Last year, I was in Hawaii, and I was told, "Hey, there's a gentleman that really wants to have dinner with you." I said, "Who is he?" He said, "He's an instructor for the Navy SEALs." I replied, "Set the [...]

There's a misconception that we need to blast away, and I mean dynamite; better yet, use an atomic bomb to get rid of this thing. Only ministers, only those called to ministry, only missionaries, and worship leaders have a call of God upon [...]

Now I got critical of my pastor, and what happened was that my pastor was one of the greatest teachers in the United States. I mean, he could open up a Bible and teach, and you would just be amazed by the revelations that would come from heaven. He [...]

So I finish the book, and when I do, I say, "God, why this book? Why is this book so important compared to the others?" The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, "It's a calibration message." Now, I understand calibration; [...]

Let me say this: if this comes across as a little strong this morning, remember that the Bible says we must warn and teach in order to present every man perfect in Christ. Thank you for the enthusiastic response; we love the teachings. But hey, [...]

There will be times when God tells you to do things, and you won't have the resources to do them. None of those twelve disciples had the food to feed those people, but Jesus said, "You give them something to eat." When God speaks to [...]

You don't just speak the truth; you speak the truth in love, and that's the thing that the Lord said to me. Make sure when you open your mouth to bring correction to people or instruction that they might not want to hear, it comes from a [...]

Jesus didn't say it's a good idea to deny yourself; he said you must deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me. What does it mean to take up our cross? You can find that in Galatians 2:20. Paul said, "I've been crucified [...]

Now, the Bible says if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus. It does not say if you confess with your mouth the Savior Jesus. Do you notice that the word "Lord" there is the Greek word "kurios," which means [...]

To simply receive Jesus as Savior does not establish a covenant relationship with Him. Yet, countless times I have witnessed Western ministers offer salvation without mentioning turning from our sins and submitting to His lordship. I hear calls [...]

The book of Hebrews tells us something that opens our eyes even a little bit more. It says that the wise are those in Hebrews 5:14 who, by reason of use, have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil according to God's Word. Your [...]

I mean, why does Solomon, at the dawn of his reign, cry out to God and say, "Give your servant a discerning heart so that I can tell the difference between good and evil"? You have to remember it was the good side of the tree of the [...]

How does this serpent get her to turn on God in this perfect environment? Because if we can understand how the serpent gets her to turn on God in this perfect environment, we can understand how he can get us to turn on God in a corrupt environment. [...]

Back to the point, Paul is only writing to Christians here. Now look at what he says in the next verse: "Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well-pleasing to Him." I remember when my boys were teenagers; they [...]

So what is the standard of good that we are to trust in? Did you ever stop and think about it? What's our standard? Well, 2nd Timothy, Paul’s very last letter before he goes to heaven, says this: all Scripture—everybody say, "all [...]

In Exodus 33, God says to Moses that He is up on the mountain alone. God tells him, "Hey, leave this place, you and the people you brought out of Egypt, and go to the land of promise that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and to [...]

The gift of God in your life is not your ability; it's His ability, and He is giving you stewardship. Now, if I were to give you my chainsaw—my chainsaw—and say, "I'm going away for six months; you can use this however you want," [...]

This is why James the Apostle writes, "Or do you think the Scripture says in vain, 'The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?'" Now, what does the word "yearn" mean? It means He longs intensely and consistently for [...]

Who wants to become great? Now, let's just stop right there. Remember, these words are right out of Jesus's mouth. Now, I want you to look at this: whoever wants to become great. Now, I see so many Christians who are so down on being [...]

Moses took Israel out of Egypt; his destination wasn't the Promised Land. He didn't say, "Pharaoh, let my people go so they can go to their Promised Land." No, he said, "Thus saith the Lord, let my people go that they may [...]

And God says, "I don't want that kind of relationship. I don't want you to want Me because of what I can give you, and I'm not trying to look hip, My little bride running around with Me. I want people to really be impassioned [...]

Why was Abraham called the friend of God? Because when Abraham was old, God came to him one night and said, "Abe?" "Yes, sir?" "Yes, yes, Lord. I want you to take your son, whom you love so much, whom you waited for for 25 [...]

The Bible doesn't say Satan can transform himself as an angel, like it says he does; rather, the Bible says his messengers transform themselves as messengers of righteousness. Let me give you an example. Now, I don't want to pigeonhole [...]

Some of you may be called to build a great business for the kingdom, but you're currently working for someone else and trying to birth it yourself. Stay faithful in serving the person you're working for; work for them as if it were your [...]

The Bible doesn't say Satan can transform himself into an angel of light; it says he does. The Bible states his messengers transform themselves into messengers of righteousness. Let me tell you where the damage lies. I want to give you an [...]

My idea of serving God was that I would go to Harvard and get an MBA. I would marry a pretty girl, work for a large corporation, move up into management, make a lot of money, pay tithes to my local church, and take three vacations a year with my [...]

