All right, I want to pray and believe God that He truly ministers to us today. I ask that the Holy Spirit would literally change us—change the way we think and change our hearts to be more and more like Jesus today. Can we do that? So let’s lift up [...]

All right, I’m going to open up with what some of you may think is kind of a downer, but it’s something we’ve got to talk about. In 2022, I believe it was Barna that conducted a really big study. They were funded by a very large group of businessmen [...]

Hey guys, welcome to Lesson 12 of Multiply. I’m so proud of you; you are completing the race, and I am believing for an extra special blessing from God for you doing this. Remember, don’t listen to this course just once; go through it again and [...]

Hey everybody, welcome to lesson six! Man, we’re flying through this course right now, but this one is going to really hit you at a heart level. We’re going to talk about motives and intentions. Now remember, just as a review, we are each uniquely [...]

Hey everybody, welcome to lesson six of the multiplication course. Again, I’m speaking to you from what is written in the book «Multiply Your God-Given Potential.» I can’t emphasize enough the importance of reading this book; there are so many keys [...]

Hey everyone, welcome to lesson three of Multiplied, and the title of this lesson is «Faithful.» Now, let me remind you that this entire course is based on the book titled «Multiply Your God-Given Potential,» and I cannot stress enough the [...]

Hey everybody, welcome to Lesson 11! Wow, we’re almost at the finish line of the multiplication course. In th+is lesson, I want to talk to you about the hindrances to multiplication, and we’re going to examine that third servant, whom we identified [...]

I’m going to open up tonight with the scripture that everybody in this place knows if you’ve been saved for over two weeks. All right, Ephesians 2:8-10: «For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves; it is the [...]

Hey everyone, welcome to lesson two of Multiply. The title of this lesson is Stewardship. I’m going to open with Romans 12:6: «In His grace» (Greek word «charis»), God has given us different gifts (charismata) for doing certain things well. I love [...]

You know, I just got that dad heart now. I just don’t—there’s no other way to describe it, and I just want to see the very best for every single one of you. Lisa and I really believe that God is moving us into that season—we want to cheer you guys [...]

Hey everyone, welcome to lesson 8! I’m so excited about what God is doing in you, but let me tell you, the best is yet to come. Let me begin by saying this: with each passing year—yes, I’m 61—I can say I talk like this. With each passing year, it’s [...]

Hey everybody, welcome to lesson 10. This one is so exciting! First of all, I’m going to go back to 1 Peter 4:10: «God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.» In this lesson, I’m [...]

Hey everybody, welcome to lesson five. The title of this lesson is «Multiply What Belongs to Someone Else.» Now we are going to get down to where the rubber meets the road; we’re going to get practical, and from this point forward, all the way [...]

Hey everyone, welcome to the multiplied course! I’m so glad you’re going to go through this course because I know what’s about to happen in your life. Your vision and abilities are about to expand, and it’s going to be God-given and God-blessed. [...]

Hey everyone, welcome to the Gifted course! I am so excited about this course that I can’t even tell you how thrilled I am, because I know what is going to happen in your life as a result of going through these eight lessons. This is actually the [...]

Hey everybody, welcome to lessons. In this lesson, we’re going to talk about discovering your gift. I want to open up with a passage from The Message paraphrase, specifically Galatians 6:4 and 5: «Make a careful exploration of who you are and the [...]

Hey everyone, welcome to lesson five of our gifted course, and we’re going to talk about stewardship. I want to read 1 Corinthians 4:1. Paul said, «Let a man so consider us as servants of Christ and stewards.» Stewards of what? We’re going to find [...]

Hey, welcome to lesson three of Gifted. I hope you’re getting a lot out of this course, but we have so much more to share—so much from the Word of God that I really believe is going to equip and empower you to flourish in life because you are now [...]

Well, hello Sandals Church! I want you to know what an honor and a privilege it is to be here. I already know about you because I know and love your pastors. Pastor Matt and Tammy are some of Lisa’s and my closest friends. Lisa is a best friend, and [...]

Hey everybody, welcome to Lesson Four. The title of this lesson is «More Will Be Given.» Now, we have established from the Parable of the Talents that to be faithful means we multiply. Those who multiply are judged by our Creator as good and [...]

Welcome to Gifted Lesson Two. I want to open this one up with a story. I was in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a good friend of mine and I were just sitting and talking at dinner one night. He was sharing with me how he had coached the varsity [...]

Good morning, Freedom House! Good morning! Wow, wow, all right, I already love you guys because I love your pastors. Pastor, you have been given such beautiful pastors; you know that? They are so full of vision and so humble. Let me tell you this: I [...]

Hey everyone, welcome to Lesson Four of Gifted. I’m going to open this one up with a lot of scripture from what Paul writes to the Roman Church. Listen to this: Romans 12:3-6. «Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of [...]

Hey everyone, welcome to lesson nine of Multiply. In this lesson, we’re going to talk about investing. Yes, this is what the servants did to multiply; they invested the bags of silver, and they multiplied. So I’m going to begin this with a story. I [...]

We have another version of the scripture that says friendship with the Lord is for those who fear Him. Okay, you’ve completed chapter 32; now we’re in what I like to call the exciting chapters, where we really dive into experiencing intimacy with [...]

