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No one has ever become happy by finding happiness. The happiest people on earth are those who are grateful. Gratitude is a choice. We become grateful when we choose to notice the good things in our lives. Unless we express gratitude to others, it never accomplishes in us or others what we desire. Join me this week as I share tips and tools about ho…

Jesus extended every believer the invitation to be more than servants. This doesn’t mean we cease to be servants; it means we become more than servants. As children, heirs, disciples, and ambassadors, we will always be servants. But as friends, we get to enjoy a level of personal interaction unheard of by mere slaves. One of the key promises to tho…

God showed His ways to Moses. Why? Because Moses wanted to know Him. He wanted to know His character. He wanted to know what to expect! He wanted to know that He was actually following God instead of some religious perversion based on the pagan influences of his childhood. Psalm 103:7, says, He made known His ways to Moses. The word “ways” implies …

The Bible tells us that we are the temple of God, and the Holy Spirit dwells within us. The word “dwell” is more than simply being present. It means to take up an abode, to occupy or live as in a home! The Old Testament temple was a type of the true temple, which is our inner man. We can enter the secret place and meet personally with God. Join me …

God has such incredible things prepared for those who believe on Jesus that it can’t be put into words. The Apostle Paul said, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."Any attempt to intellectually describe what God has in mind for us requires us to reduce tha…

Jesus did pray for the sick; He spoke to them and healed them. He didn’t pray for demons to come out. He spoke to them, and they obeyed. When He raised the dead, He didn’t ask God to do anything; He simply called them forth. In John 14:12, He said we could do everything He did and even greater things! Maybe we don't live that scripture because we w…

When many of us came to Jesus, we expected to find the Jesus of the Bible, who has never changed. We want to know this supernatural God through whom all things were possible. Sadly, our family, friends, and even our church did all they could to lessen our expectations to protect us from disappointment. But I am telling you the God of the Bible can …

God wants to be the protector and guide for you and your family. All He needs is a person who is willing and ready to step into the Family Priesthood. It can be the dad, the mom, or even the children. God will use the one who sets themselves apart unto Him! In fact, God will use everyone in the family to be the Watchman, to hear and share His wisdo…

Throughout Scripture, we see situations where God protected entire families because of His relationship with one family member. In the Book of Acts, God saves the lives of an entire boat full of people just because the Apostle Paul is onboard. Then, in Corinthians, He tells us of a supernatural effect we can have on the life of an unbelieving spous…

A breach is a break in our fortification. It is a place where we are vulnerable. There are few situations that make us more vulnerable than our relationship with our family. And there are few places where we have as deep of an emotional need for loving connection as our family. God has called us to be the repairer of the breach. Join me for this we…

What does it mean when we say the law is fulfilled? It seems everyone has their own definition of that word! But if we say our dreams have been fulfilled, we understand it means they have finally arrived, we are enjoying them to the fullest. God had a dream when He gave the law. It wasn’t to enslave us to bondage and legalism. It was to set us free…

We all know the letter kills, but the Spirit is life. We talk about being in the Spirit. Jesus even stated that His Words were Spirit and life. We all have some vague idea of what that means, but I don’t know if I’ve ever heard anything that made that terminology meaningful to my life. One thing we do know is; if the law is just the letter, it kill…

God provided a testimony of His Son, the Messiah. Some of it was through types and shadows, some were written in detail, and of course, there were prophecies that gave graphic details of things He would do. He has gone to incredible lengths to make Himself known to us, prepare us to recognize Jesus when He comes the first and second time, and under…

God has very specific goals for everything He has ever said or done. Those goals never change. They were established before the foundations of the world! When we align ourselves with His goals, life becomes effortless. This is what Jesus described as “taking His yoke.” Paul described it as getting in step with the Holy Spirit. Join me this week to …

Since we know the law is good unless we use it unlawfully, maybe before we declare our opinion about it, we should discover what God says is “unlawful use!”When we use the law unlawfully, we exalt our works above the works of the Lord Jesus. We reject what He did for what we can do. This may well be one of the most blasphemous actions well-meaning …

There is one final source to whom we must go to evaluate all our beliefs, doctrines, and personal opinions: the Lord Jesus Christ! He is the only person qualified to help us understand God’s true intentions. When He becomes our source, confusion evaporates; the veil is removed from our minds. We see clearly!Join me this week in CyberChurch as we co…

No one looks at anything and sees it exactly as it is. We don’t actually see with our eyes; we see with our brain. It might be better said, our brain interprets what we see, hear, and experience. Jesus actually identified this very issue as one of the few things that could make the Word of God completely powerless in our lives. Join me this week in…

