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Men Who Shape History

Men Who Shape History

In this message, Pastor Jack traces the development of the Church on the Way, drawing powerful parallels to the New Testament church at Antioch. He shares how God has raised up ministries from their congregation? ?like the Come Together musical and Pat Boone's outreach? ?that have become known worldwide, fulfilling God's word that ministries would go out from them better known than the church itself. Pastor Jack also describes a season of personal seeking and testing regarding possible relocation to Reno, and how God used this to free him from dependence on the church's blessing rather than on Christ Himself, leading to new directives for expanding ministry and raising up elders.
Men Who Shape History

Men Who Shape History

Pastor Jack teaches on Stephen, the first martyr of the early church, showing how God takes ordinary men and develops them into history-shapers. Drawing from Acts 6:8 through 8:4, Pastor Jack emphasizes that Stephen was not merely a martyr but a man of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit, who faithfully served in practical ministry before miracles began flowing through his life. He challenges the men of the congregation to become "glory men" ? ? born again, Spirit-filled believers who mature in wisdom and love, allowing God to deeply mark them for kingdom purposes.
On The Washing of Feet

On The Washing of Feet

Pastor Jack draws from the account of Jesus washing His disciples' feet to reveal the demanding call to love and serve one another. He explains that Jesus loved His disciples "unto the end"? ?meaning unto the objective or purpose of His love? ?which was to teach them radical humility, vulnerability, and submission to one another. Through this powerful example, Pastor Jack challenges believers to strip away self-protection and pride, to help one another walk in cleanness, and to understand that true discipleship means getting low enough to wash each other's feet.
The Biblical Basis for Men? ?s Ministries

The Biblical Basis for Men? ?s Ministries

Pastor Jack draws from Ephesians 4 to teach on the structure and development of New Testament ministries, with particular focus on the roles of elders, deacons, and pastor-teachers. Recorded at a Men's Ministries Breakfast in 1974, he announces a significant transition in the church's ministry approach, unveiling a new plan for Elder's Discipleship Seminars designed to raise up mature men for ministry. Pastor Jack emphasizes that every believer is called to be a minister? ?not a "layman"? ?and explains how God develops saints through the five-fold ministry gifts to build up the body of Christ.
The Unquenchable Force of the Real

The Unquenchable Force of the Real

Pastor Jack teaches from Acts 4:5-31 on how Satan systematically tries to intimidate and stifle the miraculous work God begins in believers' lives. Drawing from the early church's confrontation with religious authorities after healing the lame man, Pastor Jack shows how intimidation rises against God's work, yet believers can stand firm through being filled with the Holy Spirit, grounded in God's Word, and united in prayer. The message concludes with a powerful call to pursue fullness of the Spirit and depth in Scripture.