Scripture: Acts 9:23–25

This message reminds us that prayer must lead to obedience. Prayer is powerful, but it becomes effective when we take action in the things God tells us to do. In Acts 9, Paul was facing certain death, yet unnamed disciples lowered him over a wall in a basket. God used ordinary people to save a life and advance His kingdom.

People today are trying to escape spiritual, emotional, and physical death. There is an identity crisis in our world, and many have reached the end of their own ability. Every person carries an inner emptiness that only Jesus can fill. Success, possessions, and temporary comforts cannot satisfy. What people trust in becomes their god, yet only the living water can quench the thirst of the soul.

God has given each of us a responsibility to hold onto the rope. He has placed us in specific places at the right time to help, to speak life, and to lift up those who are hurting. Being a rope holder is not about recognition. Some do it for attention, but true rope holders do it for the glory of God so that Jesus is lifted up and people are drawn to Him.

Holding the rope is often inconvenient, just as it was for those who helped Paul in the night. It can be risky, costly, and tiring. Discipleship can feel heavy, and spiritual warfare can affect us if we are not mindful. Yet revival is worth it. People are worth it.

We must stay sensitive to the Holy Ghost, willing to be inconvenienced, and ready to hold the rope for those who have stumbled, fallen, or are just beginning their walk with God. To whom much is given, much is required. We are called to feed, support, intercede, and stand in the gap so others can be saved, healed, and delivered.

In this message from Isaiah 11:1 and 10, we look at the prophetic picture of Jesus as the shoot that comes from the stump of Jesse. From the very beginning, Jesus has always been. His birth was miraculous because He came fully as man and fully as God, and the Old Testament continually testifies of Him.

Isaiah shows us that even when something appears cut down, finished, or beyond hope, God is able to bring new life. Just as a shoot grows from a stump, Jesus brings restoration, renewal, and beauty from what once looked dead. He still does this today. He brings good, joy, and life out of places where there has been loss, pain, or ashes.

This message calls us to lay some things down. When we surrender what has been cut down in our lives, God is able to bring a shoot out of the stump and produce life where death once had the final word.

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12:11–14, 18–20 • Acts 4:29–35 • Genesis 11:1–6 • Proverbs 29:18 • Mark 8:22–26

This message focuses on the power of unity in the body of Christ. Scripture shows that although we are many members, we are placed by God into one body with one Spirit and one purpose. In Acts, the early church walked in one heart and one soul, and their unity produced boldness, miracles, and great grace.

Genesis 11 shows that even unbelievers who are unified can accomplish anything they imagine. How much more can the church do when our vision, speech, and goals are aligned with God. A dream stays a dream until it is written down and becomes a goal. God calls His people to walk with one vision that is centered on Jesus.

We should make the vision clear, speak life, and stay focused. Vision that comes from the flesh will fail, but vision from God brings clarity like the blind man in Mark 8 who received his sight and then saw clearly after Jesus prayed for him again.

Unity in speech and unity in purpose opens the door for revival. Love covers a multitude of sins, and when we come together with a common vision, we move toward the promises God has set before us.

In this message, By His Spirit, we are reminded that what we need most is the Spirit of the Lord. Drawing from Psalm 72:11–17, we see that every king will bow and every nation will serve Him, and it is only by His Spirit that we can stand, endure, and be transformed.

Just as the bread was broken to feed the five thousand and a kernel must die before it multiplies, God sometimes allows breaking so He can bring greater purpose out of our lives. Jesus didn’t pray that Peter would avoid trials, and we aren’t promised a life without them. But we are promised the presence of the Holy Spirit in the midst of them.

Paul said he was joyful in tribulation, a mindset only possible through the Spirit. Like clay on the potter’s wheel, God shapes, molds, and sometimes breaks us so He can form us into something better by His power.

When prayers seem unanswered, we can become discouraged. Yet Scripture shows us that the Holy Spirit guided the early believers in what to say and how to pray. In the same way, we must learn to worship, pray, and live in the Spirit, trusting that He alone is our help.

This message invites us to lean fully on the Spirit of the Lord in our trials, in our prayers, and in our daily walk because He is the one who strengthens and sustains us.

