A message on God’s first question, His searching love, and the manger that answered the cry of the garden.

In Genesis 3:8–9, God walks into a broken garden and asks a single, tender question: “Where art thou?” That same heart shows up again in Bethlehem, where the God who came looking wrapped Himself in flesh and stepped into our world. This message follows the thread from the garden to the manger and shows how the love that searched for Adam is the same love that still reaches for us today.

If you’ve ever wondered why God came the way He did, why He chose vulnerability, or why Christmas speaks so deeply to our own hiding places, this message will help you hear the heartbeat of Emmanuel… God with us.

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Bro Raymond brought a clear reminder from Acts 1:8 that we’re not just called to believe the gospel, we're called to be witnesses of the One true God revealed in Jesus Christ. He walked us through the power Jesus promised, the purpose behind that power, and the places we're meant to carry His name. This message challenges us to step into Spirit-filled boldness and live as witnesses in our homes, our communities, and everywhere the Lord places us.

Main Points Included in the Message:
• The Power: “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.”
• The Purpose: That we’d carry the name of Jesus with clarity and conviction.
• The Pattern: Witnessing begins at home and moves outward.
• The Promise: As long as we rely on the Spirit, we’re never witnessing alone.

Let this Word stir fresh confidence in what Jesus has placed in us. The same Spirit that filled the early church is the Spirit that empowers us today.

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There’s something about this time of year that reminds us of anticipation. Even people who aren’t thinking about the spiritual side of Christmas can feel it. But long before the manger, there was a promise spoken by God, carried by prophets, and held by generations who waited in faith.

In today’s message, we walk through how the first coming of Jesus proves God’s perfect timing, and how the second coming calls us to live ready, watchful, and faithful. The God who kept every detail of the first promise will keep every detail of the next one.

Main Points:

1. The First Coming Shows His Faithfulness

God kept every prophecy with precision and fulfilled the promise of the Messiah exactly when and where He said He would. His timing wasn’t late and His plan wasn’t uncertain. The manger was a divine appointment.

2. The Second Coming Shows Our Faithfulness

The first coming reveals the heart of God. The second reveals the heart of His church. The early believers lived with an expectation that shaped their priorities. We’re called to do the same as we wait for His return.

3. Israel Missed Him Because They Expected the Wrong Kingdom

They wanted a political solution instead of a Savior. They knew the scriptures but missed the fulfilment standing right in front of them. This warns us not to let our expectations blind us to what Jesus is actually doing.

4. Let’s Not Miss Him By Getting Distracted By the World

Jesus warned that the last days would feel normal. Distraction is the enemy of readiness. Prayer, holiness, and devotion keep our hearts awake while the world tries to lull us to sleep.

May this message stir our hearts to trust His timing, love His appearing, and stay focused on the promise that’s still ahead.

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Goshen started out as a blessing, but it wasn’t meant to be a final home. In this message, we look at how God uses provision, pressure, protection, and promise to pull His people out of comfortable compromise and into their calling. Goshen shows us how easy it is to settle for “good enough” while God is calling us into a life that’s surrendered, Spirit-led, and full of His purpose.

Just like Israel, we’re in the world but not of the world. God separates, protects, and calls His people forward. This message invites us to leave behind the places we’ve settled and step into the obedience that leads to deliverance.

Main Points:

1. The Provision of Goshen: A Place of Comfortable Compromise

Goshen was a gift in a famine, but it was still Egypt. What starts as God’s mercy can become a place we settle when He’s calling us deeper.

2. The Pain in Goshen: The Motivation to Move

God allowed discomfort to grow in Goshen to wake His people up. Sometimes He lets “good enough” fall apart so we finally reach for His promise.

3. The Protection in Goshen: God’s Faithfulness in the Crisis

Even in the shaking, God drew a line around His people. He protected them, not so they’d stay, but so they’d trust Him enough to leave.

4. The Promise Beyond Goshen: It’s Time to Leave

Goshen wasn’t the destination. It was preparation. When God calls us out, He always leads us toward something better than what we’re leaving behind.

If this message encourages you, share it with someone who needs a reminder that God hasn’t called us to settle. He’s calling us out, calling us up, and calling us forward.

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Filled to Overflow | John 7:37–39 | Northern Rivers Pentecostal Church

Have you ever wondered why Jesus promised rivers of living water instead of just a well? In this message, “Filled to Overflow,” we look at what it truly means to live a Spirit-filled life that doesn’t just satisfy our own thirst—but becomes a source of life for others.

When Jesus stood up on the last day of the Feast of Tabernacles and cried out, “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink…” He was declaring Himself as the ultimate Source. He wasn’t just offering refreshment—He was offering transformation. The Holy Ghost wasn’t given just to fill us, but to flow through us.

