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.
When things go wrong, one of our first responses is, ‘Where is God?’ How could God allow bad things to happen to us? How could He sit by and watch while we suffer? Does God even care? All of these questions have crossed each and every one of our minds at least once in our lives. It’s our human nature. We struggle understanding ways that are higher than our ways, which leads us to feel alone and abandoned. But is that true? Has God abandoned us? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the Truth in his heart-felt message, LORD Where Are You?
Job 1:1-3, 6-12 Proverbs 9:10 Job 23:1-10 Genesis 1:26-28 Matthew 6:10 Revelation 12:7-9 James 4:4
LORD Where Are You?
Has God Abandoned Us?
15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.
John 14:15-20
Where is the LORD God?
16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16
15 What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, 18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
2 Corinthians 6:15-18
Does God Care?
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:29-31
5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 6 So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?”
According to the Bible, the ancient Israelites continuously fell prey to the worship of Baal and Asherah (Ashtaroth). They did many abominations in the eyes of the LORD, but have we thousands of years later done the same? Do we know what our enemy looks like? Can we spot them in a crowd? Or are they able to blend in, going unnoticed and unopposed? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the spiritual and physical presence of two notorious spirits from the days the judges that are still present in our world today in the final message of his three-part series, Recognizing the Enemy Pt. 3: Baal and Asherah.
Jeremiah 7:8-10 1 Kings 18:26-28 2 Peter 2:1-3
The Baal Arch
London, England April 19-21, 2016 The UN’s General Assembly calls International Mother Earth Day, and just before the Beltane celebration
City Hall Park, New York September 2016 The UN General Assembly celebration
Florence, Italy In March of 2017 and stayed until April 2017 The first ever G7 Cultural Summit, G7 and not G8 since Russia was dropped. The culture ministers from the US, Germany, Japan, France, UK, Italy, and Canada were all in attendance.
The National Mall in Washington DC In September of 2018 The UN General Assembly.
Baal Arch erected in LondonPossible Asherah (Ashtaroth) Pole Possible Asherah (Ashtaroth) Pole
Baal Arch erected in Washington DC Possible Asherah (Ashtaroth) Pole
Baal Arch erected in New York city Possible Asherah (Ashtaroth) Pole
Baal and Asherah in the Bible
Who is Baal?
Baal in the Bible is a god that blatantly tries to merge himself with Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
16 And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ 17 For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more.
Hosea 2:16-17
The people of Israel were mixing Yahweh, the one True God, The Great I Am, with the false god, Baal. Going as far as to even call Yahweh, ‘My Baal.’
Who is Asherah?
When the worship of Asherah or Ashtaroth is mentioned in the Bible, it is in connection to the Asherim.
25 That night the Lord said to him, ‘Take your father’s bull, and the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it 26 and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order. Then take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah that you shall cut down.’ 27 So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. But because he was too afraid of his family and the men of the town to do it by day, he did it by night.
Judges 6:25-32
They would carve a wooden pole and then proceed to either place in the Temple of Baal, on the rooftops, or near the houses somewhere. Now when it comes to Baal, we see that a pillar or an arch represents Baal. And the interesting thing about this is that Ashtaroth is female, while Baal is male. It would make more sense for Baal to be represented by the pole or pillar and Ashtaroth represented by the arch. Could this tie into the sexual immorality that was a part of the worship of both Baal and Ashtaroth?
For more on Baal and Asherah and their description in the Bible, check out our video on the notorious duo.
Father absence has become more and more prevalent and normal in today’s culture. We’re taught through the media, culture, and our government that fathers aren’t necessary and are replaceable. But what does the Bible say about the role of a father in the home? Does the Bible say whether fathers are important in a child’s life? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he shares biblical truth coupled with statistics in his eye-opening Father’s Day message, Father Where Are You?
4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4
Whether you realize it or not, fathers, you are to discipline, instruct, correct, and lead your children. You are the head of your household, it’s up to you to be the disciplinarian, as our Heavenly Father disciplines us, His children.
