The Good Shepherd: Confidence in Crisis
During these times where many things are unknown, it seems like we are in a hopeless situation.
SERMON THEME
Confidence- Faith or belief that one will act in a right, proper, effective way. Our confidence is in Christ Jesus. This week, Pastor Richard will give us six powerful truths that we can learn in the first three verses of Psalm 23, the most known psalm in the bible.
SCRIPTURES
Psalm 23; Proverbs 3:26; John 10:14
Discuss and Reflect
What is the driving desire of a good shepherd?
How can you practically live out allowing Jesus being your shepherd?
Do you need restoration somewhere in your life? Discuss and pray with the group.
PRAYER POINT / DECLARATION
We decree breakthrough is happening in California through our worship! Our worship is bringing about transformation and victory in every area of our lives: spirit, soul, and body.
Psalm 98:1-2
'Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory. The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.'
NEXT STEPS
All Liberty Church partners and attendees are invited to take their next step. What is your next step? Is it water baptism, joining Growth Path, joining the Impact team or joining a LIFE group?
Defining Moments, pt. 2
During these times where many things are unknown, it seems like we are in a hopeless situation.
SERMON THEME
A defining moment is described as an event that influences or changes all subsequent related occurrences. How we respond to defining moments determine our destiny. Today Pastor Richard tells us how to recognize a defining moment, how to position yourself for a defining moment in God’s kingdom and how to capitalize on a defining moment.
SCRIPTURES
Matthew 16; Isaiah 43:18-19; 1 Samuel 17:12-20, 26-31; Mark 10:43-44
Discuss and Reflect
Reflect on how 3 strategies to prepare for defining moments
Being faithful to someone else’s vision or ministry…prepares you for your own.
Private disciplines prepares us for public ministry
Realize our confidence is in the unchanging nature of God. Understanding who he is leads to knowing what he will do.
How does God want to define this moment through you?
What do you do when no one is watching? Are you faithful with what God has given you?
PRAYER POINT / DECLARATION
We decree breakthrough is happening in California through our worship! Our worship is bringing about transformation and victory in every area of our lives: spirit, soul, and body.
Psalm 98:1-2
'Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory. The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.'
NEXT STEPS
All Liberty Church partners and attendees are invited to take their next step. What is your next step? Is it water baptism, joining Growth Path, joining the Impact team or joining a LIFE group?
Defining Moments
During these times where many things are unknown, it seems like we are in a hopeless situation.
SERMON THEME
A defining moment is described as an event that influences or changes all subsequent related occurrences. Defining moments change our life’s trajectory. Defining moments can be positive of negative, How we respond determines which direction we go. Once we experience a defining moment, that part of our life that was affected is never the same. This COVID-19 pandemic is a defining moment. Pastor Richard tells us how to make this defining moment a catalyst for a great awakening.
SCRIPTURES
Daniel 11:32 AMP ; Hebrews 11:1-3; Hebrews 11: 32-40 (TPT); Deuteronomy 31:6
Discuss and Reflect
Reflect on the five activation points for dealing with fear/uncertainty about a defining moment
Put your trust in God
Lift up songs of praise
Pray in the spirit
Declare God’s word
Be a receiver of God’s love
Reflect on what God is going to do through your life during this next season
Describe a defining moment in your life and how God helped you navigate.
PRAYER POINT / DECLARATION
We decree worship will come into a new dimension in California and will be used as a weapon against the enemy in the midst of difficult times. Psalm 149:5-9
'Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them the written judgment— This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord!'
NEXT STEPS
All Liberty Church partners and attendees are invited to take their next step. What is your next step? Is it water baptism, joining Growth Path, joining the Impact team or joining a LIFE group?
Is Anyone Listening-Resurrection Power
During these times where many things are unknown, it seems like we are in a hopeless situation.
SERMON THEME
God demonstrated that He saw our needs, heard our cries and that He is listening to our prayers. IN this message, Pastor Richard shared how we can know God is listening and how we can access resurrection power, right now. We will learn how to sustain our faith and continue to trust God.
