This week we have the privilege of welcoming Pastor Austin Weaver to be our special guest speaker. Austin and his family pastor and reside in Des Moines and have been longtime friends of LifePointe. Today he shares a message on passing the baton of faith to the next generation.

The next generation deserves a opportunity to experience the power of God in an authentic way. Without an encounter with Him, we will produce an empty performance based religion. Jesus shows us the fruit of such a life in many of His encounters with the Pharisees. In Luke 18, Jesus tells us a parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector to show that God is looking for a humble a repentant heart.

Fellowship with the Holy Spirit is one of the most beautiful benefits of following Jesus. The nearness that comes in walking with Him is priceless. So how do we have fellowship with the Spirit? This morning Pastor Tony gives us some helpful principles for experiencing the Holy Spirit daily.

The presence of God is the what distinguishes His people from the world. He desires that His presence invade every part of our lives. That is why we honor Him with our worship and we pray the prayer, 'Come Lord Jesus", so that He might come and change, transform, and renew our region.

Our status with God, our access to Him, or His opinion of us is not based on our behavior. It is based entirely on the power of Jesus' blood. His blood is enough! It is strong enough! This morning, Pastor Alex shares from Acts 11 on God declaring what was once unclean, has now been made clean.

God is calling us to take new ground! But in order to take new ground we will have to go a way we've not been before. We will have to trust and follow God in ways we have not before. Pastor Drew shares from Joshua about God leading the Israelites across the Jordan.

Humanity has always desired a leader who is just and will fight our battles for us. We were created to be citizens of a kingdom not of this world, God's kingdom. In 1 Samuel, Israel rejects God as King and instead asks for a king like other nations. Listen this morning as Pastor Drew shares why Jesus is the one true King!

Humanity has always been inclined to cast our affections on things other than God. But God has always had a desire to woo His people back to Himself. He doesn't want to share us with anything else! This morning, Pastor Drew shares a word from 1 Samuel 7 on Israel turning their hearts from idols back to God.

The glory of God upon a people is what makes them distinct. It protects and transforms a people. But what if the glory lifts from a people? Pastor Drew shares from 1 Samuel when the glory lifts from God's people and they are defeated by the Philistines. May we be a people known for His glory!

All throughout history God has revealed Himself to mankind. And those who experience His presence are marked by it and changed. This morning. Pastor Nicole shares about being a people who establish God's presence.