THIS IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT Oct. 18, 2026   Acts 16:9 9 That night Paul had a vision: A man from Macedonia in northern Greece was standing there, pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!”    Acts 16:16-24 “16 One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slav …

RELATIONSHIPS ARE COMPLICATED Part 4: Why is Marriage so Hard? October 11, 2026     What causes fights and quarrels among you? James 4:1–3 (NIV)     James 4:1–3 (NIV) Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but …

IT’S COMPLICATED Part 3: Dating, Sex, and Singleness October 4, 2026   James 1:23–25 (NIV) Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoev …

RELATIONSHIPS ARE COMPLICATED Part 2: Fake Friends – September 27, 2026   John 2:23–24 (NIV) Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all people.   …

  It’s Complicated Part 1: How to Deal with Difficult People September 20, 2026   Hebrews 12:15 (NIV) See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.   Some battles are for your destiny, other battles are a distr …

13 YEARS at DISCOVERY BUILT FOR BABYLON September 13, 2026   Total SALVATIONS Total BAPTISMS   Ephesians 3:20–21 (NIV) Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Je …

UNSHAKEN Part 3: Faithful to the Finish September 6, 2026 Faithful to the Finish   Acts 20:17-21 (NIV) From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church. When they arrived, he said to them: “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I came into the pro …

UNSHAKEN Part 2: Don’t Be Silent August 30, 2026   1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV) Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.   Acts 18:1–8 (NIV) Aft …

FAITH UNDER FIRE Part 1: Courage for the Faith     “Peace if possible; truth at all costs.” – Martin Luther   Jude 1:3 (NIV) Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was o …

BY MY SPIRIT Part 3: Open Doors August 16, 2026   Zechariah 4:6 (NIV) “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord Almighty.   Acts 16:16–26 (NIV) Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a female slave who had a spirit by which she predicted the futur …

BY MY SPIRIT Part 2: Closed Doors August 9, 2026     Zechariah 4:6 (NIV) “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord Almighty.   Acts 16:6–9 (NIV) Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from p …

BY MY SPIRIT  Part 1: Set Apart  August 2, 2026    Zechariah 4:6 (NIV) “Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord Almighty.    Acts 13:1–3 (NIV) Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, who had been brou …

No One is Beyond Reach: God Is Still In Control July 26th, 2026 Acts 12:1-16 NIV “It was about this time that King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church, intending to persecute them. 2 He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3 When he saw that this met with approval …

No One is Beyond Reach Part 2: Unstoppable Church July 19, 2026 Acts 11:1-3 (NIV) The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him and said, “You went into the house …

No One Is Beyond Reach Week 1: God Shows No Favoritism  July 12th 2026   Acts 1–7: Jerusalem Acts 8: Judea and Samaria  Acts 9: Saul’s Conversion  Acts 10: The Gospel Reaches the Gentiles (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)   Gentile (ethnos) = Nations or people groups; anyone who was not Jewish Acts …

When Life Gets Hard When God Changes Your Direction   Philippians 3:5 If someone else thinks they have reason to put confidence in the flesh, I have more; circumcised on the eight day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee; as f …

FOR GOD & COUNTRY June 28, 2026   “Politics” Politics is the conversations, decisions, and actions that shape the lives of a group of people.   Philippians 3:20 (NIV) But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Corinthians 5:20 ( …

WHEN LIFE GETS HARD  Part 3: When Life Falls Apart  April 21, 2026      Acts 8:1-3 (NIV) And Saul approved of their killing him. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephe …

WHEN LIFE GETS HARD   Part 2: Stand Up    Acts 6:5 (NIV) They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit.    Acts 6:8 (NIV) Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people.    Proverbs 29:25 (NIV) Fear of man will prove to be a snar …

WHEN LIFE GETS HARD Part 1: When People Let You Down April 7, 2026     Acts 6:1-6 (NIV) In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of foo …

OPEN HANDS  Part 5: Unstoppable Church  May 31, 2026    Acts 5:42 (NIV) Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.    An Unstoppable Church    An unstoppable church can’t hide.    Acts 5:14–16 …

OPEN HANDS Part 4: Am I Generous? May 24, 2026 Am I Generous? Acts 5:1–11 (NIV) Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. T …

