By Adrian Rogers “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but… Read More ›
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Oh No! I’ve Done it Again
“I’ve done it again – I should have learned to keep my big mouth shut. I’ve caused so many problems, it’s totally unbelievable.” Not keeping our mouths in gear often hurts not just one person, but sometimes a lot of… Read More ›
Strength Under Control
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 I read somewhere that the word meekness has the idea of a wild stallion being broken. As a matter of fact, when a horse has… Read More ›
What Sin Really Does
By Adrian Rogers “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast… Read More ›
Dry Eyes in a Weeping World
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Jesus was a man of sorrows. One of the most poignant verses in all the Bible is “Jesus wept” (John 11:35). Do the things that… Read More ›
When ABCs are Better than Philosophy
By Adrian Rogers “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63 What are you depending upon? Education, knowledge, money, success? We pride… Read More ›
No Peacocks in Heaven
By Adrian Rogers “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven . . .” Matthew 5:3 When you come to Jesus Christ, you do not strut into His presence. The very word for “poor” comes… Read More ›
The Price and the Power of Forgiveness
By Adrian Rogers “Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven… Read More ›
If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me
By Greg Laurie “If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.” —Jeremiah 29:13 If the Christmas story—the well-known narratives of Matthew 2 and Luke 2—is so familiar to you that you can practically recite it from memory, try… Read More ›
Some Heroes Don’t Wear Uniforms
The leader of the gang – The king of the school yard delivered a vicious kick, the heavy boot striking the base of the spine. His victim felt his body jolt, but managed to suppress the cry of pain before… Read More ›
When You Don’t Know What to Say
By Adrian Rogers “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” Romans 8:26… Read More ›
The Lion at the Door
By Adrian Rogers “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 If you knew there was a ravenous, hungry lion somewhere on your property, wouldn’t… Read More ›
The Prison of Unforgiveness
By Adrian Rogers “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 An unforgiving spirit keeps you in prison. When someone hurts you, you say, “I’m not going to let… Read More ›
Grace Received Becomes Grace Given
By Adrian Rogers “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” Ephesians 1:7 One of God’s greatest gifts to you and to me is forgiveness, because the Bible calls… Read More ›
The Key to Knowing the Will of God
By Adrian Rogers “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” John 15:7 Have you ever wanted to know the will of God while,… Read More ›
Giving Thanks for God’s Perfect Love
By Greg Laurie “For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now;… Read More ›
Stay Connected to the Father
By Adrian Rogers “Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 So often, I want to have enough so I don’t have to depend on God. I want to have enough money in the bank, so I don’t have… Read More ›
First Place
By Adrian Rogers “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:33 There’s one place God will not work and that is second place. The Bible says in… Read More ›
The Throne of Grace
By Adrian Rogers “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 Prayer is the Holy Spirit finding a desire in the heart… Read More ›
From Commitment to Surrender
By Adrian Rogers “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 I was in Romania talking with my translator, Pastor Joseph, and said, “You’ve been to America many times. Tell me about… Read More ›
The Father Who’s Never Too Busy
By Adrian Rogers “As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him.” Psalm 103:13 I’m so glad our Heavenly Father is never too busy putting out the sun, the moon, and the stars, running the… Read More ›
Sprouting Wings and Growing a Halo
By Adrian Rogers “…being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 I’ve been growing for a long time, and I’m still… Read More ›
God Is Faithful
By Greg Laurie “The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.”… Read More ›
Got the Guilts??? You Can Fix That
As I get older, I am realising more and more just how forgiving My God is. When I look back on my life and see the incredibly stupid decisions and mistakes I have made and how I have botched up… Read More ›
When “Charge It” Didn’t Pay
By Adrian Rogers “If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are… Read More ›
God’s Life in You
By Adrian Rogers “Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.’” John 3:3 Parents don’t manufacture babies. Parents transmit life from themselves to the… Read More ›
How to Have a Satisfied Heart
By Adrian Rogers “There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, ‘Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for… Read More ›
Standing in Jesus’ Shoes
By Adrian Rogers “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you… Read More ›
Sincerely Wrong
By Adrian Rogers “For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.” Romans 10:3 Only the Holy Spirit of God can teach you to walk with God…. Read More ›
What to Do When Doubt Creeps In
By Adrian Rogers “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of… Read More ›