Episodes
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Ep. 468 The Precious Blood of Christ
🙏 Ep. 468 The Precious Blood of Christ ✝️ Encouragement to Endure 📖 1 Peter 1:13-21 The precious blood of Jesus Christ changes everything! Because we have been redeemed by His sacrifice, we are called to live with hope, holiness, reverence, gratitude, and anticipation of His return. Join us as...
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Ep. 467 Let The Demolition Begin
🙏 Ep. 467 Let The Demolition Begin ✝️ with Pastor Steve DePaul 📖 Ephesians 2:19-22 🎶 Special Music: The Gutierrez Brothers Join us today at Northpark Baptist Church for a special Sunday service! Pastor Sal is in Guatemala celebrating the BFC Guatemala 3 Year Anniversary Celebration, and Pastor...
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Ep. 466 The Secret to Endurance
🙏 Ep. 467 Let The Demolition Begin ✝️ with Pastor Steve DePaul 📖 Ephesians 2:19-22 🎶 Special Music: The Gutierrez Brothers Join us today at Northpark Baptist Church for a special Sunday service! Pastor Sal is in Guatemala celebrating the BFC Guatemala 3 Year Anniversary Celebration, and Pastor...
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Ep. 466 The Secret to Endurance
🙏 Ep. 466 The Secret to Endurance ✝️ Encouragement to Endure 📖 1 Peter 1:6-9 How can we experience joy even in the midst of trials? In this message, Pastor Sal shares the secret to endurance and reminds us that our faith grows stronger through testing, our hope is secure in Jesus Christ, and…
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Ep. 465 Born Again to a Living Hope
🙏 Ep. 465 Born Again to a Living Hope ✝️ Encouragement to Endure 📖 1 Peter 1:3-5 Peter reminds us that as believers, we have been born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Even in times of persecution and suffering, we can praise God for His mercy, patiently wait for...
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Ep. 464 Who Are God's Elect
🙏 Ep. 464 Who Are God's Elect? ✝️ Encouragement to Endure 📖 1 Peter 1:1-5 What does it mean to be chosen by God? When did God choose His people, why did He choose them, and how does His choosing shape the life of a believer? In this message, we continue looking at the biblical truth of God’s...
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Ep. 471 The Elect Are God's Chosen
🙏 Ep. 471 The Elect Are God's Chosen ✝️ Encouragement to Endure 📖 1 Peter 1:1-5 Who are God’s elect? Why would God choose us? When did He choose us, and how did He bring us into His family? In this message, we look at the biblical truth of God’s choosing, His purpose in salvation, and the hope…
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Ep. 370 Saving the Soul of the Sinner
🙏 Ep. 370 Saving the Soul of the Sinner ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 5:19-20 Today we look at the importance of helping those who have wandered from the truth and turning them back to the Lord. We must understand the holiness of God, the sinful condition of mankind, and the justice required by...
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Ep. 369 The Ministry of Prayer
🙏 Ep. 369 The Ministry of Prayer ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 5:13-18 Prayer is one of the greatest ministries God has given the church. Join us as we learn how we are called to pray for those who are suffering, struggling, have fallen into sin, need stability, and need strength. The Ministry of...
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Ep. 368 Be Patient
🙏 Ep. 368 Be Patient ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 5:7-12 What should we do while we wait patiently for the Lord’s return? 🔨 Keep Working — Don’t grow weary in doing good. 📢 Keep Witnessing — Stand faithfully for Christ, even through persecution. ⏳ Keep Waiting — Remain steadfast and trust God’s...
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Ep. 367 Be Patient - He Is Coming!
🙏 Ep. 367 Be Patient - He Is Coming! ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 5:7 & Matthew 24 As we patiently wait for the return of Christ, how should we live? ✝️ Jesus calls us to learn the times, labor faithfully, remain loyal, stay watchful, live productively, and love and serve others. 📖 What To Do...
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Ep. 366 A Proper Attitude Toward Wealth
🙏 Ep. 366 A Proper Attitude Toward Wealth ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 5:1-6 How should we view and use the wealth God has entrusted to us? This message challenges us to honor God with our wealth by being joyful, heavenly-minded, just, self-disciplined, and committed to giving life. 💰 Honor God...
