Pastor Mike Impact Ministries

Yesterday we talked about how Jesus chose ordinary men to do extraordinary things to become world changers! We need to remember that in Luke 9, Jesus is basically giving His disciples some powerful lessons on what it really means to be a faithful, loving, and enduring disciple! It is amazing how even today that so many pastors and church members walk away from following Jesus and serving Him. When...

You can’t help but notice that when Jesus chose a group of disciples to change the world, He did not choose a bunch of “Super Heroes”. He chose a motley, common, ordinary, self-centered, and very human group of men to follow Him for three and a half years. He chose ordinary men to do the extraordinary!   In Luke 9, Jesus is in the last stage of His three and half years of earthly ministry, especia...

Today, before we before we go back to our regular pastor chats and Bible study on Luke 9, I want to give a report and update on my recent overseas trip to a Southeast Asia country.   I was met at the airport at 4am by two dear pastor friends and fortunately we went directly to a hotel nearby for some rest. On Monday afternoon the 14th, we begin a great week of wonderful ministry. Over the week we...

27 "But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God." 28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening. 30 And behold, two men talked with Him, who were M...

Please consider becoming one of our Pastor Prayer Partners and join me in this great ministry of intercession so that the multitudes in this Asian country can hear the Truth of God’s Word and find out who Jesus really is! Please let me know by sending me an email at: pastormike@pmiministries.org   Also, if you would like to financially support this great opportunity, please go to my website: https...

Thursday January 09 Praying and Transformation Luke 9:27-36 27 "But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God." 28 Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. 29 As He prayed , the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and g...

Today, before we look at our lesson on discipleship in Luke 9, I again want to ask for your prayers. This coming Saturday the 11th, I will be leaving for a Southeast Asian country.   Would you be willing to join me in this great ministry of prayer so that the multitudes in this Asian country can hear the Truth of God’s Word and find out who Jesus really is? Please let me know by sending me an emai...

Today, before we look at Luke 9, I again want to ask for your prayers. This coming Saturday the 11th, I will be leaving for a Southeast Asian country. Would you be willing to join me in this great ministry of prayer so that the multitudes in this Asian country can hear the Truth of God’s Word and find out Who Jesus really is? Let me know by sending me an email at: pastormike@pmiministries.org   Al...

Today, before we look at Luke 9, I again want to ask for your prayers. This coming Saturday the 11th, I will be leaving for a Southeast Asian country. I will meet with a national leader there who works with over 600 plus pastors. It is my goal and prayer to connect each of these pastors to a prayer partner here in the states that will take him into their heart and regularly intercede on his behalf...

I again want to ask for your prayers, as this coming Saturday, I will be leaving for a Southeast Asian country with a multitude of people (over 1 billion), that are desperately thirsty to hear the Word of God! I will be spending time with a national leader there who works with over 600 plus pastors. It is my goal and prayer to connect each of these pastors to a prayer partner here in the states th...

Before we look at Luke 9 and Jesus feeding the multitude, I again want to ask for your prayers as next week I will be leaving for a Southeast Asian country with a multitude of people (over 1 billion), that are desperately hungry for the Word of God and need to be feed! I will be spending time with a national leader there who works with over 600 plus pastors. It is my goal and prayer to connect eac...

Jesus is training His disciple to become the leaders of His church, that they will have the responsibility for after His death, burial, resurrection and His ascension into heaven. When you read all three of the Gospel accounts (Matthew, Mark and Luke), of His three and half years of ministry, you will find that He spends most of it with the disciples in the region of Galilee. When we come to Luke...

Remember Jesus is about 30 years old when He begins His earthly ministry (Luke 3:23). Jesus takes three and a half years to prepare the disciples for this great task. In the first year as He begins His ministry in the region of Galilee, He starts gathering the twelve, and they travel with him on His first preaching tour. In His second year, He takes the 12 with Him on His second tour of ministry,...

 Happy New Year!!!! This year the devil will do everything he can to distract or keep you from taking daily time to be in the Word of God and to pray and commune with the Lord. I believe it was John Wesley who said the devil trembles when the weakest Christian gets on his knees!   In the same way that we take time each day to eat, sleep and to exercise so that we can stay physically healthy, we mu...

Our God is a God of “New Beginnings”. Tomorrow, we get the first day of a brand new year. Isn't it amazing how God does things so that we get the first day of a week, we get the first day of a month, the first day of the new year, and in Christ, every day is a brand-new day to encourage one another and to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. Today is the first day of the last...

Today, we also begin a new chapter in Luke! What is interesting is that in this chapter we see the Lord preparing His disciples to carry out the task of taking the Gospel to all the nations after He has ascended into heaven. We also need preparation to continue to be a part of completing this task before our Lord comes again! We will notice several things in Luke 9 that should help us understand w...

In this great chapter of Luke 8, Jesus revealed His authority and power to us in several different occasions in the course of just a couple of days! He showed us His authority over the natural elements. He rebuked the wind and the waves of the stormy sea and said, “Peace be still” (Mark 4:39). And immediately there was calm! It was no problem or challenge for Him because He created them in the fir...

I can imagine that Jairus was getting pretty anxious as Jesus has stopped on their way to his house to heal this woman of her “flow of blood” issue, and to take the time to talk with her and then send her on her way with these beautiful words of encouragement, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” His daughter is dying, and the sooner Jesus gets to his house the...

Before we finish our study and thoughts on Luke 8, I want us to go back to verse 16, where after Jesus shared the parable of the Sower, the Seed and the Soil, He makes this statement: "No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a vessel or puts it under a bed, but sets it on a lampstand, that those who enter may see the light.”  And then in the rest of this chapter, He proceeded to manifest th...

We need to remember the setting of this story of the woman who was healed of her physical ailment that she had for now over twelve years. She had gone to the local physicians and literally spent all her money on them, and they could not heal her. She was at end of her resources and hope of ever becoming any better, and now she is desperate, and she must have been elated to hear that Jesus was back...

8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you...

40 So it was, when Jesus returned , that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.   Merry Christmas! It is hard to believe that another year has passed, and Christmas is upon us again! And if we are not careful, we can miss it and the real meaning of it! We can get so caught up in the busyness of it, the decorations, the lights, the gifts, the travel, the family get togethers...

One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Go Tell It On The Mountain”: “Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere. Go, tell it on the mountain, That Jesus Christ is born”. This story in Luke 8, is a great illustration of this song as we read what happened after Jesus cast the demons out of the maniac of Gadara.   A great miracle has just taken place when this man is delivered from a...

35 Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.   Luke 8:26-39 reminds us that everything changes when Jesus shows up! I hope you noticed something else that is very special about Jesus in this passage. Remember Jesus and His disciples were mini...

Luke 8:26-39 tells us the story of the demon possessed maniac of Gadara who found deliverance from his bondage by the power and authority of Jesus Christ. Do you know anyone who is addicted to drugs, alcohol, prescription drugs, sex or pornography? They are caught up into an addiction they cannot break, they are enslaved in it, and it seems they have lost their minds, they are making terrible deci...