Rise Up

This passage emphasizes three instances of rising up. Aeneas being healed, Peter responding to a call and Dorcas being raised from the dead. The church is growing numerically, ethnically and geographically. It is branching out from Jewish boundaries. We are encouraged to use our gifts and abilities for the glory of God.

Unstoppable 17 The Blind See

Pastor recounts the dramatic conversion of Saul (later Paul) on the road to Damascus, highlighting how his encounter with Jesus transformed him from a persecutor of Christians into a devoted apostle. This message emphasizes that Saul's story demonstrates God's ability to reach even the most unlikely individuals and discusses the theological implications of being "chosen" for service rather than salvation. It concludes with encouragement to pray for prodigals, reminding us that no one is beyond the reach of God's grace.

Unstoppable 16 Expansion Through Persecution

Sometimes the Lord uses persecution to stir the church out of its cozy nest and help it to fulfill the Great Commission. Persecution cannot stop the church; it expanded it. We meet three personalities in this chapter: Saul, a persecutor; Philip, a preacher; and Simon, a paper chaser.

Unstoppable 15: A Five Fold Fullness

This sermon centers on Stephen, the first Christian martyr, highlighting his unique "five-fold fullness" as described in the Bible. It draws parallels between Stephen's spiritual qualities and the challenges faced by contemporary believers, emphasizing the need for the filling of the Holy Spirit, wisdom, grace, and faith. Pastor also gives tribute to Charlie Kirk and talks about what his martyrdom means.

Unstoppable 14: Apostles Mysteriously Escape From Public Jail

An angel of the Lord opened the jail doors at night, freeing the apostles and instructing them to teach about new life in Christ. They were to go back to the temple courts, emphasizing that they must obey God and not man.

Death In The Pot

In this message, Pastor talks about the need for discernment and warns about the dangers of false teachings and ideologies infiltrating modern Christianity. The church needs to maintain doctrinal purity and discern truth from error. There is death in the pot that is filled with several false gospels.

Unstoppable part 13

In this message Pastor Rick asks three questions about shadows? He looks at the importance of casting shadows. We can use our influence to heal others when walking in the light of Christ. If you want to cast a shadow, you have to get between Jesus (the source of light) and others. If you want to grow your shadow of influence, this message is for you.

America's Birth and Her Twin Revivals Part 2

The Second Great Awakening started in college campuses and spread to the frontier. It sparked a great wave of spiritual renewal. Learn about a revival that started in a haystack and led to a foreign mission's society. Find out what revival looks like in this compelling message.

America's Birth and Her Twin Revivals Part 1

America's birth was surrounded by two great revivals. The First Great Awakening invigorated the colonies both spiritually and morally. It prepared them for independence.

I Hear That Train A Comin'

Revelation is the terminal toward which the train of history is traveling, and we're all aboard for the ride. The events it describes are forthcoming. It is the Grand Central Station for Bible prophecy. All the prophecies come together. Can you hear the sound of the train and its whistle blowing?

Politics or Religion

The conflict in the Middle East, is it over politics or is it religion? Are the end time views important? How does it play a part in the wars of the Middle East? Are we living in the days before the Tribulation? What does all this talk about peace mean?

Essenes Part 2

A look at their calendar. This calendar is unique in that it starts with creation. Does it prophesy that the Jewish calendar would be a corrupt calendar? Does it predict the final age? This is an interesting listen.

Grace The Basis for Generosity

God's grace is the basis of generosity. When you listen to the devil, he can corrupt even your generosity. But when we are generous and we have integrity, the Lord will add more and more people to His church.

Pentecost Past, Present and Future

Is Pentecost for today? What is the purpose of Pentecost? A look at Pentecost past, present, and future.

Pulling Up Tent Pegs

This is a very uplifting message on how God leads us when we move forward. God leads us by stages. God leads us by steps. God leads us His presence.

Who are the Essenes? Part 1

Do you know who the Essenes are? Do they have anything to do with the hype surrounding 2025? This is part 1 of 2.

A Begging Mother or Sanctified Stubbornness

What kind of prayer does God like? How about a "Sanctified Stubborn" prayer? Listen to the incredible story of the woman from Tyre.

Is the Church the Kingdom?

Is the church the kingdom? Does it even matter? The answers are more important than you might think.

Unstoppable Part 12

Learn about the powerful prayer the Apostles prayed after the court threatened them not to teach or preach in the name of Jesus. In this message, Pastor Rick talks about what is the proper name to use when praying or talking about Jesus/Yeshua.

