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Never lose your willingness to be bold!!

My papa (dad) is the best example, to everyone who is privileged to know him, of how much God loves His children! But, my papa had a horrible childhood, abusive stepfather, absent real alcoholic father, and only by knowing Christ was my Papa able to break those chains and bless many 'adopted' and born to him children. Our Father loves us so much, too not only give His Son but to give us people here to help show His love!

Always fascinated by the fact that Jesus the Son of God was crucified and jesus barabbas (son of the father) was freed. There truly is power in a name

Great Messsage

Thank you!!!

Love the importance placed on character =fruit. Never heard it that way and it's very effective to share the truth

100% right on!! Such needed truth. I would add that we need the holy spirit now because without Christ here on earth the spirit is IN us to guide and teach us as Christ did like you said but. . . We need him now because He is the only thing that holds Satan back, holds the anti-christ back and allows the fullness of the gentiles to be saved and raptured!

That was an amazing sermon!!!!

Having recently (right before attending Life Church) been baptized and serving in the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) for the last 9 yrs hearing, re-understanding, of the Holy Spirit as a person is truly powerful. Thank you!!!!!! That is exactly what I needed. Not just as an abstract thought from childhood of the Spirit being a person, a being, but a wake-up and a reignited flame in my barren soul. Thank you

Amen!! My parents read a psalm and a proverb every morning, encouraged us kids to do the same. I would not be who I am without that still daily refreshing of my mind to focus on His thoughts

Beautifully said, we rush life thinking it will not last and we have to grasp at ever second! But taking time to give to God, He knows our time here, He has His plans for us. How beautiful it is to dwell in the house of the Lord.

Thank you for uplifting and encouraging us in this life, in this walk, and in the word!

Loved that my 14yr son talked with me about this message. It made him uncomfortable to 'weed out' the good but not right/best. He had not fully accepted faith in "mom's" God and is still forming his own opinions (14, lol) so to have a conversation is such a wonderful blessing! Thank you pastor for teaching the truth! Taught in a way my child can think about and still with a delivery I (a 45++ yr spirit filled Christian) can grow! Wisdom is knowing you DON'T know!

Getting what I miss is important, thank you for putting the teachings out❤❤

Being broken as an adult, who knew God from childhood, is painful, abandoned, forgotten, but beautiful, peaceful and loved. At the end of ourselves is His open arms. The road back can be long (15yrs for me) but He is there watching for my return, eagerly wanting me home!

I love the point that Christ is 100% grace and 100% true. Well done, well delivered ❤

We ARE all sinners! We ARE ALL born this way, that's why He had to save us! Well put!

Thank you 🙏🏻

Life changing principles, wow, so powerful

Wow, giving Jesus the keys and the will can profit much in marriage. Thank you, Pastor Jon.

I’m standing up with the church

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Thank you Brittany! This is one of the best teachings I’ve heard on the armor of God!!

Thanks for streaming today! 🙏🏻

It's interesting how today's version of tithing has no biblical precedent. At no point in the Bible were tithes received from earned wages. Not New Testament or Old, and it's evident money was widely traded and wages were earned during those times. And nowhere in the Bible is tithing referred to as a "principle".

Feed your soul!

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I am one who definitely abused my freedom. No one else forced me and even though I should have stopped and seek guidance and mentoring, I didn't. I continued and now I am dealing with the repercussions of my actions and so are a few others. Seeking God's wisdom and guidance in this matter. I'm very thankful for this church and the one that they have in Bolivar Missouri.

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This confirms to me that being different may indeed means that I won't always fit in when obeying the Lord for your life! I love this message!

Thank you Pastor Archie for being real

Thank you for sharing! Love this and actually focused on this over the weekend and it’s good to know we aren’t alone. I ran into psalm 143 and the chapter helped when I was feeling over whelmed and had to remember when my heart or thoughts feel troubled or when my spirit fails to lead me to level ground and let him know my spirit thirst for his goodness and keep me righteous and on the right path.

