Life Church Wesley Chapel

Fasting is spiritual warfare! We are fighting a spiritual battle, so we need to fight with spiritual weapons. This week we learned about how to use fasting as a spiritual weapon. 

This week we started a new series about fasting for breakthrough.  Pastor reminded us that if we want something we never have had before, we need to be willing to do something we've never done before. What is something that you can do that you've never done before? Wether that be simply raising your hands in worship, or a fast. Try something new and see where God takes you.

We pray that this week God meets you. That God shows you a new part of him. 

This week of Heart Healthy pastor reminded us that hope is a confident expectation of a better future that my tomorrow will be better than my today and my yesterday. He reminded us that God is the source of hope. That God gives hope. Hope to our spirit is what oxygen is to our bodies. We can't live without hope. 

We pray that this week is a hope filled week, and one that you experience the tangible spirit of God. 

This week Pastor Ed Russo talked about keeping our hearts spiritually healthy. He explained that proper alignment requires periodic adjustment, and that we need to allow God to do the alignment in our hearts. Pastor also reminded the congregation that God doesn't just check the surface of our hearts, he does a deep searching. 

We pray this message touches your heart and brings you closer to God.

We had the privilege of having Pastor Kurt Schaer speaking this past week. This week Pastor Kurt talked about having a pure heart, and a merry heart. He gave a few practical steps in to having a merry heart; abide in the vine, good music, take care of your body, laugh often, do something for someone, quit procrastinating, siphon joy from others, keeps a record of your blessings. 

We pray that this week is filled with joy and laughter!

Listen as Pastor Ed Russo shares the first part of the series Heart Healthy. Pastor spoke about our spirit, soul, and body, and how they should be prioritized in that order. He said, 'Your spirit enables you to communicate with God, your soul enables you to communicate with yourself, and your body enables you to communicate with your environment.' He spoke about how the content of our hearts determines the content of our conversations, and the content of our hearts dictates our conduct and character. He listed three points on how we can guard our hearts: Prioritize the task; Minimize the trash; and Energize the truth.

We pray this message touches your heart and brings you closer to God. 

Listen as Pastor Ed Russo shares the fifth part of the series Finding Direction in the Darkness. Pastor spoke about the differences between a worldly mindset and a Kingdom mindset. When speaking about prayer, he reminded the congregation that there is a proper way to pray. Matthew 6:5-15 is the scripture he used in his teaching. Pastor preached seven points: Lust, a desire that has gotten out of control; Praying properly; Fasting; Live and prepare for eternity; Live a separated life; and Do not worry. 

We pray this message touches your heart and brings you closer to God. 

Listen as Pastor Ed Russo shares the sixth part of the series Finding Direction in the Darkness. Pastor talked about how we, the body of Christ, can respond to our current realities of our current climate. He listed seven points: Do not judge; Persist in prayer; Sow the seed; Choose your path; Produce good fruit; Prepare for eternity, and Obey God's word. Pastor reiterated a statement that he has made in the previous weeks which is, 'If we want what the Bible offers, we must do what the Bible requires.'

We pray that this message touches your heart and brings you closer to God.

Listen as Pastor Ed Russo shares the fourth part of Finding Direction in the Darkness. Pastor made the point that we can't chose our relaites but we CAN choose how we respond. The joy of the Lord gives me strength, not society. Another key point that Pastor made was, what you're hungry for you seek out; you become the product of what you injest; what you feed grows what you starves dies. 

We pray that this message touches your heart and brings you closer to God.

Listen as Pastor Ed Russo shares the third part of Finding Direction in the Darkness. Pastor opened his message with, "what you hear, you will eventually believe", following the point, "if you're in the word, you're a disciple". You cannot find direction in the darkness without light (God is the light). The remaining points that Pastor Ed hit were the Natural Realm, the Spiritual Realm, the Moral Realm, the Missional Realm, and the Social Realm.

We pray that this message touches your heart and brings you closer to God.