Metro Life Church Podcast

Satan may not be able to stop you from growing in faith, but he can stop you from effectively releasing it. Offense causes us to forfeit the game before it ever begins. Offense, or unforgiveness, is one trick that the illusionist performs on many people – especially Christians. Satan will try to convince you that you were done wrong and that you have every reason to feel the way you feel towards that person.This is a deception, a lie – an illusion. We may not be able to control what someone does to us, but we can control what we do to them – we must forgive them. Anytime you are accusing someone else for the condition you are in, you are captivated by the illusion. When we forgive, it positions us for our faith to work effectively.

When you are expecting a delivery you anticipate it until you receive it. You are confidently expecting it to show up. Expecting is a good word to describe the waiting process of a delivery. In this message, Pastor Caleb Moran shows us how the Holy Spirit is in our lives for a reason. One reason is to deliver things to us. Anytime the Holy Spirit is talking to you it is because He has something for you from Jesus. I wonder how many deliveries have showed up in our lives that we have yet to sign for? The Holy Spirit is a gentleman, He will not force Himself or His deliveries on you – you will have to sign for them – granting Him permission to deliver it. We must learn how to receive from God.

Have you ever done something that seemed like the right thing to do at the time, only to find out later it was not at all the right thing to do? Not everything that we see is reality – often times it is an illusion. Through this series Pastor Caleb Moran will reveal the truth behind the illusions that we face in life. If satan can gain access to your thoughts, he can altar your destination. The way you think effects the way you go. If you change the way you think, then you will change the direction you are heading.

The people that we surround ourselves with on a regular basis will greatly contribute to the outcome of our lives. In this message, Pastor Caleb Moran discusses how the Church should not be a religious duty or a chore that we check off each week. It should be a network of like-minded people who know that their growth and longevity depend on each other. When people gather together – doing life together – around the presence of God and the purpose of God, lives are built up and changed forever. We all need right relationships in life – good Christian friends who we can share things with, and simply enjoy life with. There is power in connecting with the right people.

Today, because of technology and its rapid evolvement, many of us may not know what a darkroom even is. Before digital cameras and before the Polaroid, there was the darkroom. In order to develop film into a tangible print/photo, it had to be taken into the darkroom. In the darkroom, darkness was used to bring to life the events captured on film. But if light ever got into that room, the images were exposed and ruined. When a thought or a bad report comes, you have to refuse to develop that film into an image. Your thoughts will eventually change your perception whether good or bad. Satan tries to flood your mind with a false reality of what your life will look like - DON”T DEVELOP THAT PICTURE! Instead, let the true flood of God’s light push the enemies flood of fear right out of your life.

There is nothing more warming to think about than the unconditional love of the Father for us, that was demonstrated by the sacrifice He made in sending His son to take our place. However, this love and grace is only where our salvation begins. In this message, Pastor Alicia Moran shares how God saved us for a purpose that was beyond His love for us. God has desired for every believer to reach their Higher calling, by realizing higher living.

In this message Pastor Caleb Moran is talking about being contagious. Just like with a cold or a sickness, everyone who comes in contact with you is subject to catch what you are carrying. Your spirit of faith is contagious. When you have it, you can pass it to others. If you are a carrier of faith, then those that are around you are subject to catch what you are carrying. Who did you catch your spirit of faith from? More importantly, has anyone caught it from you?

Do you have a plan for personal growth? People often have great intentions to grow, but never develop the plan that demands action to do so. In this message Pastor Caleb Moran shows us that all growth will encounter some level of pain, and that we cannot effectively lead anyone until we effectively lead ourselves. No matter where you have arrived at, there is always another place you can get to. The question is, can you handle the growing pains that will take you there?

Everyone has a sound, a certain unique quality that sets them apart from others. The sounds that we make in life determine the echoes we hear back from life. Your words literally give life to themselves. By changing your sound to a bold declaration of faith and who you are in Christ, it will begin to attract the blessings of God in a greater measure. The good news today is that because of what Christ has done for us on the Cross, we are not fighting for victory, we are fighting from victory. You must change your sound in order to change what surrounds you.

Some people are aimlessly looking for more and don't know it. In this message, Pastor Caleb talks about how God is always doing something in our life, and that he wants to take us so much further. At times we think our wants and our methods of fulfilling desires is just a season and say "oh I can take care of it later." At the end of the day, it ends up affecting more than just us. What are you pursuing right now that you don't know you are pursuing? What is enough? What is satisfaction to you?

God, in His infinite wisdom, created us and gave us different body parts for different kinds of functions. He gave us control over these parts. Your leg cannot move without your will, neither can your tongue speak without your will. That is why the Bible teaches us to tame our tongue. The reason God is talking about the tongue being tamed and not any other part of the body, is because the tongue actually controls the whole body. If we can get control over this one area we can have control over every area. Being a spitfire, saying whatever you feel, will cause you to have the very things that you say. Determine to put that fire out by controlling your speech, and by bridling it with the Word of God. Put God’s Word in your mouth like ammunition, and begin firing it at your future. Your future is tied to your next rant.

How many of you remember when you were in school, there was always that one person who desperately desired to please the teacher? We called those people the teacher’s pet. For us to please our Father God, We should strive to be His Teacher’s Pet. We are going to have to bring Him His own Word through our speech. In order to do so we will have to bring Him Faith through our words. God doesn’t reward those who have faith; He rewards those who use their Faith.

We don’t have what we wish for, we have whatever our faith can produce. In this message we will look at a few verses that describe how and why we use our faith. Remember the blind beggar named Bartimaeus? Jesus told him, “Your faith has saved and healed you.” Faith is to be released, not merely captured. We release our faith by speaking what we believe. What we believe is what we have heard from the Word of God. The blind man had the desire to see the whole time, but he never received his healing until he called out by faith to the One who could heal him. Your breakthrough is one shout of faith away!

As children of God, we may not understand everything, but in everything we have a promise. I'll tell you this, there is a God and there is a devil. Both have a plan for your life. The devil comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. However, Jesus has also come, and He is offering a better way of life, life in abundance, hope for all who turn to Him. In these times, satan comes to instill fear in the lives of many, but I came to let you in on a profound truth: 1 John 4:18 tells us that perfect love casts out all fear. The love that God has given us is perfect love. Fear does not come from God, but Love does. We must choose life even when others choose death, good when others choose evil, light when others choose darkness.

Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply wait for the Lord to show up. God’s presence is His waiting room, and it’s in that place that we will find the strength and the ability that we need to be brave.

Many times in our lives we come across difficult times. In this message, Pastor Caleb teaches how to get through these tough times and into God's provision through obedience.

We all have our ideas of what bravery is. To some, it comes from a movie you have seen, or a hero you have heard about. God tells us in His Word to be strong and brave when facing difficult situations. Through this message, Pastor Caleb takes you through the bible and into the life of Joshua as he was commanded by God to be brave. When fear shows up, God has already given us what we need to cast it out. Bravery comes from the Holy Spirit. Deep within every believer roars a lion. In whatever place you go, and to whatever obstacles you face, you are as bold and brave as a lion.