Movement Church Podcast

Pastor Lori Adgate

Psalms 115:16 The heavens belong to our God; they are his alone, but he has given us the earth and put us in charge.

Matthew 11:28-30 28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”

Mark 16:14-20

14-16 Still later, as the Eleven were eating supper, he appeared and took them to task most severely for their stubborn unbelief, refusing to believe those who had seen him raised up. Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all. Whoever believes and is baptized is saved; whoever refuses to believe is damned.

17-18 “These are some of the signs that will accompany believers: They will throw out demons in my name, they will speak in new tongues, they will take snakes in their hands, they will drink poison and not be hurt, they will lay hands on the sick and make them well.”

19-20 Then the Master Jesus, after briefing them, was taken up to heaven, and he sat down beside God in the place of honor. And the disciples went everywhere preaching, the Master working right with them, validating the Message with indisputable evidence.]

“And the disciples went everywhere preaching, the Master working right with them, validating the Message with indisputable evidence.”

Jesus’s final words on earth gave us his authority to carry this gospel into the world.

The great commission is not the great suggestion.

Psalms 115:16 but he has given us the earth and put us in charge.

Prime it with thankfulness and praise.

Prime it with sharing your story.

Prime it with generosity.

Join us as we continue in the series "The Elephant in the Room", a series on the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Rod Windham

Matthew 2.1-12 TPT - Jesus was born in Bethlehem near Jerusalem during the reign of King Herod. After Jesus’ birth a group of spiritual priests (Magi, wise men, astronomers, astrologers) from the East came to Jerusalem 2 and inquired of the people, “Where is the child who is born king of the Jewish people? We observed his star rising in the sky and we’ve come to bow before him in worship.”

3 King Herod was shaken to the core when he heard this, and not only him, but all of Jerusalem was disturbed when they heard this news. 4 So he called a meeting of the Jewish ruling priests and religious scholars, demanding that they tell him where the promised Messiah was prophesied to be born.

5 “He will be born in Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,” they told him. “Because the prophecy states:

6 And you, little Bethlehem, are not insignificant among the clans of Judah, for out of you will emerge the Shepherd-King of my people Israel!”

7 Then Herod secretly summoned the spiritual priests from the East to ascertain the exact time the star first appeared. 8 And he told them, “Now go to Bethlehem and carefully look there for the child, and when you’ve found him, report to me so that I can go and bow down and worship him too.”

9 And so they left, and on their way to Bethlehem, suddenly the same star they had seen in the East reappeared! Amazed, they watched as it went ahead of them and stopped directly over the place where the child was. 10 And when they saw the star, they were so ecstatic that they shouted and celebrated with unrestrained joy. 11 When they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, they were overcome. Falling to the ground at his feet they worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure boxes full of gifts and presented him with gold, frank-incense, and myrrh. 12 Afterward they returned to their own country by another route because God had warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod.

v 2 - The Magi said “We have seen His star"

1. Why The Star?

Stars were a big part of their life!

The wise men and their entourage of 100 people were willing to put their entire lives on hold and travel somewhere between 700 & 1000 miles one-way on horseback, to find who they believed to be the King of all kings and that this encounter would be totally worth bringing the treasure of all treasures... Huge chests full of gold, frankincense, and myrrh and this encounter was believed to literally change their lives forever.

Numbers 24.17 MSG - Decree of Balaam son of Beor, decree of the man with 20/20 vision, Decree of the man who hears godly speech, who knows what’s going on with the High God ... I see him, but not right now, I perceive him, but not right here; A star rises from Jacob a scepter from Israel, Crushing the heads of Moab....

The Heavens are an evangelist

Psalms 91.1 TPT - God’s splendor is a tale that is told; his testament is written in the stars. Space itself speaks his story every day through the marvels of the heavens. His truth is on tour in the starry vault of the sky, showing his skill in creation’s craftsmanship.

His Star Reveals Your Heart

2. Who Was “His Star" That Led You To Jesus?

3. Whose Star Will You Be?

1 Corinthians 12.7 MSG - Each person is given something to do that shows who God is

Join us for our Mother's Day message!

Join us as we kick off the new series The Elephant in the Room! A series on the Holy Spirit.