A Powerful New Language sermon podcast

In this podcast I concluded BPC's “Pentecostal Power” series with a message entitled “A Powerful New Language.”

Tongues is a language 1st spoken on the Day of Pentecost as the Holy Spirit was poured out on the 120 disciples of Christ who were gathered together in an upper room in Jerusalem. The Bible teaches speaking in tongues is also for today but many have a hard time wrapping their minds around this. Why? Well like anything else we may be uneasy about things we don’t fully understand due to lack of exposure, a bad experience, incorrect or no teaching at all. Because tongues occurred in the Bible & is spoken by believers today let’s define what tongues is; tongues is a earthly or heavenly language prompted by the Holy Spirit that we haven’t learned or our human minds don’t understand when we’re speaking it out.

This Powerful New Language when prompted by the Holy Spirit helps believers encourage and edify themselves during personal prayer and it encourages and edifies others gathered together in a corporate setting such as a service or small group.

Before you decide whether or not this Powerful New Language is for you…click on the link below and listen to the message; pray about it & then decide.

God Bless you as you listen!
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Power for Service

Power for Service is the essence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit; an empowering by God “supercharging” our Spiritual Gifts as we help to advance His kingdom here on the earth. Why do we need this Power for Service? Because we can’t accomplish all that God has for us in our own strength; we need a power greater than our human efforts; we need Pentecostal Power!

Just like on the day of Pentecost and as long as God keeps calling people to salvation (into a right relationship with Himself through Jesus’ sacrifice @ the cross), He wants to pour out His Spirit on people; to come upon people with His Spirit; to have people receive His Spirit; to immerse people in His Spirit and to Baptize people in His Spirit providing Pentecostal Power for Service.

This Baptism in the Holy Spirit deepens our experience and love for God, His Word, one another & those who don’t yet know Christ. The Day of Pentecost was only the beginning of the harvest bringing men & women into God’s family growing in their relationship with God, Jesus, the Spirit & other believers. Romans 12:11 says; Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. This filling of the Holy Spirit brings an excitement that’s boiling over & burning white hot within us thru the 3rd person of the Trinity.

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Pentecostal Power...The Power of God

This past Sunday I launched a new message series entitled: “Pentecostal Power” and the 1st message in the series was “The Power of God.”

When we accept Christ as Lord & Savior through the power of the Holy Spirit we’re born again. As new birth Christ followers we received the grace of God through faith in Jesus & now we’re regenerated (we got a Godly make-over), we’re justified (through the cross we’re proven & shown to be right with God), we’re adopted into the family of God (spiritually we’re now a child of God) & we’re sanctified (set apart from sin & set apart 2 God).

This is something all believers in Christ understand & accept as the truth but what’s significant about Pentecostal Power is the belief & reliance on the 3rd person of the Trinity - the Holy Spirit & a desire to now live a Spirit filled life. In this message I talk about where this Pentecostal Power comes from and why it’s significant for us today.

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HOPE Still Lives on this Side of the Resurrection!

On this Easter Sunday 2012 the bodily resurrection of Jesus is still the center of the Christian faith giving us hope now and for the future! Because Christ rose from the dead, as He promised, we know that all He said was true & that He is God!

“The Resurrection Alternative”; the final message in BPC’s “What If; The Easter Alternative” message series, affirms & confirms the truthfulness of Jesus’ life, His words & His authority to say in John 11:25-26 I am the resurrection & the life. He who believes in me will live even though he dies; and whoever lives & believes in me will never die. Because Jesus rose from the dead, He lives & represents us before God giving us undying HOPE regardless of how ugly or uncertain our current circumstances may be or how disappointed & disillusioned we’ve become.

Because Jesus rose from the dead we have hope for the future; that God through the Holy Spirit will always take care of us when we’re living surrendered & obedient lives to God! Why… cuz HOPE Lives on this Side of the Resurrection!!

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God Bless and Happy Easter!

4 Years of “Connecting Real People to the Real God”

On Sunday April 1st 2012, Palm Sunday, BridgePoint Church celebrated 4 years of ministry to Tarentum & the Allegheny Valley!

Watching the 4 Year Anniversary video of services & events and reflecting on these past 4 years filled my heart with gratitude to God for all He’s accomplishing though us as His family, the local church. And…I am so proud of all you who call BPC home; your tireless efforts of service and giving really are making a difference in people lives helping to advance the Kingdom of God from the corners of 9th Ave & Corbet Sts!

Thank you so much to the BPC Staff, Board, Leaders & everyone who over the last 4 years have unselfishly given of your time, talents & resources helping to “Connect Real People to the Real God”. Let me also say that I’m really looking forward to the future as we see the Holy Spirit continue to move among us as we all “row together” in ministry; I believe BIG THINGS are still ahead for BPC!

On behalf of Francie & me let me say we are madly in love with God and…YOU! What an honor it is for us to be your Pastors and we look forward to many more times of serving the Lord together!

Please enjoy this video highlighting some of the things God has done through BPC over the last year!

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The Salvation Alternative

In The Salvation Alternative we discover God’s Amazing Grace!

Many people around the world believe that in order to gain Gods favor, His Grace & get into heaven you have to be a good person; which means you have to always speak well of others & do good things but here’s the problem…we don’t always do that.

That’s where Grace comes in! Grace is defined as unmerited favor; kindness shown to someone who is not worthy of receiving kindness. At the moment we accept Jesus as Lord & Savior we receive the God’s Grace not based on how good we spoke of others or all the good things we’ve done but based on Jesus taking our sin upon Himself at the cross thus graciously putting us in a right standing with God!

Please take some time out of your busy schedule and listen to this message cuz it just might be the most important message you’ve heard all year!

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Enjoy & God Bless!