This is part 5 of a 5 part series about King David’s life. Dick teaches how the disciples waited for the gift from God after Jesus’ ascension even when not understanding what it meant. Dick points out scripture of God’s desire to empower his followers to express his power and love through the gifting of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Dick empresses that humility, desire, and obedience are the traits the Lord wants to develop in His followers so that empowerment does not lead to a haughty heart.    For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 4 of a 5 part series about King David’s life. Dick teaches on how a relationship with God requires time, openness, and obedience. Jesus teaches that He is the living water that satisfies, not merely religious adherence and right action. *Editor’s note: There was some corruption in a chunk of the teaching that was left out and the ministry time was included.    For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 3 of a 5 part series about King David. Dick teaches how God’s approach to life’s challenges often baffle the typical way of doing things. He shares the story of David and Goliath as an example of David’s faith in God’s plan that seemed odd throughout his set of actions until Goliath fell. Dick encourages the listeners to believe and walk with God even when His instructions seem odd with the way of the world.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 2 of a 5 part series about King David. Dick teaches how God prepares His followers for the plans and purposes He designs. Dick teaches how David’s time spent being a musician and a brave shepherd prepared him for the battle with Goliath and eventual Kingship.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 1 of a 5 part series about King David. Dick teaches how God is aware of the details of our lives. Dick notes how God’s eyes see where we have been, where we are at, and what His plan is for our lives. Dick uses the story of David’s anointing to showcase God’s preference for those who have faith over those who have “desirable qualities” such as strength, beauty, or charisma.    For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 4 of a 4 part series on the challenge of love. Dick invites his audience to consider the challenge of loving through confrontation. Dick covers seven principles to consider before confronting another with an issue. He then covers five ways to be a healthy receiver of confrontation. Dick petitions his listeners to press into this difficult arena with love and the idea that God uses confrontation to love us, to mature us, and to conform us into His image.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 3 of a 4 part series on the challenge of love. Dick covers ten different practical ways to love others. He challenges the idea of being overly spiritual rather than practical finding ways to identify and love others. This sermon is full of fun and powerful stories of people loving others in authentic and helpful ways.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 2 of a 4 part series on the challenge of love. Dick offers the idea that love is greater than an intense feeling and invites his listeners to consider how they could cultivate love if it were only a feeling. Dick shares a definition of love that allows for a mature cultivation of love in the life of the believer.    For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 1 of a 4 part series on the challenge of love. Love is central to the life of a Christian as it was the model that Jesus displayed to those around him. Dick teaches on the Christian’s reliance on The Lord’s strength in order to meet the challenge of loving others.  Dick shares how we do this by giving practical ways of engaging in loving-kindness towards others. He tackles the tension of how do we love those we do not like and those who do not like us.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 7 of a 7 part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Chuck Lester teaches on the baptism in the Holy Spirit and the releasing of a prayer language. He instructs the believer to have faith through the understanding of the eagerness and the character of God to bless His children. Chuck gives many practical tips of instruction and encouragement to help others be baptized in the Holy Spirit and release a heavenly language intended to edify the believer and glorify God.    *Special Note: There were several teachings in this series that were unable to be used. This means that the part of the series that Dick announces may not line up with what this description denotes.    For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 6 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Steve Frey teaches on how to hear God’s voice in our daily faith. He shares principles that are drawn from scripture and how people heard God in the Bible. He shares many examples from scripture to help guide the believer and to stir up faith to hear God’s voice. Steve also covers the hindrances to hearing God’s voice so that believers can identify these issues and cast them aside.   *Special Note: There were several teachings in this series that were unable to be used. This means that the part of the series that Dick announces may not line up with what this description denotes. And we have updated previous descriptions to match these changes. For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 5 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Dick teaches how God equips His followers with the prophetic key to His kingdom in order to bring Heaven to earth. Dick teaches that this prophetic key is accessed through speaking in tongues. Dick shares amazing stories of believers that have spent time developing intimacy with God through speaking in tongues. These stories have the supernatural element that points believers and non-believers towards God’s presence and intention in this world.  *Special Note: There were several teachings in this series that were unable to be used. This means that the part of the series that Dick announces may not line up with what this description denotes. And we have updated previous descriptions to match these changes. For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 4 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Pam Western is a guest speaker on this series and teachings about Discernment. She instructs believers to pursue actively listening to The Lord for encouragement, instruction, and ministry opportunities. Pam teaches principles used in the process of discerning God’s voice. Pam exhorts believers to pursue maturity with The Lord through hearing His voice. *Special Note: There were several teachings in this series that were unable to be used. This means that the part of the series that Dick announces may not line up with what this description denotes. And we have updated previous descriptions to match these changes. For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 3 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Dick teaches how God wants his followers to reflect on our own short-comings, especially before being critical of others. Dick impressed that God’s desire is to meet his followers with grace and compassion to help them to change. Dick points to the story of King David as an example of displaying sinful desires as well as responsive to God’s correction. Dick encourages honesty with God and with others.  *Special Note: There were several teachings in this series that were unable to be used. This means that the part of the series that Dick announces may not line up with what this description denotes. And we have updated previous descriptions to match these changes. For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 2 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Dick teaches that in order to minister effectively God comes to us to deal with our hearts first. Dick challenges self-righteous attitudes that ignore God and others in order to justify one’s heart and behavior. Dick impresses God’s desire for purity of heart in His disciples and calls them to repentance and restoration.  *Special Note: There were several teachings in this series that were unable to be used. This means that the part of the series that Dick announces may not line up with what this description denotes. And we have updated previous descriptions to match these changes. For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com  

This is part 1 of a 7* part series Dick entitled How to Minister Effectively at the Altar which will be shortened to Altar Ministry. Dick teaches how Jesus' relationship with Father God is the model for disciples to emulate. Dick lays out how this model of ministry is based on intimacy rather than performance. God’s grace to give revelation is how a disciple comes to greater intimacy, and a disciple can foster this by creating space for meditation and prayer.  *Special Note: There were several teachings in this series that were unable to be used. This means that the part of the series that Dick announces may not line up with what this description denotes.    For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 2 of 2 of How to Love People taught by Joy Schroeder. Joy teaches a group of high school students about God’s love for people. Joy shares more stories of moving towards other people with love. Joy teaches through her stories of being humbly used by God in order to care for the lost, lonely, and those in need of hope. Joy instructs the students to pray and trust the Holy Spirit to help guide them to others that are in need of love. This recording is from 1988.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

This is part 1 of 2 of How to Love People taught by Joy Schroeder. Joy teaches a group of high school students about God’s love for people. Joy shares how she has been led by The Lord to love others, both believers and non-believers. Joy shares stories of love, humor, and confession that have flowed out of a life lived towards others. She teaches important attitudes and perceptions that are useful in loving others and being open. She leads a group of students in a discussion and intercession from the passage in Matthew 25.  This recording is from 1988.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

Dick preaches this sermon on the scripture of Hebrews 12:1-3. How do we cast off those sins and desires that entangle us? Where do we find strength through pains and seasons of hopelessness? He shares his own life and challenges of following the Lord through repentance and obedience. Dick encourages his listeners to reflect on God’s character and His eagerness to show His abundant love.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com

Dick shares a message about what it means to live by “walking in the light.” Dick points to God's character as a fair judge and will expose every secret to the light. Dick notes how this “light” is a relational concept that God has given to His creation.  Dick shares that God’s heart is a heart wanting to know His creation and wanting His creation to know Him and therefore desires to help reveal through light.   For more resources and legacy projects in process, go to www.fatherheartministries.net Check out Joy’s discipleship resources at www.toolsformentoring.com