In Romans 9, the fact that the Lord had a plan for the people of Israel from the very beginning is confirmed: they were adopted by God, experienced His presence with them, received the Covenants, the Law, the Temple service, and His promises. The Lord has shown His faithfulness, justice, righteousness, and graciousness. Abraham's descendants are not just his physical descendants. Abraham's descendants include spiritual descendants. If you are born Jewish, that does not mean you are following Chr...
Apr 04, 2025•14 min
In Romans 8, we are reminded that there is NO condemnation if you are in Christ Jesus. A mindset focused on Jesus brings life and peace. We need to set our minds and hearts on Jesus and His Spirit every single day. The Lord corrects us gently and lovingly, not in condemnation. When afflictions and suffering come, because they will in this temporary life, as you walk in the Spirit of Jesus - you will respond in the Spirit of Jesus. When we walk through painful life circumstances, we will receive ...
Apr 03, 2025•14 min
In Romans 6 & 7, Paul dives deep into the topic of sin. If you are not living in the will of God for every area of your life, you are falling to sin. Everyone falls short of the glory of God. This is why we all so desperately need Jesus and His offer of righteousness. Everyone worships something or someone. If you choose to repent of sin and turn to Jesus, entrusting your heart and life to Him, you are His. Your life becomes worship to Jesus. He came to earth and died for us so we could be j...
Apr 01, 2025•23 min
In Romans 4 & 5, Paul speaks of faith and what faith truly is and he uses the example of Abraham as he teaches about faith. Abraham was considered righteous and received justification from sin because of his faith in the Lord. He believed God. He believed God's Words were true. He lived his life out of his belief in God's promises. He received the Lord's righteousness through his faith in the Lord. He gave glory to God through His faith in God. He did what God asked of him, fully convinced t...
Mar 31, 2025•21 min
In Romans 3, Paul points out that Jesus is for everyone. All have sinned and fall short of God's great glory and all of humanity needs Jesus desperately. Everyone is unrighteous apart from Jesus and His grace in our lives. Jesus doesn't make us righteous, He gives us His righteousness. As we grow in faith and love Him more and more each day, He does a work in us that makes us more and more like Him. We still aren't righteous, but we are justified by our Justifier, our Savior, by faith. Jesus gav...
Mar 28, 2025•15 min
In Romans 1 & 2, Paul writes a letter ahead of him to Rome to encourage the Christ followers in Rome in their faith. Paul was not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus. The strength and direction of the Holy Spirit within him directed his steps. No amount of persecution or opposition could stop him from the mission of Jesus in his heart and steps. He was on mission to save souls and gives us a huge example to follow. Paul shows us what looks like to live the Gospel of Jesus out every day and remain...
Mar 27, 2025•21 min
In Acts 28, Paul and the rest of the shipwrecked passengers find themselves washed ashore on the island called Malta. The Lord brought them all safely to shore just as He promised He would. The locals greeted the passengers with kindness and started a fire. Paul served others wherever he went and he collected wood for the fire to keep it going. A viper bit his hand and he simply shook it off and kept going. Nothing would stop him from the mission of spreading the Gospel message of salvation and ...
Mar 26, 2025•13 min
In Acts 26 & 27, the Lord is working out a perfect plant to move Paul towards Rome to continue the spread of the Gospel Message and keep saving lives for eternity. Nothing matters more. Paul testified of the Lord's mighty, powerful, and miraculous work in his life, giving all glory and praise to Jesus. He brought encouragement, hope, and peace to a ship full of nearly 300 men as it is about to sink. His zealous and radical faith changed lives. Never lose hope in any circumstance. Keep lookin...
Mar 25, 2025•20 min
In Acts 24 & 25, Paul had been waiting in Caesarea for 5 days when a lawyer brought forth the false accusations against him in front of Felix, the governor. During his defense, Paul simply explained his faithfulness in worshiping Jesus. His hope was in the Lord God Almighty and he had a clear conscience. He was not hiding anything and had not done anything wrong or any of the things they are claiming. Paul wasn't worried because his hope and faith were in the Lord and he spoke in the power a...
Mar 24, 2025•18 min
(Galatians 5:16-26) We will blow it on occasion through life, we are not sinless. However, with the Holy Spirit on board, we will sin less and less because of His power at work within us. Who we worship becomes obvious in how we live our lives. We live in a sinful broken world and we need Jesus desperately. He is the only One who gives us the freedom we need to grow.