Agree about comparison. Noone is comparable! Each wonderfuly made with purpose. But people can care to much what others think. Especially gossip.

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There is a difference between your opinion and opinion you don't want to hear. Such as the person on the stage don't want to hear another's opinion . If he does you will be passed off to someone else and ignored.

I so appreciate this message because it has answered the question I have had recently. Thank you Pastor Archie! 💞

There is absolutely nothing mysterious about Biblical "tongues" - when referring to something spoken, they are nothing more than real, rational language(s); usually unknown to those listening to them, but always known by the speaker(s) - it’s their native language (in some cases, it is a language the speaker has learned). In contrast, the “tongues” Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians are producing today is an entirely self-created phenomenon. It is non-cognitive non-language utterance; random free vocalization based upon a subset of the existing underlying sounds (called phonemes) of the speaker’s native language, and any other language(s) the speaker may be familiar with or have had contact with. It is, in part, typically characterized by repetitive syllables, plays on sound patterns, alliteration, assonance, and over-simplification of syllable structure. It is also interesting to note that any disallowed sound combinations, i.e. consonant clusters, in the speaker’s native language are also disallowed in his/her tongues-speech. Further, this subset of phonemes typically contains only those sounds which are easiest to produce physiologically. There is absolutely _nothing_ that “tongues-speakers” are producing that cannot easily be explained in linguistic terms. Conversely, when it comes to something spoken, there are absolutely *no* Biblical references to “tongues” that do not refer to, and cannot be explained in light of, real rational language(s), though it may not be the explanation you want to hear, and it may be one which is radically different from what you believe, or were taught. Nowhere in the Bible is modern tongues-speech advocated or evidenced. “Praying in the Spirit” does _not_ refer to the words one is saying. Rather, it refers to how one is praying. In the three places it is used (Corinthians, Ephesians, and Jude), there is absolutely zero reference to 'languages' in connection with this phrase. “Praying in the Spirit” should be understood as praying in the power of the Spirit, by the leading of the Spirit, and according to His will. In Pentecostal/Charismatic parlance however, the phase has come to be equated with modern “tongues”, i.e. when one “prays in the Spirit”, one is typically engaged in some form of tongues-speech. The word “tongue(s)” itself is simply a more archaic word for (real) “language(s)”, nothing more. Replace “tongue(s)” with “language(s)” in these various passages and the whole modern Pentecostal/Charismatic concept of “tongues” begins to become difficult to posit - “language(s)” sounds a lot less mysterious, and in many cases, adds more clarity to the text. Again, in Pentecostal/Charismatic parlance however, the word has come to be equated with the modern concept of “tongues-speech”. Most people who use ‘tongues’ are very keen on describing the ‘experience’. Indeed, for those that use it, it is very psychologically, physically, and spiritually fulfilling. It’s almost like primal screaming. When people practice ‘tongues’, they feel a sense of sweet release and inner peace, in that virtually all stress can be gone after the experience. People describe the experience, but in examining the “mechanics” behind it…well, not so much. When a person has experienced tongues, s/he is absolutely convinced as to the ‘scripturalness’ of his/her experience, and the correctness of his/her doctrinal beliefs - this, despite the overwhelming scriptural absence of anything remotely akin to what they’re doing. I'm not doubting or questioning the 'experience'; as mentioned, glossolalia as the spiritual tool that it is, can be very powerful and, for many people, the experience is profound. As one commenter put it, “Speaking in tongues distracts the ego/analytical/conscious mind while leaving the subconscious (the heart) wide open to import the divine." Both the spiritual and physical benefits of using this tool are also well documented. Again though, it is important to note that this same statement can be made for virtually _any other culture that practices glossolalia_ . Religious and cultural differences aside, the glossolalia an Evenki Shaman in Siberia, a vodoun priestess in Togo and a Christian tongues-speaker in Alabama are producing are in no way different from each other. They’re all producing their glossolalia in the exact same way; they just have different explanations and beliefs as to why they’re doing it and where it comes from. “Tongues” is to some Christian believers a very real and spiritually meaningful experience but consisting of emotional release via non-linguistic ‘free vocalizations’ at best; non-cognitive non language utterance - the subconscious playing with sounds to create what is perceived and interpreted as actual, meaningful speech. In _some_ cases, I would argue that it is clearly a self/mass delusion prompted by such a strong desire to “experience God” that one creates that experience via “tongues”. Known by many different names, “tongues”, “glossolalia”, or more accurately “non-cognitive non-language utterance” (NC-NLU), is practiced by many cultures and religious beliefs from literally all over the world; it is relatively new to Christianity and certainly not unique to it.

