FEARLESS

On this week's podcast, we continue our new series by looking at the differences in the Body of Christ. Pastor Jeremy reminds us that God chose you to be a part of the Body because of your capacity, not because you are the same as everyone else.

Jesus simply teaches us that the Body of Christ is just not one part. For the body to function healthily, every part must do its job. For we are all baptized by one Spirit into the body. We are not baptized to God as a different race, culture or social status but rather we are unified in Spirit. The Body is united in its differences. Disunity in the body results in death.

We look at scripture and see 8 reasons we are called to function as 1 unit.

1 Corinthians 1:12-37

1. An attack on one part of the body is an attack on all parts of the body.

2. The differences in me do not exclude me, they make me indispensable. They make you valuable.

3. For the body to function healthily, every part must do their job, they must function.

4. A whole body full of one part is not the body (It's a character on Monsters Inc.)

5. The body always covers itself by covering its parts and while covering, seeks to restore.

6. It's God who puts the parts in their place and gives them their function. (So don't ask tone the eye)

7. The heart working on being the eye, not only forfeits the power it has, but always falls short and effects the whole body.

8. Unity is not for organization only, it is for function in life.

On this week's podcast we dive deeper into our new series, I Love My Church, and learn about what it means to have the Breaker Anointing. We also look at the difference between a consumer and covenant church and why it's important to take ownership rather than just being an attender.

To be a breaker you have to go first. You are a pioneer. To be a breaker you will have times of failure, mess-ups and a lot of the time it won't make sense. There will be times you feel alone, but God will break you into a situation to break others out so that they can break through whatever it is holding them back. God has made what used to be difficult to live in, a place of praise.

13 "The breaker goes up before them (Break In); they break out (Break Out), pass through (Break Through) the gate and go out by it. So their king goes on before them, and the Lord at their head.

Micah 2:13 NASB

Doing life together as a church isn't always the easiest thing. It is not like being a consumer at your favorite coffee shop, where you love it until they switch things up. Consumer church and relationships won't do. To be the body and the bride there has to be covenant in our relationships. Covenant relationships seeks to give, not to get. Like a commitment to marriage, you stick through the good times and bad. A covenant is a choice, not a contractual relationship, it is something you fulfill.

As we continue this series, "I Love My Church," we dive deeper into what the First Church looked like and how we are called to be a family through thick and thin. This week, pastor Jeremy also teaches us what it's like to be a Guardian in God's Kingdom.

What is church? It's a family with a Father, and it's alive. In a family you're going to have to get messy at times and roll up your sleeves and protect one another. At the center of what God loves, he rules the Church. Jesus is the head of the Church, and we are the body. When we start becoming the Church, we fall in love with it and with that, with that we might need to realign from time to time when times get hard.

In this family, God's going to ask you to remove certain things from your life but will always replace it with something better. He may ask you to put off bitterness and put on forgiveness. Leave pride behind and gain humility. We will be called to leave behind selfishness, disrespect and impatience and put on self-denial, honor for authority and patience.

To be a Guardian is to be a 1) Defender 2) Protector 3) Keeper of God's Fire

"The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously: it must not go out."

Leviticus 6:13

As Guardians, we are going to tend, defend, protect and keep the flame going as God brings new power and life though what we bring to the altar. We are called to be worshippers and warriors and we bring the fire with us through sacrifice.

On this week's podcast, we dive into a new series called, "I Love My Church". After a life changing 3 days at Fear Not Conference, Pastor Jeremy Johnson preaches the importance of unity inside of the Church and how that alone can create a paradigm shift. We are reminded throughout this sermon that when you take ownership in the Church, you have authority. God wants to give us a key, and that authority creates major change. Even when things get messy, we can be comforted in the truth that Christ rules the Church. Though it may not make sense in the physical world, having Jesus at the center of it all creates 3 things:

1) Multiplication

2) Paradigm Shifts

3) Empowerment

When we do things together as a Church we can feel God act, speak, heal, and move. Without it, we are only a piece of the body.

Ephesians 1:20

20-23 "All this energy issues from Christ: God raised him from death and set him on a throne in deep heaven, in charge of running the universe, everything from galaxies to governments, no name and no power exempt from his rule. And not just for the time being, but forever. He is in charge of it all, has the final word on everything. At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence."

God is in charge of everything from galaxies to governments. It's about time we start living in His authority over our lives and believe in the major change that can and will happen when we come together as one.

