The Designer of Your Destiny, Pt. 2: The Security in Your Partnership
July 13, 2008 · The Designer of Your Destiny Part 2 · National Church Leadership
Psalm 63:1-8
Spirit-Filled Life
2,988 sermons.
Six decades of ministry.
One voice.
Jack Hayford is best understood as a Pentecostal bridge-builder: a worship-centered pastor and theologian who made Spirit-filled life and charismatic worship at home in the wider evangelical mainstream while staying rooted in the Foursquare tradition he grew up in.
He was the founding pastor of The Church On The Way in Van Nuys, California, where he served for over three decades and saw the congregation grow from fewer than 20 members to more than 12,000. He served as president of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel from 2004 to 2009, founded The King's College and Seminary (now The King's University) in 1997, wrote more than 50 books, served as general editor of the Spirit-Filled Life Bible, and composed hundreds of hymns and choruses. The most famous, "Majesty, Worship His Majesty," became a worship standard across denominations.
This library preserves 2,988 of his recorded messages, spanning 1973 to 2014.
The living God dwells where His people worship, and life happens where He dwells.
He wrote "Majesty."
The hymn sung in churches around the world began in his car on a family vacation in 1977. He composed hundreds of songs, but one became a worship standard across every denomination.
What he taught
Four questions he never stopped answering.
What does it mean to worship?
Majesty, worship theology, the Lord's Table, and redeeming worship. The domain where Hayford's teaching and songwriting meet: worship as the place God dwells with His people.
Explore Worship & LiturgyWhat does the Holy Spirit actually do?
Teaching drawn from the Spirit-Filled Life Bible, sermons, and books on holiness, prayer, and the work of the Holy Spirit in the believer's daily walk.
Explore Spirit-Filled LifeHow do leaders hold churches together?
Teaching on pastoral leadership, denominational cooperation, racial reconciliation, and inter-movement unity from a pastor who spent a lifetime building bridges.
Explore Leadership & UnityHow does a person become trustworthy?
A holy life, relational wholeness, and pastoral ethics: how character forms in private long before it is tested in public.
Explore Personal Formation
Six seasons of one life
From a child in Long Beach to the president of a denomination.
1934-1955
Early Life and Healings
A child in Long Beach, twice marked by healings his family credited to prayer.
1956-1969
Young Minister and Educator
A young Foursquare youth director and college instructor learning to teach.
1969-1999
Pastor and Church Builder
Three decades pastoring The Church On The Way in Van Nuys, from under 20 members to more than 12,000.
1997 onward
Founder and Mentor
Founder of The King's College and Seminary, now The King's University.
2004-2009
National Church Leadership
President of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
2009-2023
Late-Life Statesman and Broadcaster
A statesman of the church, teaching by radio and writing to the end.
Where to start
Four teachings that show the range of the library.
The Designer of Your Destiny, Pt. 1: The Invitation to Partnership
July 6, 2008 · The Designer of Your Destiny Part 1 · National Church Leadership
Psalm 16
Spirit-Filled Life
The Joseph Mission
December 10, 2006 · The Christmas Couple Pt. 2 · National Church Leadership
Matthew 1:18
Spirit-Filled Life
Mary’s Miracle
December 3, 2006 · The Christmas Couple Pt. 1 · National Church Leadership
Luke 1:26
Spirit-Filled Life
In his own words
Worship is about encounter, coming into God's presence.
Worship changes the worshiper into the image of the One worshiped.
Worship, in a very real sense of the word, opens a doorway to the power of His presence, confounding dark powers and overthrowing sin's destructive operations.
The library is open.
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