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1976 Good Friday Service

1976 Good Friday Service

Pastor Jack leads a Good Friday communion service centered on the crucifixion of Jesus. He opens with Psalm 22, unpacking its prophetic details about the cross, and then guides the congregation through Matthew 26-27, recounting Jesus's final hours. Pastor Jack includes a moving retelling of Barabbas's release, illustrating how Christ died in our place, and concludes with communion and a word of knowledge about healing?especially the opening of eyes both physically and spiritually.
Travail and Delivery

Travail and Delivery

Pastor Jack draws from Isaiah 53 to teach on the profound connection between Christ's suffering and our spiritual journey. He explains how Jesus entered into travail on the cross so that believers, though barren, could bring forth spiritual life without having travailed themselves? yet he also teaches that for the promises we conceive to reach full delivery, we too must enter seasons of travail. Using the vivid metaphor of childbirth, Pastor Jack encourages the church to endure the pain and pressure of spiritual labor with joy, knowing that Christ walks with us through every trial and guarantees triumph.
Our Hands, His Power Unveiled; Laying On of Hands, Pt. 2

Our Hands, His Power Unveiled; Laying On of Hands, Pt. 2

In this message, Pastor Jack explores the biblical foundation for the laying on of hands, drawing especially from the Old Testament background that the early church would have used. He unpacks a fascinating connection between the Hebrew word for "horns" and the manifestation of God's power through hands, showing how the same word describes rays of light, anointing, worship, warfare, and mercy? all converging in the ministry of Jesus and now flowing through believers' hands.
Laying On of Hands, Pt. 1

Laying On of Hands, Pt. 1

Pastor Jack explores the biblical doctrine of the laying on of hands, drawing from Hebrews 6:1-3 to show how this practice was considered a foundational teaching in the early church. He traces Jesus' ministry of healing and blessing through touch in the Gospels, demonstrates how the apostles continued this ministry in the book of Acts, and challenges believers to recognize that their hands have been redeemed through Christ's crucifixion to minister His life and power to others. Pastor Jack emphasizes that the laying on of hands is not merely ritual, but a vital means through which God's life, healing, and authority flow to meet human need.
Beginning With Spiritual Gifts

Beginning With Spiritual Gifts

Pastor Jack teaches on spiritual gifts, beginning with 1 Corinthians 12. He emphasizes that all spiritual gifts involve utterance and that God has "unplugged" our mouths from sin's silence to speak life, wisdom, and healing. Pastor Jack explains that the baptism with the Holy Spirit is the gateway to exercising spiritual gifts, and he calls the congregation to move from merely talking about being a "ministering church" to actually functioning in the Spirit's power through words of wisdom, knowledge, prophecy, and healing.