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Chris Burns leads us in worship and then shares about what God in working into each one us. This is a recording of our complete service including communion and information about The Sound plans for July 2022. To skip to Chris' message slide to ~ 1 hr 32 minutes. Blazing Fire Church 5-22-22
Pastor Joel Pollard reminds us that God chose to save the world relationally and that family is a prophetic picture of God's love for the Church. Mission flows from our relationship with God, not what we do. And witness flows from our love for each other that the world recognizes as genuine discipleship. (Jn 13:35)
Pastor Brent Lokker shares a timely message about the privilege we have as believers to listen to the voice of Jesus recognizing the reality that He is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care (Ps 95:7). To see the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/hearing-the-voice-of-jesus-brent-lokker
Pastor Susan Fochler helps us understand the unique attributes of the Kingdom of God as revealed by Jesus and how we can position ourselves to become childlike participants in its life and growth. To see the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/your-kingdom-come-susan-fochler
Pastor Russ Fochler shares the significance of Jesus' teaching to Nicodemus about being "born from above" and the necessity of being born of water and the Spirit. There is much we can learn from the way that Jesus engaged with Nicodemus that can make us wiser disciple-makers among our friends, neighbors and co-workers. To see the slides click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/born-from-above-russ-fochler
Pastor Brent Lokker shares his sense of expectancy that the harvest is truly ready, and recalls us to a biblical perspective of the part we should all expect to play in the ministry of reconciliation, motivated by Christ's love (2 Cor. 5:14-15). To see the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/the-harvest-is-ready-brent-lokker
Pastor Brent Lokker, and worship leaders Carla Duncan and Todd Lout share their perspectives and experiences of how prophetic worship can shift atmospheres, change lives and even alter the course of history of nations!
Prophet Bill Hernandez encourages us to trust that God is able to keep us from falling and present us unblemished in His glorious presence. Our story ends well! We are to behave as the victorious royalty that God has made us... seated in heavenly places and crowned with glory.
Sierra Lout challenges us to seek out and really get to know God at a greater level of intimacy. She demonstrates with examples that those who want to bring heaven's justice to earth must come from a place of intimacy and revelation to address the underlying root issues, and not just the superficial symptoms. To see the slides for this talk, click here: https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/transformative-transparency-sierra-l
Pastor Brent Lokker shares a panoramic view of the biblical covenants between God and man from a New Testament perspective. Gaining insight into the big picture of God's plan helps us marvel at the perfection of the Father's plan for Jesus to establish the New Covenant of Grace that makes us truly belong forever! To see the slides for this talk, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/the-fathers-covenant-of-grace-brent-lokker
Pastor Brent Lokker and Prophet Bill Hernandez recall us to a healthy attitude towards God's promises and words that have been spoken over us. We are reminded to hold firmly to that which is good, and to have confidence that God's nature and our relationship with Him are firm guarantees of good things coming our way! To see the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/why-would-god-have-good-things-to-say-to-you-jan-4-2020
As part of our New Year’s eve church family gathering, Marti Souza, Bill Hernandez, Chuck McCallum, Tiffany James, Diane Jung, Brent Lokker, Karena Lout, and Michael Dowling shared what they're sensing prophetically for the coming year.
Pastor Lonnie Ellis spoke at our new year's eve service and delivered an empowering and hopeful message that will help release your faith concerning the good things God has in store for you. To see the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/2020-and-beyond-lonnie-ellis-12312019
A special service focussed on the meaning of Christmas hosted jointly by Blazing Fire, Psalm 84 and East Bay Prayer Furnace. Included are three short messages on Christmas themes, namely "The Miracle of Emmanuel" by Linda McCallum, "The Name of Jesus" by Dan and Amy Knight and "Jesus as the Light and Bringer of God’s Justice" by Brent and Suzanne Lokker.
Kara Holthe shares her joy in the simplicity and beauty of God's plan of salvation, as she recounts several stories from the book of Acts and her own life. The simple gospel is just as relevant and powerful today as it was 2000 years ago; his faithfulness continues through all generations (Ps 100:5). To see the slides for this talk, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/the-simplicity-and-grace-of-salvation-kara-holthe
Shandy Pekkonen shares his journey of encountering the supernatural realm from a his early childhood onwards, and reminds us the point is not fascination with the supernatural per se, but the power of God to change lives in the communities where we live.
Tiffany James, author, spoken word artist and our guest speaker for the evening helps us to move beyond our mental barriers of comparison and self-disqualification. May her words encourage us to live boldly inspired by a heavenly perspective of who we are in the Kingdom. (Music under her spoken word segment by Nathaniel Coe III, see https://www.natecoemusic.com.)
