The Daily Grind ☕️ - Pray for Boldness and Creativity When faced with threats of jail time and physical harm, the disciples and newly birthed ekklesia knew what to do: they prayed for boldness “to continue to speak Your word.” No fear.…
The Monday Grind ☕️ - Given a Choice, They Chose God had healed, through Peter and John, a well-known man who could not walk at the Temple. It caused no small stir. They were immediately accosted by the religious rulers who threatened them to no lo…
The Weekend Grind ☕️ - When It’s Right to Disobey When the disciples were questioned by the high priest as to why they disobeyed orders to stop preaching and teaching about Jesus, the result was righteous civil disobedience: “We must ob…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Filled, Abounding, and Overflowing Pau’s simple prayer was that the believers would be so filled, through faith, with joy and peace, that it would cause an avalanche and overflow of hope. If hope is lost, then all resol…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Born For This While it seems like the world is on fire, we who trust in and believe our God is on His throne continue to come through with resources, people, and equipment for disaster relief from Florida to North Carolina. G…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - We Must Strengthen Our Resolve I was informed yesterday after our services that there was an elevated intelligence threat alert for churches due to October 7th being the anniversary of the heinous attacks against Israel. Ther…
The Weekend Grind ☕️ - God Suited Up and Showed Up Jesus put on an earth suit and walked and lived among us. He came to us! This is shocking and scandalous; that a God would “lower” Himself to literally be, in many cases, at the mercy o…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Tearful Times All of us get discouraged at some point. You are not alone. It’s easy to give up, give in, and go with the flow of the culture around you. That’s when you dig deep, stand on God’s promises, and…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Spinning Down in Chaotic Times It’s easy to get spun up in this ethos of propaganda and chaos, but we must, as followers of Jesus, keep our eyes on the “Prize.” None of this has taken Him by surprise. God is…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Who May Stand in His Presence? The hill of the Lord is a reference to the Temple in Jerusalem, the very presence of God. Who shall stand in His presence? Those who have clean hands (innocence) and a pure heart (virtuous motiv…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Rise and Stand Upright There comes a point in the battles of life when sheer grit and determination will not secure the breakthrough. This declaration from the people surrounding King David is the recognition that only God gi…
The Weekend Grind ☕️ - As One Thinks What you say and what you think about matters. As the head goes, so goes the body. We leak out what we are full of. Whatever we think about the most will naturally overflow and leak out of us. Speak well. Think …
The Weekend Grind ☕️ - Confident in the Crucible Our tendency is to fold when others come against us. In the name of unity and getting along, we cower and placate, hoping the tension or conflict will go away. David’s confidence was forged ou…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Explosive Power The simple fisherman was transformed into a compelling evangelist by the explosive power of the Holy Spirit, and thousands were saved. If God can change an impulsive, uneducated fisherman, what can He do with …
The Morning Grind ☕️ - The Gift of the Holy Spirit Peter's answer to, "What shall we do?", was, "Repent (align your thinking with His) and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ (death to self, raised with Him to new life)... and you will receive …
The Weekend Grind ☕️ - And Suddenly “And suddenly...” Is one of my favorite phrases in the Bible. It means that with God, anything is possible. On this occasion the Church - the Ekklesia, the Gathered, the Bride - was b…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Bold As A Lion When you know you are right before God i.e., in right standing, you are confident, secure, and bold in any and every endeavor. - Pastor Jimmy
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Cleansed and Purified God’s desire is for us to be close. James reminds us that if we make a move and draw near to God, He will respond and draw near to us. There are conditions that we often ignore: clean hands and a p…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - It’s Time to Resist Recently, there has been talk in my circles about spiritual warfare. I'm not opposed to these conversations; I think many don't talk about it at all. When there is an uptick in demonic activity, it m…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Grit and Determination? Paul reminded the Philippian believers “to work out their salvation with fear and trembling.” However, they needed to understand that it wasn’t just by their own sheer effort; it was …
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Your Marching Orders It's no coincidence that the Bible often uses military language to describe our mandate to walk in dominion, exercise authority, disciple nations, and fulfill His purposes on earth. These are literally ou…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Every Knee and Every Tongue Today’s passage is a promise to be realized at the consummation of the age. For those who are in Christ, it is a joyful exclamation mark to a life lived for Him. To the lost, it is a dire war…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Stand Firm Our conduct is to be an outward reflection of an inward reality. In other words, we leak out what is within us. It’s organic. Whoever we are on the inside will naturally manifest on the outside. As Spirit-em…
The Morning Grind ☕️ - Win-Win When you know who you are, you’ll know what to do. When you know whose you are, you’ll never be afraid again. Paul wrote, “To live is Christ. To die is gain” (Phil 1:21). It’s a Win-Win k…