Open Hands  Part 3: Why I Tithe  May 17, 2026    10 Reasons Why I Tithe   The tithe is the first tenth of what God has provided, intentionally returned to Him through the local church as an act of worship, trust, surrender, and priority.    I tithe because it’s a timeless principle in God’s Word.    …

OPEN HANDS Part 2: Sharing Your Life May 10, 2026   Deuteronomy 15:7-8 (NIV Do not be hardhearted or tightfisted…Rather, be openhanded and freely lend… Acts 4:32–37 (NIV) All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared ev …

OPEN HANDS Part 1: God or Mammon May 3, 2026 Deuteronomy 15:7-8 (NIV) Do not be hardhearted or tightfisted…Rather, be openhanded and freely lend… Acts 2:42-45 (NIV) They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with a …

THE POWER YOU NEED Part 3: The Pattern After The Power April 26, 2026   Acts 2:40–41 (NIV) With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their n …

THE POWER YOU NEED The Baptism of the Holy Spirit April 19, 2026   Acts 1:4–5,8 (NIV) On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, …

THE POWER YOU NEED Part 1: The Promise of Power April 12, 2026 John 20:22 (NIV) And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” Acts 1:4-5 (NIV) On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father …

EASTER at DISCOVERY Back to Life April 5, 2026 John 20:1-10 (NIV) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, an …

THE WAY OF THE CROSS Part 4: The Way of the Sacrifice March 29, 2026 The Way of the Sacrifice   John 19:16–18, 28 (NIV) Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic i …

THE WAY OF THE CROSS Part 3: The Way of the Spirit March 22, 2026   Romans 7:18-19 (NIV) For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do …

THE WAY OF THE CROSS Part 2: The Way of the Servant March 15, 2026     Luke 22:24 (NIV) A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.   John 13:1–11 (NIV) It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave …

The Way of The Cross  Part 1: The Way of The Seed March 8th, 2026   John 12:23–25 (NLT) 23 Jesus replied, “Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory. 24 I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will pr …

MORE THAN A MIRACLE Part 6: The Resurrection and the Life March 1, 2026   John 11:1–4 (NIV) Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped …

MORE THAN A MIRACLE Part 5: Open My Eyes February 22, 2026     Spiritual blindness isn’t the inability to see, it’s the refusal to admit you can’t.   The blindness of misplaced blame.   John 9:1–3 (NIV) As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, …

MORE THAN A MIRACLE Part 4: The Motive Test February 15, 2026   John 6:16-21 (NIV) When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. A strong wind was blowing and t …

MORE THAN A MIRACLE John 6: The Feeding of 5.000 February 8, 2026     John 6:1-15 1 After this, Jesus crossed over to the far side of the Sea of Galilee. 2 A huge crowd kept following him wherever he went, because they saw his miraculous signs as he healed the sick. 3 Then Jesus climbed a …

MORE THAN A MIRACLE John 5: Do You Want To Get Well? February 1, 2026   John 5:16-18 (NIV) So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began to persecute him. In his defense Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am worki …

MORE THAN A MIRACLE John 4: Believing Before Seeing January 25, 2026 John 4:46–49 (NIV) Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Ju …

COME AND SEE John 4: Living Water January 18th, 2026     No one is good enough to not need new life. And no one is too broken to receive it.   John 4:1–4 (NIV) Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John—although in fact it was …

COME & SEE John 3: From Religion to Rebirth January 11, 2025   John 3:1-10 (NIV) Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could …

COME & SEE Part 2 – John 2 January 7, 2026     Jesus fills what is empty and flips what is false.     John 2:11 (NIV) What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. (MULTILINE REVEAL SM …

COME & SEE Part 1: The Invitation December 28, 2025   10 Days of Prayer & Fasting (Jan 1-10)   Prayer connects us to God.  Fasting disconnects us from the World.   (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) John 20:30-31 Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which a …

Christmas at Discovery The Word Became Flesh December 20-21, 2025     2026 Word of the Year: EQUIP     2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughl …

Enough is Enough – Part 2 Living From Enough December 14, 2025   Ecclesiastes 6:7–9 (NIV) Everyone’s toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied. What advantage have the wise over fools? What do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before others? Better what the …

