God Is Keeping the Report
on May 13th, 2026
Are you keeping track of your good deeds?
Let's go do it. You don't have to turn in a report; God is keeping the report. You will send it on to heaven. Just be who Jesus has called you to be—someone who cares for the hurting. This will confirm in your heart that you know that you know that you know Him.
I love that phrase: You don't have to turn in a report.
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The Center of Your Hula Hoop
on May 12th, 2026
Do you know what sin really is?
The Bible tells us that we are born with a sin nature. If you don't understand the sin nature, just look at a two-year-old child. They don't share their toys without a fight. Their world is focused on their hula hoop.
Everything inside that hula hoop is theirs. My toys. My snacks. My mommy. My attention. Me, me, me. Read More
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Driving Forward, Looking Backward
on May 11th, 2026
Are you living in the past?
With many people, you are trying to move forward while you are looking backward. Do you know what will happen if you are driving forward while looking in the rear-view mirror? You are headed for a wreck!
Many of us don't realize that we should not live in the past. We don't have to condemn ourselves any longer. Read More
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You're Still in Process
on May 10th, 2026
Are you frustrated with your spiritual progress?
God knows there are moments when you are all in. Because we are living in skin suits, sometimes we act like we are not all in and we are in process. This is what the doctrine of sanctification involves. We are being set apart and some of us are a real piece of work.
I love that phrase: Some of us are a real piece of work. Read More
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A Hospital, Not a Showcase
on May 9th, 2026
What kind of place is the church supposed to be?
Remember this: "The church is a hospital for sinners, not a showcase for saints!" Sometimes we invert that and think we are here for show. We are here to help because all of us need help.
I've watched people avoid church because they think they have to get cleaned up first. They think they need to fix their lives, quit their bad habits, and get their act together before they're welcome. Read More
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Bought Back
on May 8th, 2026
Let me tell you a story about a little boy, years and years ago. The boy made a little small sailboat. He worked on it and worked on it. He painted it and put little sails on it. He made it his very own. Finally, the day came when he went to a huge body of water. He put the little sailboat on the water, and a huge gust of wind came and blew that little boat far away.
He watched as his little boat that he had spent hours and weeks on. On its first launch, it was blown far away completely out of sight. There was no hope for him to get his boat back. It broke his heart. Read More
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Worrying Won't Get You Anywhere
on May 7th, 2026
Choosing to refrain from worrying is not an option, but rather a biblical command Paul states in his letter to the Philippians. He says, “Do not be anxious about anything” (Philippians 4:6). But he doesn’t stop there. He continues on, encouraging the Philippians then and us today to bring everything we’re worried about to God. Read More
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Someone With Skin On
on May 6th, 2026
I am here today because God brought many people into my life to encourage me. I attended a church while I was in college. I filled out a card with my name and address. A deacon came from that church in Houston, Texas. On a Saturday morning, he knocked on the door and said, "I saw that you came to our church last week, and I just wanted to come by and invite you to come back. We would love to have you here." Read More
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Come Expecting
on May 5th, 2026
What do you expect when you come to God?
I know why you are here today. You are here because there is an expectation on your part that you will open up your life. You are opening your heart and your ears, longing for God to speak to you.
He certainly will.
The reason you are here in this auditorium is that you have the presupposition that God will touch your life. You came believing something would happen. You came expecting to encounter Him. Read More
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Triumphing Over Them
on May 4th, 2026
In the ancient world, when a general won a great victory, he would parade his defeated enemies through the streets. The captives were stripped of their weapons, chained, humiliated, displayed for everyone to see. It was a public declaration: "The battle is over. We won. They lost."
That's what Jesus did to satan and all the powers of darkness at the cross. Read More
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Listen Before You Give
on May 3rd, 2026
Should you help everyone who asks?
I pray that you would not give indiscriminately, rather you would do ministry prayerfully. Do you know the difference?
The difference is listening to the Holy Spirit before you act.
Not every need that crosses your path is your assignment. God may have another plan for that person. He may have someone else in mind to meet that need. He may be working something out in their life that your quick fix would actually interrupt. Read More
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Thank You for Coming
on May 2nd, 2026
Have you ever thanked Jesus for coming?
I have walked the path from the top of the Mount of Olives down into Jerusalem many times. It's the same path Jesus rode down on Palm Sunday. On one of my visits to Israel, some citizens of Jerusalem were walking toward us on that same path.
They looked at our group, and they were full of joy. They said to us, "Thank you for coming. Thank you for coming." Read More
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