In this message, Jared walks through Isaiah 54 and outlines its many promises and invitations.The focal point of the message is that God longs to loosen the chains of oppression and injustice.Bible Reading:Isaiah 54

Discernment is the distinguishing of spirits and is a gift that is to be first used internally. The spirit of Jesus gathers; the spirit of the anti-christ scatters.Bible Reading:1 John 4:1; Matthew 7:1-5

Jared takes us through the life of Joseph to extract a wonderful characteristic of God: God causes what was meant for our harm to serve His good purposes for our lives. God will also give us an Ephraim (which means: God will cause me to be doubly fruitful) and a Manasseh (which means: God has caused me to forget my pain and sorrow).Bible Reading:Genesis 50

Jared takes an in depth look at one of the most famous and most misunderstood verses in the Bible: Romans 8:28. "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose."Bible Reading:Isaiah 61:1-3; Jeremiah 29:11; Romans 8

Anytime we misdiagnose an issue, we will probably mistreat the issue.Bible Reading:Matthew 5; Galatians 3 & 5

Our relationship with God was never meant to be clinical or scientific. It was meant to be a love affair. We love Him because He chose to first love us!Bible Reading:Luke 7:31-50

In this passage of Scripture, David makes a beautiful declaration of commitment and dedication to His God: "I will not offer burnt offerings to The Lord, My God, which cost me nothing."If our relationship with God costs us nothing, then it is worth nothing and no one will value it or our God.Bible Reading:2 Samuel 24; 1 Chronicles 21

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. What is "poor in spirit"? (1) Those who acknowledge their need for God. (2) Those who are not spiritually arrogant. (3) Those who are not self-righteous"What we know can keep us from what we need to know if we don't remain a novice." Bill JohnsonBible Reading:Matthew 5:3; Revelation 3:14-22; John 8

Sin is acutally defined as, "missing the mark"; therefore, our enemy wants to move us off the mark of God's agenda for our lives.We live by faith, not by works. And our faith is what causes us to be righteous.Bible Reading:Matthew 4:1-11; Matthew 11:28-39

Our obedient surrender to God and His agneda for our lives is called "FAITH". And faith will always be credited to our account as "righteousness". On the other hand, striving with God or His agenda for our lives is called "SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS" and will always be regarded as "filthy rags".Bible Reading:Galatians 3:1-14; John 5:19; John 4:31-34; Mark 8:27-38; Acts 1:1-8; 1 Corinthians 2:1-16; John 3:1-21