Enough is Enough – Part 1 The Endless Chase December 7th, 2025     Ecclesiastes 2:4–11 (NIV) I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing …

Don’t Be That Guy Part 5 – The Lazy Fool November 30th, 2025 PROVERBS 26:13-16 NIV A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, ————- Makes Excuses  a fierce lion roaming the streets!” As a door turns on its hinges, ————- Is Busy but Unproductive  so a sluggard turns on his bed. A s …

Don’t Be That Guy – Part 4 The Gossipping Fool November 23, 2025   Gossip Idle talk or engaging in negative communication about someone when they’re not present, often disguised as concern, venting, or “prayer requests.” Proverbs 18:21 (NIV) The tongue has the power of life and death, and those …

Don’t Be That Guy – Part 3 The Angry Fool November 16, 2025 Proverbs 14:29 (NLT) People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness. Hebrews 12:15 (NLT) Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. Pride. Proverbs 21:24 (NI …

Don’t Be That Guy – Part 2 The Lustful Fool November 9, 2025   Proverbs 5:1-14 (NIV) My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech i …

Don’t Be That Guy – Part 1 The Unteachable Fool November 2, 2025   Proverbs 26:4 (NIV) Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Proverbs 26:5 (NIV) Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Proverbs 1:1–7 (NIV) The prove …

SIGNS OF THE TIMES Part 7: Dispensations of Time October 26, 2025     Dispensations of Time    Colossians 1:25 I was made a minister according to the dispensations of God.    Daniel 12:4. In the last days many will go to and fro and knowledge will increase.  (MULTILINE REVEAL SMA …

SIGNS OF THE TIMES Part 6: Finish the Work October 19, 2025 Matthew 25:14–15 (NIV) Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability. Then he w …

SIGNS OF THE TIMES Part 5: Oil for the Midnight House October 12, 2025 Lamp = Presentation Psalm 119:105 (NIV) Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Oil = Intimacy (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) Zechariah 4:6 (NIV) Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty. Matthe …

Signs of the Times Part 4 The Signs of the Antichrist October 5, 2025 1 John 2:18 (NIV) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. (One at a time) Positive World: 1964-1994 N …

Signs of the Times – Part 3 The King is Coming John 14:1-3 (NIV) Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place …

SIGNS OF THE TIMES Part 2: Israel: God’s Prophetic Timepiece September 21, 2025   Genesis 12:3 (ESV) I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse. Romans 11:25–26 (NIV) I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be con …

SIGNS OF THE TIMES Part 1: What Time Is It? September 14, 2025   Matthew 16:1-3 (NIV) And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ And in the m …

12 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Don’t Quit September 7, 2025   Joshua 1:2-3 (NIV) Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Judges 2:2-3 (NIV) …

TOMORROW August 31, 2025 Exodus 8:1–10 (NIV) Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. If you refuse to let them go, I will send a plague of frogs on your whole country. The Nile will teem with frogs. They …

DISCIPLE  Part 4: More than Leaves  |  August 24, 2025  Follow  Foundation  Formation  Fruitfulness    Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.    Mark 1 …

DISCIPLE Part 3: The Disciples’ Formation August 17, 2025   Galatians 4:19 (NIV) My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you… Romans 8:29 (NIV) For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son… 2 Corinthians 3: …

DISCIPLE Part 2: The Disciples Foundation August 10, 2025   Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV) Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house …

DISCIPLE Part 1: From the Crowd to the Cross August 3, 2025   Matthew 28:19–20 (NIV) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.   Luke 14:25–27 (N …

TEST THE SPIRITS Part 4: The Spirit of Antichrist July 27, 2025   The Spirit of Antichrist   1 John 4:3 (NIV) But every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.   …

TEST THE SPIRITS Part 3: The Spirit of Deception July 20, 2025   1 John 4:6 (NLT) But we belong to God, and those who know God listen to us. If they do not belong to God, they do not listen to us. That is how we know if someone has the Spirit of truth or the spirit of deception.   Matthew …

TEST THE SPIRITS Part 2: Exposing and Defeating a Jezebel Spirit July 13, 2025   1 Kings 21:25 (NIV) There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his wife.   Revelation 2:20 (NIV) Nevertheless, I have this against you: You toler …