Unstoppable part 11

As we continue to look at the healing of a lame man and the joy that followed, we find what comes next. That is persecution. Persecution comes from the religious crowd. Do you know what "Stockholm Christianity" is? Listen to see how this is playing out with Christian politicians and leaders.

Unstoppable part 10

Luke begins to introduce personal evangelism with the lame man in chapter 3 and winning people one at a time to the Lord Jesus Christ. The healing of this lame man is suggestive in so many ways.

Unstoppable Part 9

After the forgiveness of sins what's next? Is baptismal regeneration necessary for salvation? Does the Bible teach the basis for communism? What is the church? These questions, and more, are answered in this important message.

Golden Age or Age of Doom?

A lot is being said about the year 2025. Some are calling it a golden age. Others are predicting doom and gloom through various means like pandemics. How seriously should we take this? Will something happen this year? Pastor Rick sheds light on these questions.

Unstoppable Part 8

In this message, we look at what a Christ centered message entails. We also see the hole in the modern gospel.

Unstoppable Part 7

Are we living in the last days? What are the last days like? Listen to this important message to clarify what is happening in our world.

The Goal of AI

AI is more dangerous than we realize. In this podcast, we see how far AI has come, and what its programmers hope to accomplish in the future.

Answers to Revelation Questions

Revelation Questions: "Who is the book of Revelation written to?" and "Will people be saved in the Tribulation?" Pastor Mannon's blog: pastorsfodder.blogspot.com

Unstoppable Part 6

What is Pentecost and what happened on that day? Was Pentecost a day or a season? We also look at the power of prayer because of the gift of our ascended Lord.

Unstoppable Part 5

This message contains valuable information about the inspiration of Scripture and how to handle "apparent" contradictions in the Bible.

Unstoppable part 4

What do you do when you are in a transitional part of life, or you are waiting on the next thing and God has you paused? What do you do when you are waiting? What did the disciples do between the ascension and Pentecost? Listen to this important message.

Unstoppable part 3

In His final 40 post-resurrection days on earth, in the book of Acts, Jesus gave His followers five parting gifts: 1. Many Convincing Proofs of His Resurrection 2. Insights into the Nature of His Kingdom 3. A World-Wide Work 4. An Ascended Lord 5. The Promise of His Return Let's unwrap the final three in this message.

Unstoppable part 2

There are five major headlines in the first eleven verses of Acts. Today we look at three of them. And why did Jesus go to Caesarea Philippi to announce He would build His church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it?

The True Grace of God

In this message Pastor finished the book of 1 Peter and talked about the true grace of God. Included in this message is a defense of the imminent coming of Jesus.

The Rising Opposition to the Pre Trib Rapture with Pastor Josh Mannon

I was honored to be a guest speaker on Pastor Josh Mannon's Podcast (The Timothy Charge on Spotify & YouTube) recently. We joined together and talked about the Rising Opposition to the Pre-Trib Rapture.

The Christian Marriage Part 2

The Christian Citizen and Eschatology

Unstoppable

Today begins a new study on the book of Acts entitled, "Unstoppable". The book of Acts is the story of the unstoppable Gospel of Christ. In this message, we'll look at the crucial nature of the book of Acts.

A Christian Call To Bear Arms

Peter tells how the Christian can arm his or herself against sin and suffering. Being armed with the mind of Christ will assure us of victory no matter what battles we will face this coming year.

Clarifying Kingdom Confusion

The angel Gabriel appears to Mary and his message clarifies kingdom confusion. The angel refutes "replacement theology" and supports a premillennial reign of Christ on the earth.

The Adoration of the Gift

Today we look at the journey of the wise men, the gifts they bring, along with their practical and prophetic significance.

The Word Became Flesh

The importance of the Incarnation.

The Anticipation of His Coming

Indisputable proof that Jesus is who the Bible claims Him to be. Listen again to the greatest story ever told.

The Christian Marriage Part 1

In preparing to teach on the roles for the husband and wife, we look at some preliminary remarks of a Christian marriage. The message is followed by a living illustration.

The Christian Citizen and His Adversary Part 2

This is part 2. A look at Satan's activities today. Satan is powerful but no match for God.

The Christian Citizen and His Adversary

The Chrisian citizen has a real adversary. What is our adversary doing? Listen to this balanced message.