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Ep. 365 Understanding the Will of God
📖 Ep. 365 Understanding the Will of God ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 4:13-17 🙏 What does it mean to truly understand and follow the will of God? James reminds us that our lives are temporary, our plans are uncertain, and God’s will should be at the center of everything we do. ✝️ In this message,...
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Ep. 364 Marks of True Repentance
🙏 Ep. 364 Marks of True Repentance ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 4:11–12 True repentance changes more than our words—it transforms our hearts. Join us as we study James 4:11–12 and discover how genuine repentance affects the way we speak, love others, and submit to God's authority. This week's...
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Ep. 363 Draw Near to God
🙏 Ep. 363 Draw Near to God pt. II ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 4:7-10 Last week, we laid the foundation with 10 steps toward a spiritual breakthrough from James 4:7-10. But what happens after we submit, repent, and humble ourselves before the Lord? Join us live today as we dive into Part 2! We’re...
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Ep. 362 Draw Near to God
🙏 Ep. 362 Draw Near to God ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 4:7-10 How do we close the gap between where we are and where God wants us to be? Today, we are walking through a powerful blueprint for spiritual breakthrough. From submission and resistance to deep humility, let's unpack what it truly…
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Ep. 361 Friend or Enemy of God Pt. II
🙏 Ep. 361 Friend or Enemy of God Pt. II ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 4:1-6 Did you feel like we left you hanging last Sunday? Same here! There was just too much good stuff to unpack, so today we are diving right back in to finish what we started. If you missed Part 1, don't worry—you can jump…
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Ep. 360 Friend or Enemy of God
🙏 Ep. 360 Friend or Enemy of God ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 4:1-6 Are we living as a friend of God, or have we inadvertently aligned ourselves with the world? In this week's study of James, we dive deep into what it truly means to live out our faith in action. James challenges us to examine our...
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Ep. 359 Wisdom From Above
🙏 Ep. 359 Wisdom From Above ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 3:13-18 Are you facing decisions or situations that leave you feeling overwhelmed, conflicted, or stressed? The world offers plenty of advice, but there is a massive difference between human cleverness and the peace-filled wisdom that comes...
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Ep. 358 The Power of the Tongue
🙏 Ep. 358 The Power of the Tongue ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 3:1-12 Our words carry immense weight—they can build up or tear down, bring peace or spark chaos. Join us as we look at what Scripture says about mastering our speech and living out a faith that transforms the way we talk! Sermon...
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Ep. 357 How We Live Proves Who We Are
🙏Ep. 357 How We Live Proves Who We Are ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 2:14-26 What does real faith actually look like? Is it just something we say, or is it something we show? Today, we are diving deep into James 2:14-26 to look at "Faith In Action." It’s easy to talk a good game, but scripture…
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Ep. 356 The Royal Law
📖 Ep. 356 The Royal Law Faith In Action James 2:5-13 Join us as we continue our study through James and discover how God's people are called to live out their faith through love, mercy, and obedience. ✨ 1. GOD PROMISES ETERNAL BLESSINGS "Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who...
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Ep. 355 Faith Over Favoritism
📖 Ep. 355 Faith Over Favoritism Faith In Action James 2:1-7 James reminds us that genuine faith does not play favorites. God shows no partiality, and as followers of Christ, we are called to love and value people not by their appearance, wealth, or social status, but according to God's truth. 🔹...
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Ep. 354 Do What It Says
🙏 Ep. 354 Do What It Says ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 1:22-27 It is not enough to simply hear the Word of God — true faith produces obedience, conviction, compassion, purity, and transformed speech. Jesus calls us to build our lives on the solid foundation of obedience to His Word. Join us as we...
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Ep. 353 Receiving the Word of God
🙏 Ep. 353 RECEIVING THE WORD OF GOD ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 1:19-21 How we receive God’s Word determines how it transforms our lives. Join us as we study what it means to hear the Word with submission, purity, and humility. 🙏 1️⃣ RECEIVE GOD’S WORD WITH SUBMISSION “Let every person be quick...
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Ep. 443 Overcoming Temptation
🙏 Ep. 443 Overcoming Temptation ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 1:15-18 Temptation is real. Deception is dangerous. But God has given us truth, new life, and victory through Christ. 🙌 Join us as we study how believers can overcome temptation by: ✅ Rejecting deception ✅ Recognizing God’s goodness ✅...
