Dominion Church Podcast Experience

Pastor Matthew shares a few thoughts around the goodness of God. He also shares some thoughts around the weapons of our warfare and divine strategies for overcoming obstacles.

This message from Evangelist Dan Warner offers a revelatory perspective on the circumcision of the heart. God has never known us by the flesh, but after the spirit!

In this message Evangelist Dan Warner gives a powerful encouragement about faith and includes testimonies of the people who were there.

We were pleased to have Leon Du Toit as our special guest for this service. He shares and imparts the revelation of the profound and all-encompassing love of God. The best way to enjoy this is to become a sponge and drink in the love of God!

The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is pivotal. It's the time for Jesus to demonstrate his identity as the long-awaited Messiah, the Son of God. The tension is palpable as he approaches a critical decision point. Will he head towards the Antonio Fortress, the stronghold of Roman authority in Jerusalem, where the largest contingent of soldiers is stationed, and where the potential for the crowd to erupt into a volatile mob is high?

However, Jesus surprises everyone. Instead of veering towards the fortress, he takes a different path, turning left through the eastern gate and into the Temple. His actions are deliberate and calculated. Upon entering, he surveys the surroundings, taking it all in. According to Mark's gospel, he then leaves but returns the next day, engaging in what can only be described as prophetic theater, echoing the spirit of Jeremiah.

It's time to take a deep dive into the Gospel of God in this new series by Evangelist Dan Warner. How often have we offered something that has a measure of success, but isn't actually correct? Is it possible that we've offered the gospel to the world in a similar way?

In light of the eternal nature of Christ, in light of Christ’s ontological union (the singular existences of two persons who are absorbed in a new form of being when they love one another.) with humanity (i.e. the truth of our being), separation has always been a delusion (even after the first stumble in Eden). But living in the delusion of separation has always created a very real existential experience of alienation in the way of our being.

We truly exist only within the context of relationship. Typically, people who are toxic, psychopathic or sociopathic are always those who cannot maintain or sustain relationships. They run from them. These people are usually loners or make all relating with them very difficult. The origin of most mental illness is loneliness. One of the greatest causes of grief for humanity (or disease) is disconnection. When we separate ourselves from others, we become sick and toxic…even ungodly. There is more to relational connectedness than we understand and this is why God elevates relationship to such a high level. Perichoresis is the divine dance of the Godhead that is fully balanced and completely vulnerable intimate relationship. 

Your life is glory unto God and a force of transformative love and compassion to everyone around you…yourself included. 

Colossians 3:1-4 - If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Keep the love on…always…

It's time to take a dive into the Gospel of God in this new series by Evangelist Dan Warner. How often have we offered something that has a measure of success, but isn't actually correct? Is it possible that we've offered the gospel to the world in a similar way?

In the fourth and final session of The (Ancient) New series we take a look of how to sow well without manipulating results. God shows us this pattern in the way He sows the Kingdom and its great wisdom for us all to follow the pattern. Sow all that you are well and leave the harvest in the hands of God.

In Session Three of the Ancient New series we take a look at the book of John and how Jesus fully goes into the ministry for all. He is the founder of the feats, the minster to Pharisees, Gentiles, the invalid, disenfranchised, poor and everyone who is hungry and thirsty. Everyone has a seat at His table.

This new series examines the timeless truths of the character and nature of God. Session One - How He Loves Us - takes a look at the depth and power of the love of God that Is Greater, Lives Where We Live, Lays Itself Down, Transforms and Conquers All.

In Session Two of the Ancient New series we explore the misunderstandings of the fear of the Lord (as reverent awe) and the fear we are accustomed to as (cowardice, living out of fear). Perfect love casts out all fear!

Take some time to hear the heart of our Pastor and what God is showing us as a local faith community in 2024.

In this message Prophet Martha Hester gives an encouraging and life-giving message for the Christmas season. Not only does God give us a home to dwell in, but He made us His home as well. This is such a rich and beautiful truth to consider!

You only need to read a few verses in Luke 2 and you'll find multiple surface level contradictions that signal the arrival of Jesus. Don’t be afraid…while they were very afraid. A Savior is born…One Who will save the world…has been born. Look for the Messiah and Master…wrapped in a blanket and laying in a manger. Peace on Earth!

Christmas often times feels full of ongoing contradictions. May this message bring you some wisdom and comfort during such times.

The Second Coming of Christ that history is waiting for is not the same as the baby Jesus or even the historical Jesus. The historical Jesus was one man, and Christ is not his last name. The Christ includes the whole sweep of creation and history joined with him—and you too. We call this the Cosmic Christ. We ourselves are a member of the Body of Christ and the Cosmic Christ, even though we are not the historical Jesus. So we very rightly believe in "Jesus Christ," and both words are essential.