Pastor Brent Lokker reviews what we've learned from the book of Acts, and helps us focus on the centrality of the Holy Spirit in any advance of the Kingdom. The secret is always to yield to Him, so that His dynamic life and power is allowed gain victory both in us and through us. To see the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/holy-spirit-our-victory-brent-lokker
Our guest speaker this week, Dennis Lafayette, shares some of the amazing things that happen when we are willing to take the risk of faith-action in the service of whatever God is asking us to do in the moment. God supplies everything we need, even the faith — we simply get to supply the "yes" and step out to see God work through us in amazing ways.
Pastors Brent and Suzanne share from Acts 12 about Peter's miraculous escape from prison, and how even those who had gathered in prayer were unprepared for the completeness of God's answer to their prayers. For those among us who may be feeling jaded or disappointed about things we prayed for that didn't come to pass as we expected, we are encouraged to repent of any offense that we still carry against God for not having moved in our preferred way or timing, and get ready to be willing and courageous participants in God's current move.
This week, Pastor Brent shows the genius of the Holy Spirit in winning people to himself. In the first case this is shown through Paul's discourse with the Athenians in Acts 17, while the second illustration is from Caleb Byerly's amazing story of reaching a lost people group through obedience to a vision and the prompting of the Holy Spirit. The video clip used here can also be found at https://youtu.be/-fiQIEXI2Yo (used by permission).
In this short audio clip, Katherine Sinon shares prophetic insight on our calling and journey from Psalm 139.
Pastor Todd Lout reminds us of God's supernatural power and authority as illustrated by the stories of Aeneas and Dorcas in Acts 9:32-43. We are encouraged to know that the Miracle Worker lives inside us and that our very existence is a miracle. Therefore, being who we truly are involves the expectation of God's miraculous power breathing though us!
Our guest speaker, Joanne Moody, brings us a powerful message from 1 Samuel 1-3. We learn the vital importance of intimacy and anointing in order to be who we really are and become instruments of God's advancing kingdom, able to fill the earth and subdue it.
Pastor Russ Fochler shares the story of Peter and Cornelius from Acts 10, and how God orchestrated changed minds and hearts to bring the Gentiles into full fellowship, receiving the Holy Spirit and baptism. We too are encouraged to move beyond the status quo, and hunger for the "more" that God has for us. To see the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/god-responds-to-worship-and-does-a-new-thing
Pastor Karena expands on Saul's journey from Acts 9. God invites us into a continual discovery of who He is. However, that journey requires our willing engagement, humility along with a listening and teachable spirit (as we see in Saul's example). Embracing growth requires vulnerability and complete surrender! To see the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/making-room-for-growth-karena-lout
Pastor Brent reminds us of the simple Gospel message and its power to set us free, if only we would take it at face value. Too often we have allowed never-quite-good-enough, performance-based religion to turn God's good news into a man-made prison! Pastor Brent invites us back to the place where we trust the completeness of God's salvation work in us, and can confidently state that we're fully accepted and loved as God’s favored child! To see the slides for this talk, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/religion-vs-relationship-brent-lokker
Pastor Jean Bosco Hajabakiga, a prominent pastor in Rwanda, shares his testimony, with a focus on how he came to forgive one of his brother after 40 years of hostility and resulting bondage. He also highlights the power we have as believers to bind and loose with the authority of Heaven (Matt 18:18); a power that many of us know about, but don't truly know that we have!
This week, Charles Razzell contrasts the attitudes and outcomes for two men who encountered God's power: Simon the Sorcerer and Paul the Apostle (Acts chapters 8 & 9). God calls us to experience sonship and values us accordingly, whereas many of us still tend to assess each other for what we do. The best possible outcome is when we know who are are in Christ and live accordingly; Jesus being the Vine, and we the branches. Testimonies shared by Stephen Carey and Tina Razzell remind us that God continues to actively call His sons and daughters back to the joy of a living relationship with Him. To view the slides, click here. https://www.slideshare.net/rfochler/coming-home-to-our-true-identity-charles-razzell
Pastor Susan Fochler reflects on the dramatic conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus as told in Acts chapter 9. We learn the significance of Saul's name change to Paul, and marvel at the radical a change of identity and value system the he experienced. We also see that God's powerful intervention, while it contained discipline and correction, was undergirded by an unshakable love for Paul that would guide him into his future as a minister of the gospel.
