Sermons - Paul Karanick

Pastor Paul Karanick reminds us that we are to live a life different than the way that the world lives. From the Bible: Romans 12 ‘Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service […]

Pastor Paul Karanick What do brownies and cookies have to do with sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and making disciples? Pastor Paul focuses on the Commandment of Jesus, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name […]

Pastor Paul discusses the temptation of Jesus, the temptation of Adam and Eve, and our own temptations today. How to overcome temptation? What are the signs that you may be giving into sin? From the Bible: Matthew 4:1-11 ‘Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. […]

Pastor Paul Karanick gives a brief summary of the popular song “A Boy Named Sue” by Johnny Cash. Reference information from the Bible: Luke 7:36-50 NASB2020 “Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. And there was a woman in […]

Host: Pastor Paul Karanick From the Bible: Psalm 50:14-23 https://www.bible.com/bible/2692/PSA.50.14-23 ‘Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will rescue you, and you will honor Me.” ¶But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to tell of My statutes And to take My covenant in your mouth? “For you yourself hate […]

Message by Pastor Paul Karanick Story: Dr. Lee Warren is a neurosurgeon. “Rushing through the hospital, I grabbed my next patient’s chart. Male. Early sixties. Possible head injury. He’d flipped his ATV while working cattle on his ranch. I looked at the man’s brain scan images. My heart sank.” From the Bible: Three weeks earlier, […]

Message by: Pastor Paul Karanick From the Bible: ‘O L ord , You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there […]

Pastor Paul Karanick From the Bible: Numbers 13:25-28 ‘When they returned from spying out the land, at the end of forty days, they proceeded to come to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and […]

Many of us know all the things the Bible says not to do; but do we know the commands that we are to do? In our house church model, we provide the tools and training to be obedient to multiplying the church as Christ commands. It isn’t as hard as we often think. In fact, […]

There was a dog chasing a raccoon and suddenly went missing. The dog was not paying attention to the consequences of the chase. Sin is similar to this dog chasing the raccoon, it becomes a desire to keep chasing the sin to get the ultimate fulfilment without realizing the consequences. The chase for satisfaction is […]

The directions say, go through the narrow gate, yet many people refuse and go through the wrong gate. Following Christ is to be obedient to Him and know that He will not mislead you. From the Bible: Matthew 7:13-27′ “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous […]

Pastor Paul tells a story of a tragic accident that happened to a family. The power of prayer was the ultimate answer. From the Bible: ‘And He *said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.” And He went a little beyond them, and fell to […]

‘Then the angel of the L ord came and sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, as his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the wine press in order to save it from the Midianites. And the angel of the L ord appeared to him and said […]

Did a friend, family member, school teacher or college professor tell you that God does not exist? Instead of taking the word of a few people that have not had an encounter with God, why not ask any of the millions of millions of people that have witnessed the Truth of Jesus Christ. It doesn’t […]

Message by Pastor Paul Karanick From the Bible: 1 Kings 17:1-16 ‘Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the L ord , the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.” Then […]

Being a Christian is more than a word without meaning. It means that you are different than the world. You are a new creation in Christ and you seek to live as Christ expects us to live. From the Bible: ‘Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, […]

Pastor Paul Karanick speaks of the importance of understanding lamenting. Most people experience hard times. As Christians, we sometimes get so angry with God that we feel as though He is against us, rather than on our side. The Scripture tells us of many people in the Bible who felt the same way and they […]

Pastor Paul Karanick summarizes the story of the tragedy that inspired the song “It Is Well” by Horatio Spafford. From the Bible: Job 1 ‘There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil. Seven sons and three daughters […]

The Story begins: Janet asked, “All I wanted was for my husband to go to church with me. What was holding him back?” Praying strategy mentioned in the sermon: To Live a life like Christ Ephesians 4:1-3 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling […]

Pastor Paul discusses the importance of the role of the church in reaching the lost and sharing the Gospel. From the Bible: Luke 15 1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to Him. 2And both the Pharisees and the scribes began to complain, saying, “This Man receives sinners and […]

Being a Christian is more than going to church once or twice a month. The Apostles give us real life examples of how we should live like Christ. Doing the work that God called us to do is much more than the average church goer may ever experience. If you are looking to see God […]