I'm telling you, every one of you has a gift, and what God wants you to do is multiply that gift. The way you multiply it is by using it, not being afraid, not thinking God is holding back on you, and not thinking you didn't get a fair [...]

Are you getting this? In other words, there's a behavioral change—that's what we pursue. How can Lisa pursue being my wife more effectively today? She can't. That's not written to unbelievers; "chase after with the intent to [...]

I'm talking to you about lessons I've learned the hard way. Why am I discussing this? Because I don't want you to learn these lessons as I did. I went through a lot of pain and suffering, and I want you to avoid that while gaining the [...]

On that appointed day when Jesus Christ judges mankind and the world, He is going to make decisions. He will conduct an investigation into every single one of our lives, whether you are saved or not. There are two different judgments, and we'll [...]

What I learned in my 30 years of ministry is that many Christians believe that because Jesus is our Savior, they will never stand before Him as judge. However, the Apostle Paul says quite differently. I want to read to you from 2 Corinthians chapter [...]

This is why James comes up in the New Testament. Now watch this: James says, «Do not be deceived.» See, if God says, «Don’t be deceived,» I have good news for you: you can live deceived-free. Would you please look at it like that? This is how you [...]

Where the change begins in the church, it does not start with electing good government officials. The change in our nation comes when the church changes. As the church goes, so goes the nation. If the church is weak and compromising, and if the Word [...]

In Exodus 33, God says to Moses that he is up on the mountain and that they are alone. God tells him, «Hey, leave this place, you and the people you brought out of Egypt, and go to the land of promise that I promised to give to Abraham, Isaac, and [...]

My grace is all you need, for my power works best in your weakness, or your human inability. In other words, He’s saying my grace is my power, and it gives you the ability to do what you can’t do in your own human strength. I’m preaching, and I feel [...]

Now do you understand why the Bible says… Look at Hebrews 2:1, we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. When I was in prayer, you know, I’m going to tell you this right now: you guys know I’ve written [...]

So the question I’m asking you tonight is: what is your internal GPS set on? Do you even know? I mean, the Apostle Paul knew. Paul made this statement; he said, «I press.» Now look at the scripture: «I press toward the goal for the prize of the [...]

So this is what I want to ask you: What is your internal GPS set on? Your ultimate goal is what your internal GPS will be set on. If you look at Paul, he made the statement, «I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God.» His GPS [...]

What is revelation? Not its, it’s when God reveals something to you. When does it happen? It can happen in your morning time with God. It can happen while you’re reading the Scripture. It can happen while you’re listening to your pastor preaching. [...]

I’ve just listed some of the obvious; however, there are more subtle forms of legalism that are actually more dangerous. These are imposed and often self-imposed criteria that people strictly adhere to in order to earn salvation, grow spiritually, [...]

Proverbs says, I’m going to put the scripture up. Proverbs says there is a way; now look at these words: there is a way, there is a way that seems right. It seems good, it seems beneficial, it seems desirable, it seems pleasant, it seems fruitful. [...]

You can speak the truth, but if you speak it out of a desire to prove that you are right, that’s not love. I had a young man walk up to my resource table, and he said, «I’m called to what you’re called to. I’ve got a prophetic calling on my life and [...]

So let me tell you something: now more than ever, you better know what the word of God says. Now more than ever, we better love people the way Jesus loves people because, let me tell you, you can run people off so fast if you’re not patient with [...]

And this particular fast, I said, «Lord, what book do You want me to read?» I heard so clearly in my spirit, «Read the Gospel of Mark.» So I went over to Mark chapter 1, I read it, and the Holy Spirit stopped me, arrested me, and said, «You didn’t [...]

So the first phase of his strategy was to get her focus away from God’s generous provision, so she gives the response. Here’s her response: she says, «Hey, we can eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden, but the fruit of the tree which is in the [...]

Paul makes this statement to the Corinthian Church: he says, «But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted.» Now look at the word «corrupted.» Just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent, I [...]

Is there anything better than the presence of God? There’s nothing, you know. When you think about those angels that have been crying out «Holy,» right, the seraphim? Has anybody ever thought—let’s just be honest—couldn’t they look at God and say, [...]

And all of a sudden, I realized how much Jesus talked about deception in the last days, and I’m thinking in that room, how can we ignore this? I mean, just four times in one chapter alone, they said what it is going to be like right before He [...]

I think we need to pray for our nation like never before. I think we need to proclaim the truth to our nation like never before because we have a confused people in this nation. We think we can have God and salvation while twisting and perverting [...]

I was in Sweden, getting ready to speak to 6,000 people. I had already written several books, and I was in my hotel room in prayer. I judged the situation to be good, but the Holy Spirit, in prayer, said, «No, son, you are seeing this wrongly; this [...]