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Every day we are bombarded by messages from the secular media. The media not only reflects culture but it also powerfully shapes culture. We serve a multi-media God. He has revealed himself in music (Psalms), in story (the gospels), in writing (the epistles), and through visual demonstration (the incarnation of Jesus). He is the ultimate communicator. Let's ask our media savvy God to awaken the me...

"First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior" (1 Timothy 2:1-3) We are commanded to pray for those who serve in public office. We can influence...

By God's design, the Family is intended to be a cultural influence for godliness by modeling God's love to a watching world. Satan is relentlessly eroding the family in an attempt to hinder God's redemptive plan. Join me as we pray for the family.

The realm of education serves a primary role in shaping culture. The curriculum and values that are taught in classrooms today become the public policy and social mores of tomorrow. Today students are being taught that there is no family, that marriage can be between any two consenting adults, science is the ultimate truth and that God is irrelevant. We need to pray for a spiritual awakening in ou...

The Apostle Paul wrote, "Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor. 10:31). There is really no such thing as sacred and secular. We are to glorify God in everything we do ... including our work life in the marketplace. God's people are strategically dispersed every day into every realm of business enterprise. We need to awaken to our role as Christ's am...

The melodies and lyrics of a song linger in our minds. Live theater and dramatic movies stir our emotions. The Arts and Entertainment industry powerfully impact our culture. Let's pray that God will use this realm to bring awakening to our society.

The last chapter of the Bible leaves us with no doubt that the fulfillment of Bible prophecy is near. In Revelation, chapter 22, we read, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place” (Rev. 22:6). “Behold, I am coming soon” (22:7). “The time is near” (22:10). “Behold, I am coming soon”...

One of the primary purposes of Bible Prophecy is to motivate personal purity. How we live today is to be informed by our understanding of the events yet to come. The Apostle Peter writes, "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. Since all thes...

Many Bible Prophecy experts agree that the next key event to occur in God's plan is the Rapture of the Church to meet Christ. Dr. Tim LaHaye writes, "Christians living today have more reason than those of any generation living before us to believe that Christ could come in our lifetime." (Are We Living In The End Times, Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins). We are living in a strategic era of human histo...

Bible prophecy is a love story! It is God's revelation of the events surrounding the return of the Bridegroom (Jesus) for his Bride (the Church). Living in the end times, it is highly possible that Jesus' return could be very soon.

The truth of Bible Prophecy protects us from the deception of false teachers. Jesus, Paul, and the Apostle Peter teach about the reality of those who would want to deceive us. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. (Matt. 24:24) But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from...

Bible prophecy provides the believer in Jesus many blessings. An understanding of how God is working through end-time events produces poise in the midst of unstable times, ministers comfort in the face of sorrow, and motivates personal holiness and godly living. The book of Revelation declares "Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are writ...

One third of the Bible is prophecy. In the New Testament, regarding Christ's return, the Apostle Paul wrote, "We do not want you to be uninformed" (1 Thess. 4:13). God wants us to understand events that are yet to come, because they will influence our behavior today.

Because we want to be men and women who bring honor and glory to God, we can invite Him to search us, know us, and lead us in His everlasting way. "Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! See if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!" (Psalm 139:23-24)

A friend of mine once said, "If you are opposed by God ... you are supremely opposed." Psalm 139 reminds us that we need to align ourselves with God and His friends, and not yield to or condone the behavior and values of His enemies.

From before our conception, through the heights and depths of every day of our life - God's intention is to overwhelm us with His pervasive knowledge of us. Our awareness of His knowledge of the details of our lives is meant to bring peace in the midst of heart ache and courage in times of testing.

God assures us of His caring presence even in the midst of our darkest days. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,” even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you. 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made....

There is no place we can go or season of life we can experience where God is not present. "Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. (...

Psalm 139 declares, "Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it." (Psalm 139:4-6) God's intimate knowledge of us and his active involvement in the details of our lives moves the Psalmist to praise and worship. Let that be our response...

God knows everything about us. Psalm 139 declares, "You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways" (vss 2-3). That means that we are completely known, unconditionally loved, and totally accepted. Let's affirm that truth in prayer together.

"Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised" (Proverbs 31:30). Today we celebrate the precious women that God has placed in our lives. They are our Mothers ... wives ... daughters ... and friends. Be sure to express your love and appreciation to the special ladies in your life today.

In seasons of spiritual awakening, God awakens people to the incomparable beauty and transforming power of His word. Join me as we invite God to give us a passion for His truth.

The worship of God in heaven is loud, harmonious, united, declarative, focused, and passionate. The more clearly we perceive the glory of God, the more we will be awakened to worship God with heavenly zeal.

Today is the National Day of Prayer. Join with me and multitudes of Christians across our nation as we invite God's forgiveness, awakening, and blessing. "If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land." - 2 Chronicles 7:14

Jesus prayed that His followers would express a unity that can only be described in terms of the unity of the Godhead - Supernatural Oneness. Satan's primary agenda is to thwart God's redemptive plan in the lives of people who are desperate for risen life by dividing and fracturing the Church - God's gospel witness on earth. Let's pray Jesus' prayer for unity!