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| Date | Title |
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| 11/11/2018 |
How to Love God's People - Part 2 1 Timothy, Luke – How to Love God's People – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr In order to love God's people we are going to have to pray for God's people. Prayer brings us into agreement with God. Our love for God should motivate us to pray for God's people. When we pray for others, we get closer to them because it changes our hearts towards them. If we are going to pray for God's people we have to know what prayer is. Prayer is communicating with God, it is communicating with God through Jesus and prayer is the children of God communicating with their Father. The end result of effective prayer is not getting the answer we want but to receive His peace. |
| 11/04/2018 |
How to Love God's People - Part 1 1 John, John, Luke – How to Love God's People – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Jesus lets us know that the most important thing we can do is love our neighbor. God is calling us to be right and to love His people. God's people are those whom God loves, whom God hears cry, and those who we know. God's people need us to be His light and to be right. |
| 10/23/2018 |
Chosen - Part 9 1 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Acts, Isaiah – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Those who are chosen are going to be rejected. Rejection is an attack on our value and worth. If we are not careful, rejection can lead us into bondage as it keeps us from growing changing and moving forward. Rejection is a plan of the devil to stop your momentum and your forward progress. In order to handle rejection, we must identify the source of rejection, face the fear of rejection and not be ashamed. We are going to have to stay loyal to Jesus, even in the midst of opposition. Ask yourself, is God really real to me, am I truly sold out to Him? |
| 10/14/2018 |
Chosen - Part 8 Isaiah – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Those who are chosen by God are going to be rejected. Our fear of rejection will keep us from growing and maturing, from being fit to be used by God. We cannot let our past experiences dictate our tomorrows. In order to handle rejection we must identify the source of rejection, which always begins on the inside of the rejector. They don't approve of who you are and of what you stand for because they have a private agenda. You have been chosen to reach, to heal and to restore this generation. We cannot let our fear of being rejected stop the work. |
| 10/08/2018 |
Chosen - Part 7 1 John, 2 Peter, Hebrews – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr We have been chosen by God. To be fit to be used by God, we have to know how to love ourselves and we have to know how to live by faith. |
| 09/30/2018 |
Chosen - Part 6 1 Corinthians, Hebrews – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr To be successful with God, it comes down to faith. Faith is the confidence we have in the testimony of God. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. If we are going to live by faith, we have to have confidence in God's love for us and we have to take God at His Word. |
| 09/25/2018 |
Chosen - Part 5 1 John, Hebrews, Matthew – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Success with God comes down to living by faith. You have to have confidence in God's love for you. Love is the foundation of our faith. When you walk by faith, it causes you to be fully persuaded, you judge on faith, you can patiently endure and you can continue to obey. You must take God at His word. You have to believe and trust in Him and do what He says. And you have to learn the knowledge of God. |
| 09/16/2018 |
Chosen - Part 4 1 Corinthians, Deuteronomy – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr God wants to use you to change people's lives. To be fit to be used by God, we have to love ourselves, we have to develop ourselves and we have to give of ourselves. |
| 09/09/2018 |
Chosen - Part 3 1 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Deuteronomy, Psalms – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr The way that we love ourselves is by loving God and we love God by keeping his commandments. If we are going to love ourselves, we have to be committed, we have to deny ourselves and it takes practice. Love becomes perfect, mature, through practice. The more we obey, the more we begin to see the goodness of God. |
| 09/02/2018 |
Chosen - Part 2 1 Corinthians, 2 Timothy, Luke, Romans – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr We must love ourselves in order for us to carry out the mandate to bring God's glory into the world to the lost. In order for us to love ourselves, we have to accept that God loves us sacrificially, redemptively, and unconditionally. We must also cleanse our hearts by acknowledging and confessing our sins so that we will not judge the lost; realizing that we too were once lost, void of proper direction. When we acknowledge and confess our sins, we spiritually mature to realize that we need the Lord and we realize how much He loves us. We become fit to be used of God to bring His glory into the earth to the lost. |
| 08/26/2018 |
Chosen - Part 1 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, John – Chosen – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr You have been chosen; selected by God to represent Jesus. To be chosen by means to manifest the glory of the unseen God so that the lost will be able to see the character and presence of God in us and believe in Him. Ask yourself, are you fit to be used by God? Ask the Lord, in what areas are you not fit to be used? To be fit to be used by God, we have to mature spiritually. We begin to spiritually mature when we work on our relationship with the Lord. |
| 08/19/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 13 John, Luke, Philippians – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr If we are going to lay down our lives for this generation and for the lost, we are going to have to sacrifice. We have been chosen and given responsibility, but what have we really sacrificed? What are we willing to give up so that the lost might be saved? If we are to continue the works of Christ, there must be sacrifice. It begins with surrendering our will, giving up comfort and giving up convenience, so that the lost might be saved. The Will of God is always outside of our comfort zone. If we do not sacrifice and get out of our comfort zone, God's Will cannot be done. |
| 08/13/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 12 1 John, John, Mark – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr If we are going to do the works of Christ, it requires a changed heart and it requires patience. Seeking and saving the lost is going to require us to also lay down our lives for our friends. We have to accept that we have been chosen for this generation and we have to have love for this generation. Our love for this generation begins with our forgiveness. Unforgiveness, of anyone, causes our hearts to be hardened. Forgiveness allows us to be free to be used by God. |
