It Takes Faith to Raise a Child – Part 1

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka teaches a new message titled “It Takes Faith to Raise a Child”. The foundational scripture for this message is Psalm 127.  There is an old saying that is commonly used, “It takes a village to raise a child”.  In fact, it takes faith to raise a child.  Pastor Zeigler looks at this message in the context of the Christian family.  It is the family…

Why God wants the best for you

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka teaches a message titled “Why God wants the best for you”. The foundational scripture for this message Mark 11:24. As we prepare to enter the new year, it’s a great opportunity to take some time and think about what God wants for us, and why he wants it. We are God’s children, and he wants the best for us.  We need to be mindful…

Why a Babe in Bethlehem?

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka teaches a special Christmas message titled “Why a Babe in Bethlehem?”. When a person looks at a baby, it’s natural for us to feel a sense of love and hope.  A baby has now past and represents the future.  When your heart craves and desires innocence, a baby is always soon as a good thing.  Pastor Zeigler then goes on to look at scriptures which…

Are You Enjoying the Gift of Faith? Part 2

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka continues teaching his message titled “Are You Enjoying the Gift of Faith?”. The foundational scripture for this message Romans 12:3. As we have learned, we have all been given the gift of faith.  The question is if we’re enjoying the benefits of our faith.  We are meant to be living our lives more abundantly, but the abundance of life we enjoy is directly related…

Are You Enjoying the Gift of Faith?

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka teaches a message titled “Are You Enjoying the Gift of Faith?”. The foundational scripture for this message Romans 12:3. The Bible gives us clear instruction that we are to rely and depend upon the faith that we have been given.  As believers, we have all been given the measure of faith.  It is with this measure of faith that we can learn how to…

The Law of Faith – Part 1

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaching a new message titled “The Law of Faith”. The foundational scripture for this message is Romans 3:27. As born-again believers in Christ Jesus, we have been born from above.  That is to say that we are “in” the world, but we are no longer “of” the world.  We have the kingdom of God now living inside of us.  So, what we need to…

Prayer is a Gamechanger

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaching a new message titled “Prayer is a Gamechanger”. The foundational scripture for this message is Luke 18:1. Pastor Zeigler starts by examining the different types of prayer.  He looks at the prayer of petition and reviews scriptures in Mark 11, which instruct us on how we should be praying.  He also looks at the prayer of agreement and underlines the importance…

What Makes Daddy Happy? Part 1

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaching a new message titled “What Makes Daddy Happy?”. The foundational scripture of this message is Hebrews 11:6. Pastor Zeigler starts the message by looking at the Gospel of John.  It is written, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by…

Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself? Part 2

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka continues teaching the message titled “Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself?”. The foundational scripture for this message is James 2:8. Pastor Zeigler starts the message by examining the title, and specifically the word “Love” – what does it really mean?  In English, we have one word for love.  However, in Ancient Greek, there are more descriptive words for love, which also communicate the type of…

Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself? Part 1

This week Pastor Garry Zeigler of Spirit Food Christian Center in Winnetka starts teaching a new message titled “Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself?”. The foundational scripture for this message is James 2:8. The title of this message is phrased as a question. The reason for this is because Pastor Zeigler is asking us to really look at the way that we love ourselves.  Specifically, is it in line with what God says about us?  We are…