TEST THE SPIRITS Part 1: Discernment in an Age of Deception July 6, 2025   “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits.” 1 John 4:1 (NIV)   1 John 4:1,4-6 (NIV) – Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because …

GOD & MONEY Part 3 : Getting Out of the Mess June 29, 2025   Discipline is choosing what you want most, over what you want now.   Luke 15:11-16 (NIV) 11 – Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 – The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estat …

God & Money Part 2 Ecclesiastes 5:10 NIV Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income… Matthew 6:24 NIV “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You …

Discovery Church God and Money June 15, 2025     Luke 12:34 – “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”   For Where Your Treasure Is, There Your Heart Will Be   James 1:22 – “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” (MULTILINE REVE …

The 7 Primal Questions Part 2: Unlocking Your Primal Gift June 8, 2025   Matthew 4:4 (ESV) Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.   2 Corinthians 1:3–4 (NIV) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion a …

Primal Questions Part 1 June 1, 2025   Psalm 26:2 (NIV) – Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind.    Philippians 4:19 (ESV) – And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) 1. Am I Safe? – The Need for …

WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Part 5: Made for Eternity May 25, 2025   Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMP) He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart…   Made For Eternity   Revelation 21:3-4 (NIV) And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place …

WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Part 4: Made for His Presence May 18, 2025   Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMP) He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]…   John 15:5 (NIV) If you remain in me and I in y …

What Was I Made For? Part 3 | I Was Made to Make a Difference May 11, 2025   I Was Made to Make a Difference   I was made by God. I am not a mistake. I have a purpose. I carry gifts that only I was made for. (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)   1. Living for Approval   2. Pursuing Stuff Ov …

WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Part 2: Made for Belonging May 4, 2025   Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMP) He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has d …

WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? Part 1: Made for More April 27, 2025   Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMP) He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has don …

EASTER at DISCOVERY JUST BELIEVE April 20, 2025   Why did Jesus need to rise from the dead? To prove He really is who He claimed to be.   Acts 1:3 (NIV) After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of …

PALM SUNDAY The Cost of the Cross April13, 2025   Luke 19:36–44 (NIV) As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road…When he came near the place…the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God…As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it. Luke 9:23–24 (NIV) W …

SET APART / 1 PETER Part 7 – What To Do When Life Shakes You April 6, 2025   What To Do When Life Shakes You Ho do I lead? How do I follow? How do I keep walking? (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) Don’t be surprised by the fire.   1 Peter 4:12-19 (NIV) Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery …

SET APART Part 6 – Armed for Battle, Living for Glory March 30, 2025 Numbers 14:3 (NIV) “Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?”   1 Peter 4:1 (NIV) Therefore, …

SET APART / 1 PETER Part 5 – Competing Kingdoms March 23, 2025 1 Peter 3:8-12 (NIV) Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you we …

SET APART / 1 PETER Part 4 – Living Under Authority March 16, 2025 Living Under Authority 1 Peter 2:11-12 (NIV) Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of …

SET APART / 1 PETER Part 3 – A Royal Priesthood 1 Peter 2:1-3 (NIV) Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the L …

SET APART / 1 PETER Living Holy in a Hostile World Part 2 – March 2, 2025   1 Peter 1:13-14 (NIV) Therefore, 1 Peter 1:1-12 Because we have salvation and suffering Because we are elect and exiles. Because we have been chosen. Because we have a living hope. Because we have an eternal inheritance …

FIGHT FOR YOUR FAMILY Part 3 – FOUNDATIONS FOR GENERATIONS   Deuteronomy 4:9 (NIV) Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after …

Nehemiah 4:14 (NIV) Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.’ Identifying Your Triggers James 4:1 (NIV) What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? 1. Fe …

Nehemiah 4:7-8 (NIV) When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble again …

Jeremiah 51:6 (NIV) Flee from Babylon! Run for your lives! Do not be destroyed because of her sins. It is time for the Lord’s vengeance; he will repay her what she deserves. Revelation 18:2 (NIV) Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great! She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure s …

Psalm 16:11 (NIV) You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a futur …

What Negative Label Follows Your Name? __________________ the ____________________. (Your name) (Label) 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT) Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! Genesis 25:26 (NIV) After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasp …

Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. Exodus 3:3 (NIV) So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.” Exodus 3:11-12 (NIV) But Moses said to Go …

Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” There will always be a preparation to your promise Don’t let a waiting season be a wasted season Isaiah 40:31 “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their st …

(Luke 1:38, NIV) “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” The Wrong Lens The lens of comparison. Galatians 6:4-5 (NIV) Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else, for each one …

Luke 2:8-14 (NIV) And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that …

“O holy night, the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth. Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appeared, and the soul felt its worth.” “O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. …

Luke 1:11-13, 18-20 (NIV) Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear. But the angel said to him: ‘Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will be …

2 Samuel 4:4 (NASB2020) “Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was disabled in both feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse picked him up and fled. But it happened that in her hurry to flee, he fell and could no longer walk. And his name was …

Mark 3:25 (NIV) And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. Trending Lies About Womanhood Identifying as a woman and assigning gender. Equality: Anything you can do I can do better. Women’s rights. Sexuality misused. The 4B Movement. (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) What …

(1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ESV) Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. Responding to Culture’s Messaging to Men “Embrace your feminine side.” Genesis 1:27 (NIV) So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; mal …

Matthew 6:33 (NIV) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Key Truth: Government is God’s idea. In the family. (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) Ephesians 6:1-3 (NIV) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father an …

Colossians 2:8 (NIV) See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. 1. Isn’t this forcing my morality on others? All laws legislate morality; the real question i …

Ephesians 5:3-6 (NLT) Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. Sexual Immorality: porneia / πορνεύω Any sexual activity outside of a man and woman in marriage adultery, fornication, homosexuality, sex with children, intercourse with …

October 13, 2024 1 Peter 3:15 (NIV) But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. Will the Word override the world, or will the world override the Word? J …

The Blessing in the Breaking “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.” A.W. Tozer Luke 11:27-28 (NIV) As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.” He replied, “Blessed rather are …

Psalm 1 (NIV) Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yi …

Matthew 6:33 (AMP) But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also. Luke 9:60-61 (NIV) Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but f …

5 Types of Blessing Financially blessed (money). Socially blessed (status). Time blessed (freedom). Physically blessed (health). Eternally blessed (spiritual). Acts 20:35 (NIV) The Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) The key to the blessed …

Galatians 6:9 (NIV) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 2 Timothy 1:13-14 (NIV) What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you …

1. The unspiritual person. 1 Corinthians 2:14 (NIV) The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) 2. The spiritual perso …

The world isn’t a playground, it’s a battleground. Ephesians 6:12 (NIV) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 1 John 5:19 (NIV) We know t …

Christians cannot be possessed, but they can be oppressed. 1 John 4:4 (NIV) You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. Closing the Doors to Demonic Influence Inheritance. Intrusion. Involvement. (MULTILINE REVEA …

Deuteronomy 32:17 (AMP) They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods whom they have not known, new gods who came lately, whom your fathers never feared. Hebrew “shedim” – evil spirits Greek “daimonia” – demons Psalm 106:36-37 (NLT) They worshiped their idols, which led to their downfall. They even …

Sometimes the person you need, needs you more. Proverbs 12:25 (NKJV) Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad. (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) Four Root Causes of Depression Biological. Relational. Circumstantial. Spiritual. Lamentations 3:1-2, 5-8, 17-20 (NIV) I am the …

Ephesians 5:15-17(NIV) “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” Ways we are living as fools. We live in a Subjective Truth  John 14:6 (NIV) – …

You Are Chosen Jesus is calling you. Isaiah 43:1 But now the Lord Who made you, O Jacob, and He Who made you, O Israel, says, “Do not be afraid. For I have bought you and made you free. I have called you by name. You are mine. (MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL) Your Name Here is called by God. Your purpose is …

Grounded by Excessive Baggage Isaiah 40:31 (NIV): “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Psalm 38:4 My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden to heavy to bear. Baggage of Trau …

“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They, themselves, are equally pleased by both errors, and hail a materialist or magician …

A Word to Wives Ephesians 5:21-24 (NIV) Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits …

EPHESIANS Part 4 | New Rules | June 16, 2024 Unity In Christ Ephesians 4:1-5 (ASV) I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort …

Ephesians 3:1-13 (NIV) 1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In rea …

Sin works against us. Sin is not just our action, it’s our condition. Ephesians 2:1-3 (NIV) As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those …

