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  Wednesday Prayer | Romans 12:6-8 | Pastor Joel Sims 30.09.2026 39Min.

  In part 4 of the Romans 12 series, Pastor Joel Sims unpacks the motivational gifts of Romans 12:6-8—prophecy, service, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, and mercy—showing how each believer has a unique grace to activate for the good of the body of Christ. Building on the call to be a living sacrifice and be transformed by the renewing of the mind, he challenges listeners to stop merely consuming ministry and instead deploy their gift so the whole church is strengthened and inspired.
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  Rest For Your Soul | Pride Takes the Credit | Pastor Joel Sims 28.09.2026 38Min.

  In Pride Takes the Credit, Pastor Joel Sims teaches from Daniel 4 that pride takes the credit and humility gives thanks. Nebuchadnezzar built Babylon and credited himself until God removed the grace that had been holding him together.
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  Rest For Your Soul | Pride Judges Others | Pastor Joel Sims 21.09.2026 53Min.

  In this episode titled Pride Judges Others, Pastor Joel Sims teaches how pride judges others while humility judges itself. God opposes the proud but gives greater grace to the humble who put on humility toward one another.
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  Rest For Your Soul | A Step Toward Rest | Pastor Marcus Criner 13.09.2026 45Min.

  What if the life you’ve been working so hard to build is keeping you from the rest Jesus already offers? In this message, Pastor Marcus Criner invites us to stop striving, seek God first, surrender our need for control, and step into the freedom, provision, and purpose found in His will.
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  Rest For Your Soul | Clothe Yourself With Humility | Pastor Joel Sims 08.09.2026 46Min.

  In the opening message of Rest for Your Souls, Pastor Joel Sims teaches from Matthew 11 and 1 Peter 5 that rest is not found by coming to Jesus alone—you also have to learn His humility. God resists the proud and gives a greater grace to the humble, so weariness can be a clue that pride is still on. Some storms will not break until you repent. Clothe yourself with humility and invite more grace.
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  Wednesday Prayer | Romans 12:3 | Pastor Joel Sims 02.09.2026 53Min.

  Pastor Joel Sims teaches from Romans 12 on the body of Christ and the grace given to different parts of the body, challenging listeners to embrace their unique God-given identity and grace, instead of comparing themselves to others. He closes with a call to stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit as the church steps into a new season of mobilization.
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  Strong and Courageous | Faith in the Father | Pastor Joel Sims 30.08.2026 1Std. 2Min.

  In this episode of the Strong & Courageous series, Pastor Joel Sims unpacks Hebrews 11:6 and shows that without faith it is impossible to please God—faith that believes He is and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. Through powerful personal stories, he calls us out of the orphan spirit of self-reliance and back into childlike trust in a Father who affectionately cares for us.
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  Strong and Courageous | I WAS Afraid | Pastor Joel Sims 30.08.2026 46Min.

  In this message from Word of Life’s Highland Colony Campus 5:30pm service, Pastor Joel Sims challenges us that faith is not watching heroes from the sidelines—it’s stepping out with courage, using what God has given us instead of burying it because we are afraid. Drawing from Joshua 1, Hebrews 11, and Matthew 25, he reminds us that God is looking for aggression, not perfection, and wants to write a God-story through every one of us.
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  Strong and Courageous | Prepared in the Waiting | Pastor Danny Romick 24.08.2026 45Min.

  In this message from the Strong & Courageous series, Pastor Danny Romick shows how the waiting seasons of life—even those caused by our own choices—are never wasted, because God uses the valley to form strength, character, and fruit as we remain in His presence rather than chasing the miracle itself.
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  Wednesday Prayer | Romans 12:2 – Transformed | Pastor Joel Sims 19.08.2026 49Min.

