God wants to bring us out of the ordinary into the extraordinary power and plan of God. What’s keeping you in blindness? The devil cannot hold a child of God captive. If you are willing to be sent, God will open your eyes and the touch of His power will be yours. Today, come to Jesus and let Him open your eyes.
The Bible warns us that we will face tough times, but it also promises that we will have power to say, "Peace be still!" when storms come. Pastor Gary Wilkerson looks at the life of Elijah to show us how we can walk in this divine authority that God promises. As the days grow darker, it will become increasingly important that we have powerful words directly from God, rather than living off the echoes of words He has spoken to others.
We all have a call of God on our life that can only be fulfilled by us. Do you know your calling and are you fulfilling it? Like Gideon, we can often doubt ourselves or be blinded by our circumstances. Claude Houde challenges you to allow God to change your perspective and activate your calling. And watch God change your storm into a story for his glory!
As sons and daughters of God we must cross a bridge into something bigger and deeper of God. As we pass through the valley of the shadow of death, we will die to our own life and live for the purposes of God. Today, let us ask God to help us to die to ourselves and live for others. Jesus will give you divine strength to live in the midst of a fallen society.
It is said that all of humankind has deep desires for significance, security and self-worth. As Christians, we know the world will only leave us feeling empty; and most of us would be quick to say that only Jesus can truly fulfill those desires. What if what we consider longings, God would actually call lusts? Jesus, our example, never asked God to fill his cup with significance, security or self-worth. He drank the cup the Father gave him—the cup of suffering and sacrifice.
This is not a sermon about tithes and offerings. It is a sermon about the core of the gospel as prayed by Jesus in John 17. It is a sermon about one of the hardest transitions you will ever go through in life—living for others rather than yourself. A selfless life is the mark of a mature follower of Christ.
God promises to come to us and deliver us from every hindrance that blocks us from being a blessing. When the enemy comes in like a flood God will raise up a standard and He will rebuild you so you can be salt and light in the midst of darkness. God will make you laugh with joy when he does a supernatural work in you and through you. Bring God your weakness and He will give you His power; get ready to laugh.
As Pastor Gary Wilkerson continues this series through the Gospel of John, we see Jesus warning the disciples that hard times will come. We will lament; we will weep; but Jesus will send his Holy Spirit to comfort us and keep us from falling away. He promises that our sorrow will turn to joy.
Jesus commands us to love one another. It's not a natural love, but a supernatural love that is only born of the Spirit. It is a love that lays its life down for others. Flesh will war against this kind of love, but we must daily crucify our flesh. It is a love where mercy and justice are married—resulting in Spirit-birthed church unity.
We see in the Gospel of John that we are each branches who must abide in the true vine, Jesus—our only real source of life, joy and peace. There are weak branches that must be lifted up and encouraged in order to be fruitful. While there are also fruitful branches that must be pruned in order to produce more fruit. When the blade of Christ is pruning you, it is often a painful process, but it is only for a season and ultimately results in joy and peace.