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How to Handle Fear of Violence

How to Handle Fear of Violence

Pastor Jack addresses the growing fear of violence gripping his city in December 1977, prompted by specific incidents affecting members of his own family and congregation. Drawing from Psalm 91, he teaches practical steps for handling fear: confronting it honestly before God, identifying its demonic source, specifying the exact fear, and standing on God's promises. He illustrates these principles through a tender account of reading Psalm 91 with his nine-year-old daughter who was afraid at bedtime, showing how Scripture and worship displace fear with faith.
Leading Multitudes

Leading Multitudes

Pastor Jack teaches on leadership and spiritual growth using the story of David in 1 Samuel 22. Drawing from David's gathering of distressed, indebted, and discontented men at the cave of Adullam, Pastor Jack explores how God transforms unlikely followers into mighty leaders through submission, servanthood, and unity. He challenges the church to prepare for a new dimension of ministry that can reach the masses, emphasizing that balance, wisdom, order, and a single heart are essential traits for those who would lead multitudes.
Releasing Ministry and Serving Multitudes

Releasing Ministry and Serving Multitudes

Pastor Jack explores the biblical pattern of releasing ministry to multitudes by examining Moses' delegation in Exodus, Jesus' selection of the twelve, and the structure of the early church. He challenges the congregation to move beyond limiting ideas about leadership maturity, arguing that God desires at least one out of every ten people to serve in some form of ministry leadership, and calls for a massive expansion of home meetings and grassroots ministry in the church.
Jonathan and David: Covenant With a Brother

Jonathan and David: Covenant With a Brother

Pastor Jack draws from the relationship between Jonathan and David in 1 Samuel 18 to teach about covenant brotherhood and life-releasing relationships among men. In this Men's Growth Seminar, he explores how covenant commitments between brothers are designed to release life, urging men to move beyond casual fellowship into deeper person-to-person relationships that multiply spiritual growth and ministry throughout the church body.
How to Receive Prophesyings, Pt. 3

How to Receive Prophesyings, Pt. 3

Pastor Jack brings to a close his series on receiving prophetic words, walking through seven biblical examples of people who received prophecies and what they did with them. He emphasizes the importance of balance in handling personal prophecy, teaching that prophetic words require wisdom, prayer, and obedience?not haste or presumption. Pastor Jack offers practical guidance on pondering God's word in the heart, submitting it to the Lord in prayer, and living in faith without attempting to force fulfillment.
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