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March 12, 2023April 29, 2023

Faith Revisited Pt. 4: Hidden Faith

Jesus told the parable of the talents. Each person was given a certain amount of talents and was later judged by what they did with those talents. This begs the question of what that parable means and what that has to do with us (the Church) today? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the necessity of faith in his message, Faith Revisited Pt. 4: Hidden Faith.

Matthew 25:14–30
Romans 12:3
Luke 18:8

Hidden Faith

¹⁴For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. ¹⁵To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. ¹⁶He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. ¹⁷So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. ¹⁸But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money.

¹⁹Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. ²⁰And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ ²¹His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ ²²And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ ²³His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’

²⁴He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, ²⁵so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ ²⁶But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? ²⁷Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. ²⁸So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. ²⁹For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ³⁰And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Matthew 25:14–30

Faith Revisited Pt. 3: Mustard Seed Faith

Faith is the catalyst of our salvation. In fact, the Scripture goes as far as to say that no one can even please God without faith. So, faith is important for us to have, but we don’t have to have a lot of faith. According to Jesus, we only need a mustard seed of faith to move mountains, yet we aren’t seeing mountains being moved. Why? What does it mean to have a mustard seed of faith? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the Truth behind the faith in his message, Faith Revisited Pt. 3: Mustard Seed Faith.

John 15:8
Matthew 17:14–20
2 Timothy 2:16
2 Timothy 2:23
1 Corinthians 4:20
Matthew 17:20
Mark 4:30–32
Acts 19:13–15
Acts 3:6

Mustard Seed Faith

¹⁴And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before Him, ¹⁵said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. ¹⁶And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not heal him.” ¹⁷And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” ¹⁸And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly. ¹⁹Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” ²⁰He 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 17:14-21

Faith Revisited Pt. 2: Where is Your Faith?

Many Christians today are living with faith that has no hope because of doctrine that teaches that there are no more healings, miracles, signs, wonders, or words from God. So, if these doctrines remove the hope of people, why do we teach and preach these kinds of doctrines? Are they for our own good, or do they contradict the Word of God? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the Truth about a hopeful faith in his message, Faith Revisited Pt. 2: Where is Your Faith?

Luke 8:22–25
1 Timothy 6:3–5a
Romans 10:14–17
Acts 8:9–13
1 Corinthians 4:19–20
1 Corinthians 3:1-3
John 14:12–14
1 Corinthians 1:4–9
Mark 16:15–18

Where is Your Faith?

²³And when he got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. ²⁴And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. ²⁵And they went and woke Him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” ²⁶And He said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. ²⁷And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey Him?”

Matthew 8:23-27

¹⁸While He was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” ¹⁹And Jesus rose and followed Him, with His disciples. ²⁰And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment, ²¹for she said to herself, “If I only touch His garment, I will be made well.” ²²Jesus turned, and seeing her He said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well.

Matthew 9:18-22

Faith Revisited Pt. 1: The Catalyst

We’re saved by faith. Jesus said that we only need faith as small as a Mustard Seed to move mountains, yet there are Christians that are plagued with suicidal thoughts and depression that they just can’t seem to overcome. Others are dying of cancer and disease that, no matter how hard they pray and believe, they don’t get their healing. Miracles are seemingly becoming more and more scarce. Why? Why does it seem that no matter the amount of faith we seemingly have, prayers aren’t answered, healings aren’t taking place, and darkness seems to overcome? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes in his moving message entitled, Faith Revisited Pt. 1: The Catalyst.

Hebrews 11:1–2
Hebrews 11:1–2 (KJV)
Romans 8:23–25
Hebrews 11:2
Hebrews 11:6a
Matthew 8:8–10
Matthew 9:1–2
Luke 7:48–50
Romans 10:17
Matthew 9:1–2
Hebrews 11:3
Hebrews 11:39

The Catalyst of Faith Revisited

Matthew 17:14-21

Chasing His Presence

Jesus describes the last Church in Revelation as being Lukewarm, neither hot nor cold. Because of this, Jesus rejects this Church and spits them out of His mouth. This was a warning from Jesus. He’s telling us that we should be doing something more than just going through the motions. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to our duties as Christians and how to be hot for God instead of Lukewarm in his message, Chasing His Presence.

Mark 6:30–34
Psalms 42:1–2
Numbers 6:22–27
2 Chronicles 7:14
Psalms 27:8
Psalms 27:9
Genesis 4:13–14
John 15:3–8
Philippians 3:12–15
Matthew 5:6b
Mark 6:47–51
2 Samuel 6:20–23
Daniel 9:3

Chasing His Presence

¹ As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. ²My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? ³My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” ⁴These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival. ⁵Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation ⁶and my God. My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from Mount Mizar. ⁷Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. ⁸By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. ⁹I say to God, my rock: “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?” ¹⁰As with a deadly wound in my bones, my adversaries taunt me, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” ¹¹Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God.

