Join Micah Level as he shares, through the life of David and his own life situations, how to gain freedom from comparison and find confidence in your own personal story with God.

Continuing the Summer Vibes series, Aaron reminds us that the intention of the body of Christ, as a whole, is to be in unity and one accord. The beautiful picture is that marriage on earth was a gift given to us. This marriage is to represent the relationship between us and the groom - between earth and heaven - what was intended to be Eden all the time.

Campfires draw people into a circle of community, adventure, peace and a mystical experience. In the same way, God is inviting us around His campfire as He is an all-consuming fire. He wants to consume every bit of us. He not only wants to baptize us in Spirit, but also fire. You are meant to burn for Jesus without ever burning out. Similarly, fireflies were never meant to sit on counters inside mason jars, just as we are meant to shine brightly as Christ's light to everyone around us. Burn and shine brightly after listening to this captivating message by Pastor Aaron.

Continuing the Summer Vibes series, Aaron commissions us to be the hands of God. Not only did God heal the sick as He fed the 5,000 through multiplying loaves of bread and fish, he gives us that same authority through Jesus. Miracles prove a loving, kind, powerful God. God's will is to heal and set captives free. Enjoy the picnic in Christ and take an adventure with Him to be naturally supernatural.

Summer Vibes (Part Three): Advancing Generations - Greg Simmons - July 8, 2018 by Upper Room - Ohio

Summer Vibes (Part Two): Sailing With Power - Aaron Simmons - July 1, 2018 by Upper Room - Ohio

This week, Aaron launched a new series called Summer Vibes. He highlighted all the excitement, joy, rest, exploring, connection and adventure that summer brings. It's amazing what summer represents. Summer is a transition season between Spring and Autumn. It is also defined as, "the period of finest development, perfection, or beauty to any previous decline." Psalm 74:17 states that God "made both summer and winter." Don't fast forward through summer, just to get to the end. Enjoy the process, adventure and rest that it brings. Our first day of creation was resting with God as He was pleased with His creation and His finished work. Let that be advice to us in our seasons of life, as they all serve a purpose. Enjoy the REST of this series as we embark on a fun journey called, "Summer Vibes!"

Fathering Champions - Aaron Simmons - June 17, 2018 by Upper Room - Ohio

Blessing Prayer - Steve Bowen - June 10, 2018 by Upper Room - Ohio

You are the Best of All Time

You can change the history of your family tree. You have been given a position of authority in your daily life. Legacy is passing down to a generation in a way that is better than you found it. What we leave in people is greater than what we leave to people.

John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

John 3:16 NKJV

Because of this, we can change the world.

Parable of seed and sower

We don't get to pick and choose who we love. Jesus loves us all.

We may not see the harvest of the seeds we plant and what we pour into. Look at what we do with people one a time. That makes us world changers.

We are meant to be poured into, then leak out to others around us. We can only pour out what we are filled with.

"Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded."

John 13:3-5 NKJV

Jesus knew his authority came from God.

"So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, "Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them."

John 13:12-17 NKJV

Esther didn't compromise her values. She changed a nation on assignment from God. She was the least likely to change the nation, but God made her a hero.

God knows you for your destiny and not for your history.

"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?"

Matthew 16:26 NKJV

Is everything we do for Him?

Jesus is our example of how to live.

Will you stop for the one? Or is it only for the crowd? What did Jesus do?

"And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ."

Colossians 3:23-24 NKJV