An Offer of Love
on August 9th, 2021
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” - Revelation 3:20  Christ stands at the door and knocks not only to offer restoration, not only to provide courage, but also to offer the power of His love. When someone is trying to sell a product to you, you initially may be skeptical. You want proof...  Read More
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Open The Door… Before You Clean House
on August 8th, 2021
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.” - Revelation 3:20-21  When it comes to having guests over, everyone knows the drill. Before the guests ...  Read More
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Being A Courageous Christian
on August 7th, 2021
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” - Revelation 3:15-16  In these frightening times, we need more courageous Christians. We need people brave enough to do what is right even when it is unpopular. We cannot afford to operate in fear; we need courage...  Read More
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A Promise of Courage
on August 6th, 2021
“I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” - Revelation 3:15-16  Historically, Laodicea was a leading commercial city due to its proximity on a main trading route, enabling the people to become wealthy as a result. The problem with the church of Laodicea w...  Read More
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A Date With The Divine
on August 5th, 2021
“The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.” - Revelation 3:5  Like the church at Sardis, many of us appear to the public as being alive and well. But privately, we are dead. We struggle with depression, anxiety, lack of positive self-image, and ...  Read More
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A Promise of Restoration
on August 4th, 2021
“Remember then what you received and heard; obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you. 4 Yet you have still a few persons in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes; they will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.” - Revelation 3:3-4  When Christ stands at your door and knocks, if you are faithful and...  Read More
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An Invitation of Help, Hope, and Healing
on August 3rd, 2021
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.” - Revelation 3:20-21  In the book of Revelation, John has a vision of Jesus returning to the churches o...  Read More
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Will You Be Ready?
on August 2nd, 2021
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.” - Revelation 3:20-21  Jesus is coming back. For us believers, this does not come as a surprise. We are ...  Read More
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Standing At The Door
on August 1st, 2021
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.” - Revelation 3:20-21  There was a young salesman who made a living selling vacuum cleaners door-to-door...  Read More
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Don’t Let Your Ex Block Your Next
on July 31st, 2021
“For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine well mixed; he will pour a draught from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs. But I will rejoice forever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.” - Psalm 75:8-10The reality is, no matter who you are, you have an...  Read More
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Write Another Chapter
on July 30th, 2021
“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland” - Isaiah 43:19Yesterday we talked about how sometimes, situations go unresolved. Not everything gets said or done. But that does not mean the opportunity is still open. Sometimes God closes the door even when you believed there ...  Read More
Unfinished Business
on July 29th, 2021
“For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland” - Isaiah 43:19When you go to the movies, the storyline is, generally speaking, the same. The hero begins with what seems to be a normal life. Then they are sent on a journey that forces them to stretch themselves in ways they di...  Read More
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God Is Always On Time
on July 28th, 2021
“But you must not forget this one thing, dear friends: A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.” - 2 Peter 3:8 When it comes to waiting on God, the hardest part is understanding God’s timing. Peter describes how, to God, a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day. God does not worry about time. He is more concerned with who you become a...  Read More
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Worth The Wait
on July 27th, 2021
“All things work together for the good of them that love God.” - Romans 8:28We have spent a lot of time talking about the Upper Room - the gathering of those closest to Jesus praying in a time of great need. We have talked about many components of that event, as well as other times where believers have gathered. In many cases after these great times of prayer, the answer is not immediate. God is n...  Read More
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For a Greater Purpose
on July 26th, 2021
“But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!” - Matthew 5:44When the disciples met in the Upper Room, they met with over 100 others. The list included; Mary Magdalene, Mary (Jesus’ mother), Joanna, along with others, coming from all different backgrounds and different interactions with Jesus. As mentioned yesterday, Luke identifies these individuals and intentionally provides t...  Read More
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Finding Unity In Christ
on July 25th, 2021
“But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!” - Matthew 5:44Over the last few days, we have talked about the power of prayer and how you can draw on the power of God through prayer. God wants to put His power to work in you, through you, and for you. But we must be careful we do not allow anything to hinder us from receiving the power of God.In the Upper Room where the apostles...  Read More
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Praying for a Revelation
on July 24th, 2021
“The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, that we may obey all the terms of these instructions.” - Deuteronomy 29:29Over the last couple days we have talked about what to pray for when you are going through a difficult situation or circumstance. Everyone in life will face trial...  Read More
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Praying to be Replenished
on July 23rd, 2021
“For I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” - Jeremiah 31:25When you are going through difficulty in life, and you just need the strength to get through, the best thing you can do is turn to God in prayer. God is the greatest source of strength and can provide for us what no one else or nothing else can. He is the Giver who provides for all of our needs and in times of difficulty, there ...  Read More
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