As we wind down 2018 and look toward the new year, I would like to share what we are planning at Cross Church and encourage you to consider something similar at your church.I believe the pastor should lead the people of God to seek the Lord seriously. 1 Peter 4:7...
Frankly, I was not surprised when Pastor Andrew Brunson said that praying and knowing people were praying for him kept him sane and hopeful after being imprisoned in Turkey."When I was arrested, and it kept going on and on, and it seemed there was no way out ... I...
Do you want to improve your prayer life? Most Christians do, but they do not know how.While I have used various prayer plans since my collegiate days, the one I use in today's technological world has helped improve my prayer life. Let me share with you how I do it.Why...
America is broken and in deep need of a spiritual breakthrough. Division and hatefulness are abounding as none of us would ever imagine. Our greatest hope is a spiritual breakthrough in America.While America Divides Further, Billions Across the World Need...
Last Saturday evening, Jeana and I returned from Israel, the Holy Land. When we take groups to Israel, we always offer to pray for others in the Garden of Gethsemane.So, on Tuesday morning, July 10, in rapid fire before the Lord, we called out the personal needs of a...
While our allegiance is first to Jesus Christ and His kingdom, where we are already citizens, our hearts are still broken over where our earthly nation is today. We are broken, torn, divided and mean-spirited. Even with all of our faithful intercession for unity, the...
We are broken. Our distance from God is immeasurable. We are not just disconnected from God, we are disconnected from people. Therefore, we feel we are alone as we walk through life.We are insecure, overwhelmed at times, with a sense of worthlessness. Failure seems to...
Watch what is going on around you. Watch what is going on in you. Watch what all the gauges are telling you about your life.In the Scriptures, we are instructed to watch over our life and all God gives to us (see Gen. 2:15 and Josh. 23:11). Our future way in life and...
The more fit you are spiritually, the more deeply and widely God will impact your world. This is why you should live dreaming. You should talk to God about your dreams and let Him create some God-sized dreams in you that He desires to see done through you and in the...
Next week marks the National Day of Prayer. Christians around the country will unite under Ephesians 4:3. Ronnie Floyd, the president of the National Day of Prayer Task Force, addressed how the May 3 event could trigger genuine revival across America. For decades,...
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a dreamer. He saw what others could not see. He heard what others did not hear. He felt what others did not feel. Therefore, he did what others were not willing to do.Any form of racism defies the dignity of human life. That is why, in the...
The churches in America are God's footprints in our nation. God's churches are blessed and anointed by Him, and the greatest network our nation has. As president of the National Day of Prayer and senior pastor of a local church, I am convinced that we cannot complete...
As we enter this exciting year of 2018 together, only God knows what is before us. We do not know what the future holds for us personally or for America; but we do know who holds our future.Unifying in prayer for America is powerful. As we discern what is before us...
The most effective prayer plan is the one you will use. What I know: If you do not have a plan to pray, usually you will not pray consistently and effectively.So, what is your prayer plan? If you do not have a plan that helps you stay current, on task, and...