No Limits with Pastor Delman Coates Podcast

The prophet Isaiah in today’s key passage is saying that no matter how long the night has been or how protracted the suffering has been, the Messiah is coming, and it going to be lit. He is bringing an end to the darkness that’s in the world, and things are about to change for the better. The word of the Lord for us this Christmas is, “It’s about to be lit.” That just means that things are about t...

Simeon was a man who received a promise from God that he would not see death without seeing the birth of the Lord’s Messiah. And it was that promise that moved him to get his life in order. That promise led him to get in the right position, to get to a place of peace, and to develop and maintain the right spiritual and moral posture to see Jesus. Take note of those three things I just mentioned: H...

I am fully confident that God wants each of us to experience the joy that comes from having our hopes realized. God wants us to experience the fulfillment that comes from having our dreams actualized. God wants us to experience the satisfaction of having our ambitions fulfilled and our aspirations achieved, and to express that joy by breaking out in spontaneous praise to God for all He has done. S...

God is preparing a feast, and whether we like it or not, God reserves the right as the host, and convener, and furthermore, as the one who has paid the price to invite whoever He desires to sit down at His table. None of us has a say in who God invites to His table. In fact, when we get to heaven, many of us will be surprised by who we see there. There will be some we thought would make it who won...

Joy is often confused with happiness because both evoke feelings of positivity and contentment. However, joy is unique; it’s not based on circumstances but rather a steadfast sense of inner peace and assurance rooted in God. This distinction allows believers to experience joy even in hardship. The Bible illustrates this in James 1:2, "Count it all joy when you go through various trials," emphasizi...

The work of transformation is an inside job, wherein we yield our emotions and our emotional lives to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. That’s the point of today’s key Scripture passages; there’s a work that Christ performs on us, and there’s a work that God is doing in us. And if we want to experience all that God has for us, then we must bring our impulses, our attitudes, our ways, and our beha...

Have you ever found yourself dealing with a toxic person? They are abusive, they bring you down, they stress you out, cause you harm, bring you distress, and sometimes they downright get on your nerves. If so, the question becomes what should we do about the presence of a toxic person or toxic people in our lives? In 1 Samuel 25, there’s a story about a woman named Abigail who was married to a tox...

Christians dealing with toxic emotions and exhibiting toxic behaviors wasn’t just a problem in the first century. It’s still a problem now. Whether it’s road rage on the highway, angry parents at a child’s game, or people fighting in church, at work, or in the home, people dealing with toxic emotions is a serious problem. And Paul says we need to stop it. Stop letting bitterness, rage, and slander...

In our text today, we are delivered to the scene in the life of King David during a time when he had much to look down about. David learns for the first time of the passing of his child. He must have felt down, mortified, and broken. There’s no doubt he was suffering under immense pain, but we get a glimpse at what he does to rebound when he must have been feeling down. He has a family to provide...

While having your heart broken may not be preventable, it is conquerable. You can make it after disappointment, and today’s key Scripture passage shows us what makes it possible to move through, rise above, and thrive after disappointment. It’s like what Paulo Coelho once said, “Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.” What determines whether you move on or w...

If you’re looking for healing, you have two options. You can either give up hope, or you can pursue healing by seeking out your Heavenly Father. In today’s message, we’re going to look at the story of two blind men who needed healing and reached out to Jesus for help. They were healed by their faith and their persistence, and you can experience healing too if you follow their example. Let’s look a...

As you read today’s key verse, you’ll see that Paul’s counsel to the church then, and us now is “to cleanse ourselves of anything that might damage, distort or defile the flesh or the body.” One of the things I find as a pastor is that many people’s journey with God has been damaged by distorted perspectives, twisted views, and false theories about the body. Throughout the history of the Church, m...

You’ve probably heard of a “detox” in the context of health and wellness. Many people will perform a detox cleanse in order to rid their bodies of all of the impurities and unhealthy substances so that they can be healthier. Well, I believe that detoxing is not only necessary for our natural lives, but it’s also necessary for our spiritual lives. In order to fulfill the mission, the purpose, and t...

Today’s key passage, written by the Apostle Paul, is designed to let us know that baptism and giving our lives to Christ is not the end of the struggle. We do not arise from the waters of baptism free from the struggle between what we want to do and what we end up doing. And Paul explores here the contours of this struggle and shows us how to navigate life despite the struggles we will inevitably...

Today’s key passage, the second chapter of the book of Acts, is very significant because it is the primary text that tells us what happened at the inception of the New Testament Church. The first church was a spirit-led church, and we get a glimpse here of what characterizes a spirit-led church. 

When Jesus takes the wheel of our lives, we shift from allowing the wounded parts of our lives to control and govern how we treat people, handle situations, and make decisions. Instead, we allow the God-image and Christ’s consciousness within to lead the way. When we allow our hurts, our wounds, and our baggage to dictate, determine, and direct the course of our lives, things go astray. Instead, a...

If you want to experience true joy, if you want genuine peace, if you want to be more connected to God, you need to make sure that the vehicle of your life, that is how you show up in various situations, is being driven by the Spirit and not the flesh. But how do you figure that out? That’s exactly what we’re going to discuss in today’s message. 

When we consider what the Gospels tell us about Judas and Jesus, I think God is trying to tell us something about life and about people so that we can find a way to heal not if we get hurt, but when. I think Jesus selected Judas to be a disciple to let us know that life does not always deliver perfect circumstances to our door, but we can still be helped by those imperfect circumstances. 

When I think of distractions, I think about speed bumps. We really don’t like them when we encounter them because, quite often, we want to hurry up and get where we want to go. Sometimes, we become frustrated because they’re in our path, but they are there for a purpose. They are there to help us slow down and remind us of where we are in that moment so we can proceed without causing harm to ourse...

Managing your money well is no small task. It is easier than ever to find yourself in debt these days, leaving you not just struggling financially in the present, but also struggling with leaving a strong financial legacy. In today’s message, we’re going to learn from our key text four steps we can take so that we can live and leave a legacy of wealth and avoid financial downfall.

Light is the first entity that God created. This suggests that the darkness we are in should not cause us to feel resigned to futility; it should not cause us to throw up our hands in surrender. For when things are at their darkest, God is just starting to move. When things are at their worst, God is just beginning to turn things around. We can trust that there is something on the other side of da...

Jesus Christ orchestrated the greatest comeback in the history of the world. And there is no event in history more memorable and none more life-changing. And as we read the story of His comeback, we can learn so much about what it will take for Him to help us with the comeback we’ve been waiting for in our own lives. So in light of that, we are going to look at three things that need to happen if...

As followers of Christ, we have a very important responsibility to uphold the Word of God. Unfortunately, many people fall short in doing this all the time. It is absolutely possible to wrongly divide the word of truth. In today’s message, we’re going to look at the reasons why this happens so that we can be aware of how to avoid this danger ourselves.

Each one of us sees life through our own unique lens, a set of assumptions and expectations that govern how we see ourselves, our lives, and the situations around us. It’s that mindset, according to research, that plays a significant role in determining life’s outcomes. With this in mind, I want to suggest that an unhealthy, ungodly, unholy, and unproductive mindset can adversely affect our lives....

Coming to grips with death is no easy task. When someone close to us passes away, we often find ourselves caught in the tension of mourning their loss but also feeling the pressure to move forward with our lives because we know that’s what our loved ones would have wanted us to do. But that’s much easier said than done. So how do we walk through such circumstances? How do we grieve the loss of tho...