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Pastor Vlad closes out the sermon series 'Seasons' with an encouraging message about the Joshua Generation, listen in and find out exactly who God has called you to be.

Notes:

1. God sees POTENTIAL where we feel PITY!

God will use those who look like victims to be victors.

2. We must CUT our flesh before CONQUERING our enemy.

Salvation gets me out of world.

Sanctification gets the world out of me.

3. We will expend TERRITORY not just grow the ARMY.

We will not only grow our church, we will expend the kingdom.

4. We will carry God’s presence on our shoulders.

As donkey carried Jesus, priests carried the ark - we will carry the glory of God.

5. We will move from DELIVERANCE to DOMINION.

Whatever God hasn’t removed - He has empowered us to resist!

6. We will build MEMORIALS to God’s miracles, not monuments to our mistakes.

When teacher is silent, remember you’re taking a test.

When your feelings fail, faith must grow.

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This week Ivan takes us on a journey to discovering who the Holy Spirit is, He's our helper, our friend in a time of need and the one who points us to Jesus.

Notes:

John14:18

John 16:7

Where is Jesus?

- He is currently at the right hand of the father

The Holy Spirit is the promise of my Father

- Joel 2:28

Jesus said: “It’s better that I go away

The children of Israel seen incredible miracles but not changed on the inside.

Jesus in the Flesh could not live inside of his disciples. Holy Spirit can.

Jesus is in heaven, Holy Spirit is on earth...

The Holy Spirit is

- a person

- has a will

- has emotions

- you can talk to Him

- He can be grieved

- He can be quenched

The Holy Spirit Reveals Jesus.

convicts of sin and righteousness.

Holy Spirit guides you into all truth.

Holy Spirit tells you of things to come.

To walk in the Holy Spirit, you need to talk to the Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit doesn’t talk about himself, He points you to Jesus...

Are you allowing the Holy Spirit to help you in your business, marriage, relationship, ministry, schooling and in every area?

Prayer:

- Draw my heart O Holy Spirit that I may love only what is Holy

- Act in me O Holy Spirit that my works too may be Holy

- Breathe in me O Holy Spirit that my thoughts may all be Holy

- Strengthen me O Holy Spirit to defend all that is Holy

- Guard me O Holy Spirit that I may always be Holy

- Guide me O Holy Spirit that at all times I may do what is right Your sight.

This sunday Pastor Vlad taught us that a different season requires a different spirit or rather a different attitude. Listen in and be blessed by what God has in store for you.

Notes:

Numbers 14:24

1. Make up your mind...battles are not bad, bondage is:

10 spies saw problems, 2 spies saw promises (Num.13:27-29)

Man saw treasure where others saw trash (Mt.13:44)

Sons must become soldiers (2 Tim.2:1-2)

2. Get the Bible in you...success is connected to Scripture.

If the word is in you, “you will make your way prosperous”

If the word is not in you “you will wait for your way will make you prosperous.”

You will always depend on outside if you don’t have the word inside.

3. Cut complaining… Wars are won by worship, not whining.

- Complaining doesn’t solve problems, it prolongs them. (Jesus/Israel)

- Circumcision cut productive organ. Complaining kills creativity.

4. Don’t be smart, be wise...smart people save first, wise people give first.

- In wilderness, they (Israel) started with giving money to worship a cow.

- In promise land, they gave their city to worship the Creator.

- Wise people give first because giving is worship. (Wise men)

- “Honor God with possessions” Prov.3:9-10.

5. Don’t live on yesterday’s success...don’t dwell on your defeats

- “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.” Bill Gates

- "Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games” Babe Ruth

- There was no formula for victory! You will need God in small battles!

6. Steward your spoil...breakthrough can’t become a blessing without a budget.

- You can’t have blessing if you don’t put God first.

- You can’t have blessing if you don’t have breakthrough.

- They can’t raise your pay if you don’t improve your performance

- You can’t have blessing if you don’t budget your breakthrough.

Pastor Vlad continues the sermon series, "Seasons". In this message he unpacks the reality that no matter the changes of seasons in your life, God is the only constant thing.

Notes:

1. God removes Moses.

“Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel.

Joshua 1:2

A. God changes seasons by removing people.

Some people are like the scaffolding; they are not the house, but you cannot build the house without them.

"Some people are like scaffolding; they have to be removed” TD Jakes

B. When God removes someone, it’s time to MOVE.

And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward Genesis 13:14

C. When best people leave, best days are still ahead of you.

Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. John 16:7

When you no longer have someone to depend on because now others depend on you.

D. God gives you a sign to leave Laban, so that He can change your life.

Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what was our father’s he has acquired all this wealth.” And Jacob saw the countenance of Laban, and indeed it was not favorable toward him as before. Then the Lord said to Jacob, “Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will be with you.” Genesis 31:1-3

2. God replaces manna.

Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year. Joshua 5:12

A. God promised milk but provided manna.

Manna was provision.

Milk was promise.

