Salvation Summits… 1. I am a mess before Christ. At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. Titus 3:3 (NIV) 2. I am rescued by God. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy…so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal ...
May 10, 2022•25 min
I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, in keeping with a command we have received from the Father. 5 So now I ask you, dear lady—not as if I were writing you a new command, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another. 6 This is love: that we walk according to his commands. This is the command as you have heard it from the beginning: that you walk in love. 2 John 1:4-6 (CSB) 1. I should never grow tired of love So now I ask you, dear lady—not as if I w...
May 03, 2022•25 min
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) 1. Come to Me (Relationship) Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (NIV) Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) 2. Yield to Me (Partnership) Take my ...
Apr 26, 2022•32 min
Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” 46 “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Nathanael asked him. “Come and see,” Philip answered. John 1:44-46 (CSB) 1. Never underestimate Jesus Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?” John 7:41 (CSB) “Isn...
Apr 17, 2022•27 min
I can increase my courage through… 1. INDIVIDUALITY —Being who God made me to be Daniel distinguished himself above the administrators and satraps because he had an extraordinary spirit, so the king planned to set him over the whole realm. Daniel 6:3 (CSB) 2. INTEGRITY —Doing the right thing no matter the cost The administrators and satraps, therefore, kept trying to find a charge against Daniel regarding the kingdom. But they could find no charge or corruption, for he was trustworthy, and no ne...
Apr 12, 2022•33 min
…be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, ‘How did these nations worship their gods? I’ll also do the same.’ 31 You must not do the same to the Lord your God, because they practice every detestable act, which the Lord hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods. 32 Be careful to do everything I command you; do not add anything to it or take anything away from it. De...
Apr 05, 2022•30 min
Cinderella prayers are… 1. Filled with passion Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. James 5:17 (ESV) And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. James 5:15 (ESV) “From there you will search again for the LORD your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find...
Mar 30, 2022•39 min
They reported to Moses, “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, and here is some of its fruit. Numbers 13:27 (CSB) When your outnumbered stop… 1. Looking at your obstacles However, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We also saw the descendants of Anak there. Numbers 13:28 (CSB) 2. Listening to the majority But the men who had gone up with him responded, “We can’t attack the people because they are stronger...
Mar 22, 2022•36 min
Afterward he was on his way to a town called Nain. His disciples and a large crowd were traveling with him. 12 Just as he neared the gate of the town, a dead man was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow. A large crowd from the town was also with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said, “Don’t weep.” 14 Then he came up and touched the open coffin, and the pallbearers stopped. And he said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!” 15 The dead man sat...
Mar 16, 2022•35 min
1. INVITATION – INVITE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Luke 14:12-13 (NIV) “The servant...
Mar 06, 2022•33 min
Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. 36 When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. 38 Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” Matthew 9:35-38 (HCSB) Reaching People is…...
Feb 28, 2022•28 min
I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:18-19 (NIV) By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, eve...
Feb 22, 2022•34 min
1. Where is your treasure? “Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But collect for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:19-21 (HCSB) 2. What is your focus? “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your...
Feb 13, 2022•32 min
Sitting across from the temple treasury, he watched how the crowd dropped money into the treasury. Many rich people were putting in large sums. 42 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little. 43 Summoning his disciples, he said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 For they all gave out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had —all she had to live on.” Mark 12:41-44 (CSB) Met...
Feb 08, 2022•29 min
4 Choices that Shape your Life 1) Faith Choices But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Ruth 1:16 (NIV) 2) Community Choices With her two daughters-in-law she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah. Ruth 1:7 (NIV) Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the...
Feb 01, 2022•39 min
Love Is… 1. Submissive Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, shouldn’t I find rest for you, so that you will be taken care of? 2 Now isn’t Boaz our relative? Haven’t you been working with his female servants? This evening he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. 3 Wash, put on perfumed oil, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 When he lies down, notice the place...
