Episodes

  • Black History Month Celebration

    Black History Month Celebration
    Feb 23 2026

    Black History Month Celebration

    Pastors JF and Ashley Wilkerson

    Matthew 28:18–20 NIV

    18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

    1. A PROMISE TO ALL

    Galatians 3:7-9 NIV

    7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

    1. A PROMISE TO ALL

    2. A FAMILY OF ALL

    Galatians 3:26–29 NIV

    26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

    Galatians 3:28 NIV

    28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

    1. A PROMISE TO ALL

    2. A FAMILY OF ALL

    3. HIS GLORY THROUGH ALL

    1 Corinthians 12:12–14 NIV

    12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.

    1 Corinthians 12:18–27 NIV

    18 But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. 27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

    Romans 12:3–5; 9–10; 15–16a NIV

    3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others…9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves…15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16a Live in harmony with one another.

    1. A PROMISE TO ALL

    2. A FAMILY OF ALL

    3. HIS GLORY THROUGH ALL
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    48 mins
  • Community // Week 5 // Serving To Grow Together

    Community // Week 5 // Serving To Grow Together
    Feb 16 2026
    Community // Week 5 // Serving To Grow TogetherPastors JF and Ashley WilkersonMark 10:42-45 NIV42 Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 43 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” 1. Serving Grows Our Awareness John 6:1-6 NIV1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near. 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.Proverbs 28:27 NIV 27 Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.Philippians 2:3-4 NIV3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.1. Serving Grows Our Awareness 2. Serving Grows Our TrustJohn 6:5-7 NIV5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”Mark 6:34-37 NIV34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. 35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. 36 Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” 37 But he answered, “You give them something to eat.” They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”Mark 6:38-41 NIV38 “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.” 39 Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40 So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. John 6:8-9 NIV8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”John 6:11 NIV11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.1. Serving Grows Our Awareness 2. Serving Grows Our Trust3. Serving Grows Our Remembrance Mark 6:42 NIV42 They all ate and were satisfied...John 6:14 NIV14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Mark 6:42-44 NIV42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44 The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand. Mark 6:45-52 NIV45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. 47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49 but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50 because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” 51 Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52 for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.1. Serving Grows Our Awareness 2. Serving Grows Our Trust3. Serving Grows Our Remembrance
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    57 mins
  • Community // Week 4 // Living Life On Team

    Community // Week 4 // Living Life On Team
    Feb 9 2026

    Community // Week 4 // Living Life On Team

    Pastors JF & Ashley Wilkerson

    1. Is Your Focus the Team or the Talent?

    What Do You Value More: the Name on the Front or the Name on the Back?

    Philippians 2:1-2 NIV

    1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.

    Philippians 2:3-11 NIV

    3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

    1. Is Your Focus the Team or the Talent?

    2. Do You Recognize Your Season and Are You Honoring It?

    Are you focused on your Formation or are You Focused on Your Frustration?

    Philippians 2:12-15a NIV

    12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. 14 Do everything without grumbling or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”

    1. Is Your Focus the Team or the Talent?

    2. Do You Recognize Your Season and Are You Honoring It?

    3. Are You Practicing What You’ll Need Under Pressure?

    Your Preparation will shape Your Patterns and Your Posture.

    Philippians 2:15b-18 NIV

    15b Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky 16 as you hold firmly to the word of life. And then I will be able to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. 17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you. 18 So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.

    Matthew 7:15-27 NIV

    15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. 21 Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ 24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

    1. Is Your Focus the Team or the Talent?

    2. Do You Recognize Your Season and Are You Honoring It?

    3. Are You Practicing What You’ll Need Under Pressure?
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    49 mins
  • Community // Week 3 // Life In Circles

    Community // Week 3 // Life In Circles
    Feb 2 2026

    Community // Week 3 // Life In Circles

    Pastor Ashley Wilkerson

    1. In Circles We See Each Other.

    Mark 2:1-3 NIV

    1 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.

    1. In Circles We See Each Other.

    2. In Circles We Carry Each Other.

    Romans 12:9-13 NIV

    9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

    Galatians 6:1-3 NIV

    1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. 2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. 3 If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.

    Mark 2:4 NIV

    4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

    1. In Circles We See Each Other.

    2. In Circles We Carry Each Other.

    3. In Circles We Dig Through Messy Stuff.

    Mark 2:4 NIV

    4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on.

    Matthew 5:13 NIV

    13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”

    1. In Circles We See Each Other.

    2. In Circles We Carry Each Other.

    3. In Circles We Dig Through Messy Stuff.

    4. In Circles We Bring Each Other Closer to Jesus.

    Mark 2:4-5 NIV

    4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”

    Mark 2:5-12 NIV

    5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, 11 “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

    1 Corinthians 11:23-26 NIV

    23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

    1. In Circles We See Each Other.

    2. In Circles We Carry Each Other.

    3. In Circles We Dig Through Messy Stuff.

    4. In Circles We Bring Each Other Closer to Jesus.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Community // Week 2 // Ok...But How?

    Community // Week 2 // Ok...But How?
    Jan 26 2026

    Community // Week 2 // Ok...But How?

    Pastors JF and Ashley Wilkerson

    Proverbs 14:4 NASB

    4 Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.

    1. WHY? - Why engage in community even when people are messy?

    Answer: The POWER

    Matthew 18:12-14 NASB

    12 “What do you think? If any man has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go and search for the one that is straying? 13 If it turns out that he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. 14 So it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones perish."

    Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NIV

    9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: 10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

    1. WHY? - Why engage in community even when people are messy?

    Answer: The POWER

    2. HOW? How can I really walk in community when people are messy?

    Answer: The Biblical PROCESS

    Matthew 18:15-17 NASB

    15 “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. 16 But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.”

    Ephesians 4:14-15 NASB

    14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; 15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ.

    James 5:16 NASB

    16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

    Matthew 18:18-20 NASB

    18 Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. 19 “Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. 20 For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.”

    1. WHY? - Why engage in community even when people are messy?

    Answer: The POWER

    2. HOW? How can I really walk in community when people are messy?

    Answer: The Biblical PROCESS.

    3. WHAT? What is community all about if people are still messy?

    Answer: The PICTURE

    John 13:34-35 NIV

    34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

    Galatians 6:2 NIV

    2 Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

    1. WHY? - Why engage in community even when people are messy?

    Answer: The POWER

    2. HOW? How can I really walk in community when people are messy?

    Answer: The Biblical PROCESS.

    3. WHAT? What is community all about if people are still messy?

    Answer: The PICTURE
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    53 mins
  • Community // Week 1 // Why We Need Each Other

    Community // Week 1 // Why We Need Each Other
    Jan 19 2026

    Community // Week 1 // Why We Need Each Other

    Pastor JF Wilkerson

    Hebrews 10:23-25 NIV

    23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

    Ecclesiastes 4:8a NIV

    8a There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.

    What are the excuses?

    1. Naivety

    2. Temperament

    3. Fear

    4. Past experiences

    5. Busyness

    1. What are the excuses?

    2. Why is it essential?

    Romans 12:4-5 NIV

    4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each membuier belongs to all the others.

    1. What are the excuses?

    2. Why is it essential?

    3. How does it enrich?

    Proverbs 27:17 NIV

    17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

    James 5:16 NIV

    16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

    Acts 2:42-46 ESV

    42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts.
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    42 mins
  • Dialed In for 2026 // Fasting for Mind, Body, and Spirit

    Dialed In for 2026 // Fasting for Mind, Body, and Spirit
    Jan 12 2026

    Dialed In for 2026 // Fasting for Mind, Body, and Spirit

    Pastors JF and Ashley Wilkerson

    Matthew 6:16–18 NIV

    16 “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 17 But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, 18 so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

    1. Fasting Helps Dial in Your Mind

    Daniel 1:15–20 NIV

    15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. 17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. 18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them into his service, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

    1. Fasting Helps Dial In Your Mind

    2. Fasting Helps Dial In Your Body

    1 Corinthians 6:19–20 NIV

    19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

    1. Fasting Helps Dial In Your Mind

    2. Fasting Helps Dial In Your Body

    3. Biblical Fasting Helps Dial In Your Spirit

    BIBLICAL FASTING - refraining from food for a spiritual purpose.

    3. Biblical Fasting Helps Dial In Your Spirit

    - Biblical fasting deepens our awareness of our dependence on God.

    Matthew 4:1–4 NIV 1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

    Fasting is a chosen wilderness that helps to teach your spirit Who sustains you.

    3. Biblical Fasting Helps Dial In Your Spirit

    - Biblical fasting deepens our awareness of our dependence on God.

    - Biblical fasting should align us with God’s heart and mission.

    Isaiah 58:3–10 NIV

    3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?’ “Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please and exploit all your workers. 4 Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists. You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? 6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. 9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. “If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, 10 and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.

    1. Fasting Helps Dial In Your Mind

    2. Fasting Helps Dial In Your Body

    3. Biblical Fasting Helps Dial In Your Spirit
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    49 mins
  • Closer, Deeper, More, More, More!

    Closer, Deeper, More, More, More!
    Dec 29 2025

    Closer, Deeper, More, More, More!

    Dr. Ken Ecker

    James 4:8 NIV

    8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

    1. God is calling us to come closer to Him

    Ezekiel 40:1-4 NIV

    1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth of the month, in the fourteenth year after the fall of the city—on that very day the hand of the Lord was on me and he took me there. 2 In visions of God he took me to the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on whose south side were some buildings that looked like a city. 3 He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze; he was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand. 4 The man said to me, “Son of man, look carefully and listen closely and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Tell the people of Israel everything you see.”

    Ezekiel 47:3-5 NIV

    3 As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and then led me through water that was ankle-deep. 4 He measured off another thousand cubits and led me through water that was knee-deep. He measured off another thousand and led me through water that was up to the waist. 5 He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross.

    Galatians 5:16 NIV

    16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

    Psalm 95:6 NIV

    6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.

    Ephesians 6:14a NIV

    14a Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist…

    1. God is calling us to come closer to Him

    2. God is calling us to go deeper with Him

    Ezekiel 47:5 NIV

    5 He measured off another thousand, but now it was a river that I could not cross, because the water had risen and was deep enough to swim in—a river that no one could cross.

    Psalm 42:7-8 NIV

    7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. 8 By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.

    Psalm 139:14 NIV

    14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

    1. God is calling us to come closer to Him

    2. God is calling us to go deeper with Him

    3. God is calling us to desire more of Him

    Ephesians 3:16-19 NIV

    16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

    Psalm 119:10 NIV

    10 I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.

    1. God is calling us to come closer to Him

    2. God is calling us to go deeper with Him

    3. God is calling us to desire more of Him
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