The cancer to our faith is what the Bible calls condemnation. When we feel condemned, we expect punishment. Sometimes we experience guilt because of our behavior, and sometimes we have no clue. It doesn’t matter what the source is, condemnation is crippling. Join me this week as we discuss the work of the Holy Spirit Who witnesses to our hearts to …

One of the greatest lies religion has ever told us is how hard it is to win our family and friends to Jesus. That is absolutely not true. In fact, they may be the people that will be the easiest to reach. The problem is that we don’t know how to reach them. Join me this week and we’ll discuss Have the Right Answers. I can promise you, if you have t…

The world needs to see Jesus but they can’t unless we show them. We are called to love people the same way Jesus loved them. When they experience God’s love from God’s people, we won’t have to ask them if they want to know God, they will ask us to tell them about the God we know. Join me this week as we discuss how experiencing God’s perfect love m…

Jesus said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive!” Evidently, we don’t really believe that. When faced with crisis or hardship our first thought is, “God needs to do something. He needs to give me what I need!” If we believed it is better to give than receive, we might actually pray, “Father, help me to freely give that which I need to other…

How is it possible that anyone could confuse love with narcissism? It’s something that probably happens every day in millions of marriages, when someone looks into the eyes of their spouse and says, “If you love me you’ll do……!” In our corrupt world, we have somehow come to believe that love is when someone does something for us and we are not expe…

God has a goal in everything He does for us. That goal is to draw us into a deep personal connection with Him through the Lord Jesus so that we can have heaven on earth. He also has a motive for everything He does. His motive is to express the incredible value He has for you. The word “love” in the original language means to value, to hold in high …

God is The God of Truth! His truth is eternal; it doesn't change with time or circumstances. Knowing the dependability of God’s truth gives us confidence in times of trouble. It shines light into the mysteries of life. Hidden in the Hebrew language are secrets that help us understand the depth and riches of God’s truth. Join me this week as we disc…

I often hear great messages about love driving out all fear. But that’s not what the Scripture actually says. It says that PERFECT love casts out fear! It seems the one thing that is seldom clarified in these messages is, “What is perfect love?” Join me this week as I begin a new series entitled, The Power of Perfect Love. This series will affect e…

Sometimes it seems that our faith has been reduced to intellectual assent. We are not opposed to the Word of God, yet it isn’t producing power in our lives! Even when our mind agrees with the Word of God we find that our faith isn’t alive and powerful. The Apostle Paul tells us that our faith must be activated to be effective. Join me this week in …

We cannot fully grasp or exercise faith for what Jesus did on the cross beyond our understanding of the Feasts of Israel. The Bible says Jesus is our Passover Lamb. So what does that mean? Understanding Jesus as our Passover Lamb is the starting place for our entire journey with God. Everything about walking with God hinges on our knowledge of Jesu…

Is the Bible contradicting itself when it tells me there is no fear in God’s perfect love, but then tells me all the benefits of having the fear of the Lord? So, am I supposed to be afraid of God or not? Religion has always used fear as a means of coercing believers into serving God. But it never produces the kind of peace and joy promised to the b…

The Bible describes Six Sources of Fear; each one has its own deceptive, destructive properties. More than one source of fear can happen without us even realizing that we are initiating it, yet the consequences are equally destructive. To discover the Six Sources of Fear and the one solution that can overcome them, join me this week in CyberChurch.…

Sometimes we are simply afraid to trust God. We are afraid He’ll let us down; we’re afraid of His rejection; we’re afraid we are not worthy. The list is endless. How did we get so afraid of God? It’s all pretty easy. We believed a lie! Join me this week in CyberChurch as we consider the freedom to let God know we are afraid in “Help, I’m Afraid.” T…

The Bible tells us to draw near to God with boldness in our time of need. For most of us, our time of need is when we’re about to “mess up,” or we have just “messed up.” In these times, we need to know how to recover our peace with God, and move our hearts back into our legal standing “in Jesus.” The Bible calls this drawing near to God. But, incre…

God has promised He will never leave us, never fail us, and never forsake us. This means when we feel distant from God, it is never Him who has drawn back from us. When we feel distance, it is always us that have drawn away from God. We don’t need to grovel or beg to reconnect with God. Join me this week in CyberChurch as we discuss Loving God, and…

Religion has led us to believe that God required offerings in the Old Testament, but that is not true. If that were the case, He would have been no different than the pagan gods. The Hebrew word translated as offerings actually means to draw near. The worshiper of Jehovah was not attempting to appease Him so He would come close to them. Their offer…

