< Back Nobody, But Necessary! Devon Fouch Sep 9, 2026 Mark 2:1-5 – “When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.” I.) Having The Name, But Missing The Nature Instead of viewing service as a privilege, we treat it like a pedestal. Why do we preach humility but live in hubris? Matthew 23:6-7 “And they love to sit at the head table at banquets and in the seats of honor in the synagogues. They love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces, and to be called ‘Rabbi’.” Jehoiakim Jehoiachin – “Yahweh raises up” or “Yahweh will establish” Mattaniah/Zedekiah – “The Lord’s gift” & “The Lord’s righteousness” You can be established by the Lord and not be established in the Lord. You can carry God’s gifts and righteousness, and still not be transformed. 2Timothy 3:5- “They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!” II.) The Power Of A Nobody Everybody that’s a somebody started out as a nobody. Zechariah 4:10 – “Do not despise the day of small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” You don’t have to have a name to lead someone to Jesus! Romans 12:1 – “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.” Previous Next

< Back What Is Shaping You? Nathan Brosher Sep 6, 2026 Colossians 2:6-10 NLT - 6 And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. 7 Let your roots grow down into him and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. 8 Don't let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. 9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. Exposure - The condition of being subject to some effect or influence. 1. What is discipling us? Romans 12:2 NLT - 2 Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Have we allowed our culture, social media, entertainment to disciple us? Psalm 1:1-3 NLT - 1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. 2 But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. 3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. Francis Chan; "It’s impossible to be a disciple or a follower of someone and not end up like that person." Luke 6:40 NLT - 40 Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher . 2. What are we reflecting? Philippians 4:8-9 NLT - 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me--everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. Exposure creates familiarity, familiarity creates influence, and influence eventually produces behavior. 2Corinthians 10:3-6 ESV - 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, 6 being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete. “Exposure isn’t dangerous. Unexamined exposure is.” Previous Next

< Back The Gospel We Stand On Nathan Brosher Sep 2, 2026 1Corinthians 15:1-2 NLT - 1 Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. 2 It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you--unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place. 1. The Gospel is Something We Must Receive 1Corinthians 15:3 NLT - 3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. The Gospel is not peripheral; It is foundational! Colossians 1:6 NLT - 6 This same Good News (Gospel) that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God's wonderful grace. Ephesians 2:20 NLT - 20 Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself (The Gospel). 2. The Gospel Has a Center 1Corinthians 15:3-4 NLT - 3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. The gospel isn’t primarily about what we can do for God; it’s the announcement of what God has done for us through Christ. Augustine: “If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.” 3. The Gospel is Grounded in a Risen Christ 1Corinthians 15:5-8 NLT - 5 He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. 6 After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 7 Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him. Christianity isn’t built upon a philosophy; it is built upon an event. 2Corinthians 5:21 ESV - 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Charles Spurgeon: “The Heart of the gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ.” 4. The Gospel Changes Who We Are 1Corinthians 15:9-10 NLT - 9 For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I'm not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God's church. 10 But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me--and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace. Gospel grace doesn’t excuse our past; it transforms our future. We don’t work FOR salvation; we work FROM salvation. 5. The Gospel Is What We Preach 1Corinthians 15:11 NLT - 11 So it makes no difference whether I preach or they preach, for we all preach the same message you have already believed. Romans 8:38-39 NLT - 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow--not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below--indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Previous Next

< Back The Kingdom Expressed Nathan Brosher Aug 30, 2026 Romans 14:17-19 NLT - 17 For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. 19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up. 1. The Kingdom Begins with the King’s Rule in us. Kingdom - basileia - royal power, kingship, dominion, rule. Luke 17:20-21 ESV - 20 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, 21 nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you." “We want the crown of kingship, but we are lacking the concept of servanthood” - Pastor Nathan Brosher 2. We Become God’s Place of Expression Matthew 6:10 ESV - 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven . · This is the body of Christ becoming a visible expression of an invisible King! 3. The Gifts are not the Kingdom; They are Expressions of the King. 1Corinthians 12:4-7 ESV - 4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. 7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. The manifestation isn’t the destination. The King is the destination. When the King becomes more visible it has more to do with transformation instead of manufactured manifestations. 4. A Surrendered Body becomes a Kingdom Instrument. Romans 12:1 NLT - 1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. God isn’t looking for more spectators. He’s looking for surrendered vessels. Every member matters! Previous Next