From the woman at the well to the outpouring in Acts, the Word shows a clear pattern: God fills His people so that His power, love, and witness can overflow into the world around them. In this message, we walk through three key truths:

1. The Source of Living Water – True satisfaction starts and stays with Jesus. He’s not a distant well; He becomes the fountain within us through the indwelling of the Holy Ghost.

2. The Outflow of the Spirit – The evidence of the infilling is seen when that private experience becomes a public outflow of power, worship, and witness.

3. The Evidence of Overflow – The fruit and gifts of the Spirit both reveal that the river’s flowing. When the Holy Ghost fills a vessel, there’s always visible evidence—beginning with the biblical sign of speaking in tongues and continuing in transformed living.

Ezekiel saw it as a river that began at the altar and grew deeper with every step until it brought life wherever it flowed. That same river is still flowing today. God hasn’t called us to a shallow or stagnant walk but to be swept up in the unstoppable current of His Spirit.

This is more than a call to be filled—it’s a call to flow. To move from being a container to a conduit. To let what Jesus poured into us become a blessing to every dry and thirsty soul we meet.

So today, don’t just drink—overflow.

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When David said, “I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies” (Psalm 18:3 KJV), he was showing us something powerful—his praise wasn’t just an expression of gratitude, it was the key to victory. Worship isn’t passive; it’s warfare. Every note of praise and every lifted hand is a weapon that pulls down strongholds, breaks chains, and silences the enemy.

When God’s people begin to worship, things still change. Walls fall. Chains break. Confusion turns back on itself. His presence fills the room, and everything the enemy tries to build begins to crumble. Depression can’t survive where worship lifts. Anxiety loses its grip. Bitterness melts away. Because worship turns our eyes off what’s wrong and fixes them on the One who’s right—Jesus, our mighty God.

The same God who brought down Jericho’s walls, fought for Jehoshaphat, and shook the prison for Paul and Silas hasn’t changed. He still moves when His people lift their voices in praise.

Let’s worship like we know who He is—because when we do, victory always follows.

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Guest Speaker Bro EJ delivered a powerful and heartfelt message titled “The Same Plan, The Same God.” Through every generation, God’s purpose hasn’t changed and His promise still stands. The same plan that brought salvation in the Book of Acts is the same plan that saves us today. It’s still repentance, baptism in Jesus’ Name, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost — because it’s still the same God working among His people.

This message is a reminder that God’s truth doesn’t need to be updated or adjusted. His plan still works, His power still moves, and His name still saves.

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There are moments in the Bible when heaven seems to pause, and we catch a glimpse of the heartbeat of God. Luke 7:11–17 gives us one of those moments. No one calls His name. No one falls at His feet. No one even asks for a miracle. Yet Jesus stops everything because He sees a broken heart.

In When Mercy Meets Our Silence, we see that this isn’t just the story of a widow—it’s the story of all of us. Two processions meet at the gate of Nain: one led by death, and one led by Life. And just like He did that day, Jesus still steps into our pain, still sees what others overlook, and still speaks life into what seems beyond hope.

When grief takes our voice, mercy still speaks.

When faith feels gone, grace still moves.

When everything looks final, Jesus still says, “Arise.”

This message reminds us that His compassion isn’t just a response to our prayers—it’s who He is. The same God who stopped a funeral in Nain can still stop the procession of despair in our lives today.

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Seen, Known, and Still Chosen — Sister Haden

Today Sister Haden brings a clear, honest word for anyone who's ever felt ashamed, overlooked, disqualified, or invisible. We walk through two powerful Bible moments to show how Jesus sees us and still calls us.

• Jesus saw Nathanael before he believed — a private, fig tree moment of doubt and searching (John 1:45–50).
• Jesus looked at Peter after his failure — not to condemn, but to restore and recommission him (Luke 22:54–62; John 21:15–17).

This message reminds us that God chooses differently than the world. Even in our doubt, failure, or hidden struggles, He sees us, knows us, and still chooses us for His purpose. Failure isn't final. Restoration is real. Our calling doesn't vanish because we stumbled.

Key verse:
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 KJV

If you need prayer or want to remember your fig tree moment, come forward after the message. Let’s pray together and remember where the Lord has brought us from.

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Have you ever waited for something so important that every second felt like an eternity? In this powerful sermon, we are reminded that the King is coming, the Bridegroom is almost here, and every moment of waiting is a gift of opportunity. Using Hebrews 10:37, we explore what it means that "He that shall come will come, and will not tarry," and how this affects our lives today. From the faithfulness of Jesus Christ to the urgency of our preparation, this message challenges us to repent, be baptized in Jesus' Name, seek the Holy Ghost, and live a holy, active life in anticipation of His coming.

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