What Will You Do in the End?

We live in a time when religious leaders are deceiving a certain group of people and instead of the deceived being open to the truth, they choose to remain deceived because they love deception. JEREMIAH 5:1-31 1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you…

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Philippians 1

Paul opens up the letter with thanksgiving to God and a powerful prayer for the saints. He then shares about his experiences while being in jail, encourages everyone to keep preaching and reminds them that suffering is normal in the Christian’s life. OVERVIEW Author: Paul while in jail in RomeAudience: The saints at Philippi, a…

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Power from On High, pt 2

Like never before we need the power of God! Open up your heart and receive all God has for you!  LUKE 24:49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high. ACTS 1:8 But you will receive power…

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Power from on High

Like never before we need the power of God! Open up your heart and receive all God has for you! LUKE 24:46-49 46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached…

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The World Cannot Hate You, but it Hates Me

If we want to live like Jesus we must be willing to be treated like Jesus. The good news is we then can see what Jesus saw and share in His reward (2 Timothy 2:11-13). JOHN 7:1-13 1 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want to go about in Judea because…

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He Must Become Greater, I Must Become Less

God is raising up a generation of John the Baptists who are willing to be friends of Jesus and decrease so He can increase. JOHN 3:22-36 22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing at…

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Resist the Devil

Now is the time to be alert, resist the devil, and stand firm in the faith. 1 PETER 4:12-19 12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the…

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New Wine, New Wineskins

God is preparing us for great and mighty things in this generation. We have to be willing to do new things if we want to see new outpourings of the Holy Spirit. LUKE 5:33-39 33 They said to him, “John’s disciples often fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours…

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What Ministry Is & Isn’t

When you know what ministry is and isn’t you want be easily discouraged or deceived. Ministry is after salvation, not for salvation (Ephesians 2:8-10). Ministry is selfless, not selfish (Matthew 16:24-27). Ministry is serving others, not being served (Matthew 20:24-28). Ministry is God-centered, not man-centered (1 Thessalonians 2:1-6). Ministry is character based, not charisma based…

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Don’t Lose Hope

God has called us to be people of hope. This doesn’t mean we are to be naive about the troubles in this life, however, we are to know that even though we will have troubles, God has given us a hope beyond the scope of human suffering. Therefore, dear Saint, don’t lose your hope- God…

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