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Joshua, chapter 13, and verse 1: "When Joshua was an old man, the Lord said to him, 'You are growing old, and much land remains to be conquered.'" In other words, God was saying, "Joshua, you're advanced in years and you've served Me well. You've taken the people out of the wilderness, and you brought them through challenges. They've seen many miracles and My power. You've led them honorably. Now...

I want to wish you a Merry Christmas this year. When you and I think about Christmas, quite often, especially for those of us that are still young at heart, we think of a tree, we think of giftings, we think of a banquet, a meal, fellowship and family. I'm hoping this year, that it will cause each of us to look up to something a little bit higher than just what we experience in the natural and see...

I want to speak tonight to those that are traveling home. You're making your way to friends and family, or whatever celebration you're going to have this Christmas time. You're making this journey and you're hoping it's going to be a good one. I want to remind you that there is a journey that you are undertaking if you're heading towards God, if you're opening your heart to Him. A journey where He...

Luke chapter two verses 13 and 14, And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly hosts praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, goodwill towards men! Several years ago, in the Christmas season, I led my father in a prayer to receive Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior. Next to being given salvation through Christ Himself, it was the greatest gift God...

Psalm 126, verse six, says, "He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." Are you at a place in life where you don't see a way out? Maybe all you have is a weeping heart and a shred of a promise that God put in your heart. You've done the math and it looks impossible for this promise to come to life. If y...

Exodus, chapter four, verse 20: Then Moses took his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took the rod of God in his hand. The people of God had been crying out in anguish. Their oppression was terrible. God answered with power, yet the answer looked so feeble and ordinary, I'm sure that many didn't recognize it. An old man, a staff, and a fami...

Second Corinthians, chapter three, verse 17 says, "Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." The actual translation of the word liberty means generosity. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there isn't only freedom, there's generosity. God is willing to do things in us, through us, and for us that we never even dreamed are possible. The thoughts that He thin...

Psalm 41:1 3: Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sick bed. Thankfully, today there are still many people who are willing to consider t...

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. Choose to stand, and not to be afraid of people's threats. Choose today to be a Christian with a testimony. The Spirit and glory of God will rest upon you and expose the fallacy of people who live in darkness, and someh...

2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV), says these words, "Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." Jesus Christ shed His blood for us on the cross, and among the last words He said before He died was, "It is finished." The right of the devil over us is finished. The right of evil to cause fear is finished. The right of anything...

Isaiah, chapter 61, verse four: And they shall rebuild the old ruins, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations. Today, this incredible verse of scripture clearly shows each of us that our lives have an amazing and divine purpose. Having been lifted out of our former captivity and sorrow, we are commissioned of God to r...

The book of Exodus, chapter three, verse seven:  And the Lord said:  I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.   There are things in our lives that we once turned to for help and comfort, but after a little abuse or dependency, it became our taskmaster. Whether it's a substance, a relationship o...

Mark, chapter 11, beginning at verse 22: "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.'"   So many people today are burdened with something in their lives that keeps them from...

You and I have to leave behind those voices that say we're never going to amount to anything, that we're never going to go beyond our limitations, never going to be able to climb the mountain that stands before us, that we won't make it through the valley we're presently in, or be able to get through this one hardship. I have learned over the years that these are all lies because you and I are wha...

Psalms 119, verse 130: "The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple." For many years, lighthouses have stood as beacons of hope for fearful travelers seeking refuge in a time of storm. I can see the beam offering comfort and hope to those who might be praying for one more chance to live. I can see something else too. I see the lighthouse keeper daily climbing the s...

I encourage you, as the Apostle Paul once did, to pray with thanksgiving this Thanksgiving. Philippians, chapter four, beginning at verse six, says, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." There's no...

First Kings, chapter 19, beginning at verse 12: "And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a small still voice. So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, 'What are you doing here, Elijah?'" There's no need to run anywhere when you get...

King David says in Psalm 23, verse five, "You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over." There's a cup of anointing in the lives of those who say "yes" to God. This cup overflows our natural abilities, our own reasonings and strength. It's a cup that can be extended to others who thirst for life, for God, who thirst for peace and love, but don't even know it. This anointing allows those who have...

Have you ever wondered what kind of a difference that your life could make? If you could only see the difference that your life could make. Some people will get to the throne of God one day, and only on that day will they finally have a vision of what their life could have been. If they would've just taken the path that God had set before them. If they would have refused to bow down to their strug...

Psalms 20, beginning at verse 7: "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright. Save, Lord! May the King answer us when we call." In the thousands of years of biblical history, you and I know without any doubt, this one thing: God answers prayer. He has shown that He can do all th...

Today, you might be facing a lot of heartache and difficulties. Some are struggling with sickness, depression, even addictions, but you are called to be much more than those things. You are not defined by those things. Those things are only circumstances. It's not who you are, it's not who God says you are, and it is not who God calls you to be in the future. You are a mighty warrior of God in His...

Exodus, chapter 3, beginning at verse 7: "And the Lord said: 'I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians.'" God waited to deliver His people from Egypt until it got so hard, that they began to cry for freedom. So, too, it is tod...

I often say this. I truly believe there are no flukes, and nothing is a coincidence or happenstance. The talent God's given you, the location you're in, the family you were born to, and everything you do is ordained of God. Sometimes you may look at your life and wonder, "What am I doing here?" But remember, Romans chapter 8 says that all things work together for the good for those who love God an...

I want to ask you a question today. Are you willing to fight for those who don't have a voice? Are you willing to fight for our sons, our daughters in our generation? Are you willing to fight for marriages, for families and for children? Are you willing to fight for people who are confused and are screaming and yelling in our streets? Are you willing to be given for their sakes, even if they never...

Second Kings, chapter 19, beginning at verse 15, "Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: 'O Lord God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God...