Recent messages from Word of Life
Falling Down When We're Prayed For
Pastor Vern Peltz
Dec 7, 2025
Pastor Vern Peltz gives a thought-provoking sermon challenging the traditional views and beliefs around falling down under the power of God during prayer. He examines dozens of Scriptures to reveal that the manifestations of God's power are not always as they seem. Pastor Vern emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between genuine spiritual encounters and mere tradition. Through personal anecdotes and biblical examples, he illustrates the tendency for people to be influenced by preconceived notions and the dangers of being led by fleshly desires. By encouraging discernment and genuine transformation, he calls for a shift from mere religious practices to authentic encounters with God's power.
A Pure Heart Shall See God
Pastor Tania Kondratyuk
Dec 7, 2025
Pastor Tania Kondratyuk discusses the importance of purity in the Christian life, emphasizing the need for a pure heart to see God. She challenges listeners to go beyond routine church attendance or self-righteous acts and to seek a genuine encounter with the Lord. Through examples from her own life and biblical passages, she explains how purity is achieved by aligning with God's Word, obeying His commands, and responding to His call with love. The sermon highlights the importance of worship, prayer, and obedience in maintaining a pure heart, leading to a deeper relationship with God and a life filled with His grace and righteousness.
Review of Isaiah 54
Pastor Mary Peltz
Nov 30, 2025
Pastor Mary Peltz delivers a powerful reminder based on Isaiah 54, a verse given to Word of Life, emphasizing the importance of singing, rejoicing, spiritual growth, and making disciples. The sermon covers topics ranging from overcoming oppression through faith, to establishing righteousness, facing opposition, and the process of spiritual growth. Pastor Mary highlights the need for believers to go through the stages of spiritual development, address their past, and conform to God's will. She stresses that handling challenges, fear, and shame are all part of the journey. The sermon encourages listeners to understand the significance of maturity in making disciples and applying Scripture practically in their lives for spiritual growth and transformation.
Ready Our Hearts for the Prophetic
Pastor Mary Peltz
Nov 30, 2025
Pastor Mary Peltz emphasizes the importance of paying attention to prophecies and revelations in order to align with God's plans. She encourages the congregation to focus, refocus, and take action on the words spoken over their lives. The sermon highlights the significance of being in movement, preparing the way for manifestations, and honoring the prophetic words by actively pursuing them. Pastor Peltz stresses the need for spiritual attentiveness, fasting for clarity, and understanding that revelation knowledge requires deliberate attention and action. The congregation is urged to acknowledge and act upon the prophecies given, ensuring alignment with God's will and purpose for their lives as they seek wisdom, understanding, and the fear of the Lord.
The Roots of Thankfulness
Pastor Mary Peltz
Nov 23, 2025
Pastor Mary Peltz delivers a powerful sermon on the importance of genuine thankfulness and gratitude. She emphasizes the significance of understanding what we appreciate and acknowledging what God has done for us. Through heartfelt gratitude and appreciation, we can experience transformation and operate in the power of God. The sermon covers topics such as setting our minds on God, the impact of thankfulness on our spiritual and physical well-being, and the role of thanksgiving in evangelism and deliverance. Pastor Mary highlights the need to approach thanksgiving with sincerity, empathy, and a deep connection to the divine. She urges listeners to cultivate a spirit of true thankfulness and understand the power it holds in our lives and interactions with others.
Severing Physical and Spiritual Relationships
Pastor Mary Peltz
Nov 23, 2025
Pastor Mary Peltz delves into the importance of severing alliances that are inconsistent with our faith, emphasizing the need for alignment with God's truth. Using the analogy of yokes, she highlights the discomfort that arises from being unevenly yoked with beliefs, people, or things that oppose our faith. Through biblical teachings, she encourages listeners to break free from unhealthy alliances, showing how spiritual severance leads to favor and progress. By addressing the concept of alliances both spiritually and practically, Pastor Mary challenges individuals to assess their relationships and commitments, urging them to prioritize their alignment with God and let go of anything that hinders their faith journey.
Avenues of Healing (Review)
Pastor Mary Peltz
Nov 16, 2025
Join Pastor Mary Peltz as she delves into various pathways to healing in the body, mind, and spirit. From the power of faith, forgiveness, and confession to the importance of self-awareness and taking authority over negative thoughts, this sermon provides valuable insights on how to approach healing holistically. Embrace the truth that God is the ultimate healer, and that while medical professionals and treatments have their place, true healing comes from aligning with God's will and receiving His grace. Learn to move past doubts, self-condemnation, and negative mindsets, and tap into the supernatural power of God for complete restoration and wellness.
Jesus Exits His Earthly Ministry with Lowliness
Pastor Igor Kondratyuk
Nov 16, 2025
Pastor Igor Kondratyuk delivers a powerful sermon on the depth of Jesus' sacrifice, challenging listeners to choose a lowly life of obedience and revealing the brutal details of the crucifixion. He emphasizes the importance of having a revelation of the cross to unlock healing, deliverance, and restoration in our lives, urging individuals to walk in humility and repentance. Through a detailed analysis of the crucifixion process, he highlights the extreme lengths to which Jesus went to redeem mankind, inspiring the audience to consider the depths of God's love and the call to live sacrificially for Him.
Jesus Enters His Ministry with Lowliness
Pastor Igor Kondratyuk
Nov 9, 2025
In a sermon by Pastor Igor Kondratyuk, he emphasizes the importance of living lowly like Jesus did. He discusses how being tucked away with the Lord is essential, highlighting the need for humility in ministry. Pastor Igor points out that going low means not seeking attention for manifestations but focusing on the manifestor. He underscores the significance of withdrawing from crowds to spend time with God and maintaining consistency in serving without expecting recognition. The message challenges listeners to prioritize embodying humility and serving quietly, trusting God to exalt them in due time.