In Ephesians 4:11–13 we see God’s design for apostolic teams and the fivefold ministry: apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. These gifts exist to edify the church, keep the body of Christ in God’s order, and build up regions for the advancement of His kingdom. Scripture reminds us that a three-stranded cord is not easily broken and that there is no such thing as doing the work of God alone. When God calls you, you cannot fail. Even when it looks like you are standing in what feels like a failing position, God is producing a win. Pressure brings alignment. God is a God of order, and He confirms His word as His people surrender and submit to Him. The promise is dependent on willing hearts that put faith into practice. God calls His people to go in and possess the land. Everywhere your foot touches will be yours. He has more for His church, and He desires His people to experience more of His kingdom. We are not called to conform to the world. We are called to transform regions with a supernatural system that brings life. If something is not improving, it must be brought into alignment. Complacency leads to breakdown, but faith produces movement. Apostolic teams carry breakthrough, impartation, and momentum for a region. God builds something that cannot be made with human hands. The apostolic office carries a shepherding and evangelistic function. Prophets and teachers strengthen and instruct. When these callings operate alongside spiritual fruit and spiritual gifts, the result is miracles, signs, and wonders. A full church is not the goal. Once growth happens, teachers, discipleship, helpers, and the ministry of leaders must be in place to sustain it. Without this, people drift away. Acts 13:1 shows the pattern and purpose of this kind of leadership community. This is a heritage for such a time as this — a calling to build, strengthen, and advance the work of God within every region He appoints.

In Part 2 of our series on spiritual gifts, we look at how the gifts of the Spirit work within ministry and within the life of every believer. Our main passage is 1 Corinthians 12:1–11, where Scripture makes it clear that the Spirit divides the gifts to every person as He wills. Acts 2:38–39 reminds us that the Holy Ghost and the gifts of the Spirit are available to everyone. The Spirit gives gifts severally, meaning more than one, according to God’s calling and purpose for each life.

God knows what He has called you to do, and the Holy Spirit equips you with exactly what you need. You are blessed to be a blessing, and the Giver of the gifts is fulfilled when His gifts flow through His people. The gifts operate out of overflow, and as a vessel, whatever the gift does for the church it does for you as well.

Spiritual gifts shape how we think, how we speak, and how we act so we can become more like God. They are not our abilities but God working through us.

We explored three categories of gifts:

Thinking Gifts

• Word of wisdom

• Word of knowledge

• Discernment

Speaking Gifts

• Prophecy

• Tongues

• Interpretation of tongues

Acting Gifts

• Faith

• Healing

• Miracles

Jesus Himself demonstrated the acting gifts. He moved in faith, He healed, and He performed miracles. Ephesians 4:11 adds another facet to gifting by showing how God calls and equips apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers for the building up of His church.

This message invites believers to understand the gifts they carry, how those gifts operate in ministry, and how God uses them to strengthen His body.

Jesus has always been, he was there in the beginning. He is the Word! He does not change, this you can depend on. Everything that was created was made by Him, for Him, through Him. He is still creating today because He does not change. The bread of Life is the bible, and in Him is life. In the book is found life.

Scripture- John 1:1-5

The Holy Ghost is your teacher and will bring to remembrance all things. Be reminded that there hope and that the joy of the Lord is your strength.

In this new series, Pastor Shelby Crump teaches on the gifts of the Spirit and how they work in connection with the fruit of the Spirit. Our main scripture for the night is Exodus 28:31–34, where we visualize the ephod described in detail. On this garment there are alternating bells and pomegranates, and when the priest moves, the two touch and create a sound. In the same way, the gifts of the Spirit are activated by the movement of the fruit of the Spirit. There is action involved. Growth, maturity, and the work of the Spirit all move together.

You may be wondering, “What are my gifts?” or “Where do I fit in the big picture of the church?” If so, this message will help bring clarity and direction. Enjoy this episode in our series on spiritual gifts and prepare to grow in knowledge and faith.

The glory of God isn’t confined to heaven because it’s here, present, and ready to move among us. In this message, Pastor Shelby Crump reminds us that the glory of God can become tangible, like fog that fills the room. Many are searching for something they can’t name, but in the midst of God’s glory, they will encounter Jesus.

The glory of God is uncontainable and unstoppable, unhindered by the enemy, and destined to cover the earth. God is calling laborers to prepare the way for His glory to dwell among His people. Like Moses and Israel, we must desire His presence more than any promise or victory. When we no longer feel the manifest glory of the Lord, our hearts should be broken and stirred to seek Him again.

The manifestation of God’s glory depends on us, on how we set the atmosphere and keep His presence at the center of everything.