Ephesians 1:1-3 (NIV) Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly …

Acts 19:1-2 (NIV) While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”  (Acts 2:1) When …

1 Peter 2:9 (NIV) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Every Christian is a minister. 1 Corinthians 12:1 (NIV) Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I …

What is going on in Heaven?                                                                          God did not place us on the earth to witness a miracle once or twice in         our lifetime. 1 King 22: 1-9 (NIV) For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel.  But in the third year Jeh …

Acts 1:8 (NLT) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV) Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven …

Luke 4:18-21 (NIV) The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. The Anointing is NOT: A rel …

COME HOLY SPIRIT Part 2: The Four Levels of Relationship with the Holy Spirit April 14, 2024 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 (NIV) But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled fac …

COME HOLY SPIRIT Three Baptisms April 7, 2024 John 7:37-39 (NIV) On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By …

Resurrection Appearances John 20:1-8 (NIV) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have take …

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING Part 4: The Dangers of Isolation March 24, 2024 Philippians 4: 6-7 (NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your he …

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING Part 3: Choose Health & Healing March 17, 2024 Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your …

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING Part 2: Obsessed with Safety March 10, 2024 Philippians 4:6 (NIV) Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:7 (NIV) And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, wil …

ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING Part 1: Redefining Anxiety March 3, 2024   Philippians 4:6-8 (NKJV) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your heart …

RELATIONSHIP REHAB Part 4: Self-Rehab February 25, 2024 2nd to Jesus, what is your most important relationship? YOURSELF Genesis 3:9 (NLT) Then the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?” Where are you? Mark 5:21 (NIV) When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a l …

RELATIONSHIP REHAB Part 3: Parenting to Restoration February 18, 2024 2 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” Parenting should lead to the Bi …

RELATIONSHIP REHAB Part 2: Restoring Harmony February 11, 2024 2 Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.” All relationships have conflict. Great …

RELATIONSHIP REHAB Part 1: Relearning Friendship February 4, 2024 Proverbs 12:26 (NIV) A righteous person is cautious in friendship, the ways of evil people can lead them to do wrong. Casual friends can be the result of my circumstances, but close friends should be the result of my choices. Proverbs …

FREEDOM Part 4: 8 Steps to Freedom January 28, 2024 You’re only as free as the truth you believe. When you believe a lie, you enthrone the liar. 2 Ways the Enemy Attacks 2 Corinthians 2:11 (DNLT) In order that we may not be exploited by Satan. For we are not unaware as to his schemes. Possession. Ma …

FREEDOM Part 3: The 5 Thieves That Rob Your Freedom January 21, 2024 You’re only as free as the truth you believe. When you believe a lie, you enthrone the liar. John 10:10 (NIV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. 5 Thiev …

Freedom Habits Freedom |  Part 2 January 13th and 14th 2023   You’re only as free as the truth you believe. When you believe a lie, you enthrone the liar. John 8:31-36 (ESV) So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know t …

The Truth Will Set You Free January 6th and 7th 2023   John 10:10 (NIV) The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 8:32 (ESV) …and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. You’re only as free as the tru …

How to Prepare for a New Year December 31, 2023   Acts 13:2 (NIV) While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” Types of Fasts Selective Partial Complete Soul Matthew 6:16-18 (NLT) And when y …

Christmas at Discovery  December 24, 2023   Jehovah Rapha (The Lord My Healer) Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner) Jehovah Jireh (The Lord My Provider) Jehovah Tsaba (The Lord of Heaven’s Armies) Jehovah Rohi (The Lord My Shepherd) Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace) Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is …

The Names of God Part 9: Jehovah Shammah December 17, 2023   (Ezekiel 48:35 NIV) …and the name of the city from that day shall be, [Jehovah Shammah] ‘The LORD is there.’ (Ezekiel 10:18 NLT) Then the glory of the Lord moved out from the entrance of the Temple and hovered above the cherubim. Yo …

The Names of God Part 8: Jehovah Rapha December 10, 2023   (Exodus 15:26 NIV) He said, “If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyp …

The Names of God Part 7: ABBA: God Our Father  December 3, 2023     (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. “Abba” – God our Father             (Mark 14:36 NIV) “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from …