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Ep. 442 Trials and Temptations
🙏 Ep. 442 Trials and Temptations ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 1:13–17 Temptation is real—and it follows a pattern ⚠️ In this message, we walk through how doubt, deception, and our own desires can pull us away from God’s truth—and how that path, if unchecked, leads to destruction. From the garden…
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Ep. 441 Turning Test Into Triumph
🙏 Ep. 441 Turning Test Into Triumph ✝️ Faith In Action 📖 James 1:4–12 Trials are not wasted—they are tools in the hands of God. Join us as we walk through James 1:4–12 and discover how God transforms our tests into triumph for His glory and our growth. In this message, we’ll learn: • How to...
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Ep. 440 Count It All Joy
🙏 Ep. 440 Count It All Joy ✝️ Faith in Action 📖 James 1:1–2 How can a believer have joy in the middle of trials? James doesn’t suggest it—he commands it. True, biblical joy isn’t based on circumstances, but on what God is doing through them. In this message, we’ll see three reasons we can count...
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Ep. 439 Testing Your Faith
🙏 Ep. 439 Testing Your Faith ✝️ Faith in Action 📖 James 1:1–2 Trials are not random—God uses them to grow and refine our faith. James calls us to “count it all joy” because every test has a purpose. In this message, we’ll see how God uses trials to: • Strengthen our faith 1 Peter 1:6–7 • Humble...
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Ep. 438 Jesus Took My Place
🙏 Ep. 438 Jesus Took My Place ✝️ The Resurrection of Christ 📖 Isaiah 53:5 Jesus didn’t just die—He died in our place. Isaiah 53 reveals the suffering Servant who bore our sin, took our punishment, and brought us peace through His wounds. In this message we will see four truths about Christ: 1....
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Ep. 437 Christ is King The Triumphal Entry
🙏 Ep. 437 Christ is King The Triumphal Entry ✝️ The Supremacy of Christ 📖 Matthew 21:1–46 As Jesus enters Jerusalem, He does not come quietly—He comes as the promised King. In Matthew 21, we see His authority, His purity, and His rightful claim over every heart. The crowds praise Him, yet many...
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Ep. 436 Secure To The End
🙏 Ep. 436 Secure To The End ✝️ The Supremacy of Christ 📖 Hebrews 6:11–12 True believers are called to persevere in faith until the end. In this message from Hebrews, we see that spiritual security is not passive—it is expressed through a life that continually responds to God’s Word. The writer…
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Ep. 435 My Prayer for You
🙏 Ep. 435 My Prayer for You ✝️ The Supremacy of Christ 📖 Hebrews 13:20–25 As the book of Hebrews closes, we are given a powerful pastoral prayer and blessing. This prayer reveals God’s heart for His people—that He would equip us, transform us, and work through us for His glory through Jesus...
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Ep. 434 Responding to the Work of Jesus
Ep. 434 Responding to the Work of Jesus The Supremacy of Christ Hebrews 13:15-19 Because of all that Jesus has done for us, we don’t remain passive — we respond. In this passage, we see four clear ways believers are called to live in light of Christ’s finished work. 1️⃣ Offer Continual Praise &...
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Ep. 433 We Have an Alter
📖 Ep. 433 – WE HAVE AN ALTAR The Supremacy of Christ Hebrews 13:9–14 In a world full of religious systems, rituals, and substitutes, Scripture reminds us: *we have an altar.* Not a physical structure—but a Person. Jesus Christ is our altar, our sacrifice, our High Priest, and our only hope. 🔎…
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Ep. 432 Remember the Word of God
Ep. 432 – Remember the Word of God The Supremacy of Christ Hebrews 13:7-9 In a world filled with spiritual noise, shifting doctrine, and persuasive voices, believers are called to remember, guard, and stand firm in the Word of God. Jesus repeatedly warned that false prophets and false christs…
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Ep. 431 Living What I Have Learned
📘 Ep. 431 — Living What I Have Learned The Supremacy of Christ 📖 Hebrews 13:1–6 What does a life shaped by Christ actually look like? Hebrews 13 brings truth down to street level—calling believers to live out what they’ve learned in the gospel. 🔹 Continue to love one another — Gospel love that...
