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Psalm 76, beginning at verse 4, "You are more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. The stouthearted were plundered; They have sunk into their sleep; And none of the mighty men have found the use of their hands. At your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and the horse were cast into a dead sleep." In this Psalm, the writer rejoices in that what he has found in God is more wonder...

The Lord is leading us back to a place where God's people truthfully represent Him. Some of us were there at one time, but somehow left it behind. We have to be a people of truth or we will have no power to bear witness to who God is in our time. We have to pray for the Holy Spirit to overturn every stone, to go into every darkened place and to correct every crooked path and make it straight. Let'...

In the book of 1 Kings, chapter 18, verses 37 to 39, the prophet Elijah prayed a prayer that brought in a new day. "Hear me, Oh Lord, hear me, that this people may know that You are the Lord God and that You have turned their hearts back to You again. Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in th...

This is Carter Conlon, reminding you today that there will be a people of faith that will rise again in this generation. People who will say, "I'm going with God." People who will say, "I don't have what it takes, but God does. I'm going to believe Him, for He promised that He will make my life what it needs to be. He's going to take it where it needs to go. He's going to bring down walls again. H...

It's time to discipline our thinking and to learn to speak the truth to ourselves and to others. We cannot allow just any thought to find lodging in our minds, especially if it does not agree with the Word of God. Disciplined thinking helps to discern right speech, right motives and intentions, and to stay grounded in Christ when the popular thought of this world is opposed to what we know to be t...

This is Carter Conlon. Many of God's choicest servants are going into hiding in this hour, caving to the social pressures of today. They're afraid of their futures. Let's face it, we've not had to be a warrior church. We've been softened in America, spoiled and raised on marshmallows in the house of God. Now we find ourselves fighting against darkness and it seems like we've forgotten that there's...

The words of King David, Psalm 4:1, "Hear me when I call, oh God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me and hear my prayer." It's so important when you and I find ourselves in times of trouble, to remember how good God has been to us in the past. He knows that our tendency is to think only of our present distresses. That's why we have to train our minds to sit d...

Today, I want to remind you that America has been a nation of religious freedom. Our laws are based on the laws of God. We've had a great history of spiritual awakenings. I can't help but think of the beautiful songs and hymns that have been uttered in this nation for 400 years. Unfortunately, we're now living in a generation when the testimony of His church is surrounded by those who would take t...

Proverbs, chapter four, beginning of verse 20, "My son, give attention to my words. Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to all their flesh." Reading the Word of God is life for us. We don't read our Bibles for brownie points with God, nor do we read it just to check off our...

The Gospel of Mark, chapter 11 verses 22 to 24, "Jesus answered and said to them, 'Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask for when you pray, believe that y...

The book of Hebrews chapter 10, verses 24 and 25, "And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another and so much the more as you see the day approaching." You know, many people today are abandoning the church. If you ask, they generally have the same reason. It's boring, i...

There are a weak people that are going to rise again in the last days. Now, you may say, "Pastor, you just don't know how weak I am." To that I say, "Well, you might be weak, but you're not dead." Lazarus was dead and Jesus raised him up to life again. Get up and rise again. There comes a time when a spiritual awakening doesn't happen until you and I wake up and realize that God is still God. Open...

Psalm 119, verse 126 says, "It is time for you to act, oh Lord, for they have regarded your law as void." In other words, God, it's time for You to do what only You can do. There's a pervasive thought in this godless society that claims God no longer exists and that He has no power. The Psalmist is saying, "For your name's sake, oh God, rise up and stretch forth your hand one more time and begin t...

In Psalm 102:7, the Psalmist says these words, "I lie awake and am like a sparrow alone on the house top." The late songwriter, Hank Williams, penned these incredible words in one of his songs. "Did you ever see a robin weep when leaves begin to die? That means he's lost the will to live. I'm so lonesome, I could cry." You know, even though this man had fame and fortune, these words came from an h...

1 Peter 3:15, "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear…" Did you know that your life is a sermon? Your life speaks about your hope in Christ. The prophet Isaiah talks about a time when there will be gross darkness upon the earth, but he says, "The light of the Lord's presenc...

In Psalm 14, verse 1, King David said these words, "The fool has said in his heart, there is no God." You know, once again in our day we see the foolishness of fallen humanity on full display. It seems that the curse of Adam has found fertile soil in the minds of those who think that God's laws can be defied without suffering a consequence. Psalm 11:3 says, "If the foundations are destroyed, what...

Hebrews, Chapter 11 in verse six, "But without faith, it is impossible to please Him. For He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." If faith is not part of your life, and if we don't come to a place of believing God, this verse says that we really can't please Him. If we're opening the Bible, if you and I are wanting to believe God, i...

Ephesians 6:12, the apostle Paul says these words, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in heavenly places." When people descend into godlessness, they often become open to demonic suggestion, which if left unchecked, moves in unison with the objectives of da...

Listen to the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians, chapter 4, beginning at verse 6, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." As believers in Jesus Christ today, we have so much to be thankful f...

The Book of Esther, chapter four, verse 14 says these words, "Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this." (Esther 4:14 NKJV) Your true identity is not written on your driver's license. It's not on your marriage or your birth certificate. You have a unique identity given to you by God. The tragedy is that many in our generation have forgotten who they are. The truth...

Ecclesiastes, chapter 4, beginning at verse 9, "Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up… Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken." I pray most mornings with a group of abou...

Hebrews chapter 11, verse four, "By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it he being dead still speaks." (Hebrews 11:4 NKJV) There is something incredible about people of faith. When God does something through us, even after we're gone our life still leaves a lingering test...

The Book of Hebrews, Chapter 1, verse 3, "By faith, we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible." Now, this is a phenomenal verse of Scripture. It tells us that God specializes in creating something out of nothing. Just imagine that. He created the universe, the world, simply by a spoken word. He didn't ne...

Psalm 100, beginning at verse one, "Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Know that the Lord He is God. It is He who has made us and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture." (Psalms 100:1-3 NKJV) You may not know this, but I was once a shepherd of real sheep. For several years, my wife and I ow...

1 Thessalonians 5:17 is a small verse, it has only three words in it, "Pray without ceasing." You know, when I was a young Christian, I used to say, "How on earth do you do that?" Well, the answer is simple. Just keep talking to God throughout the day. He goes where you go. If you're worried about looking crazy while praying as you go about your day, all you have to do is appear to be on your cell...