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From the Glory of God to the gory need of man, the birth of Christ bridged the gap between the two, resulting in our being able to receive the benefit of His sinless life and redeeming sacrifice on the cross.

From the creation of man, God has proclaimed blessings over His people; and as His blessed people we are called to do the same. In this important sermon, Kerry Kirkwood does an excellent job in teaching and exhorting the hearers to obey the often overlooked practice of speaking blessing over others, which is a mandate for us as believers

Listen to this amazing and humorous story of faith and the eventual conversion of Dennis O'Neill, an actor, singer and dancer who came to Christ through his wife's persistant love and boldness. Using his personal story, this man of God declares the importance of having faith in God and vision from him. Now preaching and performing everywhere the Lord leads, Dennis is a bright light for all to see the love of God.

Of the great Biblical mandates for the believer - faith, hope and love - the greatest is love; i. e. sacrificial, unconditional, unselfish agape love. In this sermon you will hear some of the qualities of each and how they work together as well as why love is the superior of the three.

The relentless love of God is practised in our lives as He enables us to silently bear, faithfully believe, actively hope and continually endure - all things - for the sake of those we love. This is divine love that never dies.

An often overlooked characteristic of love is that it always looks for the best in those who are being loved. This is a key to rightly relating to those in our lives who are hard to love. Our prayer is that this message will help increase the ministry of reconciliation where it is needed.

In this short sermon from PSALM 121, we are reminded of several hills from where God sent us help; which includes Mount Sinai, Mount Calvary, Mount Zion and the Mount of Olives. Unlike man-made religion which says we must go up in some way to meet their presumed god(s) or goddess(es), true Christianity preaches that God came down to us, from His high place to our lowest place, to lift us up into His plan of redemption.

Jeff Farris ably shares how we lose our way and how we can get it back. With clarity, empathy and humor, he encourages those who have gotten off track - in their spiritual walk - to begin their journey again.

True love is humble in that it does not boast or manifest pride; nor does it seek to create envy in the hearts of others. True love humbles us in that it moves us to serve others, even if it means stooping down like Jesus did to meet the needs of the lowly ones; like us.

Genuine love is continually wanting what is best for others, which is the remedy to envy. The answer to e-N-V-y is a New View that always looks for the best in others and looks out for the best for others.

With passion and insight, Mary Forsythe declares the truth of God's unconditional love for His children and our transformation that occurs as we grow in understanding it.

Mary Forsythe speaks from her heart, the things concerning our view of ourselves and our Heavenly Father.

With humorous wit and great wisdom, Syble Griffing shares marriage secrets that has sustained her lifelong relationship - with Pastor Olen - for over 5 decades.

With personal insight, Adana Wilson helps those who will hear to run their race with endurance, fulfilling their God-given purposes.

While explaining the firm foundation that believers have in Christ, Mary Forsythe delivers the mail concerning our freedom to fully enjoy our relationship with God.

From her own growing walk with Christ, Mary Forsythe communicates - with clarity - the often overlooked benefits of every child of God.

While patience is love's protection against negative reactions to distress, kindness is love's proactive response to opportunities for helping another's needs to be met or their distresses be eased. This teaching concludes with Holy Communion during a time of reflecting on God's covenant kindness toward us.

While it has been rightly said that patience is where love meets wisdom; one would be wiser still to increase the strength of their love through prayer - and receiving prayer - when needing patience, as well as to read the Bible and identify with the sufferings of Christ; including keeping in mind the joy set before us and the reasons we - as New Testament believers - are all predestined to be conformed to Christ's image.

Genuine love is greater than spiritual gifts, but they are our tools for communicating God's love. Therefore, while God's love is emphasized as the priority, spiritual gifts should not be minimized, because they are gifts of love.

Preaching important points from the life of Ruth, Olen Griffing declares the truth about the gracious love we have in our Redeemer and our calling to impart the same to others; without sparing. As the Overseer of Antioch Oasis - the apostolic network we are a part of - our congregation was very blessed to have Brother Griffing minister to us again.