On this week's podcast, pastor Jeremy Johnson teaches us the importance of unity inside and outside of the church. During our very first Conference Sunday, we are reminded of the supernatural shifts that happen when we focus on going after the broken. Our own emptiness seems to fade away when we see the emptiness of others. When it comes to our salvation, pastor Jeremy challenges us to think of those in our lives that need to know Jesus. Like the story of Elisha and the Jar of Oil, there might be something in close quarters that just needs a little faith to transform. (2 Kings 4 :1-7) Rather than an empty jar, it could be a friend, family member or coworker that needs a touch from God. When we seek God as an empty vessel, His power and mercy for us overflows. As long as we bring Him our emptiness, Gods power will keep flowing and we will be transformed. With conference around the corner, it is times like these where we are asked not to stay silent but to step out in faith and invite those around us into the life we have already been given. It's not if we're going, but it's who we are bringing that changes things.

On this week's podcast, Pastor Jeremy Johnson preaches a powerful sermon about the specific call God has on each of our lives. This Super Bowl Sunday, we are reminded that when we walk out our calling, we should walk in expectancy and know that with Jesus, the battle is already won.

Matthew 22:14 says, "For many are called, but few are chosen." We are reminded through this message that although saying yes to Gods call isn't always easy, it is always worth it. Gods plan is specific for you and your call cannot he rubbed off by fear, pain, shame, or insecurity. If God has called you, nothing can withdrawal you from it.

Don't wait another moment to follow what God has spoken over your life. You have been called to conquer and to keep moving forward. You have all the right equipment and the power of God on your side to live out His perfect plan in your life. The hurt you have walked through and may be holding onto might be the thing God uses to do the supernatural in your life. Are you ready to embrace the call that God has on your life this year?

On this week's podcast, Pastor Jeremy Johnson speaks about the importance of fasting and how the Bible calls us to do so. As we approach Fear Not Conference with expectancy, its important to "clean house" and make room for new breakthrough to take up space in our lives that might be a bit covered up. When you live in a place long enough, things tend to get messy, even with good intentions. Pastor Jeremy reminds us that fasting helps us to throw out what's unnecessary, see the work Jesus has already done in our lives, and realign ourselves with truth rather than emotions.

5 Things To Remember About a Fast:

1. Fasting is not about God touching us, it's about us touching God and actively seeking Him out.

2. Fasting is not a fight with the devil, but it might bring on an attack.

3. Fasting is not just for the spiritually elite. It is for everyone.

4. Prayer is the most important part of fasting. They go hand in hand. Prayer changes things.

5. We need fasting because anything that has been lived in long enough will get messy, out of order and chaotic. It is a form of realigning yourself with truth rather than emotion.

What has God given you that has been hiding under all of the mess of pain, offense and fear and hurt in your life? What are you expectant for during this 10 Day Fast?

On this week's podcast, Pastor Jeremy continues our Fear Not series with a sermon titled "Territorial Spirits." In this message we are encouraged to think bigger and to get back up when we are knocked down, not just for ourselves but for the nations that God has entrusted us with. It can be easy to forget that there is a fight of territory our lives but we aren't called to let fear and smallness stop us from all that God wants to give us. We're reminded in Isaiah 54:2-4 to "Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep. You're going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family. You're going to take over whole nations; you're going to resettle abandoned cities. Don't be afraid - you're not going to be embarrassed. Don't hold back - you're not going to come up short."

On this week's podcast, Pastor Jeremy challenges us to Fear Not, as we continue on with our first series of the year. We are reminded that when we walk with God, it is impossible to fail. Although we live in a world that is overwhelming, filled with anxieties, uncertainty, and "quick fixes" that often fall short, Jesus gives us only one answer: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." - Matthew 11:28-30. Through this, we are simply reminded that in the darkness of uncertainty, hope gives us the ability to move forward. When we focus on Jesus, we also focus on hope. In life, it can be easy to find ourselves trying to move Gods plan along in our own timing or fall back from His will when we become burnt out. Let us focus our eyes on Him with anything, and continue to follow these 4 steps:

1) Believe

2) Abide

3) Follow

4) Repeat

In this podcast, Pastor Jeremy Johnson of Fearless LA rings in the New Year with a word on patience when it comes to Gods promise in our lives. On the first Sunday of 2019 we are reminded that it is okay to be given a promise and not yet be living in it. Gods timing is not always automatic, but his word never returns void. As we walk into 2019, we can cling onto the truth that only God holds the power and the plan over our lives, and all we have to do is let Him and His timing bring it all together.