Mar 22, 2025•17 min
In Acts 22 & 23, Paul asked the Roman commander to allow him to speak to the mob that was pressing in all around him before being imprisoned. Paul shared his encounter with Jesus. He testified of Jesus' power and the transformation that has happened to him because of Jesus. Jesus is our Savior, He is our Redeemer, and Rescuer. Regardless of any opposition in his journey, Paul continued on. He followed the will and lead of the Holy Spirit within him wholeheartedly. We must repent and surrende...
Mar 20, 2025•21 min
In Acts 20 & 21, Paul had spent 3 years in Ephesus and sensed the Lord had a new season awaiting him back in Jerusalem. It would be a season of great difficulty, afflictions, and persecution, however, Paul was not concerned about that. His only concern was remaining in the will of the Lord under the guidance of the Lord. The safest and best place to be is in the will of God, no matter what. Before leaving, he let his fellow brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus with words of encouragement, wi...
Mar 18, 2025•21 min
In Acts 18 & 19, Paul completed his 2nd missionary journey and began his 3rd. He preached continually testifying and giving witness to Jesus our living Messiah, our Redeemer. He preached and taught the Scriptures in the synagogues to both Jews and Gentiles and even though he faced opposition, the message of Truth continued to spread. The Lord encouraged Paul by telling him: "Don't be afraid, keep on speaking, and don't be silent. For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt y...
Mar 18, 2025•20 min
(Romans 12:1-18) Jesus is Passionate. He is I AM. If you say "I am struggling", Jesus is with you in your struggle because He is I AM. Jesus is with us in and through everything. Jesus literally created us to be a part of Him in every way possible. He is present and wants us to invite Him into every moment of every part of our lives and experience His presence wholly.
Mar 15, 2025•14 min
In Acts 16 & 17, Paul, Silas, and Timothy continued together on the 2nd missionary journey of Paul. The Holy Spirit closed some doors and opened others, leading them exactly where the Lord wanted them to be for people who were ready to hear the Gospel Message of Salvation. Paul wasn't alone in his travels or his ministry. Building community and friendships is especially important when we endure seasons of suffering and persecution, because those times will come. We need people who are desper...
Mar 14, 2025•20 min
In Acts 14 & 15, Paul and Barnabas continue on the mission Jesus assigned - spreading the Gospel message of Jesus to the ends of the earth. They experienced severe persecution along the way, but they stayed on mission no matter what as they followed the lead of the Holy Spirit and saved lives for eternity. We are not here to merely "hang out and collect things" until we die. We are here to save souls for eternity. We have a mission and a commission from Jesus Himself to spread His message an...
Mar 13, 2025•20 min
In Acts 13, we see Saul transition to Paul and "Barnabas and Paul" transition to "Paul and Barnabas" as the Lord works in Paul's life leading him, training him, and preparing him for the mission on his life the Lord had assigned to him. As we press on in prayer, seek the Lord, read His Word, and walk through the doors the Lord lead us to and through, He will lead us right where He wants us to be. He will lead us right to where we have always meant to be. We need to trust the Lord and His directi...
Mar 12, 2025•18 min
In Acts 12, Herod put Peter in prison with the intent to have him executed. While Peter was imprisoned, Christ followers prayed - the church prayed. Prayer is powerful. We need to pray. We need to unite and pray together. We need to pray passionately and intensely with all our guts. We need to pray and trust God for His will and His outcome that will surely come in His perfect time. The Lord answered their prayers and Peter was miraculously set free from prison. The Lord sent an angel to set Pet...
Mar 11, 2025•11 min
In Acts 11, after Cornelius and his family and friends accepted the Gospel message and surrendered their hearts and lives to Jesus, Peter had to defend them to the other Messianic Jews in the nation. Word preceded Peter and reached Jerusalem before he returned and he was greeted with opposition and offense. Peter gave witness to all that had happened and as they listed to the vision and direction the Lord had sent Peter, how the Lord moved through His Spirit to the Gentiles, and how the Word of ...
Mar 10, 2025•14 min
(Romans 8:12-39) The love Jesus has for each of us is the love that sent Him to the cross for us. The love Jesus has for us is the perfect holy love that kept Him on the cross for us as He endured our judgment in our places. Jesus gave us a whole Book that reveals who He is, how much He loves us, what He's like, and how greatly He thinks of us. It's up to us to open His Book and become desperate for Jesus - falling more and more in love with Him as we do.
