Centerbranch Church With Luke Brugger

In this week's message, pastor Christina preaches on the benefits of living a life of thankfulness. Thanksgiving is to be an ongoing part of our lives. It should never stop regardless of what circumstance or situation we face. Thanksgiving has the power to bring about amazing results.

When we give, it causes things to rise to the surface of our heart. It reveals our level of generosity and where we are selfish. Our giving will show where our hearts are devoted. We see multiple examples of this played out in the Bible.

Everything we have has been entrusted to us by God. We are called to be good stewards of it and manage it well. If we desire to see increase and God's blessing, we must be faithful stewards of what we have been given.

What is the root of all evil? The love of money is the root. God in His kindness instructs us to give, not for his benefit, but ours. We cannot serve both God and money, for we will hate one and love the other (Matthew 6:24). Listen to this message to hear more on how you can protect your heart from the love of money.

Order matters in every area of our lives. This matters especially with the things that we choose to put first. The Bible gives us specific instructions on how the first portion of everything that we have is to be given to God. When we give God the first portion of our day, our week, our money, we can be sure that the rest of it is blessed.

God desires to bless us, but it requires our obedience. We have the choice to be obedient to God in our tithing and finances. This requires us to be surrendered to the Lord and trusting of His goodness.

God desires for you to be blessed in every area of your life and He knows what is best for you. One of the biggest areas is in our giving. God desires that we would be people who live selfless lives and who are willing to give generously in any area.

As Christians, we must be people who have balance in our lives. Our time in the secret place needs to be developed in proportion to the public assignments and places. We must be spiritually disciplined to make sure to prioritize both of these areas and keep ourselves in alignment with God's will.

The church and the people of God have been given power and authority through the name of Jesus. When we pray, we have the ability to create great impact when we use this authority. And there is a real enemy, who seeks to destroy people's lives. We must recognize the enemy's plan in people's lives and call forth in prayer for how the situation should be. Because there is a real risk that people's lives won't be impacted the way God desires them to be.  

We must be people who are passionate about reaching the lost and seeing the lost found. Every single person matters to Jesus and God desires that we should be passionate for the things that He is passionate for.

It doesn't matter how far gone a circumstance, situation, or person seems. God doesn't want to exclude anyone from the gospel. But it is our responsibility to respond. Our response is what opens the door for us to receive.

As Christians and believers, we have been brought to union and made one with Jesus. This is not just a nice thought, but a deep meaningful reality. The significance of Jesus is that He is the way. And now since we are one with Jesus, we are people of the way.

When we rely on Jesus throughout every trial we face, we can be confident that we will have victory. God doesn't want us to back down when we face hardships, but know that it is an opportunity for us to rise higher. God has given us His Holy Spirit to walk in rather than being reliant on our own self strength. Any area where we have self-reliance is an area in need of repentance.

All of us have skills, talents, and gifts that we must use for the Kingdom. When God's people use their gifts to serve in the church, it allows the church to grow and take new ground. God's Kingdom will begin to advance in greater ways as a result of the people of God serving.

In this week’s message, special guest Steve Finn shares the mission and vision behind the ministry he leads at Chestnut Mountain Ranch.

In this week's message, Pastor Jon Gladysz teaches on the importance of living free from a possession mentality. 

In this week's message, Pastor Christina Francis teaches about boldness. Now more than ever before, we need boldness for what God has called us to do. We need boldness to change the world and create impact through Jesus's name.

God has paid the price and desires for you to be healthy and strong. God also desires that sickness and disease would be driven out of those around us. When we act with faith and authority through the name of Jesus, we can be confident that we will see great miracles out of the goodness of God. Not only for our lives but the lives of those around us.

In Acts ch.2 we see that the early church had a deep commitment to fellowship and the Word even in the midst of persecution, difficulty and change.  Pastor Luke challenges us to deepen our commitment to the same two areas as we see God continue to work in our church.