The Cycle of Growth: Sifting

Pastor Vern Peltz, Pastor Mary Peltz / Jun 22 - Jul 6, 2025

This series focuses on the cyclical journey of spiritual growth, likening it to a continual process of harvest, maturity, and divine sifting. Listeners are guided to recognize how seasons of abundance and transformation are followed by periods where God refines and prepares them for greater purpose, often through challenges that reveal and remove what hinders deeper faith. Emphasizing humility, obedience, and selflessness, the messages encourage believers to embrace both the joy of spiritual harvest and the discomfort of growth, trusting that God’s refining work leads to lasting transformation. Through scriptural metaphors and practical guidance, the series calls believers to surrender personal desires, allowing God to shape them for fruitful service and readiness for the next season of spiritual abundance.

The Cycle of Growth: Sifting

Pastor Vern Peltz

Jun 22, 2025

Pastor Vern Peltz discusses the cycle of growth within individuals, families, and churches. Starting with harvest, where people experience salvation and spiritual growth, then moving to maturing and becoming disciples. Followed by sifting, a process where God separates the unwanted from the desired in our lives, preparing us for the supernatural of harvest. The sifting process involves discerning between God's refining work and demonic attacks on our faith. Through sifting and submission, we can experience transformation and preparation for the next harvest session. The intensity of the sifting process during this season serves to highlight areas in need of refinement and growth, ultimately leading to a deeper connection with God and readiness for the harvest.

Maturity is of the Heart, not an Age

Pastor Mary Peltz

Jun 29, 2025

Pastor Mary Peltz delivers a powerful sermon on the process of faith and maturity, emphasizing the importance of yielding to God's preparation. She highlights the need for selflessness, humility, and obedience in our Christian journey, drawing on the example of Jesus. The message encourages believers to embrace the discomfort of growth and to focus on serving others and spreading the gospel. Through a candid and relatable approach, Pastor Mary challenges listeners to confront their fleshly desires and align themselves with God's will, even when it feels painful or counterintuitive. Ultimately, the sermon underscores the transformative power of faith, love, and obedience in preparing us for the harvest God has planned for our lives.

Sifting and Maturing

Pastor Vern Peltz

Jul 6, 2025

Pastor Vern Peltz talks about the cycle of maturing and sifting in our lives. He emphasizes the importance of being prepared and renewed for the next phase of growth. Using the analogy of a grain harvest, he explains how God sifts out the unnecessary things in our lives to prepare us for what's to come. Through Luke chapter 3, he illustrates the concept of sifting and separating the grain from the chaff. The sifting process may be painful, but it is necessary for personal and spiritual growth. Pastor Peltz encourages listeners not to resist the changes God wants to bring about in their lives. He highlights the importance of surrender and following God's path for a fruitful harvest.