Summary: In week three of the «Let’s Talk About It» series addressing the silent mental health pandemic, Pastor Josh Howerton teaches on depression using Psalm 42 and 1 Kings 19. Depression is the «check engine light of the soul"—a signal, not the problem itself. Four possible causes: (1) Physical (exhaustion, lack of sleep/food—Elijah...
Summary: In the kickoff to the «‘Tis the Season» series, Pastor Josh Howerton teaches from Matthew 24 that unforgiveness builds walls of offense leading to division and imprisonment. Using a live illustration with a young married couple and fence slats, he shows how small offenses accumulate into relational barriers. Jesus warns that offense will...
In today’s message, Joel Osteen explores a powerful idea: while bad things are unavoidable, we don’t have to let them wreck our entire day. He leans on scriptures like John 16:22 and Habakkuk 3:17–18 to argue that our internal joy and peace are actually within our control, not dictated by outside circumstances. The core message is about actively...
Summary: In week two of the «Getting It Back» series, Pastor Josh Howerton teaches from Nehemiah 2 on rediscovering and fulfilling God’s calling. «It» is the indefinable presence and power of God on a life marked by rearranged priorities for His purposes. Using the story of Olympic shooter Matt Emmons missing the wrong target, he warns against...
Summary: In this sermon kicking off the «Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop» series, Pastor Josh Howerton celebrates LakePointe Church’s 2,000th baptism of 2023 and the massive Serve Your City Weekend (4,500+ volunteers, 14,000 hours served). Drawing from John 13, he teaches that true followers of Jesus adopt the heart of a willing bondservant—modeled by...
Summary: In this candid message on anxiety from Philippians 4, Pastor Josh Howerton shares his own eight-month battle with acute generalized anxiety disorder while urging the church to replace worry with biblical practices. He promises that God’s surpassing peace is available to believers who meet three premises: worry about nothing (stop...
Summary: In this vibrant exposition of Acts chapter 2, the preacher celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, portraying it as God’s empowering presence descending with wind and fire to fill every believer for bold witness, just as Jesus promised there would be «more» after salvation. He contrasts the Old Testament giving of the...
Summary: In this hard-hitting message from Acts chapter 1, the preacher contrasts the tragic fates of Judas and Peter after both betrayed Jesus, showing that Judas never truly believed and ended in despair and hell, while Peter repented and ran back to Christ for forgiveness and restoration. The core idea is that true salvation cannot be lost...
Summary: In this message from Acts chapter 3, the preacher passionately argues that Christians today should fully expect God to perform miracles, signs, and wonders just as He did in the early church, because Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Drawing from Peter’s healing of the lame man at the Beautiful Gate, he stresses...
Summary: In this intense altar call and ministry time at a revival service (likely in Brownsville, referencing the historic revival), Pastor Mike Signorelli leads a powerful moment of total surrender to Jesus, emphasizing that true discipleship costs everything—100% reckless abandon, not partial obedience or religious routine. He calls for...
Summary: Drawing from Genesis 11:31 where Terah settles in Harran instead of reaching Canaan, the preacher urges believers not to settle for partial obedience or comfort but to press all the way into God’s full promises, contrasting Harran (comfort) with Canaan (promise). He connects this to idolatry in Terah’s life (Joshua 24:2) and Abraham’s...
Summary: In this fiery sermon on the parable of the ten virgins from Matthew 25, the preacher stresses that while salvation is a free gift, having enough «oil"—representing a deep, personal relationship with the Holy Spirit—costs personal sacrifice, discipline, and pursuit. He warns that all Christians may look similar on the surface, but...
Summary: Pastor Mike teaches that starting the day with early morning prayer, just as Jesus did in Mark 1:35, is the key to experiencing breakthrough, greater authority, and a renewed mind in the Christian life. He connects this practice to God's daily renewal of mercies (Lamentations 3:22-23) and the scientific fact of neurogenesis,...
Summary: Pastor Mike delivers a practical training on casting out demons, emphasizing that deliverance flows from surrender to the Holy Spirit rather than formulas or personal skill. Using a live demonstration with Vic, he outlines five key steps: (1) The Deliverer (Holy Spirit) does the work; (2) Start conversations with «How can I pray for...
Summary: Pastor Mike passionately proclaims the resurrection of Jesus as the ultimate victory over death and the devil, contrasting Him with other religious figures who remained dead, and calls the congregation to remember God’s past deliverance in their darkest moments to stir rejoicing and faith. He leads an intense altar call demanding full...
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