Pulpit Power Podcast

A Christian is someone who is like Christ. Being a Christian entails a lot. God extended grace to us and allowed for us to be in heaven with Him. But being a Christian is not just about being saved and getting to go to heaven, it’s about doing the Great Commission. Barnabas was a positive prophet, a good encourager, welcomed people, and wasn’t jealous of others successes. We need to be a lot more like Barnabas and be glad to tell others about Christ and be an encouragement to others. Being a Christian is cleaving to the Lord, following Him, and doing His will. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “What it Means to be a Christian.”

Sometimes we get to caught up in traditions or things we have done over and over again, which makes us not want to do anything else besides the things we have done over and over again. But sometimes doing something different is better than doing what we have always done. As Christians if someone gives us advice on something that is different than what we do, we should maybe take their advice and not be prideful about it. Our example is Peter. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “We’ve Never Done it that Way.”

In Acts 10:34-48, it was now an equal opportunity for Jews and Gentiles to be saved. A Gentile, Cornelius, was hungry and thirsty for the truth. Just like Cornelius we had a hunger and thirst for truth. We always need to be hungry for the Lord’s Word. At this time is when Cornelius got saved and made Jesus Lord of all over His life. As saved Christians sometimes we need to remember that Jesus is Lord of all and to have a high respect for Him. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “The Changing Message.”

The Holy Spirit is working through our lives just as it did in Bible times. In Acts 10, a centurion man, named Cornelius, meets Peter. They end up eating together, which is where you start to see Peter’s prejudice against Gentiles start to weaken, because he is beginning to see that Gentiles are just people like they are people. Cornelius even knelt down before Peter because he was humbling himself, but Peter told Cornelius to only glorify God. Just like Peter we need to learn to not be prejudice because in many ways we can be prejudice. But just like Cornelius we need the gospel and to humble ourselves before God. God deserves all our glory in everything we do. When others see or hear that we give God the glory for everything in our lives they might start to question somethings which leaves you an opportunity to give them the gospel. God is always up to something and we just need to listen to Him. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “What is God Up To?“ 

God puts people or things in our way sometimes to steer us in the right directions and some times that takes baby steps. For example, God allowed many things to happen with Peter and it took baby steps to get him where God wanted him to be. God brings things together in His timing. We need to stop and listen instead of trying to rush things because God is always a step ahead of us. He knows everything before we do because He runs on eternal time and not on our time. God also puts us through tests to see whether we are faithful to Him such as Abraham with Isaac, the disciples in the storm, and so on. We need to allow God time to show us what He wants us to do and trust Him. Trust God with your life because delays never destroy God’s plans. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “When God is Trying to Steer Us.”

The ground is level at the foot of the cross, we are all welcome to come to Him. We only need to come looking for God. Every person has a time in their lives when they are open and searching. You may bet the person to use that open door and help someone bring drawn to Him. So listen as Pastor Scheving preaches this message “Seeking to Know God”

We are born again to go out and serve. Also, to have a zeal and excitement when we serve. Peter had a lot of zeal for going out and serving the Lord. We are valuable to God but sometimes before we are valuable we have to be humbled first. This happened with Peter. Peter overcame that with God’s leading and even led him to be involved in some miracles such as Tabitha. Tabitha was a joyful servant and did what she could for the Lord but became sick and died, but when Peter came in the room. Once he was in the room he made everyone leave the room to pray over Tabitha and after that he told her to arise and she did. With that many believed in the Lord. Both Peter and Tabitha were joyful workers of the Lord. Just as they were joyful workers we should be as well. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “The Joyful Christian Worker.”

Saul has had a great transformation in his life. God changed him and he made a complete turn around from what he used to be. When Saul (Paul) got saved he meant business and did not mind standing out in front of others for Christ. As Christians to the world we look peculiar but to God we look normal. We are to still be in the world but not of it. We are to give the gospel to those that are lost but not to look or be like the world. Paul found the key, which is Jesus Christ, and he wanted to give that to everyone. As Paul wanted to do that so should we. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “A Christian Basket Case.” 

Have you ever been blinded to something but then something clicked and then you could see? It’s almost like what happened to Saul. God blinded Saul, which hanged his life around, but the only way for Saul to see again was by Ananias. God had a plan for Saul and Ananias got to play a semi-big role in his life. Ananias was skeptical at first and even argued with God about going to Saul, but God basically told Ananias that everything would work out. God had many plans for Saul, he was a chosen vessel by Christ. Saul in his life time when through many persecutions because of the gospel, but he knew what was ahead and that was seeing God. It will be worth it all when we see Jesus. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “Was Blind But Now I See.” 

The conversion of Saul is a good example to us for our lives. Saul was a Jew that wanted Christians threatened, slaughtered, and killed. Whatever Saul did he did it with his whole heart, but what he was doing was very wrong. God had to get in the way of Saul to help him see the light. God got in his way and blinded Saul. Once Saul was blinded and heard God speaking to him, he understood God and got saved. God did many things through the life of Saul and he can do many things through us as well. But we need to let God have our attention. Please join Pastor Scheving as he preaches on “When God Gets Your Attention.”