Radiant Church Weekend Sermon

Message 2 in our Seek Wednesday Gathering message series.

For the second part of our Open Doors series, Pastor Lee begins by saying that all prayer is not equal. If this is true, then what is effectual prayer? What kind of prayer would God want us to pray? If we are going to see answers to our prayers, we must be personal, specific and persistent.

How does fasting affect prayer? As the kickoff to a 21-day season of prayer and fasting, Pastor Lee uses the analogy of lighter fluid and a match to describe the relationship between fasting and prayer. This Seek service will cause you to examine your heart and begin your fast ready to encounter God.

With a new calendar year beginning, Pastor Lee delivers a convicting message about how we can break in, breakthrough and breakout of the doors in our lives. In scripture we often see reference to doors. What we learn through this message is that some doors require more than a knock, they require a key to access. What doors does God want to lead you through this year?

What is your focus for Christmas? Pastor Jon shares for our last message in the Hope Worth Waiting For Series, exactly what it is that we are supposed to focus during the holiday season. If we ever lose our wonder when we think of the Birth of Christ, this message will serve to remind us that every heart must make room for Jesus' presence in our lives.

In week 2 of our advent series, Hope Worth Waiting For, Pastor Lee asks “How are we to approach the birth of Christ?” In scriptures, we read how King Herod, desperate and threatened, tries to hold onto his crown when he hears about the birth of Jesus. The hardness of Herod’s hard is contrasted by the humility of the wise men as they come to open their treasures and worship the newborn King. Are you holding onto the crown in your life? Where do you stand in this game of thrones?

To begin the series Hope Worth Waiting For, Pastor Lee delves into the story Zachariah and Elizabeth and the promise of their son to be. Even in their old age, God gave them a promise that would be fulfilled in his timing, breaking all natural laws. Little did they know that their unborn son would make the way for the Messiah and be an integral part of the redemption of humanity. Pastor Lee speaks about the difficulties we experience and what we must remember in seasons of waiting.

David was a flawed and vulnerable man. We read of his sins and failures time and time again but we also read of his sacrifices that brought God worship both in his life and in his city. After acting on his own strength, David buys a threshing floor, a symbol of self-sufficiency, and turns it into an altar to God. In this message, Pastor Lee challenges us to identify our threshing floor and how we need to renew our minds in order to make it a place for God's presence to dwell.

David was many things, but he was also a faithful friend. Our guest speaker, Nate Ruch, shares about his in Part 4 of our I Am David Series. He takes an unclose look at what kind of friend David was, and how we can follow his example. David, was fiercely faithful and understood loyalty. Who has God placed in your life that you can be a faithful friend to?

David was a warrior. In scripture, when he stepped onto a battlefield or the battlefield of his mind, we see truths about David’s character revealed through these battles. David was a valiant warrior and his security was found in God’s calling on his life. In light of his story, we should ask ourselves: What is our battlefield and are we secure in our calling?