The circumstances occurring politically, economically, and ecologically—wherever you slice it—show that the enemy has succeeded in raising up voices that best represent hopelessness. It has become politically correct to be hopeless, but it’s not [...]

When the people of God realize that what He has done is sufficient to change our capacity to shape the course of history, suddenly kings come to our light and nations to the brightness of our rising. What’s happening? The Solomon effect is taking [...]

Your decision to say yes, to guard your heart, and to walk in the fear of God will have a tremendous impact on your life. You will see it have an even greater impact on your descendants. Why? Because nobody’s yes is confined to their own little [...]

The Lord has made it possible to live in heavenly realms, affecting our circumstances in life. For most of us, our walk with Christ involves trying to persuade Him to invade earthly problems and repair them. However, Jesus did not minister that way, [...]

What does it look like to honestly reign in life? What does it mean to not be a victim and to not be controlled by the circumstances of life? In recent days, with all kinds of strange things happening in the nations—things that are outside our [...]

You learn to see, to feel, and to perceive. I don’t consider myself a very good seer at all; I hear better than I see, but I’m learning. Just do whatever you need to do to help me see. That’s the journey we’re on, and I want to invite you into [...]

We all have God as our Father; we all have One whom we can absolutely trust 100% of the time, and He will lead us literally from glory to glory. He leads us from one realm of wisdom to another realm, from one place of understanding to a greater [...]

You and I were born for significance. I don’t mean a big title, fame, or all that stuff; I mean significance in the eyes of God and in the sense that we fulfill our purpose. Wisdom is at the heart of this, that you and I could live in and function [...]

The sword with which we fight is that word; this is what God says over this household. You may declare it over your own. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. This is not optional, and there are no exceptions. You enter that situation with [...]

What would it be like if, when you got up tomorrow morning, you became actually aware of the manifest presence of God right in front of you? I have set my heart on the Lord in such a way that I live with the awareness of the manifest presence of God [...]

Glory to God in the highest! On Earth, peace! What happens there is supposed to affect what happens here. When I engage with what’s happening there, I become the most effective in bringing that reality here. Yes, peace! Good morning and Merry [...]

God is planting and depositing in us promises of hope, future, and destiny that are so profound and powerful. But whenever I begin to ponder and think, «Oh, this was promised so many years ago; it’ll never happen,» I start undermining the very life [...]

He’s not always looking for the noble things; he’s looking for the simple things that illustrate transformed life. Anybody can psych themselves up to give a big gift; anyone can psych themselves up to have a conversation with somebody about Jesus. [...]

I pray that every one of us this next week would discover some of the wonderful ways that God has set us up to experience Him, to know what You’re like, Father, and then to see You straighten our paths, which used to be so twisted and curvy. Well, [...]

All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose. This doesn’t mean all things come under His design; it just means He’s able to reverse the effects of tragedy and turn it into triumph. It’s critical [...]

So far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Do everything you can possibly do on your end to stay undefiled by the spirit of bitterness. I realize there are horrific stories represented in this room. The things that some people do to [...]

You and I were born for significance. I don’t mean a big title; I don’t mean fame and all that stuff. I mean significance in the eyes of God and significance in the sense that we fulfill our purpose. Wisdom is at the heart of that. You and I could [...]

all through history, people have created stories that try to answer the cry of the heart for fulfillment about why we’re alive. There are children’s stories, fables, and all these things. They are attempts to reveal what it means to be in a right [...]

If I live in reaction to a problem, then the author of that problem has influenced my thought life and behavior. The devil has no right to influence my agenda. You never see Jesus living in reaction to the devil; He only lived in response to the [...]

I had an encounter with the Lord over this passage; it changed my life. It transformed me from a person who could only see the tragedy that happens in the last days to someone who looked at what God was wanting to do in those days—redeeming and [...]

Jesus uses this illustration for repeated day and night prayer, and then God says, «I’m going to answer speedily.» I’m thinking, «Man, I’ve been banging on this door for 15 days; when is this going to open?» He says, «I’m going to answer speedily,» [...]

Because this world has a right to see who Jesus is: He’s alive; He’s resurrected; He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever. It’s the believers who have chosen not to live contaminated by the fear of men that embrace fully the fear of God and live [...]

I’m not looking for people who want to be famous or powerful; I’m looking for a poor spirit. I’m seeking those willing to say, «God, You can do whatever You want with me.» David thought of himself differently than you might realize. Sometimes we [...]

But the costly times of thanks bring loss; there’s the bad report. You immerse it in grace. I thank you because you’re bigger than this. That’s what thankfulness does: it captures our moments, the seemingly random parts of our lives that could [...]

Faith comes from surrender, not striving. It’s the product of yielding to the Spirit of God, the Word of God, and the encounters or experiences that He takes us into to think and see differently. What I want to do today is talk about faith, but it [...]

God has purposed to take every pile of ashes and turn it into beauty. He didn’t determine to take every pile of ashes and turn it into an acceptable situation; He actually determined to take what was the most repulsive part of our lives and turn it [...]