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Ep. 430 How to Stay Focused
Ep. 430 How To Stay Focused 📘 Ep. 430 How To Stay Focused 👑 The Supremacy of Christ 📖 Hebrews 12:18–29 In Hebrews 12:18–29, we are reminded that our focus is not on what is temporary or unstable, but on Christ and His kingdom. As believers, we belong to a spiritual kingdom, an eternal kingdom,...
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Ep. 429 Finishing Well
📖 Ep. 429 Finishing Well 👑 The Supremacy of Christ 📍 Hebrews 12:12–17 🔹 RESET MY FOCUS ON JESUS “Lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees” (Heb. 12:12–13) 🔹 REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THE LORD “Make straight paths for your feet” (Heb. 12:13) 🔹 RESOLVE CONFLICT WITH GOD AND OTHERS...
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Ep. 428 Divine Discipline Pt. II
📖 Ep. 428 Divine Discipline Pt. II The Supremacy of Christ Hebrews 11:5–11 How should God’s children respond when the Lord disciplines them? Scripture is clear: God’s discipline is not something to be ignored, resented, or resisted—it is a gift of grace from a loving Father ❤️. Yet Hebrews warns...
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Ep. 427 Divine Discipline
📖 Ep. 427 Divine Discipline The Supremacy of Christ Hebrews 12:4–7 Why does God discipline His children? Is it punishment—or something far deeper? Tonight we will see from Scripture that God’s discipline is never random or cruel. It is purposeful, loving, and rooted in our identity as His…
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Ep. 426 Focused On Jesus
Ep. 426 Focused On Jesus The Supremacy of Christ 📖 Hebrews 12:1–3 In a world full of distractions, Scripture calls us to fix our eyes on Jesus. This message from Hebrews 12 reminds us that Christ is not only the object of our faith—but the example, the strength, and the prize we press toward. We...
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Ep. 425 Run With Endurance
Ep. 425 Run With Endurance The Supremacy of Christ 📖 Hebrews 12:1 The Christian life is not a sprint—it is a race that requires faith, focus, and perseverance. Join us as we study Hebrews 12:1 and consider how God calls His people to press on with endurance. In this message, we will see: We are...
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Ep. 424 The Way of Worship
Ep. 424 The Way of Worship ✝️ The Supremacy of Christ 📖 Luke 1:46–55 What is true worship? According to Scripture, worship is our humble response—mind, body, will, and emotions—to who God is and what He has done. In this message, we will see that true worship: • Is God-focused • Praises Him for...
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Ep. 423 True Worship of the Christ
✨ TRUE WORSHIP OF THE CHRIST ✨ Luke 1:46–55 What does worship that truly honors Christ look like? 🙏 Is it external—or does it begin in the heart? Join us as we discover worship that is genuine, humble, joyful, and rooted in God’s Word. Come magnify the Lord with us! 🙌✨
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Ep. 422 When Was the Christ Born
📖 Ep. 422 — When The Christ Was Born The Supremacy of Christ Luke 1:1–4 This week we look at one of the most important questions in history: When was the Christ born? Luke opens his Gospel with a careful, eyewitness-based record so that we can have certainty about the birth of Jesus—the promised...
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Ep. 421 The Unkown Faithful
📖 Ep. 421 — The Unknown Faithful The Supremacy of Christ Hebrews 11:35–40 This week we continue our journey through Hebrews 11 and look at the believers whose names we don’t know, but whose faith changed eternity. Their trust in God didn’t always bring earthly comfort—but it brought a heavenly...
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Ep. 420 Courageous Faith
📖 Ep. 420 Courageous Faith The Supremacy of Christ Hebrews 11:30–40 This week we continue our journey through Hebrews 11 and explore what courageous faith really looks like. Faith isn’t passive — it takes steps, sacrifices, and trust in God even when the outcome isn’t clear. We’ll see how…
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Ep. 419 The Result of Faith
Ep. 419 The Result of Faith The Supremacy of Christ Hebrews 11:23–29 This Sunday we continue our journey through Hebrews 11 by looking at the life of Moses and discovering what real faith produces in the believer. Faith conquers fear, shapes our choices, sharpens our vision, deepens our…
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