The world we live in today has many poor and starving people. Jesus said there would always be the poor. Does that mean that that’s just the way things are and there’s nothing we can do about it, or is there a more sinister plan and execution at hand? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the truth behind our declining economies in his message, World Under Attack Pt. 3: Stolen Wealth.
6 But soon their captives will taunt them. They will mock them, saying, ‘What sorrow awaits you thieves! Now you will get what you deserve! You’ve become rich by extortion, but how much longer can this go on?’ 7 Suddenly, your debtors will take action. They will turn on you and take all you have, while you stand trembling and helpless. 8 Because you have plundered many nations; now all the survivors will plunder you. You committed murder throughout the countryside and filled the towns with violence.
Satan is often described as the enemy of the Church, but does that mean that he is a friend to the world? How is the world affected by Satan’s presence in it? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to war between mankind and Satan in his message, World Under Attack Pt. 2: The Destroyers of The Earth.
Revelation 12:12 Colossians 2:15 1 Peter 5:8 Amos 3:4 Malachi 3:11 Revelation 11:18 Matthew 24:13 2 Timothy 4:1 Acts 1:10-11 Matthew 25:31-46
World Under Attack
The Destroyers of The Earth
8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
1 Peter 5:8-9 (NIV)
16 And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign. 18 The nations raged, but your wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, and for rewarding your servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear your name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”
Revelation 11:16-18
9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. 12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.”
The world’s hatred for Christianity grows stronger with each generation. It’s very plain, open, and right in front of our eyes; the world doesn’t try to hide it. Jesus warned us of this when He said, “They will hate you for my name’s sake,” but what if Christians aren’t the only ones under attack? What if the world itself is under attack? Who’s attacking the world? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the pressing spiritual war we are currently facing as a people in his message, World Under Attack Pt. 1: It Affects Everyone.
7 Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon. And the dragon and his angels fought back, 8 but he was defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. 11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. 12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!”
With each generation, it seems like the Church of today gets farther and farther away from the Church we read about in the book of Acts. Why aren’t our prayers being answered? What’s stopping our spiritual growth? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the spiritual battle facing us in his message, Three Blockers to Spiritual Intimacy.
John 10:10 Luke 12:47-48 Colossians 4:12 Acts 3:1-6 Acts 16:13 Acts 16:16-18 Luke 11:1-4 Acts 6:2-4 James 5:16 Hebrews 11:6 1 John 4:18 Matthew 6:27-34 Philippians 4:6 1 Peter 5:7 Proverbs 3:5-6 Genesis 11:6-7 John 1:12-13
Three Blockers To Spiritual Intimacy
1Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. 3 Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. 4 And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” 5 And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 But Peter said, “I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!”
Acts 3:1-6
9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, yet the world did not know Him. 11 He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him. 12 But to all who did receive Him, who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
We Christians are supposed to be the body of Christ, but what does that mean for us today? We know that God has a specific plan for each and every one of us, but is it just specific plans, or is there also a general plan for His Church? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the true purpose of the Church in his message, So That He Might Not Suffer Loss.
Daniel 6:1-2 Genesis 1:26 Genesis 1:28 Genesis 6:5 Genesis 6:7-8 Revelation 13:8 John 3:16 Matthew 19:14 Mark 16:15-18 Matthew 6:9-10 Matthew 10:7 Matthew 12:28 Revelation 12:7-9 John 1:12 Galatians 4:4-5 Ephesians 1:5 Hebrew 2:10 John 4:35 Matthew 9:37-38 1 Corinthians 2:9b (KJV) Matthew 25:14-30 Luke 19:17 Luke 19:22-24
That He Might Not Suffer Loss
26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”27 So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
Genesis 1:26-28
1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom; 2 and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss. 3 Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
Many people struggle with the concept of God. They can’t grasp how God can be a loving, merciful God if there is a place called hell. Many in the Church even struggle with the concept of the love of God because they believe God is just waiting for them to mess up so that He can punish them. If God is love, then is He loving God? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the Truth in his message, The Steadfast Love of God.
