By Adrian Rogers “Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.” Acts 5:20 The apostles had a command from God. The reason they took action is because they’d been told to do… Read More ›
Devotions
When God Speaks, Are You Listening?
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.” Acts 8:26 When you’re sensitive to the direction… Read More ›
Why God Won’t Force You to Obey
By Adrian Rogers “But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: ‘We ought to obey God rather than men.’” Acts 5:29 You cannot obey God unless He enables you to do so: “We love Him because He first loved… Read More ›
The Joy You Discover Only After Obedience
By Adrian Rogers “So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.” Acts 5:41 Don’t get the idea that the will of God is something you have to… Read More ›
Boldness Begins with Empty Hands
By Adrian Rogers “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word.” Acts 4:29 The word “servant” here is the Greek word that means “bondslave.” Are you a slave… Read More ›
Transforming Change
By Jack Hibbs 2 Corinthians 3:18 “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the… Read More ›
How Precious is His Grace Toward You
By Jack Hibbs Revelation 22:21 “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” The very last verse in the very last book of the Bible, which is called Revelation, says, “The grace of our Lord Jesus… Read More ›
When Your Problems Aren’t as Big as You Think
By Adrian Rogers “But Peter and John answered and said to them, ‘Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.’” Acts 4:19 What is the biggest problem you are… Read More ›
Escaping the Dark Room of Discouragement
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.” 2 Corinthians 1:3 Do you know why discouragement is so bad? Discouragement opens the door for all… Read More ›
When the Maker of the Stars Is on Your Side
By Adrian Rogers “So when they heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: ‘Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them’” Acts 4:24 What… Read More ›
What Holy Boldness Really Looks Like
By Adrian Rogers “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13 Are you a bold believer?… Read More ›
Saved… and Now “Advertised”
By Adrian Rogers “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’” Acts 2:38… Read More ›
Real Riches
By Jack Hibbs Mark 10:17 “Now as He was going out on the road, one came running, knelt before Him, and asked Him, ‘Good Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?’” When the rich young… Read More ›
Be Prepared
By Jack Hibbs Mark 13:32 “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Be prepared! This is Jesus’ exhortation to all generations awaiting His return. He… Read More ›
Lift Him Up and Watch What Happens
By Adrian Rogers “‘And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.’” John 12:32 Peter preached a Christ-centered Gospel message. The Church grew because its people lifted up Jesus. Jesus said, “And I,… Read More ›
The Ring That Says You Belong to Jesus
By Adrian Rogers “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19 Jesus commanded that we be baptized. Jesus began His… Read More ›
When Jesus Is Closer Than You Think
By Adrian Rogers “The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the… Read More ›
Power You Already Possess but Forget to Use
By Adrian Rogers “And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, ‘which,’ He said, ‘you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water,… Read More ›
When the Wind of Heaven Fills the Room
By Adrian Rogers “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.” Acts 2:2 Have you ever heard a tornado? Everybody says it sounds like… Read More ›
Jesus Defeated…
By Jack Hibbs Luke 24:6 “…He is not here, but is risen!” While the battle of Waterloo raged, all of England waited breathlessly for news. At last, a message came across the channel before a sudden blanket of fog… Read More ›
Homeless
Well, here we are, says me walking into a beautiful and large lounge room where I introduced my young homeless lad, Joey, to the very rich owner of the home, Mrs Slater, my friend Jeanette. Joey had been into all… Read More ›
Under His Wings
By Jack Hibbs Ruth 2:12 “The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” There is sweetness to labor when it is appreciated…. Read More ›
When God Asks You to Do the Impossible
By Adrian Rogers “‘But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.’” Acts 1:8… Read More ›
Drifting Without a Rudder
By Adrian Rogers “Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established.” Proverbs 16:3 You need a goal in your life, and it’s got to be specific. If you don’t have that, you’re like a ship at… Read More ›
Scary
The day was going well. As soon as the rain stopped, both her children, Felicity and Troy, asked to go outside. Despite Lucy’s concerns, she had put on a bright smile and agreed. After all, they were on holidays and… Read More ›
When Your Life Is Too Full for God
By Adrian Rogers “So Joshua answered them, ‘If you are a great people, then go up to the forest country and clear a place for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and the giants, since the mountains of… Read More ›
Honoring God by Honoring Others
By Adrian Rogers “For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. Honor… Read More ›
Authority Through Submission
By Adrian Rogers “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the… Read More ›
Sing A New Song
By Jack Hibbs Revelation 5:9 “… they sang a new song, saying: ‘You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for You were slain, and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every… Read More ›
Be of Good Cheer
By Jack Hibbs John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” As a Christian, what… Read More ›