Moved by Compassion
Pastor Mary Peltz
Nov 9, 2025
Pastor Mary Peltz delivers a powerful sermon on compassion, emphasizing God's fullness of mercy. She challenges listeners to self-assess, acknowledge areas needing mercy, and ask for God's compassion. By sharing personal stories, Pastor Mary highlights the transformative nature of compassion and the importance of receiving and giving it. She underscores the need for compassion in ministering to others, emphasizing that compassion results in growth and change. Through scriptural references and practical examples, she encourages a shift from fear and self-condemnation to embracing God's overflowing mercy. The sermon concludes with a call to prayer, asking for God's mercy in areas of struggle and a renewed understanding of His compassion.
Seeking God in Lowly Places
Pastor Igor Kondratyuk
Nov 2, 2025
Pastor Igor Kondratyuk preaches about how the Holy Spirit is conforming believers into the image of Christ by being lowly. He emphasizes the importance of measuring ourselves to Jesus, not others. Living a life of lowliness is a constant choice, involving denying oneself and showing grace, being merciful, and repentant. The sermon delves deep into biblical teachings about being submissive, repentant, showing grace, serving others, and humility. It highlights that seeking God in lowly places, like helping the least of these, is where we truly find and experience the presence of God.
Persistency and Perseverance in Prayer
Pastor Tania Kondratyuk
Nov 2, 2025
Pastor Tania Kondratyuk speaks on the importance of persistency and perseverance in prayer. She breaks down the scripture of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, emphasizing the need to work out the flesh to submit unto prayer. She recounts a personal story of overcoming the flesh to pray earnestly. Pastor Tania discusses the significance of watching and praying, aligning our desires with God's will, and taking the time to petition before the Heavenly Father. She challenges listeners to discipline their flesh, engage in spirit-led prayer, and speak in tongues to set the mind and heart on God.
Walking Through the Lowly Life of Jesus
Pastor Igor Kondratyuk
Oct 26, 2025
Pastor Igor continues the Lowliness of Mind series, emphasizing how Jesus, as a lowly God, stepped into his creation and made lowly choices at every turn from birth to incarnation. By studying the life of Jesus, attendees are urged to seek the Lord in lowly places rather than expecting high profile experiences. The sermon highlights the humility of God in choosing a young, low status girl as the mother of Jesus, being born in a manger among animals, and from the tribe of Judah, rather than high priestly lineage. Despite being sought to be killed from birth, Jesus' lowliness continued to confound the enemy's plans. The congregation is urged to seek the lowly nature of God in their own lives and to seek Him earnestly to find Him in unexpected places.
Walking the Narrow Way: A Pursuit of Holiness (Women's Ministry)
Pastor Tania Kondratyuk
Oct 24, 2025
Pastor Tania Kondratyuk delivers a eye-opening sermon about living a holy life and choosing the narrow way. She challenges listeners to denounce their old ways and embrace a disciplined life focused on Jesus. Exploring scriptures and personal experiences, she emphasizes the importance of denying self, choosing purity, and embodying lowliness. The message encourages listeners to remove distractions, cut off sin, and prioritize Jesus above all else. Through communion, the sacrifice of Jesus is honored, reminding believers of the transformative power of His blood and the call to reflect His character in the world. The sermon leaves a lasting impact, inspiring a deeper commitment to walk the narrow way with unwavering devotion to Jesus.
Tucked in Tight with God
Pastor Mary Peltz
Oct 19, 2025
Pastor Mary Peltz delves into James 4:8, exploring the power of drawing near to God and resisting the devil. Through insightful anecdotes and Scriptural teachings, she emphasizes the importance of humbling oneself and purifying the heart. Pastor Mary highlights the need to seek God's tone for regulation and alignment in various areas of life. She underscores the transformative process of coming under God's mission, resisting ungodly influences, and experiencing repentance and growth. The sermon underscores the significance of being in God's presence to receive wisdom, revelation knowledge, and grace. By sharing personal reflections and spiritual insights, Pastor Mary encourages listeners to mature in their faith, make conscious choices, and cultivate a deep relationship with God.
To Be the Bride
Pastor Igor Kondratyuk
Oct 12, 2025
Pastor Igor Kondratyuk shares the vision of being a 'bride church' during a powerful sermon. He emphasizes the importance of understanding and responding to the specific call God has placed on our church. The congregation is urged to pray for continued transformation and alignment with the standard set by God. The message revolves around the concept of seeking more of God and being relentless in pursuing a deeper relationship with Jesus. The sermon culminates in a time of intercession where members pray for cleansing, alignment with God's Word, and a true transformation to reflect the image of Christ. The speaker encourages a sense of urgency and focus on the present moment as a turning point in their spiritual journey.
Should I Tithe on My Net or Gross Income?
Pastor Vern Peltz
Oct 12, 2025
Pastor Vern Peltz delivers a sermon on the importance of tithing based on biblical principles. He emphasizes the concept of tithing on the gross income, discussing the significance of giving on the increase and how it demonstrates trustworthiness to God. The sermon explores the idea that financial giving is a reflection of one's love for God and challenges listeners to prioritize spiritual values over financial gain. Pastor Vern Peltz encourages faithful giving, cheerful generosity, and a focus on seeking God's kingdom first rather than pursuing riches. Ultimately, the sermon highlights the importance of handling finances in a way that pleases God and leads to true riches in the kingdom.