Psalms 136:1-3 Ephesians 3:14-19 Ezekiel 22:29-31 Luke 23:34 Matthew 5:44 Lamentations 3:22-23 Ephesians 3:19 Mark 16:17-18 Colossians 2:9 Ephesians 1:19-23 John 15:13
The Steadfast Love of God
1Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for His steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His steadfast love endures forever;
Psalms 136:1-3
29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice. 30 And I sought for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should not destroy it, but I found none. 31 Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have returned their way upon their heads, declares the Lord God.”
Today, phrases like ‘love is love, ’ ‘God understands,’ and ‘God just wants me to be happy’ have become more and more popular, and anything contradicting these statements has been deemed hate speech and evil. As culture continues to push the boundaries and blur the line between right and wrong, they use God to justify all of it. Does that mean that God is for them? They say they believe in Jesus, but does that alone save them? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the state of the world and the Church in his message, A Broken And Contrite Heart.
Psalms 51:14-17 Psalms 51:1-2 1 Samuel 13:14 1 Peter 3:12 Psalms 51:3 Psalms 6:6-7 Psalms 51:3-4 Psalms 119:89 (NKJV) Malachi 3:6a Matthew 7:21-23 1 Samuel 15:22 Psalms 34:18 Ezra 9:1-6 Ezra 10:1 Psalms 147:3 Isaiah 61:1 Isaiah 66:2 Isaiah 57:15
From Everlasting to Everlasting
Is Jesus God?
24 So the Jews gathered around Him and said to Him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.” 31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jews answered Him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” 34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? 35 If He called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— 36 do you say of Him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; 38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” 39 Again they sought to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands.
When we think about Pentecost, we think about Acts chapter two and Joel chapter two. These are the two main portions of scripture that we use to discuss Pentecost, but is there more? Are there more prophecies about Pentecost in the Bible? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to deeper things of Pentecost in his message, The Return of The Dove.
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Genesis 1:1 Deuteronomy 32:11 Genesis 6:3 Genesis 6:13 Genesis 8:6-12 1 Corinthians 15:46 Genesis 8:6-12 Psalms 52:8 Jeremiah 11:16 Romans 11:24 Judges 14:6 Judges 6:34 1 Samuel 11:6 1 Samuel 16:13 Chronicles 12:18 1 Kings 18:46 Ezekiel 14:12-14 John 1:29b-34 Matthew 3:16-17 Acts 2:1-4 John 16:13-15 Mark 16:15-18 Luke 11:13 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Ephesians 1:13-14 2 Thessalonians 2:2-8
The Return of The Dove
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. 29 Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
Joel 2:28-29
16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:16-17
1When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
The Church today struggles to see its prayers answered. We struggle to see God move in our lives and in our churches. Why is that? Has God changed, or are we missing something important in our prayer lives? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the importance of desperate prayers in his message, Desperate For Jesus.
Psalms 122:6-7 Matthew 24:15-16 Matthew 24:32-34 Deuteronomy 30:3 Isaiah 43:6 Ezekiel 36:24 Matthew 14:13-14 Matthew 13:57 Matthew 14:13 Mark 6:32-34 Matthew 14:14 Hebrews 11:6 Isaiah 53:5 (KJV) Matthew 11:12 John 10:27 Matthew 14:16 1 Samuel 15:22b (NIV) Lamentations 2:18-19 Acts 12:1-5 Matthew 20:32-34
Desperate For Jesus
Jesus’ Reaction To The Desperation of People
13 Now when Jesus heard this, He withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by Himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed Him on foot from the towns. 14When He went ashore He saw a great crowd, and He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Matthew 14:13-14
32 And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34 When He went ashore He saw a great crowd, and He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things
The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, but today, we define prayer as simply talking to God. Many of us talk to God, but it often feels and seems as though God doesn’t hear us. So, could it be that there is more to prayer than just talking to God? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to some reasons that our prayers may not have been answered in his message, The Importance of Prayers.
Luke 11:5-13 Luke 11:1 Luke 11:2a Mark 7:24-30 Isaiah 53:5 Psalm 107:20 John 1:14 John 19:1 Matthew 17:21 (NKJV) Acts 6:4 Acts 5:12 Acts 3:6 (NKJV) 1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV) Luke 11:9-10 Mark 11:24 Acts 16:25-27 Luke 18:1-8 Proverbs 15:8 Matthew 3:8
The Importance of Prayers
Jesus’ Instruction For Prayers
9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
Matthew 6:9-13
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