If we can’t be positively present right now without creating a problem, nothing new is ever going to happen. We will only experience what we already agree with and what does not threaten us and our preferred mode of being. We will never experience the unexpected depth and contentment that is always being offered to us.  

Evangelist Dan Warner shares the third part of the series Apocalypto. The apocalypse "unveiling" of the Christ is more than most of us have assumed. It's never been about the end of the world, but the true beginning of living with meaning.

In this message to finish up the series, Dr. Hester takes a look at the Lamb Who takes away the sin of the world. This is the clear image of God we behold through the image of the Lamb slain.

In this message we see God as a heavenly missionary. We see him time and again baring the sin of people and working with them where there are.

Evangelist Dan Warner brings an encouraging and challenging word on the significance of the ministry of reconciliation and how it practically manifests in our lives.

We all first approach God as His enemy…not on His part, but on ours. Our behavior makes us believe we are enemies of God, but nothing is farther from the truth. God has no enemies!

The Crisis of Faith with Evangelist Dan Warner.

As is true of Rorschach tests, the way God appears to people says at least as much about them as it does about God. Insofar as God's noncoercive Spirit can break through the hearts and minds of people- insofar as these hearts are inclined in the direction of faithfulness, blamelessness, and purity- God can reveal himself as He truly is. But insofar as people have twisted hearts and minds that suppress God's Spirit, they inevitably understand and experience God in ways that reflect their own twisted hearts and minds.

What people see and hear is strongly conditioned by what they expect to see and hear. Along the same lines, people are only able to receive the truth about God to the degree that their innermost hearts are aligned with His character. The good news is that John proclaims that when Christ appears, "we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is," which is why "all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure" (1 John 3:2, emphasis added). While all who are in Christ have had the veil over our minds "taken away" and can therefore "contemplate the Lord's glory" (2 Cor 3:14, 18), we still "see only a reflection as in a mirror" (1 Cor 13:12). But when the process of our transformation into Christlikeness is completed, we will finally have the capacity to grasp Christ in all His beauty. And it is only because "we shall be like him," that we will finally be able to '"see him as he is."

Joseph is a prophetic forerunner who would later point us to Jesus the Messiah. Yes, Joseph becomes a ruler and judge over the land, but let's take a little bit of time to lean into the judgment of Joseph that most looks like the character and nature of God. He/Jesus judges through tears.

Evangelist Dan Warner shares a word that challenges us to invade culture with the light of the Kingdom of God. This is a light that Jesus not only patterned for us, but He also invited us to bear and release the same light.

This online streaming exclusive begins with an introduction by Pastor Matthew Hester including updates on our new facility. The introduction is followed by a message from our archives, Beauty Will Save The World. Thanks for joining us!

Our strength comes from the Lord, but it's not simply for the sake of being strong. We are equipped and called to share our strength with others.

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In this Father's Day message Apostle Matthew shares observations about the goodness of God and what it means to father with love and compassion. We have an always good Father Who provides and amazing example for us to follow.

In this message Evangelist Dan follows up his focus on divine culture. He explains how we each offer Jesus based on how we know Him. This is a vital key to understanding how divine culture works.

In this message Apostle Matthew looks at the relationships dynamic of the Holy Spirit through Pentecost. Mankind seems to always default to the terms and conditions of legislating relationship with God, but He has an altogether different way in mind.

In this message Evangelist Dan Warner shares about power and impact of Divine Culture. We find ourselves in a conflict of culture, just like in the days of Jesus. We need wisdom and understanding on how to identify and release the culture of the Kingdom to the world around us.

Women can easily read Proverbs 31 and instead of being encouraged are tempted to come away discouraged. They’re thinking, “I can never be that.” Or single guys might read this passage and think, “I want to find a wife who’s perfect like that.” Married men could read this passage and think, “I wish my wife was perfect like that.” All of these thoughts are obviously unhealthy responses to this picture of womanhood. But this is where I want us to realize we have an ideal, perfect picture of this woman for a reason. The point of Proverbs is to point us to Jesus and the wisdom that can only be found in Him.

There are three levels of relationships with Jesus we can observe John 8. There are the curious, the believers and the disciples. This message will challenge and encourage you in your relationship with Jesus and with others.

This message is a powerful encouragement from Prophet Martha Hester about having a fresh encounter with God. She uses the story of the woman at the well to show us that Jesus never really came for the water, but He came for the woman. Listen and be blessed today!

