Recorded during Wednesday night service on January 7 at First Apostolic Church of Tallmadge, Pastor Ken Bulgrin delivers a direct and timely message titled “The Enemy of Purpose.” Drawing from Hebrews 12 and John 10, he teaches that distraction is one of the greatest threats to spiritual clarity and obedience. This sermon calls believers to recalibrate their focus, lay aside weights, and clearly hear the voice of God as they step into a new year of purpose and spiritual advancement.

A Sunday morning message from Bro. Christian Bulgrin at First Apostolic Church of Tallmadge, focusing on the power and faithfulness of God’s great mercy.

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On the final Sunday of 2025, Pastor Ken Bulgrin preaches a timely, faith-building word for anyone stepping into a new season: God goes before you, and God guards what’s behind you.

Using the King James word “re-reward” (rear guard), Pastor breaks down how God not only leads His people forward with purpose, but also protects them from what tries to pursue, ambush, and pull them backward. This message is both a call to enter 2026 with spiritual clarity and an invitation to leave the past under the blood—strongholds, offenses, doubt, fear, and anything that would try to follow you into the new year.

If you’re walking into 2026 carrying pressure, regret, uncertainty, or spiritual resistance, let this strengthen you: the Lord is already in front of you, and He’s already covering your back.

In this Sunday morning teaching, Rev. Charlie Griffin challenges the church to rethink the waiting season—not as wasted time, but as sacred preparation.

Drawing from the life of David, this message explores how waiting is often the loudest season for competing voices. Some voices sound urgent. Some sound logical. Some sound familiar. But not every voice is the right one.

From the cave with Saul to the field of Nabal, we see how David learned to wait without forcing God’s timing, how discernment matters most when emotions are high, and why one encouraging voice can save a future. This teaching reminds us that opportunity does not always mean permission, and that God often fights battles for those who choose patience over impulse.

If you feel stuck, overlooked, tired, or caught in transition, this message is for you. God is still speaking—and learning to wait well may be the very thing that protects what He has promised.

Pastor Ken Bulgrin teaches a Christmas message from Luke 2 and 1 Timothy 3:16, showing that the manger was not a coincidence or a last-minute detail, but a deliberate and prophetic choice by God. He explains how Jesus was born where sacrificial lambs were born, revealing Christ as the Lamb of God from the very beginning. This message walks through the humility of Christ, the meaning of the manger, and why Christmas cannot be separated from the cross. Pastor Bulgrin reminds the church to keep Christ at the center of the season, to teach the next generation the true purpose of Christmas, and to remember that God does nothing by accident. Scriptures referenced include Luke 2, Isaiah 53, John 1:29, Philippians 2, Hebrews 10, and 1 Timothy 3:16.

In this Christmas-season message, Pastor Ken Bulgrin preaches from Matthew 1 on Emmanuel, “God with us,” and why real joy is a spiritual commodity the enemy fights to steal. This isn’t just a holiday feeling. It’s joy that holds steady in pressure, sickness, fear, discouragement, and uncertainty because we are not alone. From the prophetic promise (kept right on time) to the power of the Holy Ghost, this sermon calls the church back to the center: Jesus is still the reason for the season, and His presence brings strength, peace, and hope.

If you’re battling heaviness, anxiety, or discouragement, let this remind you: God is with you, and joy can return.

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There are battles no one else knows about – temptations resisted, prayers prayed in the dark, sacrifices no one applauds. In this message, Pastor Ken Bulgrin preaches from 1 Samuel 17, Luke 8:17, and Matthew 6 about “the victory no one sees.”

David didn’t suddenly become a giant-killer in the Valley of Elah. His public victory over Goliath was built on private victories over the lion and the bear when no one was watching. In the same way, God sees the integrity, repentance, fasting, generosity, and quiet obedience you think no one notices – and He promises to reward openly what is done in secret.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Does anyone see what I’m fighting?” this word will encourage you. Learn how hidden battles shape public breakthrough, why you can’t outsource your prayer life, and how God uses unseen seasons to place real anointing and authority on your life.

Pastor Ken Bulgrin teaches on “thankful praise” as more than a holiday feeling – it’s the mark of a committed believer and the front door to God’s presence. Drawing from Psalm 100 and 1 Thessalonians 5, he shows how entering His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise changes what we receive, shifts atmospheres, and turns churches, families, and individuals into power-filled worshipers instead of “consumer Christians.”

Packed with testimonies, encouragement, and practical challenge, this message reminds us that praise is both a weapon and a witness: where there is praise, there is power, and “let the redeemed of the Lord say so.” If you’ve survived some things this year and need your gratitude and worship re-ignited, this episode will stir your faith and call you back to a lifestyle of thanksgiving.

Pastor Ken Bulgrin preaches “A Thread of Hope,” drawing from the woman with the issue of blood in Luke 8 and Jeremiah’s lament in Lamentations 3. He reminds us that even when life feels trapped, delayed, and drained after years of disappointment, God’s mercy, compassion, and faithfulness are new every morning.

With the picture of a woman reaching for just one thread on the hem of Jesus’ garment, Pastor Bulgrin shows how even the smallest act of faith, attached to an all-powerful Savior, is enough for a miracle. If you feel like you’re hanging on by a thread, this message will call you to remember God’s goodness, renew your hope, and reach out to Him again.

Scriptures: Luke 8:43–48, Lamentations 3:21–24, Psalms 23 & 103, Romans 12:1–2.

Bro Christian Bulgrin preaches a powerful message from Ephesians 2 and Ezekiel 37, reminding us that God brings life back into places that look scattered, dry, and hopeless. He speaks about the return of prodigals, the restoration only God can do, and the call for believers to lift their voice in valleys that have been silent for too long.

From the stirring of the bones to the breath of God filling what once was dead, this message calls us to speak faith, declare God’s Word, and believe again for revival in our families, our church, and our city.

Scriptures include: Ephesians 2:1–7, Ezekiel 37:1–14, Romans 10:17.