Sermons from Granite Creek Community Church

Artist Hyatt Moore shares his new creative series of paintings "The
Beatitudes" and unveils these beautiful paintings. Hyatt Moore shares
the creative process of "hearing" God's voice, and how God guided him to
make choices and decisions and solve problems along the way.


Hyatt Moore is a prolific artist, painter, speaker and poet who
shares with us a glimpse of how the gifts God has given him work out in
daily life.

We finished our journey and now we are taking a new one into Dad Saves The Day. Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's.

Hyatt Moore will be speaking and sharing on his new series "The Beatitudes." Check out this 5 minute preview!
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Everyone has a measure of faith for salvation, but there is more, there is the “Gift of Faith”, that is given for the moving of mountains. We should eagerly desire this key yet often overlooked gift.

Today we talked about healing and our Youth Pastor Michael Jones gives his testimony and shares about the power of praying parents.

Take a Journey with us as we continue with The Charismata the Gift of Healing. The #Gospel is best expressed by physical healing if you don’t believe me ask #Jesus, He did a lot of healing to demonstrate the “Kingdom”. We can’t do “Church” without healing.

Today we are talking on The Charismata: Miracles, Signs, and Wonders. Today we heard that we should be stepping out in faith and if we see a sign walk through the door and that we need to pray for Jesus before the Miracles. When it comes to wonder we see the world in light, we see the world in wonder, we see the world in life, we see it bursting in living color, we see the world his way, and were walking in the light. Have you ever seen the wonder? In the air of second life having come out of the waters with the old one left behind. We see the world in love, we see the world in freedom, we see the Jesus way, He's the wonder in the wild.

⁴ There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. ⁵ There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. ⁶ There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

⁷ Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. ⁸ To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, ⁹ to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, ¹⁰ to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,^[a] and to still another the interpretation of tongues.^{[b] 11} All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines. - 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Today is pentecost sunday and we are talking about the gifts of tongues.

The spiritual gifts of Knowledge & Wisdom are more than just God talking to us, they are used to release faith & grace into others who need encouragement, breakthrough or purpose.

We are on a journey through the Charismata, or gifts of the Holy Spirit. The word charisma, with a single exception (1 Peter 4:10), occurs in the New Testament only in the Pauline Epistles, and in the plural form denotes extraordinary gifts of the Spirit bestowed upon Christians to equip them for the service of the church.

Various lists of the charismata are given (Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11,28-30; compare Ephesians 4:7-12), none of which are exhaustive. Although "faith" (1 Corinthians 12:9), is an essential condition of all Christian life; some might be endowed with faith beyond their fellows. "Giving" and "mercy" (Romans 12:8) are among the practices of the Christian character; though some might possess them more than others. "Ministry" (Romans 12:7), i.e. service, is the function to which every Christian is called and the purpose to which every one of the special gifts is to be devoted (Ephesians 4:12).
⁴ There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. ⁵ There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. ⁶ There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. ⁷ Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. I Corinthians 12:4-7

We are on a journey through the Charismata, or gifts of the Holy Spirit. The word charisma, with a single exception (1 Peter 4:10),
occurs in the New Testament only in the Pauline Epistles, and in the
plural form denotes extraordinary gifts of the Spirit bestowed upon
Christians to equip them for the service of the church.

Various lists of the charismata are given (Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11,28-30; compare Ephesians 4:7-12), none of which are exhaustive. Although "faith" (1 Corinthians 12:9),
is an essential condition of all Christian life; some might be endowed
with faith beyond their fellows. "Giving" and "mercy" (Romans 12:8) are among the practices of the Christian character; though some might possess them more than others. "Ministry" (Romans 12:7),
i.e. service, is the function to which every Christian is called and
the purpose to which every one of the special gifts is to be devoted (Ephesians 4:12).

⁴ There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. ⁵ There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. ⁶ There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. ⁷ Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. I Corinthians 12:4-7

We are on a journey through the Charismata, or gifts of the Holy Spirit. The word charisma, with a single exception (1 Peter 4:10),
occurs in the New Testament only in the Pauline Epistles, and in the
plural form denotes extraordinary gifts of the Spirit bestowed upon
Christians to equip them for the service of the church.

Various lists of the charismata are given (Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11,28-30; compare Ephesians 4:7-12), none of which are exhaustive. Although "faith" (1 Corinthians 12:9),
is an essential condition of all Christian life; some might be endowed
with faith beyond their fellows. "Giving" and "mercy" (Romans 12:8) are among the practices of the Christian character; though some might possess them more than others. "Ministry" (Romans 12:7),
i.e. service, is the function to which every Christian is called and
the purpose to which every one of the special gifts is to be devoted (Ephesians 4:12).