  In this Wednesday Prayer message, Pastor Joel Sims unpacks Romans 12:1-2, calling believers to true transformation through the renewing of the mind so they can enter God’s good, acceptable, and perfect will, illustrated by biblical name changes, practical stories of generosity and discipleship, and a challenge to prioritize Scripture over worldly influences.
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  Strong and Courageous | The Wilderness Is the Way | Pastor Joel Sims 17.08.2026 44Min.

  In this message from the Strong & Courageous series, Pastor Joel Sims reveals how God intentionally uses the wilderness to forge real strength in us, contrasts strength with mere courage, and calls us to stop demanding the easy way so the obstacle itself can become the path.
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  Wednesday Prayer | Romans 12:2 – Do Not Be Conformed to This World | Pastor Joel Sims 12.08.2026 47Min.

  In this episode, Pastor Joel Sims continues with Part 2 of our Romans chapter 12 study, Do Not Be Conformed to This World. In this message, we explore what it looks like to live as a disciple of the Lord rather than being conformed to the world. We examine what Scripture means by “the world” and the things that draw us away from God, as described in 1 John 2:15–16—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—and consider the temporary nature of the things of this world.
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  Strong and Courageous | Who God Is | Pastor Joel Sims 10.08.2026 57Min.

  In this message, discover God’s self-portrait in Exodus 34—compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love—and how His patient lovingkindness both forgives and calls us to genuine repentance.
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  Strong and Courageous | A Wealthy Place | Pastor Joel Sims 03.08.2026 52Min.

  In this episode, Pastor Joel Sims opens Psalm 66:10-12 and teaches that God has good plans for us. He desires to refine our trust in Him as He leads us through the wilderness and into the wealthy place He has prepared.
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  Wednesday Prayer | Romans 12:1 | Pastor Joel Sims 30.07.2026 1Std. 11Min.

  In this episode from Wednesday Prayer, Pastor Joel Sims begins a powerful teaching on walking in the disciplines of Christ. Beginning with Romans 12:1, “…present your bodies as living and holy sacrifices…” Pastor Joel explores the pattern of Old Testament priestly service before leading us to Hebrews, where Jesus is revealed as our Great High Priest. Discover how Christ’s finished work calls us to a daily response of worship, surrender, and devotion as we offer our bodies to God as living sacrifices.
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  The Helper | Chaos Becomes Order | Pastor John Romick 27.07.2026 37Min.

  In this final episode of The Helper series, Pastor John Romick shares how the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit transforms chaos into order, weakness into strength, impossibilities into victories, and even brings dead things back to life through the truth of Romans 8:11.
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  The Helper | Listening to the Holy Spirit | Pastor John Romick 20.07.2026 38Min.

  In this message by Pastor John Romick, we see that although it’s common to desire God to “speak louder” so we can hear Him, He desires us to draw closer so that we hear the sound of His still small voice clearly.
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  The Helper | Pray in the Holy Spirit | Pastor Joel Sims 13.07.2026 43Min.

  In Pray in the Holy Spirit, part 2 of our series The Helper, Pastor Joel Sims teaches that being filled with the Holy Spirit isn’t a side topic in the New Testament—it’s central to the life of every believer. Learn how the Spirit empowers us to grow personally, serve in God’s kingdom, and share the gospel with those around us and across the world.
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  Alive and Awake | Wednesday Prayer | Pastor Joel Sims 06.07.2026 58Min.

  In this message, Pastor Joel Sims shows how the god of this world is fighting to keep us dear spiritually, blind spiritually, and speaking only from the flesh. As we give our attention and affection to the Holy Spirit and to our spirits, we will see and hear from the Spirit and speak words from the Spirit.
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  The Helper | Three Baptisms | Pastor Joel Sims 06.07.2026 44Min.

  Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed? If so, are you acting like it? In this first message of our new series “The Helper”, Pastor Joel Sims shows us from the scriptures the 3 baptisms. Baptism into Jesus, which is salvation; baptism into water, which is repentance, or leaving behind your sin and this world; and baptism in the Holy Spirit, giving you power to be a witness to Jesus.