Luke chapter 22:24–26 says, “Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. And He said to them, ‘The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called “benefactors.” But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves.’” Jesus taught that in His Kingdom, which will outlast all the kingdoms of this world, eternal p...
Jan 12, 2024•1 min•Ep. 96
A biblical worldview is critical. We can't build our lives on emotions, songs, or just going to church (even though all those things are good). Our pursuits have to be built on the Word of God. The biblical worldview is that the world is about to be judged by God because of the weight of its sin, but God has prepared a place of safety for those who can hear what He's speaking to His people. For us, safety is in the cross of Jesus Christ, the shed blood of the Son of God, and His promise. When yo...
Jan 11, 2024•1 min•Ep. 95
We live in a world that's like a magnet. It's pulling people down into a place of despair. It's pulling them down where they think they won't be able to get out. They can't change their thinking, and they're beginning to be filled with rage. We have a lot of college students like this. They can't tolerate a contrary opinion, and they're being pulled into this mire. It's imperative to know who Christ is. Abide in the strength that He freely offers to all of us. If we want it, it can be ours. All ...
Jan 10, 2024•1 min•Ep. 94
Amid a rapidly unraveling society, we must be prepared for the challenging times we face. The apostle Paul talked about a surge of lawlessness in the last few days. Presently, we're witnessing lawlessness pervading our streets, schools, homes, and society's structures and voices. The disregard for rules and the rejection of absolute truth have become prevalent. Everyone seems eager to create their truth, with the loudest voices temporarily holding the moment's truth until someone louder emerges....
Jan 09, 2024•1 min•Ep. 93
1 Samuel 17:25 says, "So the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely, he has come up to defy Israel, and it shall be that the man who kills him, the king, will enrich him with great riches, will give him his daughter, and give his father's house exemption from taxes in Israel.’” When religion departs from the presence and power of God, all it can offer to the people is wealth, status, and power. If you're listening to any voice offering you that in God's name, you are...
Jan 08, 2024•1 min•Ep. 92
Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” To trust in God, we must first know who He is and what He says. Spending time in His Word allows us to comprehend His heart and the promises He has made to us. He promises never to leave or forsake us. He promises to give us abundant life. He promises that no weapon formed against us will prosper and that we can condemn any accusation that rises against us. These promises are our inheritance. The Word of God assures us that we're cleans...
Jan 05, 2024•1 min•Ep. 91
In John 15:4–7, Jesus says, “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” The strength required to navigate the challenges of our current circumstances can only be attained through a deep connection with Jesus Christ. This strength comes from internalizing God's truth within our very being and being empowered by the Holy Spirit dwelling within us. It enables us to rise abov...
Jan 04, 2024•1 min•Ep. 90
In John 16:33, Jesus said, "I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace." In this world, you will have trouble. As Christians, we may face difficulties and challenges that test our faith. However, take heart, for Jesus has triumphed over this world and its power to bring us down. Before knowing Christ, we lacked the strength to resist the downward pull of darkness, sin, and despair. With Jesus Christ dwelling in us, these troubles cannot overpower us. Problems may arise, but we...
Jan 03, 2024•1 min•Ep. 89
I once addressed a group of men in a football stadium and delivered a simple message. In Christ, you are already in the end zone. Before the game even starts. Spike the ball, start dancing, and declare victory because He has won it for you, and you are now in Him. Yes, we will face opposition, but we will not be overcome. Jesus declared, "I have overcome this world." Every kind of violence, persecution, depression, accusation, and mockery was thrown at Him, yet He defeated them all and rose by G...
Jan 02, 2024•1 min•Ep. 88
In the gospel of Luke 4:18–19, Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because He has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, and to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” I wish you a Happy New Year, and I want to advise you on how your new year can indeed be happy. Follow down two more verses from what I just read, and Je...