Thank you Pastor Neal , the devil cannot understand me when I pray in tongues. Thank you also for listening to the Lord.

In my youth I was blessed with the gift of tongues. My parents changed churches and my gift left me. I want it back so badly. I was in a church that did not acknowledge tongues. Pray for me please

I love this message I wish I could here it better

Here's an example of what I mean by describing real, rational languages based on my post below - 1Cor. 14:2 is perhaps *the* quintessential verse used by many to “evidence” modern tongues-speech in the Bible. Let’s paraphrase this verse into a more modern English. To do this, you need to get rid of the added “unknown”, use a more accurate translation from the Greek, and a more modern rendering of the archaic “tongue” - Once done, we have something more like this - “He that speaks in a language isn’t speaking to others, but only to God; no one hears [him] with understanding; nevertheless, though he’s praying in the Spirit, he’s speaking mysteries.” The whole passage is talking about real, rational language. Let me use an analogy - If I attend a worship service in “East Haystack”, some remote town in the US out in the middle of nowhere, two things are going to be evident: one; there’s only going to be so many people at that service (i.e. there will be a finite given amount of people there) and two; the chances that anyone speaks anything *but* English is pretty slim to nil. If I start praying aloud in say Lithuanian, there’s no one at that service that’s going to understand a single word I’m saying. Even though I’m speaking a real language, no one _there_ will understand my “tongue”. That does not mean or imply that no one else understands Lithuanian; just no one at _that particular service._ In this sense, therefore, I am speaking _only to God,_ since he understands all languages. To everyone at the service, even though I’m praying in the Spirit (as defined in my original post), to the people listening to me, I’m still speaking “mysteries” - i.e. even though I’m praying as I ought, no one understands me; no one has a clue what I’m saying as no one speaks my language. When one looks at the original Greek, the verb which is usually translated as “understandeth/understands” is actually the verb “to hear” in the sense of to hear someone with understanding. The verb is *not* “to understand”. That part of the verse is more properly “no one hears [him] with understanding”, i.e. no one listening to him understands what he’s saying. There is _nothing_ in this passage that suggests modern tongues-speech nor is there anything that even _remotely_ suggests that the speaker does not understand what he himself is saying. The Greek bears this out; it is the _listeners_ who do not understand, *not* the speaker - no matter how hard modern tongues-speakers want the speaker to also not understand…….it just isn’t there.