The Names of God Part 6: Jehovah Nissi November 26, 2023     (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Jehovah Nissi: The Lord Is My Banner Exodus 17:7(NIV) And he called the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled and bec …

The Names of God Part 5: Jehovah Rohi November 19, 2023   How does God bring revelation? Through General and Specific Revelation. Jehovah ROHI: The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23:1-6 NLT) The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peacef …

The Names of God Part 4: Jehovah Shalom November 12, 2023     (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Jehovah Shalom: The Lord Is Our Peace (Judges 6:1 NIV) The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and for seven years he gave them …

The Names of God Part 3: Jehovah Jireh November 5, 2023   (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. Jehovah Jireh: The Lord Our Provider (Genesis 22:1-2 NIV) Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. …

The Names of God Part 2: Yahweh Tsaba October 29, 2023   (Isaiah 52:6 NLT) I will reveal my name to my people, and they will come to know its power. (1 Samuel 17:45-47 NLT) David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord …

The Names of God Part 1: The Power of His Name October 22, 2023   (Proverbs 18:10 NIV) The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. (Psalm 86:11 NIV) Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear yo …

Blessed In A Mess October 15, 2023   (2 Corinthians 9:11 NLT) You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion.            You can not have what you speak against.   (1 Kings 17:1-16 NIV) Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As …

Unstoppable Part 5: Unstoppable Generosity October 8, 2023   (1 Timothy 6:17-19 NIV) Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment …

Unstoppable Part 4: Unstoppable Legacy October 1, 2023 (Psalm 90:12) Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. What will you leave when you leave? (1 Chronicles 28:9 NLT) “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your …

UNSTOPPABLE Part 3: Unstoppable Life September 24, 2023 (Colossians 1:11-12 MSG) We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul – not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into …

UNSTOPPABLE Part 2: Unstoppable Community September 17, 2023 (Genesis 1:11 NIV) Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land… (Genesis 1:26 NIV) Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image…” (Genesis 2:18 NIV) Then the Lord God said, “It is not good …

UNSTOPPABLE Part 1: Unstoppable Church September 10, 2023 (Job 42:2 GW) I know that you can do everything and that your plans are unstoppable. (Proverbs 29:18 NIV) Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint… Hebrew: khaw-zone’ A dream, revelation or vision for life. (Proverbs 29:18 MS …

THE ART OF WAR Part 4: How to Get Ready for Battle August 27, 2023 The fight to believe and obey God’s truth over the enemies lies. (Joshua 3:13-15 NIV) “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you after he said, ‘The Lord your God will give you rest by giving you this land.’ Yo …

THE ART OF WAR Part 3: Standing Firm (John 8:31-36 NIV) To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves …

THE ART OF WAR Part 2: Breaking Strongholds August 13, 2023 Spiritual Warfare: The fight to believe and obey God’s truth over the enemies lies. (Luke 4:18) The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prison …

THE ART OF WAR: Part 1 Spiritual Warfare 101 If you’re not in the battle, you’re in bondage. Whatever doesn’t get transformed gets transmitted. You can’t beg God to heal you and stay loyal to what’s killing you. (Luke 10:17-20 NIV) The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons s …

Catching His Attention “The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.” Brennan Manning (John 13:31-35) As soon as Judas …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 8: The Pardon Test July 16, 2023 (Genesis 45:1-5 NIV) Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Have everyone leave my presence!” So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. And he wept so loudly th …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 7: The Power Test July 9, 2023 (Genesis 41:8-9 NIV) In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him. Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am reminde …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 6: The Prophetic Test July 2, 2023 (Psalm 105:17-19 NKJV) He sent a man before them—Joseph—who was sold as a slave. They hurt his feet with fetters, he was laid in irons. Until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. (Psalm 105:19 NLT) Until the ti …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 5: The Prison Test June 25, 2023 (Genesis 39:11-23 NIV) One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house …

June 11, 2023 DREAM TO DESTINY Part 4: The Purity Test (Genesis 39:7-12 NLT) And Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in his entire household. No one here has more au …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 3: The Palace Test June 4, 2023 (Genesis 39:1-6 NIV) Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. The Lord was with Joseph so that he prosper …