| 08/05/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 11 1 Corinthians, 1 John, John – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr If you are going to do the works of Christ, it is going to require you to lay down your life for your friends. To lay down your life means to give, to commit and to fulfill God's purpose for our life. Love causes you to lay down your life to allow the Lord to use you. In order to allow the Lord to use you, you have to accept that you have been chosen for this generation. To be chosen means that God knows you weaknesses, you have to forget about your short comings and your past and you have to cooperate with Him. You must see this generation as your friend and you have to come down and let them know you understand what they are experiencing. You must become what is necessary to save this generation. |
| 07/29/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 10 John – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr John 15:13 KJV "Greater love hat no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." This generation has to be our friends and we have to tell them everything that the Father has told us. We cannot say that we love this generation and withhold from them what was given to us. We must lay down our life for this generation. We must come down off our high horse and see them face to face. We know that they are our friends when we take what we know and what we have been taught and give it to them. |
| 07/22/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 9 James, John, Revelation – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Doing the works of Christ requires patience. Patience is an internal fulfillment. It is not based on time, it is a position. When you are patient, you keep the commandments of God and hold on to your confidence in the testimony of Jesus. In order to establish patience you must submit yourself to authority, strip yourself of pride, let your faith be tried and be a doer of the Word. Patience is a choice. |
| 07/08/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 8 Genesis, James, John – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr If we are going to do the works of Christ, it requires patience. Patience is essential to success in anything in which you want to be fruitful and productive. There are benefits to patience: the impossible becomes possible; we are able to receive the promises of God; we fulfill God's purpose for our lives; we grow in strength; it keeps us from sinning. |
| 07/01/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 7 Acts, James, John – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Patience is essential to being prepared for what God has prepared for you. Patience is abiding under the Word of God, enduring the trials, the tests and those things that are uncomfortable without complaining and without compromising. Patience is a process of maturing, staying right with God and a test of our faith. |
| 06/24/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 6 Galatians, John – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Obedience puts us in a right position with God, which leads to being in agreement with God. When we obey from the heart, it keeps us in harmony with God and we begin to have an encounter with God that we cannot have any other way. Also, when we obey from the heart He is able to manifest Himself to us and through us and it produces fruit. |
| 06/17/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 5 John, Philippians – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr We have a responsibility to do the works of Christ, but it requires us to be changed. This change takes place on the inside and when it takes place on the inside, it can be seen externally. Apart from God, change is not possible. Your heart has truly been changed when your heart agrees with God's heart. There is power in righteousness and it produces fruit. |
| 06/10/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 4 John – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Our responsibly is to get right and to stay right with God. A heart for righteousness is a heart that agrees with God's heart. When we have God's Word, we have His heart; His thoughts, plans and desires for us. When we are right with God, we have peace and we produce fruit. |
| 06/03/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 3 Acts, John, Psalms – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Our hearts must be changed to trust God. If we are going to do the work of Christ, it requires a changed heart. When our hearts are truly changed, then we know that He is living in our hearts. God can make himself known and we can learn to trust Him with our whole heart. When we trust Him, we can depend on Him, and we can have evidence that the Holy Spirit lives in our hearts. |
| 05/27/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 2 Acts, John, Romans – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr We do out of who we are. If we are the body of Christ, then we do the works of Christ. The Lord is letting us know that we can do greater works than Jesus did in His early ministry. The Lord has given us power to bring about change. Change has to take place on the inside. When our hearts are changed, everything changes and we will begin to do the works of Christ. |
| 05/20/2018 |
Doing the Works of Christ - Part 1 Acts, John – Doing the Works of Christ – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr The Lord wants us to do greater works than He accomplished during His earthly ministry. We are Christ's body and it is through His body that He gets works done in the earth. In order to do those works, change must take place. Change is possible and we can make a difference. God provided the power that brings change, the power to change our hearts, the power to change our witness, and the power to change our world. |
| 05/13/2018 |
Church is Who We Are - Part 6 Matthew, Romans – Church is Who We Are – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr We are from the heart. God is more interested in what is in our hearts than what we do. Every believer should be from the heart. Love is our foundation. We believe the Word of God and that the Holy Spirit is the source of our power. We have a common lifestyle, carry a righteous standard and live outside our own self interest. Our responsibility is to lift up Jesus and we have an assignment to show God to the world. |
| 05/06/2018 |
Church is Who We Are - Part 5 Ephesians, John, Matthew – Church is Who We Are – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Church is who we are. Jesus is the head of the church and Jesus is our authority. Church is a safe place where we can truly be fed and come into oneness. |
