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Uncertainty is common to all, and it doesn't come only in times of financial crisis or physical sickness. Uncertainty comes even when God's Word, His promises and His faithfulness is in full display. It is in these times when fear begins to prophecy failure, and tempts us to go back to the familiar. Oh let us not go back to old ways! What are you believing in the waiting? This message is going to give you practical ways to test your belief, and tangible ways to walk in God's promises. If you are in a season of uncertainty, consider this a message directed towards you from the throne room of heaven.

Do you wear your Sunday best when you go to church? It is a part of culture in many circles to look your best when you go to worship the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, and that is a very noble sentiment. However, often times we confuse the external regalia for an internal regeneration. Labels, reputation and peoples respect cannot sway the all piercing gaze of God. You are dressed for Church, but are you desperate for change? Change that only God can bring, a renewing spirit that only comes through repentance and a freedom that only God's favor can grant? You are dressed, now it is time to get desperate. Romans 2:11-29 is where we will be.

Have you ever left a church because you felt judged? It is awkward when Christians start judging and take it on themselves to be your Savior. However, there is coming a day when we will be judged, and this time not by a Church member, pastor or elder, we will be judged by the Holy, loving, patient Messiah Jesus. In His presence we cannot make up excuses, or bring up others failures to cover ours. What will you have to say when all your excuses run out? Brace yourself for a very tough passage and an awkward passage, Romans 2:1-11.

What have you tried to do to fix the brokenness in the world? Many vote, serve, and try and be the change they would like to see. While these might be noble efforts, what the world truly needs is the presence of The Divine God. Everything else is only a band aid that at best delays the inevitable. This is not a blindness those in the world walk in, it is a malady even in the church, but God's Word has the prescription that brings life through Jesus. Are you ready for God to confront what is wrong in your world?

Lets travel back in time when you were a child. Remember when you were strong, fast, and had a full head of hair? No matter how strong we thought we were, there was always someone who over powered you (yea we don't talk about this, but between you and me, we know it is true). For me it was my older brothers who were always, faster, stronger and smarter than me, and every time we played a game, I was IT! Eventually I stopped wanting to play with them and accepted my fate of being weak. Now 4 decades later, the same insecurity haunts me when The Holy Spirit tags me and says, "You are IT!" Oh I am so excited for you to hear this message, in it there is the Gospel, which is the power of God for you to get back in the game, and be glad that you are IT!

Everyone who is living grows old, but not everyone matures, and has a fruitful life. Why is this? Every ministry, church and minister of the gospel is capable of falling into this category of fruitless life if we stop repenting, obeying and relying of Jesus. What might have been a great season of victory can slowly turn into a season of dead end religion rooted in pride and hypocrisy. Today we celebrate 9 years of God's goodness in The Living Church, but are we growing, or just getting older? Coming up is not only the encouragement of a fruitful life, but also the tools you need to cultivate your life.

Ready for round 2? We are continuing from last week where we left off as we use the Apostle Paul as a case study on a faith that not only survives but thrives under pressure. You are not called, saved, and anointed for you to keep it behind closed doors, you my friend are called to live by faith in a faithless world for the glory of your creator. Join me as I open God's Word, and as He unveils our eyes to behold His truth to a faith that thrives even through all the pressures you are facing in your life right now.

Oh how great to celebrate and praise when everything is going your way, but what do you do with closed doors, missed opportunities and delayed answers? Pressure reveals what is in us, and the Apostle Paul is a great case study of how faith survives and even thrives under pressure. Today using the life of Apostle Paul from Romans 1, I want to highlight 5 characteristics of a faith that thrives under pressure. This is not for us to check the box, but for us to grow in grace so that our faith will withstand the pressures that life will throw at us. If you are ready to overcome, type, "I am excited for new faith!"

Can you name 3 reasons that you are familiar with that stops you from walking in the all sufficient grace of God? Most of us are often confronted with our insufficiency, but this is an opportunity to lean into the grace of God where we are called, cleaned and restored to our Creator's purpose. Romans 1 introduces to this beautiful insight. Join me in this step of faith, as I lean into God's all sufficient grace and trust that He will do what He said He would do.

Have you ever been at a point of frustration not knowing what's next? What do you do when obedience doesn't bring immediate answers? What do you do when you had a plan of living in the overflow, but you constantly find yourself dry and empty? This should not be a surprise to you that even blood bought believers go through uncertain times and will have to navigate through uncharted places. This message points us towards scripture that guides us towards the purpose in uncertainty. Ready to start navigating? Get your bibles and notes ready!

Wisdom is not something that shows up unannounced, it is cultivated and practiced first in private before it is put on a platform. When the platform is presented for wisdom to be put into practice, it comes with pressure that tests the wisdom that was cultivated in private. A good way to test this is to look at how you respond to unexpected obstacles, hurdles and threats. Anxiety is practicing for fear, but wisdom prepares you for purpose. Let's apply this as we learn from Proverbs 31 as we see the portrait of the wise woman and her private life of preparation.

Proverbs 31 has been used as a checklist to match up or to live up to, while it is a great list, it is more than what a Godly woman does, but who she is becoming as she lives and works in and through the wisdom of God. This passage is particularly talking to women, it compels and challenges you to find your worth in Jesus and to stop living without vision. Whoever you are and no matter what stage in life, this message has a word for you. Get ready to be strengthened, and softened to fulfil your God appointed purpose.

It is possible to experience the powerful grace of God but refuse to walk in the grace that we have freely received. The Bible calls this blatant refusal "unbelief." Grace is free and not deserved, and grace that transforms you will cause you to stand guard against every evil that had you down. This is a message calling you to healing in body, mind and spirit. This starts with standing guard against what had you down. Are you ready to get healthy? Get ready to stand guard over what God has saved and sanctified.

Baptism is a joyful outward expression of an inward grace that has transformed a believer. This is not the final step for a believer but the starting point, this is not for the perfect, the clean or the righteous, but for those that have seen their filth and recognize that Jesus alone is able to wash, cleanse and heal. Today I want to walk you through the progression a person goes through from believing to being baptized. Are you ready for your healing? Are you ready to expose your healing? Don't hide what Jesus has healed!

A moment of conflict can turn into a pattern and and posture of strife. Strife is sustained disagreement fueled by pride or provocation. This strife is not always from the outside, but can be from within, when you feel weak and try to compensate, or when you feel strong and lean on a strength that fools you. This is what Proverbs 30 challenges us with, strife is a product that is produced, so instead of giving into being fooled by it, lets get out of strife and into a Spirit filled life.