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Pastor Joel Pollard reminds us that God chose to save the world relationally and that family is a prophetic picture of God's love for the Church. Mission flows from our relationship with God, not what we do. And witness flows from our love for each other that the world recognizes as genuine discipleship. (Jn 13:35)

Pastor Brent Lokker shares a timely message about the privilege we have as believers to listen to the voice of Jesus recognizing the reality that He is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care (Ps 95:7).  To see the slides, click here.

Pastor Susan Fochler helps us understand the unique attributes of the Kingdom of God as revealed by Jesus and how we can position ourselves to become childlike participants in its life and growth.  To see the slides, click here.

Pastor Russ Fochler shares the significance of Jesus' teaching to Nicodemus about being "born from above" and the necessity of being born of water and the Spirit. There is much we can learn from the way that Jesus engaged with Nicodemus that can make us wiser disciple-makers among our friends, neighbors and co-workers.  To see the slides click here.

Pastor Brent Lokker shares his sense of expectancy that the harvest is truly ready, and recalls us to a biblical perspective of the part we should all expect to play in the ministry of reconciliation, motivated by Christ's love (2 Cor. 5:14-15).  To see the slides, click here.

Pastor Brent Lokker, and worship leaders Carla Duncan and Todd Lout share their perspectives and experiences of how prophetic worship can shift atmospheres, change lives and even alter the course of history of nations! 

Prophet Bill Hernandez encourages us to trust that God is able to keep us from falling and present us unblemished in His glorious presence. Our story ends well! We are to behave as the victorious royalty that God has made us... seated in heavenly places and crowned with glory. 

Sierra Lout challenges us to seek out and really get to know God at a greater level of intimacy. She demonstrates with examples that those who want to bring heaven's justice to earth must come from a place of intimacy and revelation to address the underlying root issues, and not just the superficial symptoms.  To see the slides for this talk, click here:

Pastor Brent Lokker shares a panoramic view of the biblical covenants between God and man from a New Testament perspective. Gaining insight into the big picture of God's plan helps us marvel at the perfection of the Father's plan for Jesus to establish the New Covenant of Grace that makes us truly belong forever!  To see the slides for this talk, click here.

Pastor Brent Lokker and Prophet Bill Hernandez recall us to a healthy attitude towards God's promises and words that have been spoken over us. We are reminded to hold firmly to that which is good, and to have confidence that God's nature and our relationship with Him are firm guarantees of good things coming our way!  To see the slides, click here.

As part of our New Year’s eve church family gathering, Marti Souza, Bill Hernandez, Chuck McCallum, Tiffany James, Diane Jung, Brent Lokker, Karena Lout, and Michael Dowling shared what they're sensing prophetically for the coming year. 

Pastor Lonnie Ellis spoke at our new year's eve service and delivered an empowering and hopeful message that will help release your faith concerning the good things God has in store for you.  To see the slides, click here.

A special service focussed on the meaning of Christmas hosted jointly by Blazing Fire, Psalm 84 and East Bay Prayer Furnace. Included are three short messages on Christmas themes, namely "The Miracle of Emmanuel" by Linda McCallum, "The Name of Jesus" by Dan and Amy Knight and "Jesus as the Light and Bringer of God’s Justice" by Brent and Suzanne Lokker. 

Kara Holthe shares her joy in the simplicity and beauty of God's plan of salvation, as she recounts several stories from the book of Acts and her own life. The simple gospel is just as relevant and powerful today as it was 2000 years ago; his faithfulness continues through all generations (Ps 100:5).  To see the slides for this talk, click here.

Shandy Pekkonen shares his journey of encountering the supernatural realm from a his early childhood onwards, and reminds us the point is not fascination with the supernatural per se, but the power of God to change lives in the communities where we live.

Tiffany James, author, spoken word artist and our guest speaker for the evening helps us to move beyond our mental barriers of comparison and self-disqualification. May her words encourage us to live boldly inspired by a heavenly perspective of who we are in the Kingdom.  (Music under her spoken word segment by Nathaniel Coe III, see https://www.natecoemusic.com.) 

Pastor Brent Lokker reviews what we've learned from the book of Acts, and helps us focus on the centrality  of the Holy Spirit in any advance of the Kingdom. The secret is always to yield to Him, so that His dynamic life and power is allowed gain victory both in us and through us.  To see the slides, click here.

Our guest speaker this week, Dennis Lafayette, shares some of the amazing things that happen when we are willing to take the risk of faith-action in the service of whatever God is asking us to do in the moment. God supplies everything we need, even the faith — we simply get to supply the "yes" and step out to see God work through us in amazing ways.