| 04/29/2018 |
Church is Who We Are – Part 4 Ephesians, John, Matthew – Church is Who We Are – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Jesus is the head of the Church. Jesus came as the manifested body of God. Church is the manifested body of Jesus. Jesus makes our oneness possible by His Spirit. Because we are one, what is important to Him ought to be important to us. We have to become a safe place for the lost, we have to have a heart for the lost and we have to prepare to be a home for the lost. Not just in words, but in deeds. |
| 04/22/2018 |
Church is Who We Are - Part 3 Acts, Hebrews, John, Matthew – Church is Who We Are – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr We are not building the church, Christ is building the Church. He is getting it ready for use. God is building us as individuals so that, collectively, He can build His Church to show the world who He is and to give testimony to who He is. |
| 04/15/2018 |
Church is Who We Are - Part 2 John, Matthew – Church is Who We Are – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr The church is who we are, not what we do. When we assemble together God manifests His love to the world through the body of Christ. The church makes God visible and gives validity to the testimony of God. We really cannot do anything for God by ourselves. We have to assemble ourselves together with the right attitude and the right heart. |
| 04/08/2018 |
Church is Who We Are - Part 1 John, Matthew, Numbers – Church is Who We Are – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr The purpose of the Church, the Body of Christ, is to manifest God's love through the Church by showing the world who God is, by revealing God's plan to the lost and through the work of the local church to show the community who God is. |
| 04/01/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 12 1 Corinthians, Galatians, Matthew, Philippians – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr The resurrection was a demonstration of God's love for us and there was a power that was released and made available to us that will change our use. Can God use you to fulfill the purpose for why He made you? We cannot find fulfillment and satisfaction unless we change our use. We change our use through the power to be His child, the power to know His will and the power to do. |
| 03/25/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 11 Acts, Romans – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr You have been made for God's purpose. You are a chose vessel and God came to dwell on the inside of you. God wants to do a work in you so that He can do a work through you. He is a Holy God and cannot work through you if your inside is not clean. We have to separate ourselves unto God and cleanse ourselves to be useful to God. |
| 03/18/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 10 Acts, Genesis, Romans – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Jesus comes to reconnect us to our purpose. Our purpose was predestined. We are to be just like Jesus. We are not going to function right without the relationship with who we have been made for. |
| 03/11/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 9 Genesis, Mark – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr God made us for a relationship with Him. God wants us to be the object of His love, to be like Him on the inside, and to understand that we have been made for Him. Our fulfillment and satisfaction can only be attained through a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. |
| 03/04/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 8 Genesis, Psalms – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr God made us to have a relationship with Himself. We cannot discover our purpose without a relationship with the Lord. The fulfillment of our lives is found in God's purpose, His will, for our lives. God wants you to know the depth, the breadth and the height of His love. When the Love of God touches your heart, it brings about a transforming power. |
| 02/25/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 7 2 Timothy, Acts, Ephesians – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr God know the times in which we were born. We want to seek God's will and we want to reveal His righteousness. It is God's will that we do a great work and that we fulfill His purpose. We have to be ready, we have to make ourselves available and we have to equip ourselves to be ready for the next move of God. |
| 02/18/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 6 Acts, Ecclesiastes – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr Each season that we go through in life has value and purpose. Seasons of adversity and prosperity; they don't last forever. We must trust that the seasons of our lives are a work of God and that God is working in us. God wants us to take wisdom out of every season in order to prepare for the next season. God gives us the grace that we need for every season and we must trust and obey through every season. |
| 02/11/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 5 Acts, Ecclesiastes, John – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr God knows the seasons of our lives. God uses the seasons of our lives to facilitate our growth, to show us things to come, and to prepare us for what is next. God wants us to maximize the seasons of our lives so that we can finish our course. |
| 02/04/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 4 2 Timothy, Acts, Isaiah – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr God knows the time of our birth, He knows our course and He knows our end. It is God's plan that we will arrive at our end and go home to be with the Lord. God expects us to finish our course. |
| 01/28/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 3 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Acts, Proverbs – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr God will not make His will clear until we get to the point where we surrender our all to Him; until we say "Whatever your will is, I will do." When you reach that "Whatever Moment," He will make known what He has prepared for you and His wisdom to guide your life. |
| 01/21/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 2 Acts, Romans – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr God knows you. You were made for His purpose. He knows your limitations and weaknesses. He knows how to help and He knows where to help. God helps you through His grace and His grace is activated when you obey him. |
| 01/14/2018 |
Made for God's Purpose - Part 1 Acts, Jeremiah – Made for God's Purpose – Pastor Charles W. Starks Jr We have been made by God and for His purpose. God has already determined what He is going to do next. We must be ready and equipped for the next move of God. |