We often ask the question, “Do you know Jesus?” when in actuality, we should be asking, “Does Jesus know you?” Just because you’ve heard of someone or you’ve read about them, so you feel you know them, this doesn’t mean you can just enter their home or even just walk right up to them and speak to them. So, when it’s eternity, will Jesus know who you are? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the importance of Jesus knowing us.
2 Peter 1:10-11 2 Peter 1:3-9 2 Timothy 1:12b Jeremiah 9:24 James 2:17 Matthew 7:21-23 John 15:4–6 1 John 2:2–6 Mark 12:30–31 Revelation 7:13b–14 James 4:4 Isaiah 60:1
“10 And the LORD said, ‘You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?’” ~ Jonah 4:10-11
Jonah was a prophet sent by the LORD to warn the great city of Nineveh that their time to repent was here, for judgment would come in 40 days. But Jonah ran from his call because he wanted to see God’s judgment and fierce wrath upon the wicked. We have each been called by God, just as Jonah was, and just as Jonah ran from his call, so do some of us. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he explains our greatest call in life in our latest message, “God’s Concern For The Lost.”
Jonah 4:10-11 Nahum 3:1-4 Jonah 2:1 Jonah 2:10 Jonah 3:4-5 Jonah 4:11 Matthew 9:13 Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6 Mark 16:15-18 Jonah 4:2-4
Faith without works is useless. But what does that mean? It is by faith that you are saved, so why do we need works? Doesn’t that defeat the point of being saved by faith? Join Rev. Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the meaning of James’ statement, So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead in our latest message, What Is Faith? Pt. 3: Faith In Action.
Luke 10:36-37 James 1:22-24 James 2:14-26 James 5:13-18 Hebrews 9:14
What Is Faith?
Faith In Action
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
James 1:5-8
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
James 1:22-24
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth? (Luke 18:8) When Jesus comes back, will He find the type of faith He is looking for? More importantly, do we know what type of faith Jesus is referring to? The Church has become dormant, we no longer see miracles or healings. Why is that? Do we lack the faith Jesus is referring to? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he goes into great detail about the faith Jesus is looking for in the second part, A Faith Worth Finding, of our three-part series, What Is Faith?
Luke 18:8 Matthew 24:3 Matthew 24:10a Matthew 24:12-13 2 Timothy 1:12a
What Is Faith?
A Faith Worth Finding
16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him. 18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because He has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
John 3:16-18
22 For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son, 23 that all may honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. 25 Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Without faith, no one can please God, but what is faith? Is there a definition of faith? What does it mean to have faith? In today’s Church, faith seems to be lacking greatly. We don’t see the miracles promised to us in the Bible, yet Jesus said all we needed was the faith of a Mustard Seed, and we could move mountains. So why aren’t there more miracles? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he shares the first message, PUSH, of this three-part message series seeking to reveal the answer to the question, What Is Faith?
Luke 18:8 Hebrews 11:1-3 KJV Romans 12:3b Romans 10:17 Galatians 3:2–6 Mark 5:25-34 Luke 18:1-8
What Is Faith?
The Definition of Faith
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 For by it the people of old received their commendation. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
Hebrews 11:1-3
Faith of a Mustard Seed
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Matthew 17:19-21
Promised Miracles in The Bible
The lack of faith is the reason we no longer see miracles. Faith is the root of our growth in Christ.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recove
Mark 16:16-18
12 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. 13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
John 14:12-14
7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” 9 And when He had said these things, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took Him out of their sight.
Acts 1:7-9
5 Does He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
When we worship, the Spirit of the LORD enters in, and where the Spirit of the LORD is, there is freedom. Jesus didn’t abandon us here to be alone. Instead, He sent The Holy Spirit to dwell inside of us and guide us. He left us blueprints on how to win every battle that we have to face in life. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he shares our most important weapon against our enemies in his message, Demons Flee When We Worship.
Matthew 4:8-11 Isaiah 6:3b-4 Acts 16:25–34 Psalms 44:5 Psalms 42:8 1 Samuel 15:9 1 Samuel 15:15 1 Samuel 16:14 1 Samuel 16:15-23 Acts 27:23 2 Corinthians 4:16–18 2 Corinthians 11:23b–28 Psalms 44:5
Demons Flee When We Worship
The Holy Spirit of The LORD
3 Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel (His people).
