Prayer & Devotion

  • If Spiritual Courage Was Sold in a Bottle

    If Spiritual Courage Was Sold in a Bottle

    Read Time: 4 Minutes 26 Seconds What if we could go to the store or pharmacy and purchase a bottle of courage as easily as a bottle of cough syrup? I believe it would be flying off the shelves. Courage is defined as the “mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and withstand danger, fear

  • Is Your Suffering the Will of God?

    Is Your Suffering the Will of God?

    Read Time: 2 Minutes 39 Seconds The suffering that Christians experience in this life is a highly misunderstood topic. We’ve all heard people blame God for the tragedies and disasters that occur, but what does the Bible say about believers who suffer? Suffering exists because we live in a fallen, sin-filled world. Man also chooses

  • Spirit-Filled Pastor: Why His Presence Must be Our Pursuit

    Spirit-Filled Pastor: Why His Presence Must be Our Pursuit

    Read Time: 4 Minutes 9 Seconds Although God is everywhere, or what theologians call omnipresent, there is a marked difference between a believer who is dry spiritually and dead inside compared to one who is full of passion, desire and fire. The corridors of church history are filled with stories of Christians being spiritually dead

  • When You See This Logo, Let It Remind You of Christ’s Victory for Us

    When You See This Logo, Let It Remind You of Christ’s Victory for Us

    Read Time: 3 Minutes 54 Seconds Nowhere in the Bible are we called losers, failures or underdogs. Rather, God’s people are described as victorious winners! “The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath,” (Deut. 28:13). Second Corinthians 2:14 declares, “Now thanks be unto

  • 5 Ways to Discover God’s Plan for Your Life

    5 Ways to Discover God’s Plan for Your Life

    Read Time: 5 Minutes 6 Seconds As a college professor, I cannot begin to tell you the number of times students have asked me the question, “How do I find God’s plan for my life?” As much as I would like to say there is an easy step-by-step approach to finding that answer, there simply

  • Bible Teacher: Don’t Fall for the Devil’s Big Lie About Sin

    Bible Teacher: Don’t Fall for the Devil’s Big Lie About Sin

    Read Time: 4 Minutes 10 Seconds The enemy’s attacks on an unbeliever are very different from his attacks on a believer. In the lives of people who have not put their trust in the saving work of Christ, the devil’s goal is to keep them from doing so. Ultimately, he wants to keep people eternally

  • As Believers, We Must Always Be Covered in His Word

    As Believers, We Must Always Be Covered in His Word

    Read Time: 3 Minutes 35 Seconds Most of our battles begin in our minds. That is why it is so important to protect our minds with the helmet of salvation. God wants you to learn how to take every thought captive and bring it to the obedience of Christ. “For the weapons of our warfare

  • What Praises of Thanksgiving Mean for Your Soul

    What Praises of Thanksgiving Mean for Your Soul

    Read Time: 5 Minutes 24 Seconds We tend to think of gratitude as an obligation as opposed to a weapon of warfare. A nicety, not a ferocious force for transformation. We are wrong. From our earliest days we are trained that polite people say “thank you.” Certainly, this is true and proper. Those of us

  • Chris Reed: Why God Wants to Change Our Thinking

    Chris Reed: Why God Wants to Change Our Thinking

    Read Time: 4 Minutes 32 Seconds “Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around, that the king said to Nathan the prophet, ‘See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells

  • Greg Laurie: Your Most Effective Weapon Against Worry and Anxiety

    Greg Laurie: Your Most Effective Weapon Against Worry and Anxiety

    Read Time: 3 Minutes 26 Seconds I don’t even want to contemplate what life would be like if I didn’t have the privilege of taking my sorrows, cares and worries to the Lord. In Acts 12, when the apostle Peter was in Herod’s prison facing imminent execution, the young church met one of its greatest

  • How to Position Yourself to Receive the Issachar Anointing

    How to Position Yourself to Receive the Issachar Anointing

    The key to being positioned to receive the Issachar anointing has to do with timing and seasons. Those who carry the Issachar anointing understand the times and seasons we are in. They have discernment and knowledge, enabling them to lead well. They seek the wisdom of God through the Word to know what needs to

  • The Power of a Generational Vision for Your Family

    The Power of a Generational Vision for Your Family

    Have you noticed that no matter how good you’re doing, trouble always seems to come? Trouble is not an “if” in life. It’s a “when.” Trouble may come in finances, a diagnosis, a family problem or even a season of hardship. But understand this: there is more than one way to deal with trouble. Look

  • WATCH: Spirit-Filled Pastor Says ‘God’s Word Will Offend Quite a Few People’

    WATCH: Spirit-Filled Pastor Says ‘God’s Word Will Offend Quite a Few People’

    In this fiery sermon clip, California pastor Shane Idleman speaks out against the Left’s hypocrisy, men having babies and Martha’s Vineyard. If we don’t say something, who will? Watch this video for a portion of a straight-up, no-nonsense message. {eoa} Shane Idleman is the founder and lead pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship, in Lancaster, Ca.

  • How to Step into the Presence of God When Life Gets Busy

    How to Step into the Presence of God When Life Gets Busy

    We all want a deeper relationship with the Lord. We want to experience His presence in the calm and the storm. But how do you step into the presence of God when life gets busy? When Life Gets Busy Whether you are a parent, grandparent, working professional, or retired traveler, you are either in a

  • Chuck Pierce: The Power You Have Through God’s Anointing to Release His Will

    Chuck Pierce: The Power You Have Through God’s Anointing to Release His Will

    Signet rings are a signature that is secured or approved by a higher authority, usually a king, to accomplish what is needed to fulfill his purpose or desire. The authority depends upon the user’s character. The king gives his signet ring to authorize a person to carry out a noble purpose for his subjects in

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