But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9, NIV) Yesterday, Steve Thompson, our campus pastor at Gateway Dallas, preached a powerful message on being sons and daughters…
“and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV). “You are an over-thinker.” That was a prophetic word I received from a woman who I did not know at a conference a few years ago. While we are supposed to dismiss non-encouraging words like that, I know there is…
It doesn’t matter what age we are. We can all struggle with our identity. On a trip to Israel in 2014, I clearly heard the Holy Spirit say, “Your Jewish father died, but your Jewish roots never died.” These words initiated a directional change that led to moving to a new church, one that honored…
“Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.“ (1 John 4:1, NIV) The Bible clearly tells us to test the spirits to see if they are from God. We live in a world full of…
“And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.” (Exodus 3:7–8, 13–14, NIV) The Lord speaks to all of us. We, as believers, are called to be like Moses; to hear the voice of God and to lead…