Guidelines for Pray-ers
During a worship service, group meeting or a personal conversation someone brings to your attention a need for which they want prayer. Here are some things I would like you to know.
How Can I Be Saved?
Christians are always talking about being “born again” or “accepting Jesus as saviour.” What does it really mean to be saved? How can we cut through all the religious language and really find a clear answer for this question?
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
A straightforward guide to the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, covering what it is, why it was given, how it relates to salvation, its signs, and its ongoing role in empowering believers for witness, ministry, and spiritual warfare.
Water Baptism
Scripture-based overview of water baptism—what it is, why it matters, who should be baptized, and how to prepare for this step of obedience and public declaration of faith
Introduction | Growing In Spiritual Gifts
This opening session lays the foundation for a biblical understanding of spiritual gifts by exploring why the gifts matter, how they function in the body of Christ, and what healthy use of the gifts looks like today. The teaching helps listeners step into the journey with faith, humility, and expectancy as they discern how the Spirit has uniquely equipped them.
2 | The Spiritual Gift of Discerning Spirits
A look at the gift that helps believers recognize what is from the Holy Spirit, what is of the human spirit, and what is influenced by the enemy. Scripture, practical examples, and real-life scenarios show how discernment protects the church, strengthens ministry, and keeps people grounded in truth.
3 | The Spiritual Gift of Faith
This session explores the unique faith that rises beyond normal belief—a Spirit-given confidence in God’s power that enables breakthrough, perseverance, and bold obedience. Through biblical teaching and personal reflection, listeners are encouraged to recognize moments when the Spirit ignites this supernatural trust.
4 | The Spiritual Gift of Giving
An approachable, Scripture-rich look at the gift of giving and how generosity flows from faith, gratitude, and a desire to glorify God. This message traces giving from Old to New Testament, highlights the blessings tied to generosity, and helps believers recognize when the Spirit has empowered them to give with unusual joy and confidence.
5 | The Spiritual Gift of Mercy
A heartfelt exploration of the gift that reflects God’s compassion toward people in need. By walking through Jesus’ parables and real examples of mercy in Scripture, this session shows how Spirit-empowered compassion moves beyond emotion into action that brings hope, healing, and dignity to others.
6 | The Spiritual Gift of Knowledge
A look at how the Holy Spirit reveals specific insight that we could not know on our own, always for the strengthening, healing, and encouragement of others. This session unpacks biblical examples, common misunderstandings, and how to steward this gift with humility, accuracy, and love.
7 | The Spiritual Gift of Wisdom
Explores the gift that brings God’s perspective into real-time decisions and complicated situations. The teaching highlights how spiritual wisdom differs from natural insight and shows how this gift helps churches navigate challenges with clarity, peace, and maturity.
8 | The Spiritual Gift of Exhortation
A practical invitation into the gift that strengthens weary hearts, lifts discouraged believers, and motivates people toward obedience. This session shows how exhortation blends encouragement and challenge, helping the church stay anchored in hope and moving toward growth.
9 | The Spiritual Gift of Administration
A grounding look at how God uses organized, detail-oriented people to bring order, structure, and forward movement to the church’s mission. Rather than being a “mere task,” administration is presented as a Spirit-empowered gift that helps ministries flourish.
10 | The Spiritual Gift of Helps & Service
A celebration of those who quietly carry the weight of ministry through practical support and a willing spirit. This session shows how acts of service embody the heart of Jesus and often create the conditions where other gifts can operate fruitfully.
11 | The Ephesians 4 Gifts
A walk through the leadership gifts Jesus gives the church—apostles, prophets, evangelists, and shepherd-teachers. The teaching emphasizes their purpose: equipping believers, cultivating maturity, and strengthening the church so it can stand firm and carry out its mission.
12 | How to Know & Use Your Spiritual Gifts
A closing session that brings it all together by helping believers identify their gifts and grow in them. This message explores recognition, practice, feedback, and perseverance while reminding believers that gifts are meant to be exercised in community for the good of others.
The Prodigals in Our Lives
Text: Luke 15:11-32
Healthy relationships are inviting and provide space for free will.
Spiritual Confidence
A call to live with the settled assurance that comes from knowing who we are in Christ. Drawing from Hebrews 10:19–25, this message shows how Jesus gives believers a clean conscience, a secure identity, and full access to God’s presence. With humor, testimony, and down-to-earth teaching, it reveals how true spiritual confidence produces boldness before God, clarity in our witness, and commitment to the community that shapes us. Listeners are invited to move beyond uncertainty, anchor themselves in God’s promises, and embrace the courageous, steady life that grows from confidence in Christ.
Why Read The Bible?
An invitation to see Scripture not as an old religious text but as the living Word that reveals Jesus and draws believers into relationship with Him. It highlights how Scripture protects us from deception, exposes the enemy’s strategies, strengthens us against temptation, and equips us to navigate life with wisdom and clarity. Through vivid examples and biblical insight, the teaching shows how the Word shapes character, anchors identity, and becomes a lifelong source of guidance, joy, and spiritual resilience.