Hope is a righteous stronghold; hopelessness is an unrighteous stronghold. Hope is an authentic stronghold; hopelessness is an illusion. Both are powerful, but hope is invincible.  Read More

The God of hope wants to deliver you from hopelessness today. Hopelessness has been called the greatest enemy of revival. You will never ask for revival, let alone receive revival, if you are hopeless.  Read More

When God told you to be filled with the Holy Spirit, he gave you both a command and a promise. Jesus never asks anyone to do something without making it possible.  Read More

The reason the church is not in a perpetual state of revival is because we are content to live without it. The reason we are content to live without revival is because we are not convinced that God promises us revival. This is absolutely tragic.  Read More

Every name of God is a promise. When Jesus said, before Abraham was, I AM, he categorically put himself in a league all by himself. He was not simply identifying himself as one among many religious leaders. He was not putting himself on par with Muhammad, Buddha, Krishna, or Abraham. He wasn’t simply calling himself a son of God like you and I are sons of God. Jesus was saying he is God— equal with God— equal with the one who identified himself to Moses as, I AM WHO I AM (Exodus 3:14).   Read More

Everyone faces stress, weariness, depletion. When Jesus says, I am the true vine, he offers himself as the open-access, never-ending, internal-battery-recharging presence to continually replenish your life. The only requirement is intimacy with Him.  Read More

When Jesus said, I am the life, he not only gives us an accurate revelation of himself, he gives an accurate revelation of what is really going on inside you. Jesus is life and he is life-giving.  Read More

We live in a world of ambiguity— a culture that accepts expedient lies, situational ethics, blatant deception, when the ends seem to justify the means. Into such a world of ambiguity black-and-white Jesus stands up and boldly proclaims I am the truth.  Read More

When Jesus said, I am the way, he made you a promise. His name is not only a promise, it is activating— Jesus wants to be your waymaker. Jesus is specifically promising you that he is your waymaker to the Father— “No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).  Read More

When Jesus said, I am the resurrection, he promised that he, and he alone, can bring life back to dead things. And he does. Just as Jesus brought life back to Lazarus’ three-day-dead body, he can bring life back to dead things for you.  Read More

Don’t underestimate the value of non-stop access to the best pastor you could imagine. How often have you thought, “If only there was someone I could talk with right now about this situation.”   Read More

When Christ identifies himself by name, he intends to not only identify himself, but to activate faith and obedience in you. Every name of God is a promise, and the seven I AM statements are strategic.  Read More

The seven I AM statements of Jesus are seven promises. God intends you to use these seven strategic statements to activate a faith-response in you, that activates an impartation-response in God.  Read More

Every name of God is a promise of God because every name of God is rooted in his unchangeable character.  Read More

The words forever and ever are never used casually. Not everything is eternal; in fact, in reality, very few things are eternal.  Read More

The single, most obvious characteristic of the kingdom of God is the exaltation of the supremacy of Christ. The more Christ’s kingdom is advanced, the more conspicuously Christ is exalted.  Read More

If your view of the kingdom of God is ethereal, other-worldly, immaterial, or vague, you are in a pleasant surprise.  Read More

History is full of kings, monarchs, and presidents, each with their own distinct flair and unique form of leadership. Some kingdoms have been good and some evil. There is one kingdom, however, that will universally fit perfectly— the kingdom of Christ.  Read More

Walt Disney brought the Magic Kingdom, but Jesus Christ brings the authentic kingdom. There is nothing fantasy or fictitious about the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is not a place we go for five days and spend a lot of money in order to escape reality. The kingdom of God is ultimate reality.  Read More

All of the millions of missionaries, billions of missional dollars, countless years of missional service in proclaiming the good news of Christ’s coming kingdom is all preliminary to the great final event when Christ’s kingdom is fully realized. Hallelujah!  Read More

The word Gospel means good news. The coming kingdom of Christ is the greatest news of all! You and I have the privilege of welcoming the kingdom, living the kingdom, praying the kingdom, experiencing the kingdom, and declaring the good news of the kingdom to others.  Read More

One of the most revolutionary impacts the kingdom of Christ will have on you is when it turns your value system completely upside down. When you begin to despise things you used to treasure, and treasure things you used to despise, you can be sure the kingdom of God has come.  Read More

Today we celebrate the birthday of the United States of America. While we give thanks to Christ for his blessing on our nation, we want to remember the kingdom.  Read More

As we prepare to celebrate the birth of America tomorrow, it is important to remember God’s Law Revival. The hope of America is in the church of Christ in our land. The hope of the church in our nation is the manifesting presence of Christ.  Read More