Message from Pastor Rich Laskowski on August 29, 2021

It can sometimes feel like the entire world is against you - like life has conspired together with people and situations to make sure you are down and stay down. This week we meet a man who spent much of his time in the dirt begging for enough money in order to not starve. He was humiliated every day, dirty, hopeless, looked down upon, until the day Peter and John walked by. On that day, he was a beggar no more!

When you think of God, you need to think bigger. As I’ve read through the pages of scriptures for these last 40 years, I noticed something. Every year, God gets bigger. Of course, it’s not God getting bigger, it’s my view of Him that grows. Take, for example, the 2nd Chapter of Acts. Years ago, I saw in the passage the Holy Spirit falling upon those in the upper room as the birth of the church, the coming of the new covenant, and the promise of the Holy Spirit working in all believers. While these are marvelous truths, there’s something else this chapter shows us, something that is magnificent in its complexity and beauty – Acts 2 and Psalm 2 connect.

In this study, we focus on passages in the Book of Acts where the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness clash. We watch the sick get healed, the demon-possessed delivered, and blind eyes opened as Jesus kicks Satan to the curb. Church, we learn that we have the advantage in this warfare and need not be afraid.

You’re standing in a wind tunnel, hair blown back and your body straining to move forward against the force of the current. This is exactly what life is like for the follower of Jesus. Powers and principalities are directing the winds of culture to restrain you from moving forward with the command of Christ.

The Apostle Paul paints a vivid picture of this in Ephesians Chapter 6, where he tells us to put on the full armor of God so we can stand against the schemes of the Devil.

The message is titled “Nothing But Truth.” In last week’s message, “Powers & Principalities Disarmed,” I talked about deliverance from demonic oppression. I said that it was essential to identify what lies we have believed because these serve as strongholds for the enemy. Knowing what a lie is and what the truth is will set the course of our lives and result in blessing and obedience to God. Believing a lie will result in shipwreck.

Jesus said when the Holy Spirit comes, He will lead us into all truth. We explore what it means to know and walk in the truth and how this will equip us to have freedom in every part of our life and help others get free from the snare of the devil.

Message from Pastor Rich Laskowski on July 12, 2021

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is a proclamation of the glory and grace of God and an invitation to freedom. Freedom from sin and guilt, freedom from fear and condemnation, and freedom from the torment and control of Satan and the demonic.

The Bible is full of visual pictures of the unseen world of darkness. God shows the realms of darkness to us so that we stand in awe as we watch Jesus strip them of their power, "making a public spectacle of them."

If the enemy has a hold of your life in any way, come expecting to be set free.

The message title is That's My Flag, Don't Touch It! The American flag stands as a symbol of what we believe as a people, what God has given us as a nation, and the spiritual principle that God blesses nations that recognize and reverence Him as the Most-High God.

The attack on our flag and on all that it declares has its origin in the demonic. We, as Americans and followers of Christ, have the power and authority to draw a line in the sand and say it stops here - That's my flag, don't touch it! This one is "fire in my bones," come join us and understand the spiritual dynamic behind American Patriotism.

The message is titled “The Chosen, the Joy of Being Wanted”. Much of the pain in the world centers on the poor choices we make because of our need to feel wanted, accepted, and loved. People go to great lengths to fill that void in the heart, but the good news is that God wants you – even better, He has chosen you.