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Prayer & Fasting
Understanding War
Most Christians are living on the defensive, reacting to the enemy's attacks instead of advancing from a position of victory. In this powerful message, Pastor Willie Russell breaks down the spiritual warfare every believer is already in and equips you with five battle-tested principles to stop surviving and start winning.
Lessons From Zerubbabel
Zerubbabel faced seventeen years of delay, opposition, and personal doubt before completing God's assignment, rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. Pastor Linda Hufton draws powerful lessons from his story, focusing on Zechariah 4:6: "Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord." She unpacks the distinction between these two Hebrew words:…
The Five Pillars of Effective Prayer Pt. 1
In this opening message of a new series, I dig into the first and most foundational pillar of effective prayer, knowing the person of God. If your prayer life feels weak, inconsistent, or discouraging, it may be because you haven't yet fully encountered who it is you're praying to. When you truly know God's character, prayer stops being a religious duty and…
Importune Intercession
Prayer that refuses to quit is the most powerful force available to every believer, and most of us are barely scratching the surface. In this message, I teach on importune intercession: the kind of persistent, Spirit-fueled prayer that stands in the gap for the lost, the sick, and the broken until the answer breaks through.
Fasting: Getting Serious with God
As Life Church launches its annual 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting, Pastor Mirek Hufton delivers a compelling case for why fasting is one of the most powerful, and most neglected, tools in the Christian life. Drawing from Joel 2:12, Pastor Hufton defines fasting as deliberately abstaining from food for spiritual purposes, a act of humility that weakens the…
Always Forward
In this message, Pastor Mirek Hufton challenges the congregation to stop drifting through life and instead pursue a singular, God-given purpose: knowing Jesus Christ more deeply than ever before. Drawing from Paul's consuming passion in Philippians, Pastor Hufton makes a critical distinction, we must be purpose-driven, not merely goal-driven. Goals can…
We Need To Reproof, Rebuke, and Exhort, Part 2
In this urgent message, Pastor Mirek Hufton sounds the alarm: the church is under increasing pressure to dilute biblical truth in order to appease culture. Drawing from Jude, 2 Timothy, and 2 Peter, he warns that false teachers, many operating inside the church, are systematically stripping Scripture of its authority to accommodate shifting cultural values.…