Mar 08, 2025•20 min
In Acts 10, Cornelius, a Gentil centurion from Caesarea, sees an angel sent by God in a vision giving him directions to send for Peter. In Joppa, Peter also had a vision from the Lord, however he didn't understand it fully yet. When Peter was called on by Cornelius' messengers, Peter followed the direction of the Holy Spirit immediately and went with them. Confident in what he had heard from the Lord, Cornelius anticipated a message coming with Peter and invited everyone he knew to his home to h...
Mar 07, 2025•16 min
In Acts 9, Saul was traveling on the road to Damascus on mission to find followers of Jesu and bring them back to Jerusalem in chains as prisoners. However, the Lord met him on that road and changed his life from the inside out forever from that day forth. Saul experienced Jesus personally and powerfully. The scales from his eyes were removed and he could now see the truth - the truth of Jesus and that He truly is alive - He truly is our Savior! He began preaching boldly about Jesus to everyone ...
Mar 06, 2025•13 min
In Acts 8, the Lord led Phillip to leave a revival breaking out in Samaria and to head out to the desert. Phillip ran excitedly to where the Lord led him and the Lord led him to an Ethiopian man in a chariot. The man was reading from the prophet Isaiah about our Messiah, the Suffering Servant. He didn't understand what he was reading and Phillip was able to explain the Gospel message of Salvation to him. He excitedly received Jesus and wanted to be baptized instantly! There was no reason not to ...
Mar 05, 2025•13 min
In Acts 7, as the high priest and the Sanhedrin are questioning Stephen, a man living radically on fire for Jesus and faithful to His great glory, Stephen spoke by the power of the Spirit within him. His faith literally glowed like an angel's because of his radical faith and witness of Jesus. He lived wholeheartedly for Jesus and in witness to Him, glorifying Jesus - even until his last exhale. Stephen focused on God and His presence and power. The religious leaders had missed it. They were focu...
Mar 04, 2025•21 min
In Acts 6, as the number of Christ followers continued to grow, the people recognized practical needs needed to be better met. The disciples came together and prayed for the Lord's direction and appointed 7 men for the task of ensuring the needs of the people were met. Stephen was listed among the 7 and was described as being full of God's grace and power, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit. The Lord designed His body to be one body with many parts, each with different functions. We are to ...
Mar 04, 2025•9 min
(2 Timothy 4:1-8; 4:12-13; Titus 2:11-14) We are walking testimonies of the Lord's great glory. We are walking witnesses of the saving grace and redemption of Jesus. How we live our lives matters and there's no better or safer place to be than in the will of God. His Word will lead us straight to His will. He will lead us to His goodness and His victory, one breath at a time.
Mar 01, 2025•15 min
In Acts 5, after Barnabas had sold some land and given all the proceeds to the congregation to help meet the needs of the people, Ananias and his wife wanted to do the same. They sold a piece of property claiming that they too were giving it all to the church. They were pridefully trying to "look" generous, when truthfully they had kept some of the proceeds for themselves. The Lord did not ask for this offering. The church didn't ask for this offering. People were giving because they wanted to g...
Feb 27, 2025•18 min
In Acts 4, the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled to question Peter and John. Peter didn't answer them in his own strength or wisdom. He responded by the power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit within him. The religious leaders quickly realized Peter's boldness was a result of Peter being present with Jesus and they were left speechless. When we choose to repent and surrender our hearts and lives to Jesus as our Savior and Lord of all, through the power of the Holy Spirit within us, we have the a...
Feb 26, 2025•17 min
In Acts 3, Peter and John were going to the Temple to pray. Pray and pursue, meditate on God's Word, and pray and pursue Jesus, that is what we are to do every single day. As Peter and John were going to pray together, they came across a man who had been lame by birth. He was healed by the power and authority of Jesus. The lame man is us. We are stuck outside the Beautiful Gate, separated from God by our sin. We are born unable to please the Lord and bankrupt before Him. We could have never paid...
Feb 25, 2025•15 min
In Acts 2, the Promise from God Himself that His Spirit would come from the heavens for us and within us became a very real reality. Jesus did just as He promised and His Spirit was sent for us. He is our Counselor. He is our guide. He keeps us on the path toward Jesus and gives us the Authority of Jesus to properly and effectively witness for Him, no matter what. It's all about Jesus and glorifying the Lord, it's not really about us at all. It's about proclaiming His great Name to the ends of t...
Feb 24, 2025•15 min