Psalms 22:3
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17
The LORD dwells in the praises of His people. So when we worship the LORD comes down to meet us and dwells in our worship. And where the Spirit of the LORD is, there is freedom and demons must flee.
The Power of Worship
31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, God listens to him.
John 9:31
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:1-2
Jesus didn’t abandon us, He sent His Spirit. So that when we worship, we might enter into His presence and overcome all that comes against us.
It’s been said that the Church no longer has any power. Yet others say that the same power that rose Jesus from the grave lives in us. If that’s true, where does that power come from? Is there power in the Holy Spirit? Do we still have that authority today in the name of Jesus? Or was the power of the Church for another time? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the Truth in his fiery message, The Authority of The Name of Jesus.
Matthew 28:16–20 Matthew 11:27 John 3:35 John 3:35 1 Corinthians 15:27 Acts 3:6 Hebrews 1:2 1 Corinthians 15:26–27 Romans 8:16–17 Daniel 7:13–18 Mark 9:23b Matthew 12:28 Luke 10:19 Ephesians 1:13–14 Mark 16:17–18 Matthew 28:19-20 Romans 10:12-13
The Authority of The Name of Jesus
Authority in Jesus
18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
Matthew 18:18-20
17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!” 18 And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
Luke 10:17-20
The Power of the Holy Spirit
4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
1 Corinthians 12:4-7
20 For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.
There is by no other name that we can be saved. Only Jesus’ name can save us from our sin, yet we have demeaned His name. We’ve lowered Him below prophets when He is the Son of The Living God. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he wraps up this two-part series, What’s In A Name Anyway?, showing us the importance and reverence of the Name of Jesus.
“11 This Jesusis the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among menby which we must be saved.” ~ Acts 14:11-12
Genesis 35:18 Genesis 13:4 Matthew 1:20-25 John 1:1-5 Acts 2:17 Acts 2:21 Acts 4:17-18 Acts 5:28 Acts 5:11 Acts 4:7 Acts 3:6 Acts 4:30 Hebrews 11:35a Acts 4:12 Mark 16:17-18 Philippians 2:9-11 Acts 2:38 Luke 10:17-20 John 2:23-25 Matthew 10:22
Importance of Names in the Bible
The Name of Jesus
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:5-11
Names have weight. They are important. Jesus has a name so powerful, that He alone knows it.
12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems, and He has a name written that no one knows but Himself.
Revelation 19:12
24 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” 29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. 30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.”
Genesis 32:24-30
Name Changes in the Bible
Abram and Sarai
4 Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.
Genesis 17:4-6
15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”
Genesis 17:15-16
Jacob
24 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” 27 And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.” 29 Then Jacob asked him, “Please tell me your name.” But he said, “Why is it that you ask my name?” And there he blessed him. 30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, “For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered.” 31 The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.
Genesis 32:24-30
Joseph of Cyprus
36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 4:36-37
Simon, James, and John
16 He appointed the twelve: Simon (to whom He gave the name Peter); 17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom He gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder);
We may all have different beliefs, identities, skills, and talents, but one thing that we all share in common is that we have a name, and that name has a meaning. From Ancient times parents would name their children according to what was happening around them, how they felt at the time, or the character-trait they wanted their child to embody. Names were so significant that the name of God wasn’t uttered or even entirely written down because it was so Holy and mighty. Join Reverend Kenny Yates in his latest message series, “What’s In A Name Anyway? Pt 1: The Name of The LORD,” as he searches through Scripture to show the significance and power of names.
Genesis 4:25b Exodus 20:7 Genesis 4:26 Genesis 6: 1-4 Genesis 4:26 Acts 19:13-20 Philippians 2:6 John 1:1-5 Philippians 2:7 Matthew 26:52-54 John 16:7 (NIV) John 16:7 (KJV)
Throughout Scripture, the Children of God are called to be holy, but what does that mean? We often judge others’ level of holiness by the way they dress and their outer appearance, but do clothes define holiness? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes in his fiery message, “Back to Holiness.”
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4 even as he chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him.
Ephesians 1:3-4
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In Him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19-22
25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that He might present the church to Himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
Ephesians 5:25-28
God doesn’t just expect us to dress ‘holy’ but to act holy. He expects us to live a holy life. God doesn’t just expect it of us either. Instead, God died for our sins and washed us clean in the cleansing power of His blood so that we could be brought back to holiness as He intended for us to be from the beginning.