Did you know that Jesus said for us to prove to be His Disciple? From the Bible: 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 bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more […]

Doing good deeds is not the answer to being obedient to God. Jesus says that if you love Him, keep His commandments. Notice that He does not say that doing random good deeds is the equivalent. God expects us to study the Scripture and follow what He says. Too many Christians are doing good deeds […]

Daniel was a true man of God. He not only talked about his faith, he lived it out in every part of his life. Everyone around him was fully aware of his faith in God by his words and his actions. He is a great example for all of us to live by today in […]

Jehoshaphat would seek answers from God before going into battle. When the enemy was coming to battle with Jehoshaphat, God told him that he would not need to fight because God would fight for him. Jehoshaphat gathered all the people and instead of fighting the enemy, the people began to praise God. From the Bible: […]

As Christians, we should be the voice of Truth. We are the ambassadors of Christ and are empowered of sharing the Truth of the Way to Salvation. People may not always want to hear the truth, but it should still be spoken. The Bible tells us that people would rather hear lies that give them […]

‘It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave woman who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune-telling. She followed Paul and us and cried out repeatedly, saying, “These men are bond-servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming […]

From the Bible Jonah 1 ‘The word of the L ord came to Jonah the son of Amittai saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the L ord . So […]

Message by Pastor Paul Karanick Story: Raven’s pregnant ewe had been down for four days in pain during her pregnancy. It was pretty obvious that Lindy was probably not going to survive much longer. Raven was not going to give up on her and she researched all possible issues and remedies, but nothing provided much […]

“Daddy, is that what they call a haunted house?” I could hear the little boy’s voice clearly from where I sat on my front porch, just feet away. He and his father were walking past my house. They couldn’t see me because… well, the little boy was right. My house looked haunted. It’s a 120-year-old […]

Message by: Pastor Paul Karanick Several times before the death of Jesus, He had told his disciples that this will happen. There is a reference to this fact in Matthew 16. Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭21‬-‭23‬ ‭NASB From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the […]

As we read the story of Jesus, His death and His resurrection, it is hard to understand why the religious leaders of that time did not realize that His life completely fulfilled all the prophesies of the Messiah. It is a shame that the Messiah was right in front of them and they could not […]

Lawrence didn’t know much about Elephants but he was determined to save them from being killed. This herd of elephants seemed to be a danger to the locals, but instead of having them killed, Lawrence made it his mission to keep that from happening. Lawrence had a passion for saving animals and he dedicated his […]

RJ went into a great depression after his doctor prescribed a new medication. He no longer had the energy to do anything. The doctor changed the medication and RJ began to experience the joys of life once again. RJ has a passion for music, but during this time of depression, he no longer wants to […]

Heather’s Friend told her about a nursing opportunity on a Mercy Ship. After a little research, Heather knew that she was meant for this mission. Mercy ships are floating hospitals that travel to locations where people are in dire need of medical care. Romans 8:28 And we know that God causes all things to work […]

The story of Apache, a dog that was adopted from the animal rescue. He loved his new family, especially Scott, his new best friend. It doesn’t matter where we came from or how messed up our life has been, God will use us to do great things if we will put our hope and trust […]

For many of us, church has always been a weekly meeting or two at building where we listen to someone give us a sermon that we call church. Nothing wrong with that, but it may not be the most effective way to reach the people around us. A recent national study found that when asked […]

Story in the video: A friend told me that when he was in elementary school, he would always sit on the front row of class because he couldn’t see what the teacher was writing on the blackboard. He didn’t realize that he needed glasses. In fact, he didn’t realize it for many years later. How […]

Story in the video: Pastor Paul received an early morning wakeup call from a frantic lady that could hardly be understood in the beginning. Once Paul got her to repeat what she was saying, he discovered that she was calling from ICU and her niece had been hit by a car while walking across the […]

People say that before they will believe in God, they must have proof that He exists. Christians typically do not believe because they have proof; they believe because of their faith. the relations provides a personal proof to God’s existence.. Bible verses used in the message: Shall I bring to the point of birth but […]

Keela was unable to find purpose in this life. Keela had to take care of her mom from a very young age. Her dad was out of the picture until about age 7 and he turned out to be very abusive. Before age nine, Keela had already attempted suicide. Feeling ashamed, fearful and no purpose […]