Living water John 4:10 - provision

Rivers of living water John 7:38 - overflow

I shall not lack Psalm 23:1 - provision

My cup runs over Psalm 23:5 - overflow

I came to give life and more abundant John 10:10

B. When provision stops, promise starts.

And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 1 Kings 17:7-9

God’s provision comes with God’s protection.

God’s provision is not permanent.

C. God didn’t remove manna without replacing it with something better.

Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the multitude. So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them. Luke 9:16-17

This week Pastor Vlad teaches us on the importance of perspective in every season. Just like Joseph, there are four distinct seasons in our lives, each season plays a role in character building.

Notes:

The Story of Joseph

Season 1 - Tunic of Many Colors (Genesis 37:3)

Season 2 - Garment of a Slave (Genesis 39:16)

Season 3 - Clothing of a Prisoner (Genesis 41:14)

Season 4 - Garments of Fine Linen (Genesis 41:42)

1. Person without a vision will always be a slave to their reality.

“If you aim for impossible you get maximum. If you aim for maximum you get minimum. If you aim for minimum you get nothing.”

Non-dreams hate on dreamers but then end up working for them.

Having a dream:


A. Gives room for the Holy Spirit


B. Elevates you above your present

C. Fuels your life with purpose

2. God does not change when the seasons do. (Genesis 39:2-3)

They took your coat but they can’t take your anointing. Stay attached to God, not to your season.

Don’t judge someone based on their season.

Because God is with you:

A. Your success doesn’t depend on position but on person.

B. Flee temptation, don’t flirt with trouble.

C. Work on your character more than reputation.

Enemy can ruin your reputation but only you can ruin your character.

Fleeing temptation shifts the season, flirting with sin delays your destiny.

3. Serve the dreams of others when your dreams seem dead.

Your pain is the an excuse to stop serving.

Serving:

A. Activates the gifts of the Holy Spirit

B. Before you can serve palace, serve in prison

C. Even if people forget you, God will reward you

Life is like tennis, those who serve well, seldom lose.

4. Your dream will improve destiny of others.

God’s dream:

A. Breaks cycle of repeated failure

B. Elevates your family

C. Feeds those in your sphere of influence

Breakthrough breaks the cycle Breakthrough helps your family Breakthrough feeds those around you

Pastor Martin continues the sermon series, Digging Wells. On our last sermon of the year he dives into reading your word, maintaining consistency and developing habits.

Notes:

Joshua 1:8

What makes the Bible different from any other book in the world?

* It’s unity. It was written in a span of 1600 years through 40 authors, 3 continents and 3 languages and still managed to have a uniformity throughout all its accounts.

Jesus Christ and the Word are ONE, the Word take the place of the unseen Christ

1. Whatever dominates your mind will dominate your life.

The extent to which we think the thoughts of God to that same extent do we have the power of God

A study show that when we are in the scripture at least 4 times a week

* Feeling lonely drops 30%

* Anger Issues drops 32%

* Bitterness in relationships in marriage, kids and so on drops 40%

* Alcoholism drops 57%

* Feeling Spiritually stagnant drops 60%

* Viewing Pornography drops 61%

* Sharing Your Faith Jumps 200%

* Discipling others jumps 230%

2. To know God is to know his Word

God does nothing without his Word (Genesis 1:3)

3. The Word of God will change your life

It will by its very nature change you (Joshua 1:8)

* Don’t just commit scripture to memory but make it an integral part of your life

Unless you live in the Word you miss the entire point.

The more you read, the more you will understand yourself and this God who created you.

Read it systematically, read it attentively, read it repeatedly, read it regularly, read it slowly. READ IT - your life depends on knowing it

Six ways you can take the word of God into your life?

1. Read It

2. Listen to it

3. Memorize it

4. Meditate on It

5. Speak the word

6. Obey it

It’s okay to visit many books, but live in the Bible – Charles Spurgeon

Prayer:

- I agree with Gods word and I disagree with any condition, any thoughts, any circumstances with anything contrary to Gods Word

- Your Word is integrity itself, steadfast, sure, eternal… I trust my whole life to its provision

- Your Word is final authority settling all questions and troubles

- I trust my life to its provision

This Christmas Pastor Vlad speaks on the true reason for the season. How Jesus is the true Emmanuel, God with us.

Sermon Notes:

Matthew 1:23

Mystery of the Stable:

- Jesus was born in the stable. That’s where lambs are born. 


- Place of birth of God’s Son. 


- Unworthy of divine royalty – dirty, dark, defiled. 


- Son revealed through it. 


- Doesn’t draw attention to itself. 


- Became known because Jesus was there.

Christmas is a MIRACLES.

No Miracles = No Christmas.

Anyone who was about connected to Jesus, miracles started to them...

Christmas is about EMMANUEL

God is with us verses we are with God

Joseph - LORD WAS WITH HIM - Success followed David - LORD WAS WITH HIM - Victories followed Jesus - GOD IS WITH YOU

When you are with God, you know His PRESENCE, when God is with you, you know His POWER

Presence of problems is not proof that God is not with you.

