AL Pastor with Brian Overturf

#308 - The Faith of a Mother - 2 Timothy 1.5

Paul's last letter opens by remembering two women — a grandmother named Lois and a mother named Eunice. From a Roman prison cell, on the edge of his own execution, Paul traces Timothy's faith back to the women who handed it down. In this Mother's Day message, Pastor Brian asks every mother in the room one question: Mom… is your faith still being handed down? Whether your children are in the nursery, in their teenage years, or grown and living their own lives, the work of a mother doesn't have an expiration date. It just changes shape.

#307 - The Judge Is at the Door - Part 2 - James 5.7-12

The waiting is hard. But what you do while you wait reveals everything about what you actually believe. In part two of "The Judge Is at the Door," Pastor Brian Overturf continues in James 5:7-12 with the final two things God asks of His people while they wait for justice. Walk with the witnesses — the prophets who spoke the truth and paid for it, and Job who held on to a God he couldn't explain. And weigh what you say — because a person whose word can't be trusted without an oath has already lost something. The Judge is not on His way. He is standing at the door.

#306 - The Judge Is at the Door - Part 1 - James 5.7-9

Last week James pronounced judgment on the wealthy oppressors and ended with one phrase that wouldn’t let us go: “He does not resist you.” So what are God’s people supposed to do when justice doesn’t come on our timeline? When the wrong people keep winning? When we’re tempted to take matters into our own hands? In Part 1 of this series, Pastor Brian opens James 5:7-9 and walks us through the first two of four answers James gives the waiting church. We learn what it means to wait like the farmer who trusts God for the early and latter rain, and we hear James’s warning about what comes out of our mouths when the pressure of waiting gets long. Because the same Judge who heard the cry of the oppressed is the Judge standing at the door right now, listening to how we treat the brother and sister next to us. Wait with purpose. Watch your words. Because the Judge is at the door.

#305 - The Lord of Hosts Has Heard - James 5.5-6 - Part2

Pastor Brian Overturf continues his verse-by-verse journey through James with the second half of James 5:1-6. After last week’s two charges — hoarding what God meant to circulate, and stealing the wages of the workers — James brings two more charges that get heavier before they get better. Charge three: you have fattened your hearts. A life so absorbed in its own comfort and pleasure that it has lost the ability to feel anything for the person at the gate. Charge four: you have condemned, you have murdered the just. Where unchecked greed and a numbed heart ultimately lead. But the same God who hears the cry of the oppressed is also the God who gives more grace. He does not give up on hardened hearts. He replaces them. A message for two kinds of people: the one who has been wronged and did not resist, and the one who saw themselves in the charges. The Lord of Hosts has heard both. Scripture: James 5:1-6 (NKJV) | Arvin Assembly of God | alpastor.org

#304 - The Lord of Hosts has Heard - James 5.1-4 - Part 1

In this episode, Pastor Brian walks through James 5:1–6 and reveals God’s response to injustice. James speaks with prophetic urgency against those who hoard wealth and exploit others, but this message is ultimately for those who have been wronged. If you have ever been overlooked, cheated, or hurt, this is a reminder that God sees and God hears. The Lord of Hosts has not missed a single cry.