Life Elevation Church Podcast

It has always been God's desire to have fellowship with His people. Adam through his disobience severed the relationship between God and man creating the need for a Savior, a way back to God. Jesus, through His life, burial and resurrection becomes and remains the only way back into the presence of God our creator. His desire is not only tabernacle, or dwell in us by the Spirit of God, but for us to be in Him. In Him we can experience His glory, His goodness power and presence.

Today's installment in the Mind Over Matters series is presented by Stephen Carter. This series is directed toward the believer living in godly alignment; keeping our mind set on the goodness, faithfulness and principals of God. Certainly, this is accomplished only by grace and the work of Holy Spirit, at the same time, the call was extended to us to renew our minds, to set our minds on things above! As we go into this teaching embrace this idea:God given wisdom is the key to overcoming instability of the mind. Get Your Mind Right!

Sermon Notes:https://bible.com/events/419968

In Acts 12 we see the story of Peter's release from prison by the miraculous hand of God. Peter returns to the home of Mary where his friends were praying for his safety and release. Upon seeing him they were all amazed. This is a true testament of God's power in the lives of believers. It is beautiful when we pray and things unfold in agreement with our desires. In today's message we'll discuss how we should respond in situations where we've prayed and believed, and the outcome reveals itself differently than we expected.

Within each of us God has instilled a desire, a passion, that propels us forward into our destiny that accomplishes His goals for our lives. Although we will go through seasons of challenges to our faith, we must not become disheartened and give up.

Welcome our speaker for today, Kandi Swift. There is an exchange that happens in worship. Although we enter into a time of worship to express our adoration and thankfulness to God, our understanding is that worship is for Him. However, every act that He requires or asks of us always has an exchange or a return. Today, we will discover that even more as we are worshiping Him, He is working on our behalf.

This study speaks to this truth: what the law, in its weakness, could not do, Christ fulfilled! Christ has now giving a new commandment: first, to love God, and second, to love others! By doing these things, we fulfillment of the law of God in our lives! Note that we are encouraged by the Lord to not only to know this law, but to live it out, empowered by the Spirit of the Living God.

This teaching on the Holy Spirit has, for me, been one of the most powerful teachings for 2017 within our community. I will invite you to grab your bible and note pad a engage in this message with me for next hour! I am certain it will bring a meaningful impact into your life!

The Christmas season brings us to times of sharing gifts with family and loved ones! This "giving" reminds me of the most precious of gifts; this being the Gift of the Holy Spirit. In this teaching Pastor Cedrick encourages the believer to remember and stir up this, gift applying the power of the Holy spirit in all areas of life and living, demonstrating to the world the undeniable power of the living God.

Thanksgiving Day. A time when loved ones, friends and family bring the year to a pause in order to give thanks! At the risk of sounding predictable, for the believer this mode of thankfulness should be an everyday posture. However, even the believer needs to be reminded to thank God daily. It isn't too difficult to take for granted all the wonderful things we regularly enjoy! "...with Thanksgiving" reminds us all there is more to being thankful than we sometimes remember. Come along as we share together, ... with Thanksgiving.

Luke 17:11-19

In part 2 of The Mantle, Pastor Barry speaks on the God Principal of discipleship, taking and making the opportunity to inspiring others to walk out the call God on their lives. Based on the laws of creation noted in Genesis 1, we learn that all things are created after its own kind. Applying this principal into our lives, we can encourage others to be all God has desired, especially in he areas where we've accomplished ground and learn valuable lessons. God looks for us to raise up leaders, teachers, ministers using the mantle we hold and sharing it with those coming into the kingdom behind us!