< Back Orderly Worship Nathan Brosher Aug 26, 2026 1Corinthians 14:26 NLT - 26 Well, my brothers and sisters, let's summarize. When you meet together, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in tongues, and another will interpret what is said. But everything that is done must strengthen all of you. 1. The Purpose of Gathering is Edification. A genuine move of the Spirit does not produce chaos; it produces edification, order, and Christ-centered worship. “Does what I’m doing building up the body of Christ?” 1Corinthians 14:27-28 NLT - 27 No more than two or three should speak in tongues. They must speak one at a time, and someone must interpret what they say. 28 But if no one is present who can interpret, they must be silent in your church meeting and speak in tongues to God privately. 2. Spiritual Gifts Need Biblical Boundaries. Biblical order doesn’t quench the Spirit; Biblical order creates room for the Spirit to work without confusion. 1Corinthians 14:29-33 NLT - 29 Let two or three people prophesy and let the others evaluate what is said. 30 But if someone is prophesying and another person receives a revelation from the Lord, the one who is speaking must stop. 31 In this way, all who prophesy will have a turn to speak, one after the other, so that everyone will learn and be encouraged. 32 Remember that people who prophesy are in control of their spirit and can take turns. 33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God's holy people. 1Corinthians 14:33 NLT - 33 For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God's holy people. Confusion isn’t God’s goal; Edification and Peace are! 1Corinthians 14:34-35 NLT - 34 Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says. 35 If they have any questions, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is improper for women to speak in church meetings. 3. Spirituality Doesn’t Put You Above Scripture. 1Corinthians 14:37-38 NLT - 37 If you claim to be a prophet or think you are spiritual, you should recognize that what I am saying is a command from the Lord himself. 38 But if you do not recognize this, you yourself will not be recognized. Experience doesn’t become the authority; Scripture always remains the authority. James 1:22 KJV - 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 4. Don’t Overcorrect. 1Corinthians 14:39-40 NLT - 39 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don't forbid speaking in tongues. 40 But be sure that everything is done properly and in order. We don’t need less Holy Spirit; we need biblical submission to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit empowers 12:7 Love Governs 13:1-7 Edification determines the purpose 14:26 Scripture establishes the boundaries 14:37-40 Previous Next

< Back A Genuine Move of God, Pt. 2 Nathan Brosher Aug 23, 2026 1Peter 1:13-16 NLT - 13 So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. 14 So you must live as God's obedient children. Don't slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn't know any better then. 15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16 For the Scriptures say, "You must be holy because I am holy." 1. A Genuine Move of God Produces Holiness Holy - hagios - set apart, sacred, belonging to God. Holiness isn’t legalism; holiness is belonging. 1John 1:8-10 NLT - 8 If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts. Holiness is not never falling. It’s a life increasingly turned towards God rather than toward sin. 2Corinthians 3:18 NLT - 18 So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord--who is the Spirit--makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. Holiness isn’t trying to earn God’s acceptance; It’s the fruit of having encountered His grace. 2. A Deeper Love for Christ and His Word John 8:31-32 NLT - 31 Jesus said to the people who believed in him, "You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. 32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Acts 2:42 NLT - 42 All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord's Supper), and to prayer. Matt Chandler; “Any version of discipleship that skips abiding, will eventually collapse under the weight of performance. The more we abide with Christ, the more we become like Christ.” If we have to choose between an experience and scripture, Scripture wins every time 3. A Genuine Move of God Produces Gospel-Centered Unity. Ephesians 4:3-6 NLT - 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. 4 For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. 5 There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all. John 17:20-23 NLT - 20 "I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. 21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one--as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. 22 "I have given them the glory you gave me, so they may be one as we are one. 23 I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me. Biblical Unity isn’t always uniformity. 1Corinthians 12:12 NLT - 12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. Revival is measured by how much the church looks like Jesus. Galatians 5:22-23 NLT - 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Previous Next

< Back A Genuine Move of God Nathan Brosher Aug 16, 2026 Psalm 51:1-7, 10-13, 17 NLT - 1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. 3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. 5 For I was born a sinner--yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. 6 But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there. 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. ... 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. 11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and make me willing to obey you. 13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you. ... 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. 1. Deep Repentance Repentant/Contrite - dāḵâ - To crush, be crushed, be broken of divine wrath. Acts 3:19-20 NLT - 19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. 20 Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. Repent - metanoeō - to change one’s mind, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one's past sins. 2. Conversions and Transformed Lives Act 9:1-2 NLT - 1 Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord's followers. So he went to the high priest. 2 He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them--both men and women--back to Jerusalem in chains. Are we an enemy of God? Acts 9:17-22 NLT - 17 So Ananias went and found Saul. He laid his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18 Instantly something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. 19 Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength. Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. 20 And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is indeed the Son of God!" 21 All who heard him were amazed. "Isn't this the same man who caused such devastation among Jesus' followers in Jerusalem?" they asked. "And didn't he come here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests?" 22 Saul's preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn't refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah. Romans 12:1-2 NLT - 1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice--the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. A.W Tozer: “If your Christian conversion did not reverse the direction of your life, if it did not transform it, then you are not converted at all. You are simply a victim of the ‘accept Jesus’ heresy!” 3. A Burden for Prayer and Mission Luke 22:31-34 NLT - 31 "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat. 32 But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers." 33 Peter said, "Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you." 34 But Jesus said, "Peter, let me tell you something. Before the rooster crows tomorrow morning, you will deny three times that you even know me." Do we have a burden for prayer and mission? Previous Next

