March 29, 2026 | PASSING THE MANTLE | Pastor Craig Lauterbach

Pray in the Holy Ghost. Your understanding is not enough. We have limited minds with limited knowledge, limited insight, but the holy spirit is the unlimited mind of god. And when we pray in the holy ghost, sometimes I ask myself after the fact upon hiring you, pastor Heath. I wondered at times when we were praying for our missionaries in our Wednesday night service. I wondered when I was praying in tongues if I was praying for pastor Heath and Hira and their four lovely daughters. [00:58:14] (35 seconds)  #PrayInTheSpirit

To transition successfully, I believe this with all my heart. You need to understand failure. What do you mean? Do you know when you look at the life of Jacob, it wasn't until he wrestled with god at Panaue. And the lord, the angel touched his hip and shrunk the socket. And from the day forward, he walked with a limp. Effective leaders walk with a limp. They understand failure because by understanding failure, we understand our need and our dependence upon almighty god. [00:41:51] (43 seconds)  #LeadersWalkWithALimp

Sometimes people confuse meekness with humility. Moses was also very humble, but they're not the same. Do you know what humility is? True humility from scripture. It's god dependence. Humility means I depend on god, not the arm of my flesh, not my own giftings and abilities. There's a lot of people trying to build corporations, trying to build vocations, careers, trying to build churches on their gifts and abilities. And you may draw numbers, and it may seem from the world's perspective successful, but it will lack anointing. [00:46:40] (39 seconds)  #HumilityIsGodDependence

God has always intended for us not to be self absorbed in our own circumstances. And trust me, I know circumstances are real. I've walked many valleys. But in the midst of the valley, we still can never lose sight of what god has called us to do. It's about winning the lost. Hallelujah. So with that being said, every leader has a season. But wise and faithful leaders do you know what they do, church? They measure their legacy by the continuance of those who succeed them. [00:40:20] (39 seconds)  #LegacyIsSuccession

Look at the life of Moses. He was born a slave, a commoner. He had no value in the eyes of Egypt. But then by the divine providence of god, he was made a prince. But following that, he was convicted as a murderer. The murder of that Egyptian guard is what led to his exile where he would later then, following that failure, encounter God. Are you seeing the step by step? Amen. It was his failure that fueled his pursuit of God. [00:42:34] (40 seconds)  #FailureFueledFaith

Why? Because our god is El Shaddai. That's right. You know what that means in the Hebrew? The god who is more than enough. The god who satisfies. God always has more than enough. A double portion is nothing for the lord. And Elijah Elijah didn't ask for himself. He asked for the work of the kingdom. Lord, I ask that you might use me as my spiritual father. But, Lord, I ask for a double portion. Elijah says to me, he goes, you know, you've asked a difficult thing, but if you're there when the lord takes me, it will be granted. [01:01:52] (39 seconds)  #GodIsMoreThanEnough

Serving with Moses. Do you know what it did? It prepared Joshua to serve like Moses. I'm gonna say it again. Serving with Moses prepared Joshua to serve like Moses, which provided what? When it was time, when god said the season was there, it provided a seamless transition. Look at Deuteronomy chapter 34 verse nine. Now Joshua, the son of Nun, was full of the spirit of wisdom. For Moses had laid hands on him. There is significance with the laying on of hands, especially with the transferring of a mantle from one leader to the next. [00:50:19] (48 seconds)  #PassingTheMantle

But listen to me. Don't become distracted. This is not our home. We are citizens of a greater nation. Peter says, a holy nation. We are royal priests. We're kings. We're royalty. We're sons and daughters of the most high. Heaven and hell is very real, and we can't become so distracted. Yes. We need to be responsible with what god has entrusted into our care. Absolutely. But we cannot become distracted with the stuff. [00:56:27] (39 seconds)  #HeavenlyCitizenship