SCRIPTURES
Revelations 1:18; Matthew 27:46; 1 Corinthians 5:20-21; Isaiah 53; 1 John 3:8-9 (AMP); Mark 11:25; Romans 8:10-13; 1 Peter 1:15-16 (TPT)
Discuss and Reflect
What hinders our prayer life?
Discuss the definitions of repentance that Pastor Richard shared.
Discuss a time when you felt God wasn’t listening, but you determined He was. How did you know?
PRAYER POINT / DECLARATION
We decree as God brings about a time of great shaking this coming year in California, God’s people will remain standing! God’s voice will be heard out of the shaking. Heb. 12:26-28
'whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” Now this, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. '
NEXT STEPS
All Liberty Church partners and attendees are invited to take their next step. What is your next step? Is it water baptism, joining Growth Path, joining the Impact team or joining a LIFE group?
Is Anyone Listening- Palm Branches to Thorns
During these times where many things are unknown, it seems like we are in a hopeless situation.
SERMON THEME
Palm Sunday is also known as Passion Sunday. The beginning of Holy Week and Jesus’ final agonizing journey to His crucifixion. When Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, it was as “King for a Day”. It was only a day because as soon as He didn’t do what they wanted Him to do, the same people that shouted Hosanna shouted Crucify Him.
SCRIPTURES
Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:39-41 ; Matthew 24:1-8; James 1;
Isaiah 41:10-13 (TPT)
Discuss and Reflect
Have you ever expected God to do something and He didn’t do what you expected and you became disillusioned?
Discuss the 3 things to do when palm branches turn into thorns:
Pray that you do not enter into temptation
Die to your “self will”
Receive resurrection power
PRAYER POINT / DECLARATION
We decree that the church in California is prepared to display the works of God that will bring about great glory to the name of Jesus. 1 Peter 2:12
'These individuals are nothing but brute beasts—irrational creatures, born in the wild to be caught and destroyed—and they will perish like beasts. They are professional insulters, who slander whatever they don’t understand, and in their destruction they will be destroyed. '
NEXT STEPS
All Liberty Church partners and attendees are invited to take their next step. What is your next step? Is it water baptism, joining Growth Path, joining the Impact team or joining a LIFE group?
March 21/22, 2020- Choosing Faith Over Fear How To Face Your Giants
During these times where many things are unknown, it seems like we are in a hopeless situation.
SERMON THEME
During these times where many things are unknown, it seems like we are in a hopeless situation. We are experiencing a divine reset, resetting our values to KINGDOM values. Fear has four destructive steps. Fear causes us to: 1. Focus on our problems, 2. Expect only defeat, 3. Have an attitude of self-protection and 4. Reap the results of fear. We took a look at the famous account of David and Goliath to learn about fear vs. faith.
SCRIPTURES
1 Samuel 17 (NLT); James 3:3-5
Discuss and Reflect - 5 Things David Did That We Need To Do
He ignored the negativity of others (his brothers and other leaders).
He faced his Goliath head on.
He reminded himself of the faithfulness of God.
He ran TO the battle, not FROM it.
He proclaimed that GOD was his source of strength.
PRAYER POINT / DECLARATION
We decree a move of intercession across California! God’s people are humbling themselves praying, seeking His face, turning from their wicked ways and He is hearing from heaven and healing our land.
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
We decree there is a remnant of God’s people in California being filled with God’s glory! This remnant will activate a release of the word of God throughout this state and the entire nation.
And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah Shall again take root downward, And bear fruit upward.
Isaiah 37:31 (NKJV)
Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. Isaiah 60:1-2 (NKJV)
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. James 1:25 (ESV)
NEXT STEPS
All Liberty Church partners and attendees are invited to take their next step. What is your next step? Is it water baptism, joining Growth Path, joining the Impact team or joining a LIFE group?