Author Archives
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Be Real
By Adrian Rogers “I cried out to You, O Lord: I said, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors, for… Read More ›
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God’s X-Ray of the Heart
By Adrian Rogers “But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at… Read More ›
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After the Fall
By Greg Laurie “Then David confessed to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the LORD.’ Nathan replied, ‘Yes, but the LORD has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin.’” —2 Samuel 12:13 You could argue that, aside from Adam… Read More ›
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Know the “No” Before the “Go”
By Adrian Rogers “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” Galatians 5:25-26 Have you ever taught teens how to drive a car? One… Read More ›
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Listen for God’s Direction
By Adrian Rogers “Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, ‘Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ This is desert. So he arose and went. And behold, a… Read More ›
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Why Obligated Obedience Falls Flat
By Adrian Rogers “‘Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. And these words which I command… Read More ›
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How to Find Joy in Obedience
By Adrian Rogers “And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. So they departed from the… Read More ›
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A Tiny Boat in a Vast Ocean
By Adrian Rogers “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual… Read More ›
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Seeking Truth Feeds Your Spirit
By Adrian Rogers “Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.” Proverbs 23:23 Truth is to your spirit what food is to your body. Truth is to your spirit what light is to your… Read More ›
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Stairway to Heaven
By Greg Laurie “At sundown he arrived at a good place to set up camp and stopped there for the night. Jacob found a stone to rest his head against and lay down to sleep. As he slept, he dreamed… Read More ›
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Trusting God’s Higher Ways in Dark Days
By Adrian Rogers “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ says the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than… Read More ›
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We Learn Through Hardship
By Adrian Rogers “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing…. Read More ›
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Dependency on God During Difficulty
By Adrian Rogers “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” Ephesians 5:1-2 We… Read More ›
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How Can We Seek God?
By Adrian Rogers “But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand. Do not be furious, O LORD, nor remember iniquity forever; indeed, please… Read More ›
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God Wants to Come Down
By Adrian Rogers “Oh, that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down! That the mountains might shake at Your presence—as fire burns brushwood, as fire causes water to boil—to make Your name known to Your adversaries, that… Read More ›
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Is Jesus Alive in You?
By Adrian Rogers “Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands… Read More ›
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Pure, Genuine, and Uncorrupted
By Greg Laurie “Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” —James 1:27 In football, there are players who excel… Read More ›
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What We Need Are Encouragers
By Adrian Rogers “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.” Galatians 6:1 One day when I was a… Read More ›
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Are You Fully Surrendered?
By Adrian Rogers “And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.” Acts 4:31 Are you a… Read More ›
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Trusting God Through Problems
By Adrian Rogers “Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good… Read More ›
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What Are You Advertising?
By Adrian Rogers “To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27 I read somewhere years ago about… Read More ›
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Do You Have Confidence in Yourself?
By Adrian Rogers “Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, ‘Men and brethren, what shall we do?’ Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every… Read More ›
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Where Do I Need to Grow?
By Adrian Rogers “You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and… Read More ›
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Faith in Action
By Greg Laurie “What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone? Suppose you see a brother or sister who has… Read More ›
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Do You Know Where You Are?
By Adrian Rogers “Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:8 If someone were from out of town and called me and said, “Adrian, we’re in… Read More ›
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Do God’s Methods Still Work Today?
By Adrian Rogers “And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father… Read More ›
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Is Jesus Working Through You?
By Adrian Rogers “To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27 In the gospels, you find out… Read More ›
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How to be Truly Successful
By Adrian Rogers “And he said to them, ‘Do not hinder me, since the Lord has prospered my way; send me away so that I may go to my master.’” Genesis 24:56 What is success? It is the progressive realization… Read More ›
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Are You a Goal Setter?
By Adrian Rogers “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me… Read More ›
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Are You Bearing Fruit?
By Adrian Rogers “Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month,… Read More ›