Getting Your Mind Right

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaches a new message titled “Getting Your Mind Right”.  Pastor Zeigler starts by looking at scripture in the book of Isaiah 26:3. The title of the message is not intended to suggest that our mind is necessarily “not right”, it’s intended to help us clarify the role of our mind as the soul, and its relation to the spirit.  However, when we…

God Cannot Lie

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaches a special Resurrection Sunday message titled “God Cannot Lie”.  Pastor Zeigler starts by looking at a scripture in Tutus 1:2. In this scripture, we learn that the promise of eternal life was made by God before the world began.  In Hebrews 6:18, we learn that God will never change, and that God will never lie.  Pastor Zeigler also talks about how…

Fight the Good Fight of Faith – Part 1

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaching a new message titled “Fight the Good Fight of Faith”. The foundational scripture for this message is 1 Timothy 6:12.   As we examine the title of this message, we may ask ourselves, why is it called the “good” fight of faith?  When is a fight ever good?  The answer is when you win!  Pastor Zeigler explains that without faith, it’s impossible…

Living Inside Out – Part 2

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka continues teaching his message titled “Living Inside Out”. The foundational scripture for this message is 1 Corinthians 9:27. When we think about living from the inside out, we’re really talking about the relationship with Holy Spirit who lives on the inside of us.  It is up to us to let the let the Holy Spirit show on the outside through our actions. In…

Living Inside Out – Part 1

his week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaching a new message titled “Living Inside Out”. The foundational scriptures for this message are 1 Peter 2:1-2 and 1 John 4:4.   We are born again of the enduring word of God which never fades away.  Inwardly, we are being renewed day by day.  We can choose to allow that nature of God which is on the inside, permeate to the outside. …

We Are Growing in Jesus

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaching a new message titled “We Are Growing in Jesus”. The foundational scripture for this message is 1 Peter 2:2. We are born again, meaning that we have the nature of God within us.  In effect, the “DNA” of our new birth is the Word of God.  The character of Jesus, acknowledged in God’s word, is now the same nature that we…

It Takes Faith to Raise a Child – Part 6

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka continues teaching his message titled “It Takes Faith to Raise a Child”. The foundational scripture for this message is Psalm 127.  The subtitle for this message is “Like Father Like Son”.  God is raising us up in faith, and in turn, we should be raising our children up in faith.  Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith and without faith, it…

It Takes Faith to Raise a Child – Part 5

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka continues teaching his message titled “It Takes Faith to Raise a Child”. The foundational scripture for this message is Psalm 127. Pastor Zeigler spends some time talking about how God has made man in His image.  This means that it is in man’s nature to be like God on the Earth.  However, it was through Adam’s sin that he was separated from the…

It Takes Faith to Raise a Child – Part 4

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka continues teaching his message titled “It Takes Faith to Raise a Child”. The foundational scripture for this message is Psalm 127. As usual, Pastor Zeigler starts by providing a quick recap of the material covered so far.  Pastor Zeigler talks about how our children give us an opportunity to impart our wisdom.  Children are a heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of…

It Takes Faith to Raise a Child – Part 3

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka continues teaching his message titled “It Takes Faith to Raise a Child”. The foundational scripture for this message is Psalm 127. Pastor Zeigler starts by reviewing some of the key principles already covered in this series. He then goes on to talk in detail about the relationship between King David and Bathsheba. Specifically, Pastor Zeigler talks about how David first encountered Bathsheba, and…