Statistics of Fatherless Children
Fatherless children are 100-200% more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems according to the National Center on Health Statistics
Fatherless sons are 300% more likely to be incarcerated in state juvenile institutions
Fatherless daughters are 164% more likely to give birth to an illegitimate child
71% of pregnant teens are from fatherless homes
Fatherless daughters are 92% more likely to fail in their own marriages
Fatherless men are 35% more likely to experience marital failure
90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers are from fatherless homes
Children from father absent homes make up 63% of youth suicides
85% of children who exhibit anti-social behavior disorders are from fatherless homes
72% of adolescent murderers grew up in fatherless homes
Fatherless sons are more than twice as likely to engage in some kind of criminal activity
Fatherless daughters are 53% more likely to get married in their teenage years
Fatherless young adults are twice as likely to need psychological help
More than 70% of all juveniles in state reform institutions come from fatherless homes
60 percent of America’s rapists came from fatherless homes
70 percent of long-term prison inmates are fatherless
As Christians, we have more than one enemy, but can we recognize them? Something we have to understand is that spirits never die, they simply adjust to the culture they abide in. In part one, we discussed the ancient spirit, Mammon, the Chaldean god of money, who seems to be behind most other false gods. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to another ancient enemy the Church still has today, Molech (Moloch), in our second part of our three-part series, Recognizing The Enemy Pt. 2: Molech.
If spirits never die, then Molech (Moloch) is still present in our society. Instead of sacrificing their children on an altar, our society has made it a medical procedure and a woman’s right to choose. Abortion is nothing more than sacrificing your child on the altar to either Molech (Moloch) or Baal, the ‘fetus’ is a living, breathing baby.
1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. 3 I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name. 4 And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death, 5 then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.”
As Christians, when we talk about our enemy, we think about one being, Satan or the Devil. An invisible being that many Christians no longer even believe in, but instead feel as though he was more of a symbol of evil. But are these two main beliefs true? Is there only one enemy? Is he really only a symbol of evil? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he shines some light on this subject in the first message of his fiery three-part series, Recognizing The Enemy Pt. 1: Mammon.
“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.” ~ Ephesians 6:12
2 Corinthians 2:11 1 Peter 5:8 Romans 8:15 Hebrews 2:15 Acts 8:20 1 Timothy 6:10 Luke 16:8-9
Recognizing The Enemy Pt. 1: Mammon
10 Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, 11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
2 Corinthians 2:10-11
24 No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and [Mammon].
Have the Church’s spiritual eyes grown shut? Have we lost our way? Have we become a modern-day Eli, watching as sin corrupts our world, our country, our city, our churches, our homes, and have done nothing? As a Church, have we allowed the flame that was once strong, was once burning on fire for God, have we allowed that flame to grow dim to almost nothing? Join Rev. Kenny Yates as he reveals today’s Church’s connection to Eli and his two sons in his eye-opening message, Take The Blinders Off.
1 Samuel 3:1-3 1 Samuel 3:12-14 1 Samuel 1:9-10,12-18 2 Kings 4:27 Genesis 11:6-7 1 Samuel 4:18 1 Samuel 2:29 Amos 3:7
Take The Blinders Off
Eli was the judge of those days, yet the Word of the LORD was scarce. He didn’t hear from the LORD often because he allowed unrighteousness to reign free in his own household. Eli’s two sons were wicked, yet he did nothing to correct this. This is how the Church is becoming today. We no longer hear from God the way the early Church did because we allow the unrighteousness to dwell with God. We have to take the blinders off and stand for righteousness.
1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his own place. 3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the ark of God was.
1 Samuel 3:1-3
12 On that day I will fulfill against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. 13 And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. 14 Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.
Do you remember the feeling you had when you first got saved? The desire to read your Bible, to pray, to get closer to God? You were once on fire for God. You were seeking to hear from Him every Sunday morning at Church. You had passion. But as time went on, the passion slowly died. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he explains the need for passion in the Church in his fiery message, Passion.
We can do as much good work as we want, but unless we have a desire for God it’s not worth anything. We have to have a love for God that burns as hot as fire.
2 I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. 3 I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name’s sake, and you have not grown weary. 4 But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. 5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.
During His earthly ministry, Jesus taught that there are two roads set before each of us. A narrow road and a broad road. One He said leads to Eternal Life, the other He said leads to Eternal Death. In our world today, there seem to be more than just two roads. There seem to be several different journeys that people claim all lead to the same destination, but is this true? Does it matter which journey we take as long as we are aiming for a certain destination? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he explains both roads and the destinations of each in his message, Two Roads.
Matthew 7:13-14 Hebrews 10:25 2 timothy 3:1-7 Luke 13:23-30
Two Roads
In life, we are each given two roads to choose from, a narrow road and a broad road. Each road has a different journey and destination.
13 Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
Matthew 7:13-14
6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
John 14:6-7
15 If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:15-17
According to Jesus, there is only one way to the Father. There is only one way to Eternal Life, and that is through Jesus Christ. Choosing to live outside of the love and will of Jesus will lead you to Eternal Death. So choose the road less traveled by that leads to Christ Jesus.