The God of all is good – Athanasius said he is “supremely noble by nature,” because that’s the way God is. When Athanasius says that, he’s not talking about a solitary isolated person – he’s talking about the Trinity. The God of all is good and supremely noble by nature. Therefore, this God is the lover of the human race. That’s the only way we’ll ever have trust. If somebody’s introducing doubt into that (which is what we do 24-7 many times in the Christian church and in the way we practice the gospel), you can’t trust that God. We can confidently believe that God desires us by the fact the He’s trustworthy.

When Jesus cries out the phrase, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?" from a place of great agony, He’s not declaring a theology of separation from God or nontrinitarianism. Jesus cannot be separate from God since they are one and the same. It also doesn’t paint a picture of how a holy God is offended by sin in such a way that He cannot be in the presence of sin. But the Bible never indicates that. If our God could never be in the presence of sin, that means Jesus couldn’t have been there when the Jews were committing Him to crucifixion. He couldn’t have been there when the Jews were making His Father’s house into a den of thieves.  He couldn’t have taken the sins of humanity upon Himself on the cross. If He had to protect Himself from being “tainted” by someone else’s sin or contamination, that means He couldn’t have touched the lepers to heal them. But He did.

We remember it in the church as Palm Sunday. This is the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. It’s the day when Jesus of Nazareth pre-planned a comical, yet prophetic event, in order to fulfill Zechariah’s prophecy of the coming Messiah (Zech 9:9).

Jesus literally acts it out.

It’s no coincidence. At the same time Pilate is parading in on the west side of the Temple to oversee Passover, ready to put a stop to any chaos that might ensue, Jesus decides to ride into Jerusalem on a donkey. He’s not on a war horse wielding a sword, he’s on a donkey. And he’s not packing.

Think about that.

Jesus is not in conflict with the God we see in the Old Covenant! Jesus is the pure revelation of the God we see in the Old Covenant. Isn’t it interesting how so much of our “veiled” understanding of God pits Jesus against our good Father? If Jesus healed everyone who came to Him, and the Father wills people to be sick, then we have a divided house. Jesus spoke peace to the storm; He didn’t send storms as a sign of judgment on a people group. If you want to understand God, you must find that understanding in Jesus. He truly removed the veil once and for all. 

N.T. Wright says of the first century Jews and Christians: "They were not understanding themselves as living in a narrative which said, 'All humans are sinful and will go to hell; maybe God will be gracious and let us go to heaven instead and dwell with Him'." The idea of an angry God requiring payment or satisfaction through the death of another is just simply not a Biblical idea. Listen now to find out more!

Special Guest: Bishop Jamie Englehart

Bishop Jamie brings a challenging and refreshing word to the Body of Christ that shows us a more clear representation of the heart and nature of God. God is light...and in Him there is no darkness ( 1 John 1:5). 

Evangelist Dan Warner ministers a timely word on revival, what moves the heart of God and how we should respond to both. This message will bless your life!

Jesus always has the ability to speak to the core of human life, the heart. Purity or cleanliness was an important religious theme in Jesus’ day. Observing all the Old Testament laws of being clean could bypass the most important purity of all, purity of the heart. Jesus declares here that a pure heart is what produces external purity, not vice versa.

In this second session to Romans 12, we take a deeper dive into the life-producing atmosphere of the believer. The progression goes from walking in sincere love, being devoted to one another, not walking in pried and loving out enemies even when they hate us. Paul even give so far as to say that being overcome with evil is withholding help to your enemies while they are suffering. This challenge is hardcore!

The Apostle Paul shares beautiful and profound wisdom to the church in Rome concerning righteous identity and the fruit it produces in the corporate environment. The procession covered in this message is from being living sacrifices, who use the transformed mine of Christ, to honor others and then effectively flow in the gifts that each one is confident in. Join us for part two next week to continue in Romans 12.

The church is coming into a season of shifting from mostly focusing on gift ministry toward fruit ministry. Gift ministry is celebrated in public from the platform, but fruit ministry is intentionally cultivated in secret and is rarely celebrated during the process. Jesus said that He was the True Vine and that all who were connected to Him would bare fruit. Are you ready to are fruit?

In Matthew 2 we are introduced to the Magi (wise men) who journeyed from the east in search of the promised Messiah. It is believed that the Magi traveled from Babylon and that their caravan journey to Jerusalem would’ve taken a few months at the least. There is nowhere biblically mentioned that these Magi were kings, but they were certainly wealthy, studied and were likely astrologers (people who searched out and understood the stars). The Magi were not at the Manger, we discover in Scripture that they actually first meet Jesus at his childhood home. It is most popularly believed that he was between the ages of 1 and 2 when they present their gifts to the family.

The gifts are more than simple lavish presentations for Jesus, but they actually reflect Who Jesus is. The Gift receives gifts from the wise that reflect Who He is…Who He will become.