< Back Lead Me Lord, I Will Follow! Nathan Brosher Aug 9, 2026 Psalm 37:23-26 NKJV - 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. 24 Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand. 25 I have been young and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. 26 He is ever merciful and lends; And his descendants are blessed. 1. God Orders Steps, Not Entire Journeys Faith rarely receives the blueprint. Genesis 6:22 NKJV - 22 Thus Noah did; according to all that God commanded him, so he did. Genesis 12:1 NKJV - 1 Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, from your family and from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. Exodus 3:12 NKJV - 12 So He said, "I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a sign to you that I have sent you: Matthew 14:29 NKJV - 29 So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 2. God’s Faithfulness is Proven Over Time Verse 25: I have been young and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. 3. Blessing Always Flows Beyond Us Verse 26: He is ever merciful and lends; And his descendants are blessed. Faith is never just about us; it’s about future generations. Every miracle required movement Psalm 119:105 NLT - 105 Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. Previous Next

< Back Fragrance of Worship Nathan Brosher Aug 2, 2026 Matthew 26:6-13 NLT - 6 Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. 7 While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head. 8 The disciples were indignant when they saw this. "What a waste!" they said. 9 "It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor." 10 But Jesus, aware of this, replied, "Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? 11 You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. 12 She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. 13 I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman's deed will be remembered and discussed. " A Fragrance 2Corinthians 2:15 ESV - 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 1. The Container: What Are You Holding? Verse 7: While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume. Will you break what you have been protecting? 2. The Action: Worship Will Always Face Criticism Verse 8: The disciples were indignant when they saw this. "What a waste!" Worship always risks misunderstanding, criticism, embarrassment, looking emotional or even looking foolish. 2Samuel 6:22 NLT - 22 Yes, and I am willing to look even more foolish than this, even to be humiliated in my own eyes! But those servant girls you mentioned will indeed think I am distinguished!" Real worship isn’t performed for spectators; it’s poured out before the Savior. 3. The Cost: Worship That Costs Nothing Is Worth Very Little. John 12:5 ESV - 5 "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 2Samuel 24:24-25 NLT - 24 But the king replied to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the LORD my God that have cost me nothing ." So, David paid him fifty pieces of silver for the threshing floor and the oxen. 25 David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And the LORD answered his prayer for the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped. Worship will cost you! 4. The Breaking God often releases our greatest worship through our greatest breaking. Psalms 51:16-17 NLT - 16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. Brokenness is not weakness; it is the doorway through which worship flows. Previous Next

