Scripture“As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness, “Make ready the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.”’”— Luke 3:4 (NASB)DevotionJohn the Baptist had a specific call: be a voice preparing the way for Jesus. Not in temples, not in palaces—but in the wilderness. A barren, unlikely place.This weeks sermon reminded us: God is c...  Read More

Scripture“So I answered them and said to them, 'The God of heaven will give us success; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no portion, right or memorial in Jerusalem.'”— Nehemiah 2:20 (NASB)DevotionThe sermon walked through a series of messages that all pointed in one direction: seeking the kingdom, rising up, building the wall “one brick at a time,” moving beyond “petty ...  Read More

Scripture“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”— Romans 12:2 (ESV)DevotionThis weeks sermon began with a simple but dangerous prayer: “Lord, let me leave different.” That’s not religious filler; that’s an invitation for God to interrupt your normal.We ofte...  Read More

ScriptureActs 2:1-4 (ESV)“When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spiri...  Read More

ScriptureLuke 3:19–20 (KJV)“But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.”Acts 4:18–20 (KJV)“And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in t...  Read More

ScriptureLuke 3:16 (KJV)“John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire”Acts 1:8 (ESV)“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to th...  Read More

ScriptureLuke 3:5–6 (KJV)“Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”Proverbs 3:5–6 (ESV)“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your...  Read More

ScriptureLuke 3:8 (NASB2020)“Therefore produce fruits that are consistent with repentance, and do not start saying to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children for Abraham.”Matthew 3:8 (NIV)“Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.”DevotionCrowds came to John, stirred by his preaching. Religious people were present, sure ...  Read More

ScriptureLuke 3:3–4 (KJV)“And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.”Proverbs 18:21 (NIV)“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will...  Read More

ScriptureLuke 3:4 (NIV)“As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'” Nehemiah 4:6 (NIV)“So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.”DevotionThis week we looked back on weeks of messages as “one brick at a time” a...  Read More

ScripturePsalm 27:4 (NIV)“One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple. ”DevotionSunday ended with the song: “I just want You / Nothing else / Nothing else will do.” That’s the heart of a follower. Not, “I just want a position,” or, “I just want a breakthrough,”...  Read More

ScriptureMatthew 6:33 (NKJV)“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”DevotionPastor D pointed to Matthew 6:33 in the context of worry about clothes, food, and daily needs. Jesus doesn’t deny those needs; instead He reorders them: “Seek first the kingdom… and all these things shall be added.”Performance mode is often driven by what “all t...  Read More