Jan 01, 2024•1 min•Ep. 87
Exodus 3:7–8 says, "The LORD said, ‘I have surely seen the oppression of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. So I have come down to deliver them.’" On this New Year's Day, let's look at the moment in which we’re living. The increasing downward spiral is very troubling. We all see this spewing of hatred, violence, and division. Isn't it time we came together to pray for our nation? We must know that we're not praying to some ...
Dec 29, 2023•1 min•Ep. 86
Matthew 7:24–26 says: "Therefore, whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock." I am determined in my heart to walk with the real Jesus. I'm determined to let His value system become mine. If He says I should love my enemies, then I will love my enemies. I will forgive those who have curs...
Dec 28, 2023•1 min•Ep. 85
Do you struggle to talk to God because you don't know how to pray or feel you can't be honest with Him? Just speak from your heart, as Jesus did. Be genuine, be sincere, and avoid all pretense. God already knows your true emotions, so don't pretend everything is perfect when struggling. As Jesus taught in Matthew 6, find a quiet place, close the door, and pray to your Father, who sees in secret. The promise is that your Father will openly reward your private prayers. Your conversations with God ...
Dec 27, 2023•1 min•Ep. 84
In John 11, God spoke audibly to a dead man called Lazarus. He was dead for four days, but the voice of God is not limited. Today, many might feel like Lazarus; the only difference is that you have breath in your lungs. You might be in a dark place with no hope, and even those around you may have no hope for you. They might have a lot of negative things to say about you. However, one voice has the power to bring you back to life. That voice is God's voice. His voice can call you out of wherever ...
Dec 26, 2023•1 min•Ep. 83
Luke 2:8–9 says, “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were greatly afraid.” The first Christmas ushered in a glorious invitation to people who weren’t expecting it, entering into a joy that they'd never experienced in this way. God burst onto the scene, and all He asked of them was faith. "Will you let me lead y...
Dec 25, 2023•1 min•Ep. 82
Luke 2:13 says, "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hosts, praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men.'" Incredibly, the very first Christmas began with this celebration. A celebration so profound it's as if the angels could not contain themselves. They had to break through that veil, separating the heavens from the earth, and come down where they could be visibly seen by man, giving glory to God. How could they n...
Dec 22, 2023•1 min•Ep. 81
I want to challenge you today to believe in God. Believe that God can change you. Believe that He can use you. He can give you a heart for people. He can do something miraculous in your life to bring His name to reputation. He did it for me. I can't tell you the day it happened, but I know that as I went toward the sound of His voice, I told God, "I want it all. I want everything you have for me. I want the fullness of it." Some people just want knowledge. Some just want personal freedom, but I ...
Dec 21, 2023•1 min•Ep. 80
According to the scriptures, Satan is going to throw everything in his arsenal against this world in these last days. He will throw every weapon, deception of darkness, discouragement, and trap he can. In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus said that in the last days, the deception would be so powerful that, if possible, even the elect could be deceived. This notion implies that those of us who are set apart for God's plans and purposes will not and cannot be deceived. We are secure in the Almighty God...
Dec 20, 2023•1 min•Ep. 79
It amazes me that the God of the universe gives us freedom. He cleanses and strengthens us. He gives us abilities, His voice, and compassion. He can take our empty vessels and infuse them with His presence. He gives us new desires and what He's passionate about. If you can hear His voice today, don't harden your heart. Move toward the sound of His voice. Don't do as the children of Israel once did in the wilderness; they hardened their hearts, and because of it, they died in a barren place. God ...
Dec 19, 2023•1 min•Ep. 78
Luke 2:17–18 says, "Now, when they had seen him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds." One of the beauties of our conversion in our lives is an inner explosion of gladness, a sense of being in the right relationship with God. It also comes with a desire that others may come to know Him the way we have; it happened in my life. I was fearful, then suddenly free. God ta...