If you’re like me, you find all kinds of things planted in your garden bed. You’ve got the word of the Lord over your life, but like this guy, you say, «God, I do believe, but I’m fighting. I’ve got some unbelief too.» We’ve thought that the answer [...]

Choose wisdom, not money; choose this, not wealth. Then he says, «Look what wisdom brought to the game.» Wisdom comes with riches, along with all the other distractions you could have encountered. It’s the same concept in Matthew 6: seek first the [...]

The disciples only asked Jesus to teach them one thing. If I were in the disciples' shoes, I might have asked him how to raise the dead, how to heal the sick, or how to perform any number of extraordinary things. The twelve disciples, who were [...]

Say to the one who is fearful, «Don’t be afraid. God is going to vindicate you with full recompense for everything that has been lost. He will restore you. This is actually the release of the grace of God into an individual’s life that helps bring [...]

You have unlimited strength in Christ; the enemy is withering as we speak. He has limited strength. I didn’t say no strength; I said limited strength. Verse 9: For they are all trying to make us afraid, saying their hands will be weakened in the [...]

This concept has been very real to me for probably close to 20 years, but I feel like I’ve just barely scratched the surface, and I ache for what Jesus taught—the ascended lifestyle, living in that place of fellowship with Him. He actually designed [...]

We recognize that the devil doesn’t come to us in a red suit with horns and a pitchfork. He doesn’t make himself known as the devil; rather, he presents himself as something we would value. He actually has to parade his thoughts as virtuous in order [...]

I may not know what’s always happening, but I can always live with hope because I know that nothing I’m facing caught Him off guard. I can always return to that place of confidence, knowing that even though I didn’t know what to expect, my [...]

The journey is merely a relational journey. Yes, He brings blessings, and yes, He brings prosperity; He does all those things. But it’s such an interesting journey because anyone who builds a relationship with God based on what they will gain from [...]

Every time I grapple with the concept of generosity, I’m also contending with the concept of my identity. A generous lifestyle affects how you perceive the world around you. It will impact your relationship with money. But let me clarify something: [...]

So when he says, «Your strength is renewed like the eagles,» he’s saying, «Listen, I’m setting you up to enter into a dimension of strength that you’ve never known. On your best day, you could not accomplish what you can accomplish by the renewing [...]

If God is silent, it’s never punishment; it’s either because He has already spoken and you need to review what you’ve heard, or He’s trying to connect you with the right people who will add into your life the missing piece. This emphasizes [...]

Paul makes this statement: «For I’m not ignorant of the devil’s devices; I’m not ignorant of the devil’s schemes.» I don’t like the idea of studying the devil and his tactics; that’s nauseating to me. But I also don’t want to go to the other extreme [...]

When Jesus says to you and me, «Go into all the world, preach the gospel, disciple nations,» you may be like me, thinking, «Wait a minute, all we’ve got is a kid’s lunch.» If we listen further, He provides a step-by-step approach because He isn’t [...]

The real evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is power. Many people are satisfied with good theology and stop short of a divine encounter. The revelation of Scriptures should take us into an encounter with a person who transforms us. Power has [...]

Everything about you is wired and designed to perceive, to recognize, to have fellowship and exchange with the Almighty God. I’m not as good at it as I want to be, but I’m better than I used to be. It’s my «yes» before He speaks that positions me to [...]

Peace is a huge part of God’s economy for us as believers. I’ve talked to you even in recent weeks and months about this issue. For me, whenever I feel anxious and stressed—for example, let’s say it’s 11 o’clock in the morning and I go, «Man, what [...]

If I’ve told you earthly things and you do not believe, what was His intention in telling them earthly things? His intended outcome, as He invited them into this dialogue, this experience, this journey, was, «Come, I want you to step into belief and [...]

The lies that you and I have dealt with throughout our lives must be addressed. It’s not good enough that we get out of the red; we have to get into the black. It’s not sufficient that I stop the bad thoughts; I must replace them with what God says. [...]

How important is the mind of Christ? It’s important for probably a thousand reasons, but one of them is that it’s the only way the authentic you will ever be known. The mind of Christ is not something imposed upon you; the mind of Christ is [...]

This is a special time for us today as we remember my mother, who was promoted to heaven last week. While it’s difficult, the scripture says, «to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.» We know where she is and where many of your [...]

There’s a picture painted for us in this part of Philippians 4 of a military guard protecting a person’s heart and mind, the place where thoughts come from—the mind itself. That military guard is there because of the previous verse: pray over [...]

Have you ever thought of someone you wanted to call or maybe stop by and visit? It wasn’t a thundering voice from God; it’s just that moment when you think, «Oh, I should call them.» You call them, and you find out it was a miraculous moment that [...]

The command to not fear is the most frequently repeated command in the Bible. Why? Because it leads to unbelief. Complaining is the language of unbelief. Complaining only comes from a heart that has a lordship issue. I want you to go with me to [...]