Presence of storm is not indication of absence of Christ

Presence of fire is not sign that Jesus’s is gone

Psalm 23

Don’t fear the shadow of death.

Don’t stay in the valley...keep on walking.

He will bring you to the other side.

Learn to eat in the presence of your enemies. Anoint your head with oil of gladness.

Go from not enough to more than enough. Mercy + Goodness follow me Follow me

Pastor Vlad begins our new sermon series Embrace Grace, outlining the true reason for the season. In this message he dives into how being saved is more than wearing a life jacket, it’s being in the ark and how salvation is more than just a rescue, it’s a refuge.

Matthew 1:21

Being saved is more than wearing a life jacket. It’s being in the ark.

Salvation is more than just a rescue, it’s a refuge.

Three Arks:

- Ark of Noah - saved from wrath of God

- Ark of Moses - saved from work of the enemy

- Ark of God - saved from wages of sin

1. ONE ARK (Gen.6:14) Speaks of Grace

- Ark was shelter from the flood. God will PASSOVER when He sees the blood. (Ex.12:13)

- Ark was covered with asphalt (means to “cover” “make an atonement”). (Gen.6:14)

- Noah was righteous yet he needed the ark to be saved from the flood. Having the ark is not enough to avoid the flood, you must be inside the ark.

2. ONE DOOR (Gen.6:16) Speaks of Jesus.

- Many paths led to the ark but only one door into the ark. (John 10:9-16).

- All roads lead to God but only one road leads to heaven, through Jesus Christ.

- Door to the ark wasn’t open forever. (Gen.7:16; Matt.25:10)

3. ONE WINDOW (Gen.6:16) Speaks of the Bible.

- Ark had only one window through which air and light came. The door is me. The window is for the dove.

- When you open your heart, Jesus brings salvation. When you open your Bible, Holy Spirit brings transformation.

- Someone who engages the Bible 4 or more times a week is: 228% more likely to share faith with others. 407% more likely to memorize scripture. 59% less likely to view pornography. 30% less likely to struggle with loneliness

- When you’re in the ark, you see the world through the window.

4. ONE FAMILY (Gen.7:1) Speaks of Church.

- Everyone in the ark is family. (John 1:12)

- Don’t leave your family to the flood.

5. ONE ASSIGNMENT (Gen.8:15-19)

- Speaks of Community.

Pastor Ilya Parkhotyuk speaks on the Gift of Tounges and its benefits. How the gift of tongues enhances, builds, heals, gives and empowers.

Notes:

We received the Holy Spirit at salvation. (John 20:22)

We release the Holy Spirit at baptism. (Act 2:4)

We received Holy Spirit to be saved but we release him to be empowered.

Benefits of speaking in tongues:

1. Enhances our prayer life

2. It builds your faith. (Jude 1:20)

3. Divine health and healing to your body. (1 Corinthians 14:4)

4. Gives you power of fear and anxiety. (2 Timothy 1:6–7)

5. Gives you boldness. (Acts 1:8)

How to receive this gift?

By asking for it! (Luke 11:13)

Laying on of hands! (Acts 19:6)

We pray in tongues at will “I will”

When we speak in tongues it’s void of human meaning but we have faith that the Holy Spirit adds heavenly meaning to it.

Hinderance of receiving tongues: 

1. Overthinking 

2. Pride 

3. Fear  

4. Inaction

Pastor Vlad continues the sermon series, "Digging Wells" he dives deep into the ins and outs of honor. Being separate from the world, serving the Lord and how to submit to authority.

Notes:

1 Samuel 8:3

Cold parents produced corrupt kids.

Praying parents produced prophetic kid.

Parents, what you do in moderation, your kids will do in excess!

If you had good parents you have a head start.

If you don’t have good example you don’t have an excuse.

Parents decided your history but your mentors decide your destiny.

“If you are born poor its not your mistake but if you die poor its your mistake” Bill Gates.

I. Separate from the World [PURITY FROM POLLUTION OF THE WORLD]

A. Samuel transformed temple but first he refused to conform to the temple.

When you refuse to conform, God will transform.

B. Not conforming to the culture will cost you something but getting transformed by culture will cost you everything.

II. Serve the Lord [PURSUIT OF PRESENCE OF GOD]

A. Don’t settle in success that separation invited.

B. Stay fascinated with God when you get familiar with the things of God.

III. Submit to Authority [POSITIONED FOR PROPHETIC DESTINY]

A. Fear of God causes us to honor flawed authority

Dishonor reveals a lot more about you then the person you are opposing.

Dishonor doesn’t help them, it hurts you.

B. Key is not great authority but great attitude.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” Ephesians 6:1-2

Obedience (action) - because its right thing to do.

Honor (attitude) - because there is reward.

C. Flawed priest activated Samuel to become a fire prophet

Honor positions you for what God called you because God hides instructions in those you might struggle to honor.

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