There is absolutely nothing mysterious about Biblical "tongues" - when referring to something spoken, they are nothing more than real, rational language(s); usually unknown to those listening to them, but always known by the speaker(s) - it’s their native language (in some cases, it is a language the speaker has learned). In contrast, the “tongues” Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians are producing today is an entirely self-created phenomenon. It is non-cognitive non-language utterance; random free vocalization based upon a subset of the existing underlying sounds (called phonemes) of the speaker’s native language, and any other language(s) the speaker may be familiar with or have had contact with. It is, in part, typically characterized by repetitive syllables, plays on sound patterns, alliteration, assonance, and over-simplification of syllable structure. It is also interesting to note that any disallowed sound combinations, i.e. consonant clusters, in the speaker’s native language are also disallowed in his/her tongues-speech. Further, this subset of phonemes typically contains only those sounds which are easiest to produce physiologically. There is absolutely _nothing_ that “tongues-speakers” are producing that cannot easily be explained in linguistic terms. Conversely, when it comes to something spoken, there are absolutely *no* Biblical references to “tongues” that do not refer to, and cannot be explained in light of, real rational language(s), though it may not be the explanation you want to hear, and it may be one which is radically different from what you believe, or were taught. “Praying in the Spirit” does _not_ refer to the words one is saying. Rather, it refers to how one is praying. In the three places it is used (Corinthians, Ephesians, and Jude), there is absolutely zero reference to 'languages' in connection with this phrase. “Praying in the Spirit” should be understood as praying in the power of the Spirit, by the leading of the Spirit, and according to His will. In Pentecostal/Charismatic parlance however, the phase has come to be equated with modern “tongues”, i.e. when one “prays in the Spirit”, one is typically engaged in some form of tongues-speech. The word “tongue(s)” itself is simply a more archaic word for (real) “language(s)”, nothing more. Replace “tongue(s)” with “language(s)” in these various passages and the whole modern Pentecostal/Charismatic concept of “tongues” begins to become difficult to posit - “language(s)” sounds a lot less mysterious, and in many cases, adds more clarity to the text. Again, in Pentecostal/Charismatic parlance however, the word has come to be equated with the modern concept of “tongues-speech”. Most people who use ‘tongues’ are very keen on describing the ‘experience’. Indeed, for those that use it, it is very psychologically, physically, and spiritually fulfilling. It’s almost like primal screaming. When people practice ‘tongues’, they feel a sense of sweet release and inner peace, in that virtually all stress can be gone after the experience. People describe the experience, but in examining the “mechanics” behind it…well, not so much. When a person has experienced tongues, s/he is absolutely convinced as to the ‘scripturalness’ of his/her experience, and the correctness of his/her doctrinal beliefs - this, despite the overwhelming scriptural absence of anything remotely akin to what they’re doing. I'm not doubting or questioning the 'experience'; as mentioned, glossolalia as the spiritual tool that it is, can be very powerful and, for many people, the experience is profound. As one commenter put it, “Speaking in tongues distracts the ego/analytical/conscious mind while leaving the subconscious (the heart) wide open to import the visualization scene or image." Both the spiritual and physical benefits of using this tool are also well documented. Again though, it is important to note that this same statement can be made for virtually _any other culture that practices glossolalia_ . Religious and cultural differences aside, the glossolalia an Evenki Shaman in Siberia, a vodoun priestess in Togo and a Christian tongues-speaker in Alabama are producing are in no way different from each other. They’re all producing their glossolalia in the exact same way; they just have different explanations and beliefs as to why they’re doing it and where it comes from. “Tongues” is to some Christian believers a very real and spiritually meaningful experience but consisting of emotional release via non-linguistic ‘free vocalizations’ at best; non-cognitive non language utterance - the subconscious playing with sounds to create what is perceived and interpreted as actual, meaningful speech. In _some_ cases, I would argue that it is clearly a self/mass delusion prompted by such a strong desire to “experience God” that one creates that experience via “tongues”. Known by many different names, “tongues”, “glossolalia”, or more accurately “non-cognitive non-language utterance” (NC-NLU), is practiced by many cultures and religious beliefs from literally all over the world; it is relatively new to Christianity and certainly not unique to it. As a point of note, I’m a Linguist, and let me also add here that I am neither a so-called ‘cessationist’ nor a ‘continuationist’ - I do not identify with either term; in fact, I had never heard the two terms until just late in 2016. As far as I’m concerned, quite frankly, since the Biblical reference of “tongues” is to real, rational languages, obviously “tongues” haven’t “ceased”; people still speak.