For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 ESV The dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children all who keep God’s commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus. Revelation 12:16 NLT Correct the deceived, hate the deception and oppose the deceiver. The best intel we have is b...
Aug 09, 2020•34 min
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 ESV If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. Sun ...
Aug 02, 2020•36 min
So let's not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don't give up, or quit. Galatians 6:9 MSG The fuel for following comes from Jesus and nowhere else. (sustenance for steadfastness) By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. 2 Peter 1:3 NLT Those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles, They run and don't get tired, they walk and don't lag behind. Isaiah 40:...
Jul 26, 2020•23 min
The power of perseverance is released in the life of the person who chooses to faithfully follow Jesus. Follow through the Finish As for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God. The time of my death is near. 2 Timothy 4:6 ESV I have fought the good fight. 2 Timothy 4:7 ESV But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? Luke 14:28 NLT Grace is not permis...
Jul 19, 2020•37 min
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. - If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. - And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? Matthew 16:24-26 NLT There isn’t a lackadaisical don’t give your heart to the effort option in following Jesus. The God journey...
Jul 12, 2020•36 min
We pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:11-14 NLT Finding the right direction has everything to d...
Jul 05, 2020•39 min
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 ESV The best way to get somewhere you’ve never been is to follow someone who has. I'm telling you this straight. The Son can't independently do a thing, only what he sees the Father doing. What the Father does, the Son does. John 5:19 MSG I'm not making any of this up on my own. The Father who sent me gave me orders, told me what to say and how to say it. John 12...
Jun 28, 2020•41 min
In my Father's house are many rooms. (more than enough room) If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? John 14:6 ESV The Treasure of being a Learner… A fool despises his father's instruction, but whoever heeds reproof is prudent. Proverbs 15:5 ESV Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him. Proverbs 13:24 ESV Teachability, Responsibility, and Accountability are the most important kinds of abilities. The Joy of Sel...
Jun 21, 2020•32 min
When people make promises, they guarantee them by appeal to some authority above them so that if there is any question that they'll make good on the promise, the authority will back them up. When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee. God can't break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable. We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It's...
Jun 14, 2020•32 min
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. Psalms 1:1-3 ESV When the world seems lost in chaos and confusion, there’s no greater anchor in the world than the Word. See, I lay a st...
Jun 07, 2020•36 min
Since the fall we have suffered from an Identity crisis and the illness of Insecurity that comes with it. You will never know who you are, until you know who you are in him. You are New Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9 ESV His mercies are new every morning. La...
May 31, 2020•33 min
Purpose - the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10 ESV Only God knows and has the authority to say who we are and why we exist. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 ESV Without a sense of transcendent purpose and a...
May 24, 2020•35 min
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May 10, 2020•28 min
Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary. Hebrews 6:18b-19 NLT Life is an ocean of possibilities and promise, but all who journey will at times face a tumultuous sea. The Art of Anchoring How and When to drop Anchor The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way but the folly of fools is deceiving. Prove...
May 03, 2020•31 min
The love of Christ revealed on the Cross is Real Real stuff cost more. This is real love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us… 1 John 4:10 NLT My confidence is in Gods capacity, His character and most of all His compassion. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. Isaiah...
Apr 26, 2020•32 min
Then Jesus went with them to the olive grove called Gethsemane. Matthew 26:36 NLT “Sit here while I go over there to pray.” He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed. He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Matthew 26:36-38 NLT (read through and briefly elaborate.) Jesus’ heart was heavy with the weight of the entire world, with all its sin and separation: past, present, and future. ...
Apr 19, 2020•35 min
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 ESV Hope is a precious priceless commodity. Misdirected Hope As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed. Matthew 17:22 ESV - - - He tried to help them see the path to true redemption. If our hope is in a specific earthly outcome rather than our f...
Apr 12, 2020•28 min
Miracle - an extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is therefore considered supernatural. A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother, Lazarus, was sick. So the two sisters sent a message to Jesus telling him, “Lord, your dear friend is very sick.” John 11:1-3 NLT Incredible Crisis But...
Apr 05, 2020•29 min
Jesus is our miracle. I am leaving you with a gift, peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27 NLT The peace we find in Jesus isn’t circumstantial; it’s transcendent, and it’s found in His presence. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalms 16:11 ESV Everything we need, in every season and circumstance, we find in Jesus! By hi...
Mar 29, 2020•27 min
Mar 22, 2020•34 min
On the other side of the lake the crowds welcomed Jesus, because they had been waiting for him. Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him. His only daughter, who was twelve years old, was dying. Luke 8:40-42 NLT - “Please come and lay your hands on her; heal her so she can live.” Whatever the source of your desperation, Jesus should be the source of your hope. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the cr...
Mar 15, 2020•32 min
After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids, blind, lame, and paralyzed. John 5:1-3 ESV Bethesda - House of mercy Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?” John 5:5-6 NLT Infirmity = Weak...
Mar 08, 2020•37 min
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments. Matthew 22:37-38 NLT If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. Matthew 5:46 NLT Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he...
Mar 01, 2020•42 min
Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 NLT God’s Love Protects you. In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:37...
Feb 23, 2020•41 min
Love isn’t so much a commentary on how we feel but a description of how we live. Let love be your highest goal! 1 Corinthians 14:1 NLT You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself. The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments. Matthew 22:37-38 NLT It takes knowing God and His love to be able to show the love ...
Feb 16, 2020•37 min
Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left in it (although up to that time I had not set up the doors in the gates), Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come and let us meet together at Hakkephirim in the plain of Ono.” But they intended to do me harm. And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come d...
Feb 09, 2020•35 min
Life happens everyday to everyone. Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, cravi...
Feb 02, 2020•45 min
We as a church are currently in the midst of 21 days of prayer and fasting, as well as our annual Kingdom Builders offering. Our 5th birthday is coming up in February 🤯and we are believing God for $50,000! Talk about big vision! Through prayer we have decided $30,000 will go to the things we are called to locally in Wilmington and $20,000 will go globally to the work we do with our partners in Southern Africa. If you would like to give follow the link 828church.com/give and use the pull-down ta...
Jan 26, 2020•40 min
We as a church are currently in the midst of 21 days of prayer and fasting, as well as our annual Kingdom Builders offering. Our 5th birthday is coming up in February 🤯and we are believing God for $50,000! Talk about big vision! Through prayer we have decided $30,000 will go to the things we are called to locally in Wilmington and $20,000 will go globally to the work we do with our partners in Southern Africa. If you would like to give follow the link 828church.com/give and use the pull-down ta...
Jan 19, 2020•44 min
