Finance, Leadership, 10Commandments, Rest of Faith, Comfort, Authority In Family: Volume 1

Audio Transcripts of 25 Sermons

Mike Connell

• The Rest of Faith
• Comfort in Times of Trouble
• Authority in the Family

Shane Willard

• Finance Seminar
• Ten Commandments
• Leadership Seminar

Rest of Faith (4 sermons)
Stress and pressure are part of our life. Jesus has given some clear things about how we can deal with it. When you're stressed out, anxious and uptight you don't live your best and not only that, you find that you struggle in your relationships. There's overflow in your health. God doesn't intend us to live that way.

Comfort in Times of Trouble (3 sermons)
Everyone experiences times of pressure, difficult, distress. When we're in pain, out thinking is affected, we tend to lose perspective, then isolate, & turn to false comforts. The enemy of our soul likes to torment us, but God is a God of Comfort. We can position ourselves to experience great comfort in times of distress. Learn how to experience the comfort of God, & the reality of His presence.

Authority in the Family (5 sermons)
But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. (1 Corinthians 11:3). This series clearly describes God's design for our marriage and how we can position ourselves for blessing and empowerment.

Finance (2 sermons)
Shane Willard offers a unique Jewish/Hebraic perspective for Christians on Finance and Giving. Work; Wisdom; Honor; Knowing God; Tzedakah. We're called to live on a circle in a square: 79%. The math from the commands matches the illustration from agriculture.

Ten Commandments - Foundations for Success (6 sermons)
Am I me, regardless of what I'm producing; or is my entire life and worth defined by the number of bricks I can make? Is God still the creator, even when He's resting? The Sabbath is a day where you live like your work is done, even if it isn't - and that is healing. The world goes on, because God is God, and you are not. The supply of everything I need, is as close to me as the air that I'm breathing, I just need to stop and become aware of that. God wants to marry you, leaven & all. No matter what you've done, He is determined to make it right for you - that is what the 10 Commandments are all about. Its Grace, its God giving people something that they did not earn or deserve, its welcome to being human again.

Leadership Seminar (6 sermons)
1.Tefillah, Teshuvah, Tzedakah: Pictures from Hebrew hieroglyphics are used like a comic strip to illuminate the word.2. Being a Peacemaker: From what started out as a joke no-one understood, a fascinating cycle of violence ensues: I merely did to them, what they did to me. 3.Demonstrating the Power of God, within the Disposition of Messiah, gives us the Credibility to speak life into any situation.4.Being a Good Neighbour. compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, abounding-in-love5.Form vs Function (Greek vs Hebrew)6.Worries of this Life, Deceitfulness of Wealth

Shane Willard is mentored by a pastor with rabbinical training, and teaches the context of the Scriptures from a Hebraic perspective. This perspective helps people to see God's Word in a completely new way and leads them into a more intimate relationship with the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Mike Connell is an internationally recognized teacher of the Word, who moves powerfully in prophetic, deliverance and inner healing gifts. His strong love and sensitivity for God and His people have enabled him to minister and bring great healing to the hurt and broken. A man full of the Spirit and faith, Pastor Mike will open and take you to another level of spiritual encounters with God. He is sought after all over the world to bring teaching and great moves of God. He has standing yearly appointments teaching in international Bible Schools and impacting many of the worlds leaders in conventions and business conferences. Mike has a heart for people and is able to bring a wonderful balance of humour, compassion and truth to his teaching messages. Mike's annointed messages are ones that have affected the hearts of people worldwide. Mike and Joy Connell are the Senior Pastors at Bay City Outreach Centre, Hastings, New Zealand. They moved to Hastings from Dannevirke in 1985 to pioneer their first church and have been in ministry now for over 34 years and pioneered 5 other churches. Mike & Joy have seven children and are also very proud grandparents. They both believe in strong family values and this is obvious when you meet them. Mike & Joy have a unique commitment to pursuing what God would have for their lives and continue to travel the globe ministering to broken hearted people and showing them God's love. Their love of laughter and positive attitudes to life make them dynamic people.