Cityreach Cumberland

Faith is an essential to the Christian life because without it we cannot be saved and one of the greatest enemies of faith is fear. In today's teaching, we will look at four times in the Christmas story where the angel instructed someone to "fear not."  In each instance that the angel told them to not be afraid, he also told them a reason why and those four reasons are still apply to our lives today.

Jesus told His disciples that even though the harvest is plentiful, there are few laborers. In today's message, Pastor Fred teaches about what hinders believers from entering the Lord's harvest and how we must continually seek His direction. Since there is never a shortage with the potential of the harvest, our focus in praying for the lost must be for laborers to be sent out.  

The Bible says that everyone who is in Christ is a new creation. That means that the day you accepted Jesus, the spirit part of your was made brand new. This is the part of you that Holy Spirit now lives in and through His Spirit you are now ONE with Christ. Understanding and believing the reality of your union with Him, will allow you to begin to walk in and release His supernatural power that already resides in you

 Once you receive Jesus as your Savior, you are a new creation in Christ. Even though the old things have passed away and all things have become new, quite often what you experience seems to contradict the truth of God’s word. In today’s teaching, we’ll begin to lay the groundwork for understanding the difference between your spirit, your soul and your body. When you begin to renew your mind to the reality that exists in your born again spirit, you’ll start seeing evidence of it begin to flow into your life.    

The Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. This means that He sent Jesus to eliminate the barrier of sin that stood between God and man and regardless of what you might have heard or been taught, God is no longer mad at you. Harmony has been restored and this is the gospel message that we should be preaching. Even though God has made the provision for you, you still have to receive his free gift and “be reconciled to God.”

Jesus tells three stories in Luke 15 that give us some insight on God’s perspective of reaching the one.  While the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son reveal a distinct person of the Godhead (Father, Son & Holy Spirit), they also have some very common themes.  In today’s message, Pastor Fred shares how God reacts to the lost one, how He responds when the lost one is found and how He restores everything that was lost. 

In part four of our "Reaching The One" series, we discuss breaking the cycle of sin as found in the story of a woman who was caught in adultery. Jesus, the Person of grace, masterfully navigates a seemingly impossible situation in which He both satisfies the law of Moses and pronounces a "not guilty" verdict to the woman. While the law is great at pointing out sin, it doesn't have the power to break sin, but grace does.  If you're struggling with any repetitive issues in your life, listen to today's message and be set free by the grace of Jesus.

In today’s teaching, Jesus reaches the ONE that has been suffering with an infirmity for 38 years. What’s interesting is that when Jesus asked him if he wanted to be made well, the man didn’t say “Yes” immediately.  Just like the man in the story, there are still many people today who continue to embrace their sickness or will even make excuses for it. The good news is that no matter how long you’ve been dealing with something or how bad it might seem, Jesus is still able and wanting to heal you of it.

Reaching a city starts by reaching the one and that's just what Jesus did in the story about the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well.  In today's teaching, Pastor Fred shares how we must listen to the Holy Spirit as He leads you to the one in need, as well as, some practical ways to engage them in a conversation that leads them toward Jesus.

Nicodemus, like many people, was a good person.  He observed the commandments, gave tithes, fasted regularly and was a well respected Jewish teacher.  However, Jesus told him that unless he was born again he would never be able to enter heaven, regardless of every good thing he had done.  This is still an essential today and in this teaching, Pastor Fred will talk about the new birth and the effects it will have on your life.