Jan 25, 2022•37 min
1. Grace Approaches Me Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Don’t go and gather grain in another field, and don’t leave this one, but stay here close to my female servants. Ruth 2:8 (CSB) GRACE SHOWS UP AT UNEXPECTED TIMES GRACE SHOWS UP IN UNUSUAL PLACES For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 (CSB) 2. Grace Protects Me See which field they are harvesting, and follow them. Haven’t I ordered the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go and drink ...
Jan 17, 2022•37 min
1. God can bless me when I’m hurting During the time of the judges, there was a famine in the land. A man left Bethlehem in Judah with his wife and two sons to stay in the territory of Moab for a while. Ruth 1:1 (CSB) Naomi’s husband, Elimelech, died, and she was left with her two sons. Ruth 1:3 (CSB) Both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and the woman was left without her two children and without her husband. Ruth 1:5 (CSB) Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband...
Jan 11, 2022•32 min
One day Gideon’s son Abimelech went to Shechem to visit his uncles—his mother’s brothers. He said to them and to the rest of his mother’s family, 2 “Ask the leading citizens of Shechem whether they want to be ruled by all seventy of Gideon’s sons or by one man. And remember that I am your own flesh and blood!”3 So Abimelech’s uncles gave his message to all the citizens of Shechem on his behalf. And after listening to this proposal, the people of Shechem decided in favor of Abimelech because he w...
Jan 05, 2022•38 min
I also saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it. 4 I wept and wept because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or even to look in it. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered so that he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Then I s...
Dec 25, 2021•29 min
JESUS IS MY VICTORY… 1. Because He’s Constant Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war. Revelation 19:11 (CSB) 2. Because He’s Magnificent His eyes were like a fiery flame, and many crowns were on his head. He had a name written that no one knows except himself. Revelation 19:12 (CSB) 3. Because He’s Transformative He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God. Revelation 19:13 ...
Dec 21, 2021•32 min
A star will come from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. Numbers 24:17 (CSB) “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright Morning Star.” Revelation 22:16 (CSB) 1. JESUS THE MORNING STAR GIVES DIRECTION After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its r...
Dec 14, 2021•31 min
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is, who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8 (CSB) I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Revelation 22:13 (CSB) 1. Jesus Reveals Spiritual Truth In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. All things were created through him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created. John 1:1-...
Dec 07, 2021•35 min
1. FAITHFUL TO YOU But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (CSB) For every one of God’s promises is “Yes” in him. Therefore, through him we also say “Amen” to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20 (CSB) Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. Romans 4:20-21 (NIV) A. God is fa...
Nov 22, 2021•29 min
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NIV) …and don’t give the devil an opportunity. Ephesians 4:27 (CSB) Living in Spiritual Victory requires me to… 1. Discer...
Nov 17, 2021•34 min
How to sass the devil… 1. Know God’s word Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”4 He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:3-4 (CSB) Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: He will give his angels orders concerning ...
Nov 09, 2021•32 min
When I follow God’s plan I can… 1. Celebrate the Past—What God has done Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Ahasuerus’s provinces, both near and far. 21 He ordered them to celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar every year 22 because during those days the Jews gained relief from their enemies. That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday. They were to be days of feasting, rejoi...
Nov 02, 2021•35 min
1. God Reverses My Sentence Letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces telling the officials to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jewish people—young and old, women and children—and plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month. Esther 3:13 (CSB) The king’s edict gave the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate every ethnic and provincial army hostile to them, includ...
Oct 26, 2021•37 min
1. Right Person God’s Person – Am I God’s Man or Woman? The entire royal staff at the King’s Gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded this to be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage. Esther 3:2 (CSB) When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage. Esther 3:5 (CSB) “All the royal officials and the people of the royal provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the ki...
Oct 19, 2021•39 min
1. God elevates me through sizable setbacks Mordecai was the legal guardian of his cousin Hadassah (that is, Esther), because she didn’t have a father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was extremely good-looking. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. Esther 2:7 (CSB) Esther did not reveal her ethnic background or her birthplace, because Mordecai had ordered her not to. Esther 2:10 (CSB) 2. God elevates me through strategic relationship...
Oct 11, 2021•36 min
