“I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God’s creational… Read More ›
INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
Christianity, More Than a Creed or Code
JUNE 27 “…and thou shalt call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins.” – Matthew 1:21 Are Christians fools for believing in Jesus? Are we serving a false God? If you go to the tomb of… Read More ›
God’s Provision in the Midst of Suffering
JUNE 26 “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.” – Revelation 3:20 Over and… Read More ›
The Ultimate Act of Forgiveness
JUNE 25 “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” – 1 Peter 3:18 Suppose someone were to punch you in the nose? And suppose in an act… Read More ›
Complete Confidence in the Lord
JUNE 24 “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” – Proverbs 3:5-6 There must be complete confidence in the Lord… Read More ›
Where Is Your Treasure?
JUNE 23 “. . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” – Matthew 6:21 There are many people who think they are wealthy who are not. Many of us may remember watching the television series “Lifestyles… Read More ›
Without Even Saying A Word
June 22 “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go.” – Psalm 32:8 I was talking to my son one day, and he reminded me of something that happened when he was a little… Read More ›
A Challenge for Fathers
June 20 “Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders.” – Proverbs 31:23 Once a year we celebrate fathers. Maybe you are one. Let me give you a challenge. One father said, “If I had… Read More ›
Faithful in Your Words
June 19 “But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.” – James 5:12… Read More ›
Should We Bring Children Into Such a Chaotic World?
June 18 “As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the… Read More ›
Train Up A Child
June 17 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 A little boy was riding around and around the block. A man asked him, “What… Read More ›
Trembling Hands
Ever been so nervous and anxious that you can hardly stand? The sweaty palms, the unsteady legs, the trembling hands, the light headedness just to name a few of the symptoms. Yes! nervousness and anxiety can be a real problem…. Read More ›
Nothing Less Than God’s Optimum for Your Life
JUNE 16 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” – Jeremiah 29:11 Do you love Christ? Do you long to please… Read More ›
God’s Holiness, Love and Mercy
June 15 “For He hath made Him to be sin for us, Who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21 God will never overlook sin. He cannot. God is… Read More ›
God’s Plan of Restoration for Your Life
June 13 “He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.” – Job 33:28 On the night of Jesus’ arrest, Peter denied Jesus — three times! In spite of Peter’s lack of… Read More ›
Overcoming Fear and Worry
June 12 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” – 2 Timothy 1:7 When we ought to be enjoying victorious, abundant lives…what happens? Fear creeps in… Read More ›
Working Together In Unity
June 11 “For we are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.” – 1 Corinthians 3:9 How powerful it is when we work together in unity! I was reading about how Canadian geese always fly… Read More ›
Discovering His Will for Your Life
JUNE 10 “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.” – Philippians 3:13 Nehemiah was a man who knew… Read More ›
Believing In the Living God
JUNE 9 “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son.” – 1 John 5:9 I’ve been asked, “Pastor Rogers, do you… Read More ›
What’s at the Heart
JUNE 8 “Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom.” – Psalm 51:6 Have you ever gone to a sawmill and watched them process timber? They take a… Read More ›
The Master Designer
JUNE 6 “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” – Matthew 5:18 How did it happen? How did the… Read More ›
Put on the Righteousness of Christ
JUNE 5 “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering.” – Colossians 3:12 Sometimes people will ask if I’m a preacher. How do they know I’m a preacher… Read More ›
The Lesson of Prayer
JUNE 4 “Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” – Matthew 6:10 Some time ago I was invited to preach in another state, but my schedule was such that I couldn’t arrange it…. Read More ›
“Why Doesn't God Obliterate Evil?”
JUNE 3 “Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine.” – 1 Chronicles 29:11 Have you ever… Read More ›
Praying from the Heart—Not on Auto-Pilot
JUNE 2 “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” – Matthew 6:7 It was a very long, tiring day. I had preached three… Read More ›
Character—It’s An Inside Job
JUNE 1 “The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.” – Proverbs 20:7 This world says if we could just arrange conditions where we never have any sorrow, pain, or hurts, then we could change… Read More ›
The Sin Of Pride
“The greatest characteristic of a saint is humility.” ~ Oswald Chambers What is the first RECORDED sin mentioned in the Bible? Many of us might think of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. Yes, original sin did take… Read More ›
Are You Looking Through the Right Eyeglasses?
MAY 30 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” – Hebrews 11:1 People join churches today with wrong expectations. They think church membership guarantees blessings and no burdens. Some think that God… Read More ›
Secure in the Arms of Jesus
MAY 29 “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” – Acts 16:31 A Christian is not somebody who merely believes that Christ died for his sins. The devil believes that. A Christian is somebody who has… Read More ›
Putting the Emphasis on the Eternal
MAY 28 “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst.” – John 6:35 Sometimes people in large churches get a… Read More ›