⁴ There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. ⁵ There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. ⁶ There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. ⁷ Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. I Corinthians 12:4-7

We are ending our journey on The Biography Of Paul. I hope you all enjoyed this journey with me traveling to different parts of the Bible. I hope to see you again on a completely different adventure and journey. We are talking about the Biography of Paul. There is much we can learn from the life of the apostle Paul. Far from ordinary, Paul was given the opportunity to do extraordinary things for the kingdom of God. The story of Paul is a story of redemption in Jesus Christ and a testimony that no one is beyond the saving grace of the Lord. However, to gain the full measure of the man, we must examine his dark side and what he symbolized before becoming “the Apostle of Grace.” Paul’s early life was marked by religious zeal, brutal violence, and the relentless persecution of the early church. Fortunately, the later years of Paul’s life show a marked difference as he lived his life for Christ and for the advancement of His kingdom. Paul was actually born as Saul. He was born in Tarsus in Cilicia around AD 1–5 in a province in the southeastern corner of modern-day Tersous, Turkey. He was of Benjamite lineage and Hebrew ancestry (Philippians 3:5–6). His parents were Pharisees—fervent Jewish nationalists who adhered strictly to the Law of Moses—who sought to protect their children from “contamination” from the Gentiles. Anything Greek would have been despised in Saul’s household, yet he could speak Greek and passable Latin. His household would have spoken Aramaic, a derivative of Hebrew, which was the official language of Judea. Saul’s family were Roman citizens but viewed Jerusalem as a truly sacred and holy city (Acts 22:22-29).

We are continuing our journey on Paul. We are talking about the Biography of Paul. There is much we can learn from the life of the apostle Paul. Far from ordinary, Paul was given the opportunity to do extraordinary things for the kingdom of God. The story of Paul is a story of redemption in Jesus Christ and a testimony that no one is beyond the saving grace of the Lord. However, to gain the full measure of the man, we must examine his dark side and what he symbolized before becoming “the Apostle of Grace.” Paul’s early life was marked by religious zeal, brutal violence, and the relentless persecution of the early church. Fortunately, the later years of Paul’s life show a marked difference as he lived his life for Christ and for the advancement of His kingdom. Paul was actually born as Saul. He was born in Tarsus in Cilicia around AD 1–5 in a province in the southeastern corner of modern-day Tersous, Turkey. He was of Benjamite lineage and Hebrew ancestry (Philippians 3:5–6). His parents were Pharisees—fervent Jewish nationalists who adhered strictly to the Law of Moses—who sought to protect their children from “contamination” from the Gentiles. Anything Greek would have been despised in Saul’s household, yet he could speak Greek and passable Latin. His household would have spoken Aramaic, a derivative of Hebrew, which was the official language of Judea. Saul’s family were Roman citizens but viewed Jerusalem as a truly sacred and holy city (Acts 22:22-29).

Today we are taking our journey from Paul to witness easter. We are talking about the resurrection of Jesus. The resurrection of Jesus or resurrection of Christ is the Christian religious belief that, after being put to death, Jesus rose again from the dead. It is the central tenet of Christian theology and part of the Nicene Creed: "On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures".

Today we are going on a New Journey and Talking about The Life Of Paul. Come with me on this journey. Paul was actually born as Saul. He was born in Tarsus in Cilicia around A.D. 1–5 in a province in the southeastern corner of modern day Tersous, Turkey. He was of Benjamite lineage and Hebrew ancestry. His parents were Pharisees—fervent Jewish nationalists who adhered strictly to the Law of Moses—who sought to protect their children from “contamination” from the Gentiles. Anything Greek was despised in Saul’s household, yet he could speak Greek and passable Latin. His household spoke Aramaic, a derivative of Hebrew, which was the official language of Judea. Saul’s family were Roman citizens but viewed Jerusalem as a truly sacred and holy city. The pivotal passage in Paul’s story is Acts 9:1-22, which recounts Paul’s meeting with Jesus Christ on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus, a journey of about 150 miles. Saul was angered by what he had seen and filled with murderous rage against the Christians. Before departing on his journey, he had asked the high priest for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for permission to bring any Christians (followers of “the Way,” as they were known) back to Jerusalem to imprison them. On the road Saul was caught up in a bright light from heaven which caused him to fall face down on the ground. He hears the words, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” He says, “Who are you Lord?” Jesus answers directly and clearly, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting” (vv. 4-5). As an aside, this might not have been Saul’s first encounter with Jesus, as some scholars suggest that young Saul might have known of Jesus and that he might have actually witnessed His death.