If you ask most Christians, they will tell you their prayer life is usually directed to the “Father” or “God” or “Lord” and in the “name of Jesus”. Yes, there are some who actually pray to Jesus but seldom, if ever, do you hear of someone pray

480 - How to be Filled by the Holy Spirit, Revisited

Dec 2nd, 2020 44m 29s

If you look around, you can see darkness coming upon our land. There is no denying it. Just watch the news. It’s depressing. And the church is not immune to what happens in the culture. In fact, the church often follows the culture to its

479 - Stages of Commitment to Christ

Nov 3rd, 2020 1h 2m

Each of us, when presented with the call of Christ, goes through certain stages of our commitment to Him. This happened with all the disciples, even Peter. We start out optimistic and full of hope and then, if we’re not careful, we end up sad,

478 - More Than Stumbling Forward

Oct 16th, 2020 1h 6m

In the Christian life, surrounded by our brothers and sisters who, like us, have failed in their walk with Christ, we often define sanctification as simply stumbling forward. We hear sermons, Sunday after Sunday, that tell us to grow closer to

477 - Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Oct 14th, 2020 58m 12s

When we look at the times in which we live, no question seems more important than this: Where are we in prophetic history? And what is going to happen next? What is next on the prophetic calendar? Where are we in regards to Matthew 24 or Da

476 - The Condition of the Church

Oct 13th, 2020 51m 40s

What is the condition of the church today? Is the bride of Christ pure like our Lord commanded? Or have we compromised and sold our birthright for a bowl of stew?The church, made up of true believers, is to be the assembly of those who are th

475 - How to Understand the Why Questions

Oct 4th, 2020 1h 10m

When we read Scripture, we usually focus on the obvious “who, what, where, and what does it say and what does it mean” questions. But what is often overlooked are the vital “why” questions. And learning how to ask the “why” questions takes so

474: Time to Call a Sacred Assembly

Sep 30th, 2020 40m 19s

As in the time of Joel, the church today needs to come together and call for a sacred assembly, or a time of national repentance and spiritual renewal. A sacred assembly is a time where everyone who is called by the name of the Lord drops ever

473 - Self-Examination and Salvation

Sep 23rd, 2020 1h 27m

Scriptures teach that our heart is deceitfully wicked, even to the point it will deceive itself (Jer. 17:9). And this often happens in regards to true salvation, or the difference between saving faith and non-saving faith. That is why we are

472 - Have You Experienced Regeneration or Conversion?

Sep 22nd, 2020 1h

One of the most frightening truths is the fact that many who claim the name of Christ, who profess salvation, are actually lost and on their way to eternal separation from Him. How can that be? How can someone be so duped into believing they

471 - How to Experience the Peace of God

Sep 1st, 2020 59m 2s

Peace seems like such an elusive commodity today. After all, it seems we are surrounded by ever-increasing chaos and turmoil with no end in sight. What are believers to do in a climate like we are facing today? We are to strive to experience

470 - The Theater of Your Mind

Aug 31st, 2020 52m 57s

When you read anything, including Scripture, there’s something that happens that is called the theater of your mind. It is in the theater of your mind that you take descriptive text and add details to make the story more personal, more alive,

469 - What’s the Point of the Lord’s Supper?

Aug 15th, 2020 52m 32s

In the history of the church, there seems to always be confusion about the Lord’s Supper. What does it mean? Why do we participate? What happens when I do? Let’s be honest, many find the Lord’s Supper somewhat confusing. I often hear peopl

468 - Following Jesus in Real-Time

Aug 13th, 2020 1h 6m

Let’s cut to the chase. We are living in troubling times. Right now in California, for example, pastors are being threatened with fines and imprisonment for holding church services indoors. Yet, riots and demonstrations are not restricted bu

467 - We Are Living in Bonhoeffer’s Germany

Aug 11th, 2020 1h 9m

In the 1930s, if you were a Jew in Germany, you would be faced with unforeseen challenges, that would only get worse. And if you were a Christian during the same period, you would have to make the same choices many of those brave men made, to

466 - How to Seek God’s Face

Aug 8th, 2020 59m 1s

One of the four requirements found in 2 Chronicles 7:14 is a cryptic command to “seek” God’s face. Note, not His hand, nor His blessings or grace, but simply to seek God’s face. What does that mean? And how is that done?Think, how do we begi

465 - The Forgotten Discipline of Fasting

Jul 21st, 2020 57m 16s

Often the church chooses to let go and forget the disciplines that served her so well in the past. We feel they have served their purpose and then callously throw them aside for something more trendy, modern, and popular. And this is especial

464 - The Disciples of Jesus and John

Jul 17th, 2020 1h 25m

As we look deeper into the relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist, the question of their respective disciples stands right before us. Why did John still have disciples after he proclaimed Jesus is the Son of God (John 1:34)? And why

463 - The Prayer Life of Jesus

Jun 24th, 2020 50m 36s

We have been looking at the four conditions/requirements found in 2 Chronicles 7:14 to have God forgive our national sin and heal our land. The first of these conditions is for God’s people to humble themselves. And the second, equally as dif

462 - How to Humble Yourself

Jun 20th, 2020 54m 19s

We have before us, in 2 Chronicles 7:14, an incredible if/then promise from God’s Word. If we meet the requirements, the if’s, then God will respond in ways that only He can, the then’s. And the promise of God is that He will forgive our nati

461 - The Last Great Awakening

Jun 19th, 2020 1h 5m

There is no need to spend any time talking about the lukewarm condition of the church in the West. We all know. In fact, we are all part of the problem. And since we know and are part of the problem, we tend to just assume this is the way th

460 - What Does it Mean to "Abide in Christ"

May 26th, 2020 49m 29s

In John 15 we have the Lord's blueprint for the "abundant life" (John 10:10) He promised each of us. And no, that life doesn't involve expensive cars or vacation homes or buckets of cash or having Your Best Life Now! The abundant life in Him

459 - "Abide in Me, and I in You"

May 21st, 2020 47m 6s

Once we move past identifying the characters in this teaching (Jesus is the vine, God the Father is the vinedresser, and we are the branches), we can clearly see the focus is on bearing fruit (more fruit, much fruit, and fruit that remains). B

458 - "I Am the True Vine"

May 20th, 2020 43m 36s

For the past two months, our nation has been held in the grips of, as President Trump said, an "invisible enemy." But this "invisible enemy" is not Covid-19. Nor is it the loss of jobs and the bankruptcy of thousands of small businesses and

457 - The Prophetic Implications of COVID-19

May 6th, 2020 40m 14s

Right now, we as a nation and as the church are in the midst of an unprecedented worldwide pandemic that has some unfortunate, unforeseen circumstances. We are currently mandated by our government to stay at home and practice social distancing