Blessed Life Fellowship

The so-called Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was celebrated by the entire city.  Yet most of those same people did not make room in their hearts for the King.  Their celebration of Him was self-centered, and so they did not benefit from His arrival.  In a similar way, many churchgoers today don't really make much room in their hearts for Jesus, and therefore they don't benefit much from His arrival in their lives.  This teaching focuses on the fact that there are ways to make more room for Jesus in our lives, and thus experience more of His comfort, power, encouragement, and fruitfulness.  

BLF elder Brent Denney elucidates Jesus' words, "Follow Me," and what that really means for the believer.  This is a sorely needed message in the Body of Christ today amidst soft commitments and  self-centered lives.  Prepare to be both challenged and inspired as Brent helps us take a fresh look at what it means to be a bearer of our own crosses.  

BLF elder Mark Suverkrup shares several important encouraging elements for stirring up one's faith.  

It has been said that there's not one scriptural promise made to those who ignore the enemy.  Well said!  And that's exactly why we need to be well informed about the movements and tactics of our spiritual enemies and the various spirits that attack us.  In this last teaching in this series, we look at the spirit of infirmity, what it is, how it can get access to people, and what to do to overcome it.  We also look at our most powerful weapons against satan and his kingdom.  

Did you know there are a number of ways demonic spirits can get access to humans? From entrapping people in powerful strongholds, to all out possession in some cases, demons are on a mission to harass and enslave people if they can.  But the weapons of our spiritual warfare are mighty in God through the pulling down of these strongholds.  Learn in this teaching the various ways the demonic can get access to people, and how to break free into liberty, and then allowing God to use you to set other captives free!  

Two very common demonic spirits tormenting many people in the Body of Christ today are spirits of fear and bondage.  In this teaching, we look at the various manifestations of these spirits, and then how to exercise our authority in Christ to overcome these and any unclean spirit.  

Continuing our discussion on identifying demonic spirits mentioned in the Bible, we deal with 3 more in this teaching, one of which is a spirit that affects many people in the Body of Christ today with potential catastrophic consequences.  We also discuss how Satan and his minions see moderate religion as very beneficial to their cause, and other ways we Christians often play into his hands.  

Demons are mentioned 21 times in the New Testament, and are arranged under Satan in a hierarchy mentioned in Ephesians 6.  These demon forces are on mission to deceive people and prevent them from believing the truth of the gospel.  They also harass the people of God, attempting to prevent us from advancing the gospel and fulfilling the Great Commission.  In the first teaching in the series, we deal with four spirits prevalent in the earth, including the spirit of antichrist.  It's imperative to know the tactics of the enemy in order to be victorious over them.  

Brandon Speaker, founder of Simple Street Ministries in Columbus IN, ministers in song and in the Word, and shares about the ministry of Simple Street to the homeless.  

In this finale to our study on the life of Daniel, we examine Daniel's uncommon sense of unity with his people.  In doing so, we look at our own shortcomings when it comes to "keeping the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace," to quote Ephesians 4:3, and how disunity in the church affects us on a personal level and also our ability to advance the Kingdom in a corporate sense.  We also get a sense of how strongly God feels about unity among His people, and how much He hates division.  This much-overlooked subject is key to a more fruitful life in Christ.  

Our society today is woefully ignorant of honor...even in the church!  This teaching will position you for much progress and fruitfulness in God's Kingdom as you learn to honor the things God says to honor.  

TAKE THE DANIEL CHALLENGE!  This teaching encourages listeners to take the Daniel Challenge for 2024 with 8 areas that each person can easily do in one's daily disciplines to make a huge difference by the end of the year.  In this part 2 of the series, we examine Daniel's disciplines that made him a man of excellence and highly valued by his superiors.  We can learn a lot from the life of Daniel.  

The scriptures say of Daniel that he was a man who distinguished himself because of his "excellent spirit."  In contrast, so many people in today's culture -- even people in the church -- are those who cut corners and are lax in the quality of their work due to a lazy and selfish spirit.  If we as people of God want to represent the Lord well, and if we want to make even greater progress in the New Year than ever before, we must learn to adopt the mindset of having an excellent spirit in all things like Daniel did.  This teaching provides character lessons from the life of Daniel, and ways to enlarge your life this year. 

In spite of current criticisms that modern day celebrations of Christmas are pagan in origin, actually Christmas is and has always been about the birth of our Savior Jesus.  In this teaching we address some of the misunderstandings regarding the supposed ancient pagan connections to Christmas and shine the spotlight on how Christmas actually came to be.  In doing so we also address the ancient prophecies regarding the birth of the Messiah, and God's ingenious plan of salvation and the amazing parallels between that plan and a particularly amazing true survival story.  This is a Christmas teaching you don't want to miss.  

Did you know that there are certain situations where God gives "more grace?"  Find out how to walk in higher realms of grace and favor in this important teaching.  

Did you know there is a purpose in praise and worship other than just expressing our love to God?  Praise and worship is prophetic in nature, and it's also a spiritual weapon of warfare by which we silence the enemy and enforce the victory already purchased by Jesus on the cross.  Find out how this is so, and why your praise is more powerful than you ever imagined.  

The first teaching in this series focused on the ATTITUDES of thanksgiving, while this second teaching in the series focuses on the ACTIONS of thanksgiving.  In doing so, we take a deep dive into the Hebrew to discover the many expressions of praise and worship that God has ordained for us to express our gratitude to Him.  This may challenge your modern day Americanized notion of what worship is, but if we can learn to worship in a Biblical way, it can help us to offload our burdens onto the Lord and allow Him to give us peace even in the midst of life's storms.  

Many people underestimate the power of thankfulness in their lives.  This teaching exposes three subtle areas where people overlook unthankfulness, and provides a blueprint for the proper mindset that will help in walking in thanksgiving and the powerful benefits that can bring.