We were created to be intimately joined to God. In fact, we cannot be “normal” if that connection is lost. In this fast-paced world, filled with distractions, we often feel distant from God. But we know that can’t be real because we are with Him and in Him. But like any relationship, we often experience distance. God has provided clear instructions…

Jesus said we are the light of the world. We make it possible for people to see God and discover His great goodness. Few people discover how easy it is to use their influence to help others. Join me this week in CyberChurch for “The Power of a Righteous Life,” and discover how you can eternally enrich and influence others.…

Religion has led us into a codependent relationship with God, where our every involvement with Him is about trying to get what we need. We are taught to pray about our needs as if He doesn’t see them and needs to be coerced into providing for us! Jesus told us we didn’t need to pray about our needs. He assured us that God deeply desires to meet all…

Righteousness is given to us through a promise. This promise was not given to us individually. It was given to the Lord Jesus Christ by God the Father. We are not recipients of personal righteousness; we are recipients of the righteousness of God, given to Jesus, as part of His inheritance. In fact, we don’t have a personal covenant with God. If we…

When a debtor had worked off his debt, he was given a legal writ that explained that he had worked off his debt and was now a free man. All rights and privileges of citizenship were restored. On the cross, just before “giving up the spirit,” the KJV translates Jesus saying “It is finished.” The more accurate interpretation of what He said was, “The…

One of the most important questions we must answer is this: “Am I experiencing God, or am I experiencing my opinion of God?” Our opinion of others influences our experiences with them more than who they really are. Most angry, rebellious children aren’t rebelling against who their parents are; they are rebelling against the skewed, immature opinion…

The undermining issue destroying the world today is the victim’s mentality. The victim makes bad decisions in business, relationships, finances, and other areas of life, and when they face the consequences of those decisions, they feel they are being punished. From that point, they determine that life isn’t fair. Religion has made us believe that c…

Those of us who came out of the “Jesus Movement” were hungry for God. We didn’t want the empty formality of church. One of the famous sayings of the late 60s and early 70s was, “I don’t care about doctrine; I just want Jesus!” Too many Christians substitute a relationship with Jesus for a relationship with their doctrine. The truth is we all have d…

God created the human race to live in a physical, emotional, and spiritual environment that would provide life to its fullest. Everything He created was determined to be good, desirable, and beneficial. All creation was desirable and beneficial because it was in harmony with His intentions for mankind! Join me this week in CyberChurch as we explore…

The Righteousness of God should be one of the most positive, uplifting subjects we could ever discuss. Instead, religion has made righteousness negative legalistic perfectionism. Believers seem to cringe with dread when the subject of righteousness comes up! But the Apostle Paul said the GOOD NEWS about Jesus should reveal the righteousness from fi…

When we ask the wrong questions, we always get the wrong answers. A wrong answer doesn’t mean it is incorrect; it often means it is of no benefit. The Church has a voracious appetite to know a myriad of things about the tribulation that will be of little value as we approach the end times. It seems that everyone knows about the New World being esta…

As the political system becomes more and more corrupt, the world will become more unfair. There will be no justice. The elite will rule over the rest of the population while the people become desperate for justice. There is no force on earth that will be able to stand against the antichrist and his demonically-driven world domination. But our Savio…

One purpose of prophecy is so we can know what’s coming, and trust God’s promises concerning that event. There are more prophecies about the days we are living in than any time in the Bible. We should not be taken by surprise. Therefore, we should be able to count the cost and be prepared. In this week’s CyberChurch message, Knowing What’s Coming, …

The “Earth Dwellers” are not simply people who live on Planet Earth. They are people whose thoughts, beliefs, hopes, and expectations are based on carnal solutions instead of God’s desires and plans. When Israel was delivered from Egypt there was a group that went with them, whose hearts were more invested in Egypt than following God. They were cal…

God manifested Himself through Jesus in His birth (the manger), the cross, and the throne. If we want to see God as He is, we must embrace His manifestation in each of these arenas. Instead, many believers choose the manifestation of God that best suits their preferences: The baby Jesus in the manger, who doesn’t require submission and loyalty, the…

There are hundreds of prophecies that foretell very specific aspects of Jesus’ life and ministry. Each of those prophecies is essential to helping us establish our faith in the absolute reliability of God’s Word! Accepting the validity of prophecy is one of the most significant proofs that God is who He says He is. There is no place where that is m…

Every year we get bombarded by legalists who would make us feel ungodly for celebrating Christmas. We all know December 25th is not the day Jesus was born; however, it’s not the day of the year or week that makes a day holy; it’s what’s in our hearts! You can turn every holiday into a holy day with what’s in your heart! You can turn Christmas into …