DREAM TO DESTINY Part 2: The Pit Test May 28, 2023 What is a Pit? Any difficult situation that leaves us feeling hopeless and helpless as though there is no means of escape. (Genesis 37:13-24 ESV) And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you …

DREAM TO DESTINY The Pride Test May 21, 2023 (Genesis 37:1-11 NIV) Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen… (Genesis 41:46) Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh …

TOXIC Part 4: Toxic Relationships April 23, 2023 (1 Samuel 18:1-12 NIV) After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family. And Jonathan made a covenan …

April 30, 2023 TOXIC Part 3: Toxic Habits Mark 7:20-23 NLT And then he added “It is what comes from inside that defiles you. For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride and …

TOXIC Part 2: Toxic Soul April 23, 2023 (Lamentations 3:17-20 NIV) I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD.” I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, …

TOXIC Part 2: Toxic Soul April 23, 2023 (Lamentations 3:17-20 NIV) I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. So I say, “My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD.” I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, …

April 16, 2023 TOXIC Part 1: Toxic Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:23 NCV) Now may God himself, the God of peace, make you pure, belonging only to him. May your whole self—spirit, soul, and body—be kept safe and without fault when our Lord Jesus Christ comes. Spirit – the deepest part of a person. Soul – …

April 9, 2023 EASTER 2023 Resurrected from the Ruins Why Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? To prove He is who He claimed to be. (Acts 1:3 NIV) After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. To conquer death for himself and us. (Revelation 1:18 NKJV) …

April 2, 2023 1 JOHN Part 5: Walk in Victory (1 John 4:17 NLT) And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. Love Made Complete I have confidence in place of fear. (1 John 4:17-19 NIV) 17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this …

March 26, 2023 1 John Part 4: Walk in Love (1 John 3:11,14 NIV) For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another… Anyone who does not love remains in death. (1 John 4:7-8 NIV) 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has bee …

March 19, 2023 1 JOHN Part 3: Walk in the Truth (1 John 2:18 NIV) Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour. (1 John 4:6-8 NKJV) 6 We are of God. He who knows God hears us; h …

March 12, 2023 1 JOHN Part 2: How to Walk in the Light (1 John 5:13 NIV) I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. Three Approaches to Sin: Light & Darkness (1 John 2:1 NIV) My dear children, I write this to you so that …

March 5, 2023 1 JOHN Part 1: Real Life The Big Idea What does true, saving faith look like? (1 John 5:13 NIV) I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. Theme 1: God is Light: The Test of True Fellowship (1 John 1:5 – 1 John …

February 26, 2023 HONOR Part 2: Vessels of Honor (Romans 12:10 NIV) …Honor one another above yourselves. Who Do We Honor? 1. Honor others. (1 Peter 2:17 ESV) Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. (Romans 12:10 NKJV) Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly …

February 19, 2023 HONOR Part 1: Where is the Honor? (Romans 12:10 NIV) …Honor one another above yourselves. Where is the Honor? (Malachi 1:6 NIV) A son honors his father, and a slave his master. If I am a father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is the respect due me?” says the L …

February 12, 2023 RED FLAGS Part 3: 21 Red Flags in Marriage (Proverbs 27:12 NCV) The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble. (Matthew 19:3-6 NIV) Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every …

February 5, 2023 RED FLAGS Part 2: 21 Red Flags in Dating (Proverbs 27:12 NCV) The wise see danger ahead and avoid it, but fools keep going and get into trouble. If you’re not ready for marriage, then you’re not ready for dating. Don’t give someone your heart if God doesn’t have theirs. 21 Red Flags …

  January 29, 2023 RED FLAGS Part 1: Red Flag Friends is no substitute for . Life change happens , not . (Proverbs 27:12 NIV) The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Red Flag Friends How to Build Each Other Up (1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV) Encourage e …

January 22, 2023 FOCUS Part 4: The Focus of Love (Proverbs 29:18 MSG) If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. (Matthew 6:33 NIV) But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things wil …

January 15, 2023 FOCUS Part 3: What is God’s Will? (Proverbs 29:18 MSG) If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. (Romans 12:2 NIV) Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the re …

FOCUS Part 2: Focus on the Renewed Mind January 7, 2023 (Proverbs 29:18 MSG) If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. (Ephesians 4:22-24 NASB) In reference to your former way of life, you are to rid yours …