesus did, we should also take this responsibility upon ourselves. As a church, we must set out to see people come to God.…

Whatever is God's priority, should be our priority. Reaching the lost and making disciples is high on God's priority list. If we are going to be disciples of Jesus, we must be willing to lay down our lives for the benefit of reaching those around us.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

God has given believers a crucially important role in being on this earth. The believers are here to accomplish the very heart and will of God. God is waiting for His people to preach the gospel and bring the lost and perishing into a relationship with Him through Jesus.Kirjoittanut Centerbranch Church

In concluding the Ask series, Pastor Luke Brugger gives us 3 dimensions of prayer to seek to fulfill in our time with the Lord. These dimensions are fellowship and growth, obtaining promises and making requests, and declarations. If we apply these dimensions to our prayers, we will be sure to see growth take place in our lives.…