Time To Sleep
on May 2nd, 2021
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. (Acts 12:5-6) While it’s true that the power of the church comes through prayer, that power starts with Peter being a praying individual. In Acts chapter 12, star... Read More
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Praying Every Day
on May 1st, 2021
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. (Matthew 6:6) Fifty-six years ago on February 1, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led more than 250 activists to the Dallas County Courthouse to register to vote. Despite their peaceful protesting, their collective demonstration of democracy was abrup... Read More
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Don’t Forsake Community
on April 30th, 2021
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)For nearly the past year, the church has been forced to radically alter how we do business in light of this global health crisis. The pandemic has forced us to leave our facilities, remain in our homes, and worship God in our living rooms, rather than in the sanctuary, while we wait for things to get better. It has prevented us f... Read More
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Threats To The Church
on April 29th, 2021
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever. (Isaiah 40:8)The Word is true, “the grass withers and the flower fades but the word of our God will stand forever.” Jesus tells Peter in Matthew chapter 16 that He’s going to build His church on a secure foundation, and there’s no force, no weapon, and no threat that will be able to stop it. A powerful church is given... Read More
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A Persevering Church
on April 28th, 2021
The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free. (Luke 4:18)To conclude our discussion on the characteristics of a powerful church, we must understand that in addition to a powerful church being rooted in truth and built on a firm founda... Read More
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A Firm Foundation
on April 27th, 2021
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. (Matthew 16:18)We’ve talked the past few days about how a powerful church is built on truth. Additionally, we must understand that a powerful church is built on a firm foundation. What strikes me about this verse is the one given credit for building the church and the one to who... Read More
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Hope For The Imperfect
on April 26th, 2021
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. (Matthew 16:17-18)What stands out to me about today’s key passage is that because Peter knew who Jesus was, Jesus revealed something to Peter. Je... Read More
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Before Heaven
on April 25th, 2021
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be lo... Read More
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Trusting and Doubting
on April 24th, 2021
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:13-16)As a devoted Jew, Peter was... Read More
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Grounded In Truth
on April 23rd, 2021
When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:13-16)Yesterday we talked about h... Read More
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A Powerful Church
on April 22nd, 2021
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. (Matthew 16:18)I found great consolation and rediscovered hope when I ran across the familiar words our Lord expressed to His disciple and friend, Peter, in our key verse for today. In one single line, the Lord reminded me that no matter what happens, the Church remains relevant... Read More
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Helping Others
on April 21st, 2021
And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. (Acts 2:44-45)Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)I read this story once about a young husband who knocked on the door of this retired doctor in a small town in an attempt to get help ... Read More
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The Seal Of Ownership
on April 20th, 2021
In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 1:13)As we’ve discussed the past couple of days, the seal of the Holy Spirit signifies authenticity and it signifies authority. But there’s one final thing the Holy Spirit’s seal signifies, and that is ownership. The seal o... Read More
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Authority From The Holy Spirit
on April 19th, 2021
In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 1:13)Yesterday, we talked about the authenticity that comes as a result of the seal of the Holy Spirit. But that’s not all that the seal signifies. His seal also signifies our authority. The seal of an ancient king carried ... Read More
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The Seal Of The Holy Spirit
on April 18th, 2021
In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 1:13)Over the last few days of the month, I want us to take a look at the specific blessings we get to experience because of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives. The first blessing I want to talk about is the fact that t... Read More
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The Gift Of The Holy Spirit
on April 17th, 2021
In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14)Yesterday we talked about the power of the Holy Spirit living within us, how that power is made available to us... Read More
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Power Under The Hood
on April 16th, 2021
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. (Ephesians 3:7)The 2021 Bugatti Chiron is one of the most exclusive performance cars in the world. Made by French automaker Bugatti, the Chiron is in a class all by itself. There’s nothing else quite like it on the road. I recently had the chance to see one of these spectacular vehicles in perso... Read More
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Undeserved Blessings
on April 15th, 2021
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)A colleague of mine told me about a friend of his son who often spent the night with their family. They would pick him up and take him to dinner with them, take him shopping at the mall, and effectively enabled him to live as if he was one of the family. That young man ... Read More
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