Dec 18, 2023•1 min•Ep. 77
Ecclesiastes 7:10 says, "Do not say why were the former days better than these, for you do not inquire wisely concerning this." This Christmas, don't limit God to the past. Don't put Him in a place where He and His blessings are just a memory in your life. Don't allow yourself to be convinced that those blessings can never come back, that it can never be the way it used to be. As humans, we tend to look back at the old days and remember how good they were, forgetting that God is the same yesterd...
Dec 15, 2023•1 min•Ep. 76
As believers in Jesus Christ, we know God's power. We know what He can do and that when we pray, He comes to us. If you need a victory, He will give it to you. God will give you wisdom and the words to speak to people around you who need hope. God is still in the business of healing marriages. He delivers people from addictions. He can break barriers that are keeping you and others in isolation. He can bring you into a place in your life where you know that He lives. Because you know His power, ...
Dec 14, 2023•1 min•Ep. 75
I have never known God to be unfaithful. Even amid this prevalent perversion and evil in our world, God remains faithful. He's willing to show mercy to those who will turn to Him. He's still sending His mercy in this last generation; He will reveal His power so the world knows He is God. God is faithful, just, merciful, loving, and powerful. There will be a testimony set upon a hill in this generation that cannot be hidden, and we will be that testimony. He will give us songs of victory and deli...
Dec 13, 2023•1 min•Ep. 74
Do you believe Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever? Do you believe that God can still use you even in your condition? In our deficiency, God can move in and through our lives in ways that will bring Him glory. We must know that God is still all-powerful, almighty, all-knowing, and all-merciful. We don't have to look at our intellect, strength, or abilities. We need to hear from God, and when He speaks, move to the sound of His voice and move into the supernatural power that on...
Dec 12, 2023•1 min•Ep. 73
Matthew 19:30 says, "But many who are first will be last and the last first." This verse is perplexing. It talks about the coming Kingdom of God, a Kingdom where it seems, at least at face value, to refer to the reversal of the order of things sought for and accepted in this world. When we get there, a lot of things are going to be turned upside down. People that we didn't esteem will find out that God did. People that we esteem will find out that God didn't. Everything will be brought into its ...
Dec 11, 2023•1 min•Ep. 72
Hebrews 10:19 says, "Therefore, brethren having boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus." Can you imagine in the Old Testament days, only one man was allowed once a year into the place where God was? At any other time, if you went in there, you died. There was a veil that separated God from humanity on the outside, even with all of its religion. God was so holy that people who even saw His reflection feared that they were going to die because no man could see the face of God and...
Dec 08, 2023•1 min•Ep. 71
There's a day coming when the moment of mercy is over. Until that day, the door of God's mercy is still open. If you don't know Jesus Christ as your Savior, I encourage you to open your heart today. Don't harden your heart. David Wilkerson used to say that every time you resist, a layer of hardness comes into your heart until you eventually can get to the point where you can't hear God anymore. The old-time preachers used to call it gospel hardening. Some people have heard the message of God's m...
Dec 07, 2023•1 min•Ep. 70
Many people find themselves in a dark place. Many are wondering how they can get to God. The good news is that you don't have to get to God because God is coming to you right where you are. He will come amid your darkness, confusion, hopelessness, struggle, trials, and difficult situations. It's time to start praying and believing in God for your miracle because He can heal you. He can deliver you. Whatever it is, the triumph of Christ can override everything and anything you're facing today. Th...
Dec 06, 2023•1 min•Ep. 69
When God speaks, and we move with Him, miracles happen. I can tell you many stories that have happened to me. The mandate God gives me is to come before you and pass along the baton. It's great that I can tell you my story, but it's time for you to get it. If the Lord tarries and you become 70, you too can pass a baton to the next generation. You can tell them that you have heard God's voice, and when you followed Him, He did in and through you what humanly was impossible. Trust Him, obey Him. H...
Dec 05, 2023•1 min•Ep. 68
1 Chronicles 28: 9–10 says, "As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever. Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it." "Consider the calling," David said to his son, Solomon. Consider the calling on ...
Dec 04, 2023•1 min•Ep. 67
