LISTEN NOW! Intense Prophetic Word for 2018 from Kent Christmas Kent Christmas, the pastor of Resting Place Church, gives a prophetic word for the year 2018. This word is powerful, …
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Don’t Be Broadsided by Persecution When God Is Doing Good Things in Your Life
God’s blessings do not mean opposition will disappear. Jesus warned that the hundredfold comes “with persecutions,” so stay rooted, guard your thoughts, and hold on to what God has planted.
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Make the Church More Biblical
What would church look like if we started with Scripture instead of tradition? Francis Chan calls believers back to a relational, Spirit-dependent, disciple-making church.
What happens when the person you married becomes hostile toward your faith? In Part 18 of Marriage: For God’s Sake & the Children’s Sake, we confront the painful reality of …
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Caught Between His Father’s Rage and His Mother’s Faith Pastor John Kilpatrick
Pastor John Kilpatrick’s father tried to turn him against Pentecost, but his mother remained faithful. Then an encounter with God’s healing power restored the young boy’s wounded faith.
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Why Everyone Needs a Spiritual Father, Brother Ken Sumrall
A spiritual father does more than teach—he imparts wisdom, encourages, corrects, protects, and provides accountability. True sons and daughters respond with service, covenant commitment, and honor.
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Special Forces: ‘You Are One of God’s Special Forces’ — By Ken Sumrall
God does not always need the largest army. Ken Sumrall challenges believers to become courageous, disciplined servants who hear God and obey Him.
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John the Baptist’s Urgent Call to Bear Fruit
John the Baptist warned that genuine repentance produces fruit, and Jesus revealed where that fruit comes from. Discover why abiding in Christ must transform how we live, work, give, lead, …
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The Masculinity Crisis in the Church
Young men are searching for identity, strength, purpose, and belonging. The Church must respond by restoring spiritual fatherhood, making disciples, and revealing the courageous yet tender masculinity of Jesus Christ.
What do you do when your spouse’s foolishness threatens your family, but you still want to honor God and your marriage? Abigail faced that terrifying reality. Married to a harsh …
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ENCOURAGEMENT: When I Patrolled Pensacola Beach
During the longest hours of a midnight patrol on Pensacola Beach, the first light of dawn changed everything. Hold on through the darkness, because rejoicing comes in the morning.
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The Power and the Command to Be Lovingly Affectionate
God created human beings for loving relationship, yet our culture increasingly confuses healthy affection with sexuality or weakness. Jesus shows another way: holy, safe, visible love that refuses to let …
Five Things We Will Learn The United Apostates of America Pastor John Kilpatrick shared that one morning the Lord gave him these sobering words: “The United Apostates of America.” “When …
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