Psalms 42

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Rejoice and Be Glad

Throughout Scripture, we see the LORD tell us to rejoice. Paul implores us to rejoice in the LORD always. If we’re told to rejoice, then what does that mean to rejoice? How do we rejoice in the LORD? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the importance of rejoicing in his message, Rejoice and Be Glad.

Joel 2:23
Genesis 4:6^KJV
Nehemiah 2:2
Luke 6:38
Deuteronomy 11:14–15
Luke 4:18–19
2 Samuel 6:22^NIV

Rejoice and Be Glad

²³Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for He has given the early rain for your vindication; He has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before. ²⁴The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.

Joel 2:23-24

³¹Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”

1 Chronicles 16:31

¹⁰Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. ¹¹Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Psalms 32:10-11

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The Vine and The Vinedresser Pt. 2: The Vinedresser

Jesus told many parables explaining who He is, who the Father is, and who we are. The parable of The Vine and The Vinedresser is no different. Jesus tells us that He is the Vine and that the Father is the Vinedresser, but what does that mean for us? What does the Vinedresser really do to the Vine and the Branches? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the importance of the Vinedresser in the second part of his two-part series, The Vine and The Vinedresser Pt. 2: The Vinedresser.

John 15:1-11
John 10:1-2
Matthew 22
1 Corinthians 1:17
Ephesians 4:11-12; 5:9
Revelation 3:19a
Hebrews 12:6
Romans 8:7-8; 10:3; 6:22
Galatians 5:22-23a
Philippians 1:9-11
Hebrews 13:15

The Vine and The Vinedresser Pt. 2: The Vinedresser

Jesus is the Vine, and the Father is the Vinedresser.

¹ I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. ²Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. ³Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. ⁴Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. ⁵I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

John 15:1-5

The Vinedresser (our Heavenly Father) prunes us, trims us, and makes sure we’re healthy.

⁶If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. ⁷If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. ⁸By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. ⁹As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. ¹⁰If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. ¹¹These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

John 15:6-11

It’s the Job of the Vinedresser to make sure that the branches on the Vine produce fruit.

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The Vine and The Vinedresser Pt. 1: The Vine

Jesus said that He was the Vine, and we are the branches. We all know this verse; we even quote it, but do we understand it? Do we understand what it means to be the branches of Jesus and how it impacts our lives as followers of Christ? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the importance of being the branches of Jesus in his message, The Vine and The Vinedresser: The Vine.

John 15:1-11
Isaiah 43:19
Joel 2:23
Leviticus 23:40
Deuteronomy 12:4-7

The Vine

Jesus Is The Vine

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

John 15:1‭-‬11

Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. We can’t do anything apart from Jesus. It’s all through His strength that we produce fruit.

Bear Fruit

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Galatians 5:22‭-‬23

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Look To The Future

As humans, it’s difficult to move forward without having the past constantly tugging at us. We want to remember the past, but not to the point that it holds us back. Is holding on to the past that bad? If we remember the past, are we dwelling in it? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the importance of moving forward and its relationship to the past in his message, Look To The Future.

Philippians 3:13–16
1 Corinthians 15:46
Genesis 19:23–26
Genesis 19:17
Romans 8:38–39

Look To The Future

¹³Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, ¹⁴I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. ¹⁶Only let us hold true to what we have attained.

Philippians 3:13‭-‬16

¹ For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: ²a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; ³a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; ⁴a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; ⁵a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; ⁶a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; ⁷a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; ⁸a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.

Ecclesiastes 3:1‭-‬8

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The Hope of Christmas Pt. 2: The Dragon Who Tried to Steal Christmas

Today, Christmas is becoming more and more controversial to celebrate. Many could argue that Christmas itself is under attack. Many don’t realize that this isn’t new. Christmas has always been under attack from the very beginning. 2,000 years ago, there was a war between good and evil. God Himself was the subject of an attack by the enemy. But when was this attack, and when was Christ ever really in jeopardy? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the very first attack on Christmas in his message, The Hope of Christmas Pt. 2: The Dragon Who Tried to Steal Christmas.

Matthew 2:1–2
Matthew 2:9–11
Matthew 2:7–8
Hebrews 4:13
Revelation 12
Esther 1:13

The Dragon Who Tried to Steal Christmas

¹³Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and His mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy Him.” ¹⁴And he rose and took the child and His mother by night and departed to Egypt ¹⁵and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
¹⁶Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. ¹⁷Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: ¹⁸“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”

Matthew 2:13-18

What does this have to do with the dragon trying to steal the very hope of Christmas?

¹ And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. ²She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. ³And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, with seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems. ⁴His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it. ⁵She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne, ⁶and the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, in which she is to be nourished for 1,260 days.

Revelation 12:1-6

Satan is the dragon that tried to steal the very hope of Christmas through King Herod.

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