One of the promises that you can stand on in faith and contend for in faith is that your descendants will be blessed. Because, okay, you just finished chapter 38, love this chapter because it speaks of legacy. Let’s dive into it. All right, if we [...]

I want to delve deeper into the fact that there are three images a human being can focus on. Okay, number one, we’ve gotten through chapter 13. If you’re doing this day by day, you’re on day 13 of a 42-day journey, a six-week journey, and I’m so [...]

And the people were screaming, and I’m frozen. I’ve literally got goosebumps on my goosebumps. I am like John. By God, He is in this place because Daddy didn’t come in; the King of Kings came in. All right, you just read chapter 5, and I want to [...]

He said, «John, I go to America quite a bit.» He said, «You Americans, you American Christians, live with a 70- or 80-year mentality. Our people live with an eternal mentality.» All right, we’re at the end of the second week; we’ve just finished day [...]

Because this is so important, we must understand what happens when we come into the presence of the glorious God of all creation with reverence. Okay, you just read chapter 9, and I want to dive into this a little deeper, because it is essential to [...]

I’m talking about seeing God. Now wait a minute—what do you mean, see God? Wait a minute, let me explain it to you like this: we just read chapter 20, and I want to expand on this statement: pursue holiness, without which no man will see the Lord. I [...]

You have the ability to cleanse yourself in the fear of God. All right, chapter 19. I cannot stress the importance of this chapter. I would even recommend rereading it because this is something you’re not hearing a lot about today in the Western [...]

Now I’m going to make a statement here that’s so powerful: there is a huge difference between the spirit of fear and the fear of the Lord. Well, you’ve gotten through chapter two of The Awe of God, and I want to strongly caution you: don’t allow [...]

Let me tell you something: sometimes God will tell us to do things, and you will see no benefit in it at all. As a matter of fact, a lot of times God will command you to do things that you don’t see an immediate benefit in. You are so blessed if you [...]

To tremble at God’s Word is to obey Him, even if it doesn’t make sense. You just read Chapter 24, and I am so proud of you for your progress. Way to stick with it! Now, this chapter is very important. What does it mean to tremble at God’s Word? [...]

The fear of the Lord lengthens one’s life. Yes, the scripture actually says that. I’m going to read it to you. Okay, we just finished chapter 41, and you’re only one chapter away from finishing this journey. I want to go a little deeper. The fear of [...]

Close friendship must be established on trust. Now, how is trust established? We keep our word with God; we do what God asks us to do. Way to go, you finished chapter 34! Let’s delve deeper into it. Moses is another man that God calls His friend in [...]

Listen, the fear of God is Jesus’s delight; the fear of God is God’s treasure. How do we receive the fear of God? It is one of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit of God. Congratulations, you have finished the journey; you’ve made it to the end of [...]

Here are three promises of God that you can contend for when you walk in holy fear. Number one: you just finished chapter 40, and we want to discuss this because there are three very powerful promises made in Proverbs 22:4. This is a scripture I [...]

Do you know something? Just a little tidbit: you will never find the word «awe» or «wonder» used anywhere in the Bible except in regard to God and His characteristics. Well, we’ve come to day seven, yep, the seventh chapter in the book, and you are [...]

I’m going to make a bold statement: you don’t even know God; you haven’t even begun to know God unless you have the fear of the Lord. Okay, you just finished chapter 29. Wow, do I love this section! As a matter of fact, this section and the next are [...]

Okay, you just got through with chapter 18, and we’re going to talk about this. I love the subject of longevity. I want to finish well; I don’t just want to start well; I want to finish well. As a matter of fact, you know I have a ministry goal. You [...]

Because Peter actually wrote in his letter that we are to obey governing authorities, when a governing authority tells you to do something contrary to the Word of God, we must do what the Word of God says. Okay, great job! You finished now Chapter [...]

Develop a discipline in your heart that you will obey God instantly and finish what He tells you to do. Congratulations, you’ve gotten through Chapter 27—I’m so proud of you! Thank you for faithfully journeying through this book. Now, let’s talk [...]

They said, «God, we love You as long as You’re giving us what we want when we want it, but we don’t love You very much right now because we’re not getting what we want.» Okay, you just finished Chapter 11, and I know this chapter is riveting when [...]

If you’ve got someone they call an athlete the GOAT (Greatest of All Time), I’ll tell you Jesus is the greatest of all time. All right? Just read chapter 6, and I want to dive deeper into this one. I’m going to kind of go off script and give you a [...]

Okay, we’re on chapter 23. I’m so proud of how you are journeying through this book, and this particular chapter is so important. I want to open it with this statement: if we delay our obedience to God’s word for personal excuses, we communicate [...]

Fears that they’ve fought for years immediately leave when they embrace the holy fear of God. Why? Because you are no longer yours, and you’re no longer responsible for you; He now is responsible. All right, you just read Chapter 37. Let’s go a [...]

The most important thing we must do is to protect our conscience. All right, we’re at the end of the fourth week. You’ve just read chapter 28, and I love this chapter because it emphasizes what is important for enduring to the end. Now let me say [...]

Let’s face it: Jesus is not visible to our eyes, and we don’t hear Him audibly with our ears. Because of that, we could create a Jesus who isn’t the real Jesus at the right hand of God. You just read Chapter 30, and what I want to do now is dive a [...]