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The Lamb Has the ScrollRevelation 5 opens with a question that shakes heaven: Who is worthy to open the scroll? John weeps because no one qualifies… until heaven interrupts the moment with a command: “Stop weeping.” The Lamb steps forward, scarred but sovereign, and everything shifts.We learned that Jesus is our Kinsman Redeemer. Redemption required proximity and qualification and Christ didn’t redeem us from a distance. He came near, took on flesh, and made a way for us to be more than forgiven. We’re not just saved, we’re adopted, grafted in, and given a new identity. The seven seals point to divine completion and security, and this single scroll is the key to what unfolds next.When the Lamb takes the scroll, weeping turns to worship. Heaven breaks out in a praise break before the seals even open because heaven already knows the outcome. The Lamb is not passive, He’s packed with power (seven horns) and perfect wisdom (seven eyes). And in the middle of trouble, God doesn’t have to “find” you, He’s already there.This chapter is a call to live like the redeemed: walk worthy, stay close to the voice of God, and refuse a victim mindset. Your story may have pain, but Jesus redeems what was broken. And one of the most comforting truths of the night: every prayer you’ve prayed is heard and held before God. Nothing is lost. Nothing is wasted. Don’t get discouraged if it hasn’t unfolded yet.Revelation 5 ends with heaven erupting in honor, glory, and praise to Jesus because the Creator made us… but only the Lamb can save us. And if the Lamb has the scroll, you can rest.Next Week: Join us for Revelation Chapter 6 as the seals begin to open.

Where do you reside? Spiritually speaking we all reside in either the uncertain land of hope or the certain realm of faith. Here’s the thing; hope lives in tomorrow while faith lives in today 🙌🏻As long as your relationship with God remains founded on hope, you will perpetually remain one day away from breakthrough. Abraham is the perfect example of a man who believed against hope, fully convinced that God was able to do what He promised. Do you believe God is able to make good on what His word says? Or do you just hope so? The only way to live an overcoming life, reflecting Christ to this world, is to move from hopeful comfortability to faithful action 🔥👊🏽Challenge yourself to grow in the belief of faith and leave behind the passive agreement of hope. God is faithful and He will never let you down!

Culture shifts. Headlines change. Uncertainty rises. But Revelation 4 pulls the curtain back and shows us what never moves: God is still on the Throne. John is invited “after this” into a glimpse of what’s ahead, and what he sees isn’t chaos, it’s order, glory, and government.This chapter reminds us that the rapture and the second coming are not the same event. Scripture paints a picture of believers being caught up “in the blink of an eye,” rescued from the coming wrath, because God doesn’t save His children just to pour judgment on them. The rapture is a divine moment for a ready Bride, and heaven is already signaling that something is coming.John describes a throne surrounded by an emerald glow, echoing God’s covenant with Noah. On earth the rainbow appears after the storm, but in heaven the rainbow surrounds the Throne, showing us that mercy surrounds justice and God carries His people in His heart. Lightning and thunder are not theatrical, they’re divine warnings. The world wants the rainbow without the thunder, but God’s love doesn’t cancel His justice… it completes it.Revelation 4 also reveals heaven’s worship. The elders, representing redeemed humanity, fall down in awe, not because of a manual, but because the presence of God is overwhelming. Praise is dependence. Praise destroys pride. Complaining and victimhood will rob your life, but when you bypass your feelings and live in praise, many problems begin to lose their grip. Worship is not just what we do, it’s what we become, and when we live in praise we’re practicing for eternity.This message brings it home: God is the source of all things. Creation was made to give Him pleasure and praise, and God cares deeply about what He made. The answer for the world doesn’t begin in the noise… it begins at the Throne, falling at the feet of Christ.Key Scriptures: Revelation 4, 1 Timothy 6:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17, Luke 21:36, Genesis 9, Isaiah 11:2, Romans 1:25, Romans 8:22, Revelation 11:18Next Step: Come ready. Lift your eyes. Choose praise. It starts at the Throne.

Is your life Holy Spirit driven? Do you know how to hear the inaudible voice of God? God is spirit, and He speaks to us in spirit. Making decisions and basing obedience on feelings and intellect is a fast track to a life full of disfunction and wrong direction. If you want to be led by the spirit:👊🏽Meditate on the Word of God, Joshua 1:8👊🏽Walk in Love, Colossians 3:14👊🏽Pray in the Holy Spirit, Jude 1:20👊🏽Obey Immediately, Hebrews 3:15/Isaiah 1:19Our flesh and our spirit are at war; present your body as a living sacrifice and renew your mind daily, following these principles. Your spirit will sharpen and become continuously more sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit and your life will change!!!

God’s Rejection is Our Protection Newsflash!!! God doesn’t give us everything we ask for. Sometimes He says no. Instead of wallowing in frustration and disappointment, let’s have faith filled responses to God’s holy “no”. 1 Samuel 16 gives us a definite understanding that our view is limited. What we see and perceive is not the full picture the Lord has. We must trust that His plan and His way is greater than what our heart is set on right now. Don’t build an idol in your heart to your own plans, instead anchor your faith in the unchanging Father who knows what is best in every situation!!!!Walk in obedience to God’s word and refuse to attach your hope to an outcome, but rather the character and person of Christ. If you do that, you will be able to have the right perspective when God closes doors and look forward to the future He has in store!

