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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 6:30PM Session
Mike leads a lesson on "supremely supreme". He discusses Jesus's awesomeness.
Philippians 2 -
Unity Through Humility
2 Therefore if there is any [a]consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
The Humbled and Exalted Christ
5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it [b]robbery to be equal with God, 7 but [c]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Light Bearers
12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
14 Do all things without [d]complaining and disputing,[e] 15 that you may become blameless and [f]harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
17 Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. 18 For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.
Timothy Commended
19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your [g]state. 20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. 23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly.
Epaphroditus Praised
25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need; 26 since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick. 27 For indeed he was sick almost unto death; but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 28 Therefore I sent him the more eagerly, that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and hold such men in esteem; 30 because for the work of Christ he came close to death, [h]not regarding his life, to supply what was lacking in your service toward me.
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "JESUS,NAME ABOVE ABOVE ALL NAMES"- Mike Vestal
Duration 42:26
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 6:00PM Session
Again this evening Andy guides the congregation in a number of beautiful acapella hymns.
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - 6 PM Singing-Andy Baker
Duration 11:02
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 3:30PM Session
2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "DISCUSSION ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY"
Poignant questions regarding the pressures of parenting in today’s culture, what to do when your teen is falling away from God, and what to do when you and your spouse are on two different pages spiritually are answered in this round table discussion. Mike Vestal, John Moore, and Bruce Daughtery utilize scripture and experience to provide insight into the hard topics when it comes to marriage and family related spiritual concerns.
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "DISCUSSION ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY" - YouTube
Duration 44:12
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 3:30PM Session
Matt leads a bible study looking at Isaiah and Ephesians 4 showing how we all as Christians should be active in ministry or evangelism. Matt outlines 5 key items which will help in this endeavor.
Ephesians 4 -
Walk in Unity
4 I, therefore, the prisoner [a]of the Lord, [b]beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in [c]you all.
Spiritual Gifts
7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore He says:
“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”
9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [d]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.)
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the [e]edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
The New Man
17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as [f]the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19 who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
20 But you have not so learned Christ, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Do Not Grieve the Spirit
25 Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another. 26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27 nor give [g]place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary [h]edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, [i]clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "BEHOLDING THE GLORY OF THE LORD IN EVANGELISM"- Matt Wallin
Duration 56:19
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 3:30PM Session
Starting with an illustration of Mike Tyson, Eddie leads a bible study on how to avoid arrogance. Looking at Isaiah 39, Hezekiah experiences an uppercut of reality.
Isaiah 39 -
The Babylonian Envoys
39 At that time [a]Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures—the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory—all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?”
So Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a far country, from Babylon.”
4 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?”
So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: 6 ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the Lord. 7 ‘And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
8 So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “At least there will be peace and truth in my days.”
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "AVOIDING ARROGANCE IN TIMES OF SUCCESS"- Eddie Parrish - YouTube
Duration 39:15
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 3:30PM Session
Bart leads a bible study of Isaiah 58-60 showing how the prophecy described is fulfilled with Jesus in the New Testament.
Isaiah 58 -
Fasting that Pleases God
58 “Cry aloud, [a]spare not;
Lift up your voice like a trumpet;
Tell My people their transgression,
And the house of Jacob their sins.
2 Yet they seek Me daily,
And delight to know My ways,
As a nation that did righteousness,
And did not forsake the ordinance of their God.
They ask of Me the ordinances of justice;
They take delight in approaching God.
3 ‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and You have not seen?
Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’
“In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure,
And [b]exploit all your laborers.
4 Indeed you fast for strife and debate,
And to strike with the fist of wickedness.
You will not fast as you do this day,
To make your voice heard on high.
5 Is it a fast that I have chosen,
A day for a man to afflict his soul?
Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush,
And to spread out sackcloth and ashes?
Would you call this a fast,
And an acceptable day to the Lord?
6 “Is this not the fast that I have chosen:
To loose the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the [c]heavy burdens,
To let the oppressed go free,
And that you break every yoke?
7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are [d]cast out;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
“If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The [e]pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your [f]darkness shall be as the noonday.
11 The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
12 Those from among you
Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of [g]Streets to Dwell In.
13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath,
From doing your pleasure on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a delight,
The holy day of the Lord honorable,
And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways,
Nor finding your own pleasure,
Nor speaking your own words,
14 Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord;
And I will cause you to ride on the high hills of the earth,
And feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father.
The mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "THE FUTURE GLORY OF GOD'S PEOPLE" - Bart Warren - YouTube
Duration 40:58
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 2:30PM Session
2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT"- Vince Daughtery
A powerful lesson with a message on breaking free from discouragement. Vince Daughtery speaks to the high school youth about the example of David and others from scripture who fell victim to their dark times and “doubled down on their stupid”. The intent of this lesson conveys the importance of finding the light in our discouragement and not falling into succession to it.
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "OVERCOMING DISCOURAGEMENT"- Vince Daughtery
Duration 41:01
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 2:30PM Session
2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "DISCUSSION ON CHURCH CHALLENGES"
An exciting round table discussion not only answering questions regarding the concerns for problems/challenges within today’s churches but also an opportunity highlighting some of the beneficial and pleasant challenges that arise from congregating together to worship the Lord. Neal Pollard, Alan Webster, Bruce Daughtery, and Glen Hitchcock speak on important questions regarding church challenges such as how to address the tension between legalism and liberalism in the church especially when scripture calls for a clear stance, and how to guide our churches to find the discernible truth about scripture despite the fact we live in a digital age filled with misinformation.
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "DISCUSSION ON CHURCH CHALLENGES"
Duration 43:30
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 2:30PM Session
Renita looks at what is often described as the "great arraignment" of Israel.
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "REELING IN REBELLION"- Renita Archey
Duration 41:48
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April 26, 2025 - Equipped 2025 - Day 3 - 2:30PM Session
Rick leads a review of Isaiah 49-57. Isaiah is a message of salvation. In these chapters there are a number of poems describing Jesus and his "rescue mission" to provide salvation to all of us.
Video: 2025 Equipped Workshop 4-26-25 - "THE SERVANT OF THE LORD"- Rick Brumback
Duration 40:01