Pastor Fred preaches a message titled "If Only" at Soulfire Church.

Scriptures of Focus: Isaiah 42:16, Genesis 17:15-16, Psalms 40:1-3

Pastor Nic speaks about "staying in your own lane" of life.

Scriptures of Focus: Matt 7:13-14, 1 Corr 12:12-14, Eph 5:25, Eph 5:22

Message Notes:

"Stay in your lane: Put your heart in it. Take heart. The devil will throw darts. You cannot live your life without lines on the road. It is scary to be in the wrong lane. It is dangerous. You are called to be set apart, you have a different lane. Follow the road that God has chosen for you, not the one that looks more fun and less challenging. Stay on the road and God will grant your happiness. Guardrails hurt but ultimately that prevent catastrophic damage or pain. God has called you. God saved you so that you can share your free gift. You have the cure for sin and eternal life. It take all kinds of people to reach all types of different people. We are the body, we are the church, we all have a part to play. Sometimes we drift from our calling and do what we want to do. Pursue the calling and avoid burning out. When you get out your lane and trying to correct others you cause accidents and messes. Recognize God's signals or warnings. Sometimes it is easier for an outsider to see warning signs that we have been ignoring or avoiding."

-Pastor Nic

In this message Pastor Nic talks about thriving where you arrive and how God has you right where you are for a reason!

Scriptures of focus: 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 17:14-15, Genesis 37:23-24, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 39:2-3, Luke 16:10

"Thrive where you arrive: God desires for your life to be great, to thrive, not just survive. God will call us to change. If you wait for the bigger better deal often times you will miss out on God's plan. Singular. God has a plan for you. When this happens then I can be happy. This is not God's plan as you will never be satisfied. There will always be one more achievement until you find your place in Christ. Do not wait and waste your life away. Thrive now in Jesus. Why am I in this situation? Why am I going through this? Why is everyone else's life without blemish? Make the most in the moment you are in right now. If you are faithful with the little things in life God will give you the bigger things. God is preparing you. God will tell you that you are going to do big things, but be patient, be faithful. God is equipping you right now for the future so do not be unwilling and bitter. Be joyful. When life gives you lemons you can sit and sour or rise and shine. When you sit and sour you are only hurting yourself. By holding onto jealousy, regret, and bitterness you are only tearing yourself down. Even at your lowest so your very best. When you brush it off and rise and shine, God will bless you."

-Pastor Nic

Pastor Nic talks in this message about God's Grace winning and how it is always sufficient!

Scriptures of Focus: Gal 5:17, 1 Peter 5:8, John 8:5, John 8:7, 1 Cor 13:1, 1 John 3:1, John 15:13, John 3:16

Message Points:

"Grace wins: How much does God love us? Even though we disobey him on a daily basis, we say we are sorry yet we do it again. Unlimited, unconditional, understanding love. There is never anything you do or too far you have gone away from the Lord that he will not take you back. Our desire is to follow God with all of our heart. We will never achieve perfection so do not chase it. Chase Jesus with all of your heart. He will compel you and draw us to love God. There is a war within us and it is a constant battle. If you walk by the desires of the spirit of God then you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. God will never quit on you so do not give up on yourself. The evil one will never give up on you either so the struggle will always be constant. God is on your side. You must resist the devil and stay strong. Who I am hates who I have been. We don't need someone to point the finger at us when we mess up. We know that we messed up. We need the Church and our friends to love us to tell us that we do not have to live like that. God is the God of forgiveness. Cast love on your neighbors not judgment. How many times would you let someone wrong you before you decided you had enough? How many times do you continue to disobey God but yet he takes you in his arms and forgives you over and over. If you do all these things for others or for the Lord but you do them without love then you have done them for nothing. Without love we are useless. Jesus loves you. The world has enough judgment what it needs is more love."

-Pastor Nic

Special guest speaker, Pastor Clinton Maples preaches a message about Experiencing God's Love and how awesome His love is! To God it's way more about a relationship with Him than it is about rules.

Scriptures of focus: Psalms 119:9-16, John 11:1-5

Guest Speaker Isaac Mason preaches about the B Attitudes and how we are all really blessed. We all need to count our own blessings and not covet the blessings of others.

Scripture of focus: Matthew 5

Pastor Fred Pritchett (PA) preaches a message at Soulfire Church about Forgiveness and how the Lord has called each of us to forgive others.

Scriptures of Focus: Mathew 5, 1 Corinthians 13, Matthew 6

Pastor Nic preaches about Freedom in Christ and how we have been set free from Sin.

Scriptures of Focus: Hebrews 12:1-2, Galatians 5:1, Romans 8:1-2, Romans 6:1-7, Acts 16:22-25, 2 Tim 1:7, Daniel 3:16-18, 21, 25, 2 Tim 4:7

"Freedom! Abundance! Throw off the sin that is entangling you. Stop letting it control your life and live free. Run. Run away from sin. Love your life and stop being held down by the struggles of this life. There are many Christians walking around as slaves, they are a mess. How much more in life are you capable of doing after you release the guilt and shame? Drop the burdens and leave it to the Lord! When Jesus sets you free from the burden stop picking it back up. A Christian that walks the fence that is half in with Christ and half in with the world is living a miserable life. It may be fun for a night but the guilt will destroy you. Turn to Jesus. We must learn to praise God during the bondage during the storm not just after it is over. God is big and his love is overwhelming. The devil is miserable and he is looking to take you down with him. Step out in faith not in fear. You live in the world but you are not of the world. Fearless freedom. The fires are never done but the difference is that we have a savior that will walk through the fires with us."

-Pastor Nic

Pastor Nic preaches about "Doing all you can" for the kingdom. It's not what you give but how you give!

Scriptures of Focus: Mark 12:41-44, Matt 19:20-24, Psalm 24:1, James 1:17, James 1:27

"Do all you can! If you got Jesus in your life, then you have everything you will ever need. Give and do all you can. You can give out of your wealth or out of your poverty. It is not about what you give but how you give it. When you give you will receive so much more in return. God wants the first of your fruits not your leftovers. You may not always see the return when you give with a pure heart but you will feel the reward in your heart. When you understand where your money comes from then you will be a joyful giver. How are you showing God that you are putting him above all else? If you do not learn how to give out of your poverty you will never be able to give out of your wealth. Be a blessing to someone as tomorrow is not promised. God has given it all to us and is only asking for 10% back. God is calling you to do all that you can. Give up yourself to help someone else in need. Do not listen to the world and allow it to corrupt you. Are you making the world a better place by being in it? God expects more out of you and this is why he has blessed you. We are blessed to be a blessing. You are only cheating yourself by not blessing others."

-Pastor Nic

Pastor Nic preaches about going the extra mile to live out our faith everyday of the week. It's not enough to get by being good, but God wants us to be great and to live out what He has for us.

Scriptures of Focus: James 2:16, Gen 24:14, Col 3:23, Matt 5:41, Matt 5:20

Message Notes:

"The extra mile. Tell the world how great your God is. Live out your faith do not just talk about it. God has called us to be different, to be set apart. Go all in. We all have a desire to succeed. Serve without reward. God likes to promote people who go the extra mile. Do tasks as if you are working for the Lord. Be more like Jesus as he went the extra mile to be a servant to us. Give it the best in all you do. Often times we will not go the extra mile unless we know that there is a benefit for us in the end. We want all these blessings in our life in every area of our lives but we are not willing to put in the extra effort or go the extra mile. No one is too prestigious in their job to pick up trash. You have to desire to go the extra mile. Do not shoot the nasty camel but ride it into your extra mile."

-Pastor Nic