Some of you have been watching the wrong radar. You’ve been checking the economy. Checking the diagnosis. Checking the politics. Checking the opinions. But I’m coming to announce something different…There is a forecast over your life that didn’t come from earth.If God said rain, it doesn’t matter how long there’s been drought. If God said favor, it doesn’t matter who tried to close the door. If God said increase, it doesn’t matter who tried to decrease you.There is a shift in the atmosphere. There is pressure building in the spirit. There is a front moving in that hell cannot stop.Heaven’s forecast is not fear. It’s not defeat. It’s not delay. It’s glory. It’s breakthrough. It’s overflow.

In Revelation 2, Jesus speaks directly to His Church and He doesn’t waste words. He commends endurance, faithfulness, and a refusal to compromise, but He also exposes what can quietly die in a church that keeps “doing the right things” with the wrong heart.We started with a sobering truth: a church that’s not under the control of the Holy Ghost will eventually be out of control. We aren’t called to be open-minded people drifting with culture, we’re called to be Christ-minded people anchored in the Word.Jesus rebukes the church for this: they had the fire of truth, but they lost the flame of love. It’s possible to be doctrinally sound and still spiritually dry. Truth without love becomes cold. Holiness without intimacy becomes hollow. And sometimes we can prioritize ministry, activity, and effort while our first love fades in the background.The call of Revelation 2 is clear: Return. Repent. Be rekindled. Not just keep going, but come back to the heart of it all, Jesus Himself. Everything must exalt Him.We also confronted compromise head-on. The Nicolaitans taught a mixture of Jesus and pagan values, treating grace like a license to sin. But Pastor Jon made it plain: you cannot walk with Jesus and dance with the devil. In a world trying to blur the lines, the Church must hold both truth and love, the way Jesus walked in truth and grace.Then we looked at Smyrna, a church that wasn’t popular, but was faithful. They paid a price for truth. And we were challenged with a powerful gut-check: If the Bible doesn’t cut you at least once a week, you’re not reading it right. God's Word is supposed to examine us, expose motives, and align our living with what we say we believe.Jesus closes with a promise to those who have ears to hear and the courage to endure: Don’t be afraid. Be faithful. Because whoever is victorious will not be harmed by the second death, the death that doesn’t end life, but ends hope. Eternity is real, and the decisions we make now matter forever.Takeaway: Examine yourself. Is what you’re reading reflecting how you’re living? Let His Word search you, let His Spirit lead you, and let your love be rekindled. The Lord is still speaking. Are you listening? 

Ye MUST be born again!!!There is one way, and it’s Jesus! He’s not just the ONLY way, He’s the BEST way!!! The Bible was given to pierce the heart God breathed it and when we receive it, new life comes!!! Open your spirit to the truth of God’s Word and the Salvation obtained only through His son, Jesus Christ. The Word is the seed, and the Spirit is the life!!!!If you know you are lost, seek Him and you will find Him. If you aren’t sure and are struggling with life and flesh, seek Him and you will find Him. God LOVED the world so much that He sent His son. He is constant and ever ready for all of His children to come home.

Revelation 1 | The Revelation of Jesus ChristThe Book of Revelation doesn’t begin with fear, chaos, or end-times confusion. It begins with a revelation of Jesus.In this message, Pastor Jon walks us through Revelation 1 and reminds us that Revelation is not about decoding symbols as much as it is about seeing the Savior clearly. Before John sees beasts, battles, or judgments, he sees Jesus—glorified, victorious, and standing in the middle of His Church.Jesus is revealed as the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the One who was dead and is now alive forevermore. He holds the keys to death and hell, and He holds His Church in His hands. This is not a distant Jesus. This is a present, powerful, reigning King.Revelation 1 shifts our focus from fear to faith, from uncertainty to authority. When Jesus is revealed correctly, everything else comes into alignment. The Church doesn’t survive by strength or strategy—it stands because Jesus stands in the midst of it.If you’ve been overwhelmed by the times we’re living in, this message will re-anchor your faith and re-center your vision on the One who is still in control.This is not the revelation of the end.It’s the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Jesus hasn’t stepped away from power. He hasn’t slowed down. He hasn’t changed His mind.The same Jesus who healed the sick, provided in famine, and restored what was broken is still at work right now.Every miracle we’ve witnessed—Jesus did it. Every breakthrough we’ve experienced—Jesus did it. Every bill paid, every room filled, every life transformed—Jesus did it. Every open door, every healed heart, every answered prayer—Jesus did it.He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever—and He’s moving right now. Join us this Sunday as we launch our brand-new series: “You Did It Again, Jesus.”

Pastor Jon Purkey delivered a sobering and powerful word in “As A Man Thinketh,” reminding us that the battle for our lives doesn’t begin in our actions, it begins in our minds.Unchecked thoughts spiral, grow, and quietly shape the direction of our lives. Without anchoring ourselves in God’s Word, we wander the wilderness, searching for peace in places it was never meant to be found.You don’t need new information, you need TRANSFORMATION. When we meditate on God’s Word daily, our thoughts change, our desires align, and our lives begin to reflect His perfect plan as we continue our journey from Cross to Commission.“AS A MAN THINKETH” is now streaming.WATCH | YouTube, Nexus AppLISTEN | Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music