What You Lost Is Coming Back: The Power of Jubilee
You toiled all night and caught nothing. You came home to Ziklag and found it in ashes. You've been renamed by Babylon and left sitting at the well at midday. But Jubilee has come. The same Jesus who sent Peter back to the empty water is sending you back to the place where you failed. This time you go at His word. What broke you won't hold you, what captured you won't keep you, and the One you kept missing has come looking for you. The place where you failed may be the place where God fills your net. 1. CAST YOUR NETS AT THE PREVIOUS PLACE OF FAILURE (Luke 5:4–8) Peter had worked all night and caught nothing. Jesus sent him back into the same water, in daylight and into the deep, which went against everything a fisherman knew. One act of obedience brought a catch so big it filled two boats. 2. THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE (Daniel 1:1–2, 7) Babylon took the vessels, the city and even the names of Daniel and his friends. Captivity is not your final address. YOU ARE GOING TO JERUSALEM. 3. YOUR ZIKLAG (1 Samuel 30:1–2, 21; 1 Samuel 31:5–6) David came home to ashes and to captured families. Soon after, Saul fell. The season that burned you is also the one that clears the road. SAUL DIED, AND DAVID IS GOING TO JERUSALEM. 4. HE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH SAMARIA (Genesis 33:19–20; John 4:3–6) Jacob's well stood at Shechem, on the ground of his reconciliation with Esau. Jesus, tired from the journey, sat down beside it. The woman who came to the well left made well. Did He really need to go through Samaria, or was He looking for you? Download Our Apps to Stay Connected & Deepen Your Faith: 📱 Empower Church App iOS: https://apps.apple.com/za/app/empower-church/id6775955900 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.co.empowerapp 🎓 Empower Bible Institute App iOS: https://apps.apple.com/za/app/empower-bible-institute/id6775867966 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.co.empowerschool.ebi #empowerchurch #gebhardtberndt #restoration #breakthrough #obedience #jesus #faith
22 Sept 2026
Made In His Image | The Truth About Who You Are
Join us as we come together with expectation, united in faith to seek the face of God. God created you intentionally, with purpose, and in His very own image. When we gather in prayer, we align our lives with who He says we are, stripping away distractions to press deeply into His presence. Expect genuine spiritual breakthrough, physical healing, emotional restoration, and divine transformation as we worship and pray together today. Connect & Engage: 💬 Share Your Story: We would love to pray with you! Leave your prayer requests or share your testimonies in the comments below so we can celebrate what God is doing in your life and lift up your needs together. Download Our Apps to Stay Connected & Deepen Your Faith: 📱 Empower Church App iOS: https://apps.apple.com/za/app/empower-church/id6775955900 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.co.empowerapp 🎓 Empower Bible Institute App iOS: https://apps.apple.com/za/app/empower-bible-institute/id6775867966 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.co.empowerschool.ebi #Gebhardtberndt #EmpowerChurch #identity #purpose #prayerwatch #prayer
22 Sept 2026
From Grudges to Grace
A grudge may start with hurt, but when it is fed, it can grow into bitterness, anger and destruction. In Mark 6, Herodias allowed resentment against John the Baptist to grow until it produced a desire for revenge. Download our new Apps below: EC App - iOS: https://apps.apple.com/za/app/empower-church/id6775955900 Empower Church EC App - Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.co.empowerapp EBI App - iOS: https://apps.apple.com/za/app/empower-bible-institute/id6775867966 Empower Bible Institute EBI App - Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=za.co.empowerschool.ebi 1. THE DANGER OF HOLDING A GRUDGE Herodias “nursed a grudge.” Bitterness that is continually fed eventually affects our peace, our decisions and the people around us. A bitter root never stays small. 2. GOD CALLS US TO LET IT GO God commands us not to seek revenge or carry grudges. We cannot control what people do to us, but we can choose what we allow to remain in our hearts. 3. WE ALL NEED GRACE Before looking at what someone else has done, we must remember our own need for mercy. Sin brings death, but through Christ we are offered forgiveness, restoration and life. 4. JESUS CAN CLEAN WHAT HAS BECOME UNCLEAN The man with leprosy came to Jesus needing cleansing. Jesus touched him and said: “I am willing. Be clean.” In the same way, Jesus can cleanse a heart that has become contaminated by bitterness, anger and resentment. 5. FORGIVE BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN The unmerciful servant received forgiveness for a massive debt but refused to forgive someone else. Grace received must become grace given. Forgiveness does not mean the hurt was acceptable. It means we refuse to remain imprisoned by it. Do not allow yesterday’s hurt to become today’s bitterness. Do not allow someone else’s actions to determine the condition of your heart. Release the grudge. Receive His grace. Forgive as Christ forgave you. #forgiveness #empowerchurch #resentment #hurt #grace #desire #grudges #cleansing #anger #revenge #restoration #offense
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