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God Rewards Seekers — Brent Lokker

Prior to the main teaching sermon, Pastor Brent Lokker shares on the topic of listening prayer and guides us through a simple exercise to illustrate how we can adopt the practice for ourselves. Afterwards, he shares of story of how Philip was obedient to the Holy Spirit's promptings and (therefore) ready to share the gospel with the Ethiopian official (Acts 8:26-40).  We are encouraged to cultivate a sensitivity to God's voice and the readiness to obey that made Philip so effective in his ministry.

The Gospel is Relational, not Transactional! — Joel Pollard

"The Holy Spirit is not like a store!" Joel Pollard shares a powerful message on the importance of embracing intimacy with the Holy Spirit based on the cautionary tale of Simon the Sorcerer in Acts 8:9-24. 

Equipping Night — Bill Hernandez, Mary-Jo Carreon, Gabriel Navarrete

Blazing Fire's equipping night consisted of a short teaching and practical application exercise in three areas of ministry: prophetic encouragement, praying for the sick and sharing your story. Each of these topics was briefly introduced by a different speaker before giving members of the congregation an opportunity to minister to each other in small groups.

God's Ever-Expanding Kingdom — Brent Lokker

Pastor Brent Lokker brings us a message from Acts 8:1-8, showing how the persecution and scattering following the stoning of Stephen lead the the Gospel being preached more widely, and the Kingdom of God expanding even more vigorously, than before. We are the living legacy of that scattering and have the same dunamis power to be world changers!

Prophetic Words for Individuals — Ed Traut

Our guest speaker, Prophet Ed Traut spoke a number of prophetic words over those present at our worship service on July 27, 2019.  This recording is primarily for the reference of those who received such words and wanted a chance to review or transcribe them. 

God is not Stressed! — Ed Traut

Our guest speaker, Prophet Ed Traut, brings an impactful message showing how God uses flawed individuals to further his Kingdom, fully aware of the ways they will fail before they succeed.

Stephen’s God Adventure Part 2 — Russ Fochler

Pastor Russ Fochler shares the second part of his message on the stoning of Stephen from  Acts 6:5–7:60. This time, Pastor Russ expands on what it means to be tender-hearted and alive to the Holy Spirit's promptings such that we put away all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor, forgiving one another as we have been forgiven. This stands in sharp contrast to the tendency of the flesh to seek its own glory, self-justification and dominance.  Click here to also see the slides.

Stephen's God Adventure Part 1— Russ Fochler

Pastor Russ Fochler brings us a profound example of loving kindness and Holy Sprit-guided deportment under the stress of slander, and mob-violence from Acts 6:5–7:60. While this drama may seem far removed from our relatively safe lives, it remains a critical aspect of discipleship that we allow God to soften our hearts and form in us the habit of forgiveness and love towards those who oppose us.  See the slides for this talk here.

The Empowered Church — Chuck McCallum

Pastor Chuck McCallum brings us a powerful message from Acts 6:1-7 showing how the church faced challenge in such a way that it became an inflection point for further growth.  

Testimony to a Father's Love — Bill & Linda Boone

"You know, I was so broken... but God is so God!" Bill & Linda Boone each share moving stories of how the Father's love intersected their imperfect lives and changed everything.