< Back The Gifts of Tongues Nathan Brosher Jul 29, 2026 1Corinthians 14:1-5 NLT - 1 Let love be your highest goal! But you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives--especially the ability to prophesy. 2 For if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won't be able to understand you. You will be speaking by the power of the Spirit, but it will all be mysterious. 3 But one who prophesies strengthens others, encourages them, and comforts them. 4 A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally, but one who speaks a word of prophecy strengthens the entire church. 5 I wish you could all speak in tongues, but even more I wish you could all prophesy. For prophecy is greater than speaking in tongues, unless someone interprets what you are saying so that the whole church will be strengthened. Love - Agape - affection, good will, kindness and generosity. Prophesy - Propheteuo - speak under inspiration, declare a thing which can only be known by divine revelation Known Language, Public Tongues, Private Prayer Language 1Corinthians 14:6-14 NLT - 6 Dear brothers and sisters, if I should come to you speaking in an unknown language, how would that help you? But if I bring you a revelation or some special knowledge or prophecy or teaching, that will be helpful. 7 Even lifeless instruments like the flute or the harp must play the notes clearly, or no one will recognize the melody. 8 And if the bugler doesn't sound a clear call, how will the soldiers know they are being called to battle? 9 It's the same for you. If you speak to people in words they don't understand, how will they know what you are saying? You might as well be talking into empty space. 10 There are many different languages in the world, and every language has meaning. 11 But if I don't understand a language, I will be a foreigner to someone who speaks it, and the one who speaks it will be a foreigner to me. 12 And the same is true for you. Since you are so eager to have the special abilities the Spirit gives, seek those that will strengthen the whole church. 13 So anyone who speaks in tongues should pray also for the ability to interpret what has been said. 14 For if I pray in tongues, my spirit is praying, but I don't understand what I am saying. Romans 8:16 NLT - 16 For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. Romans 8:26-27 NLT - 26 And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don't know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. 27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will. Jude 1:20 NLT - 20 But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, The emphasis is on dependence upon the Spirit. 1Corinthians 14:15-17 NLT - 15 Well then, what shall I do? I will pray in the spirit, and I will also pray in words I understand. I will sing in the spirit, and I will also sing in words I understand. 16 For if you praise God only in the spirit, how can those who don't understand you praise God along with you? How can they join you in giving thanks when they don't understand what you are saying? 17 You will be giving thanks very well, but it won't strengthen the people who hear you. 1Corinthians 14:18-19 NLT - 18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than any of you. 19 But in a church meeting I would rather speak five understandable words to help others than ten thousand words in an unknown language. 1Corinthians 14:20-22 NLT - 20 Dear brothers and sisters, don't be childish in your understanding of these things. Be innocent as babies when it comes to evil but be mature in understanding matters of this kind. 21 It is written in the Scriptures: "I will speak to my own people through strange languages and through the lips of foreigners. But even then, they will not listen to me," says the LORD. Do not be children in your thinking/understanding. Matthew 10:16 NKJV - 16 " Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore, be wise as serpents and harmless as doves . We must be wise enough to recognize evil but not experienced in practicing it. Romans 16:19 NKJV - 19 For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore, I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 1Corinthians 14:22-25 NLT - 22 So you see that speaking in tongues is a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers, not unbelievers. 23 Even so, if unbelievers or people who don't understand these things come into your church meeting and hear everyone speaking in an unknown language, they will think you are crazy. 24 But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers or people who don't understand these things come into your meeting, they will be convicted of sin and judged by what you say. 25 As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, "God is truly here among you." Sign - Semeion - a sign, marker, or evidence that points to something. Previous Next

< Back Are We Ready? Isaiah Brosher Jul 22, 2026 1Corinthians 3:6-9 NLT 6 I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. 7 It's not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What's important is that God makes the seed grow. 8 The one who plants and the one who waters work together with the same purpose. And both will be rewarded for their own hard work. 9 For we are both God's workers. And you are God's field. You are God's building. 1. Will you be there in the valley? It is easy to stay with people who are on the mountain top. Ministry happens in the valley! Mark 9:2-7 ESV 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah." 6 For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son; listen to him." He revealed his glory so you would take it to the broken places. 2. Are we adding fuel or pouring water on the fire? God never intended transformation to happen alone. proskarteréō means "to continue to do something with intense effort Ephesians 4:16 NLT 16 He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love. Previous Next

< Back Change is Coming Nathan Brosher Jul 26, 2026 1Kings 18:41-46 NKJV - 41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain." 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, 43 and said to his servant, "Go up now, look toward the sea." So, he went up and looked, and said, "There is nothing." And seven times he said, "Go again." 44 Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, "There is a cloud, as small as a man's hand, rising out of the sea!" So he said, "Go up, say to Ahab, 'Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.' " 45 Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. 46 Then the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. 1. The Season Before the Change The physical drought reflected the spiritual condition. Amos 8:11 NLT - 11 "The time is surely coming," says the Sovereign LORD, "when I will send a famine on the land--not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the LORD. 2. He Changed the Altar 1Kings 18:30 NLT - 30 Then Elijah called to the people, "Come over here!" They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. God had to restore worship before He restored blessing! Galatians 5:24 NLT - 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 3. Change Begins with a Decision 1Kings 18:21 NKJV - 21 And Elijah came to all the people, and said, "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." But the people answered him not a word. God demanded a choice to Israel, and he demands a choice to us. Act 3:19-20 NLT - 19 Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. 20 Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah. 4. The Rain Started Small James 5:16-18 ESV - 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit. Zechariah 4:10 NLT - 10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin. 1Kings 18:41 NKJV - 41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain." 5. Pray Until Heaven Responds God’s promises don’t eliminate prayer, they inspire prayer! Joel 2:28-29 NLT - 28 "Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. 29 In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on servants--men and women alike. Previous Next