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1. Pastor: 'Job Lived a Life Out of Fear of Loss'

Pastor Stephanie Ike preaches on the story of Job in the Bible from an uncommon angle, suggesting Job wasn't as intimate with God as he appeared to be. She says he lived out of a fearful, works-based mentality, ...

Created on 26 December 2019

2. Prophetic Dream: God Is Preparing His People for Double Portion

... points we have been given in the heavenlies is understanding our righteousness. At the beginning of 2019, the Lord had me share about standing in His righteousness and how this was a key for advancement ...

Created on 03 September 2019

3. Why God Wants You to Take Risks With Your Faith

Throughout my years in ministry, I've discovered that living by faith requires us to take risks, because God's plans for us are always bigger than what we could ever do on our own. I love Ephesians 3:20 ...

Created on 08 August 2019

4. Activating the Power of the Cross to Overcome Satanic Evil

The bad news is that we all have evil inside us. The good news is that Christ, in His goodness and mercy, overcame that evil for us by dying on the cross and then offering us His righteousness—a free gift ...

Created on 22 October 2018

5. Your Designer Clothes as a Woman of God

...  His Word. They are designed with you in mind as you walk the runway of life. You were clothed with the robe of righteousness and the garment of praise when you were born again by the power of the Hol ...

Created on 27 November 2017

6. This Is What Happens When a City Obeys Psalm 33:12

If you listen to my podcast or follow Bethel Church you probably know that lately God has been speaking to me about Redding, the city I call home. I have a fire burning in my heart to see my city become ...

Created on 14 June 2017

7. Easily Missed Signs Your Faith Is Based on Religious Duty

...  earn my salvation through my own effort. Rather than trusting the work of Christ on the cross for my righteousness, I had become dependent on my own actions to save me. I was living exactly like the Isra ...

Created on 26 May 2017

8. Why Culture Refuses to Acknowledge This Plumb Line

... ctions during His Sermon on the Mount. "Therefore be perfect, even as your Father who is in heaven is perfect" (Matt. 5:48). This standard is not just the divine fiat that declares a person to be "the righ ...

Created on 28 April 2017

9. Remember These 4 Calming Truths When Weathering Your Crisis

... ed us to adoption as sons to Himself through Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure of His will" (Eph. 1:4-5). "God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousnes ...

Created on 12 April 2017

10. A Common Reason You May Be Missing God's Voice

It was a cold January morning when a violinist walked into a local metro station in Washington, D.C. The temperatures were not conducive to any kind of receptivity from the passing travelers, but he came ...

Created on 04 January 2017

11. Obeying Matthew 12:36 in a Dangerously Digital Age

My chest hurts so much, and I know yours does too. Honestly, I am having a hard time catching my breath. Finding words to speak is difficult, and this does not happen to me very often. I am a verbal processor, ...

Created on 30 December 2016

12. The Only Way You Can Have Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit

... n Christ, filled with His righteousness, peace and joy. (See John 10:10 and Rom. 14:17.) How Are You Supposed to Think? The first thing we need to understand is that when we become new creations in Chri ...

Created on 30 December 2016

13. 4 Unwavering Truths to Combat Satan's Insidious Attacks Against You

... us Christ according to the good pleasure of His will" (Eph. 1:4-5). "God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Cor. 5:21). Because that is ...

Created on 26 December 2016

14. Keep Your Eyes Fixed on This Mind-Boggling Mystery This Christmas

Underneath the frivolity and fun of this Christmas season, there's something truly magnanimous. Feel free to revel in the generosity and sense of family that arise at this time, but please don't wander ...

Created on 21 December 2016

15. 9 Faith-Filled Declarations to Stand Mightily in Turbulent Times

It's that time of year again—our office Christmas tree is decorated and Thanksgiving Day feasts are upon us. There's something special about the holidays. As the nation takes time to intentionally reflect ...

Created on 28 November 2016

16. What the Recent Election Revealed About Our Nation's Integrity

... se who have devoted themselves to holiness, righteousness and purity. I am revealing those so they may take the place of the ones who chose self-righteousness over the righteousness of Christ." When I  ...

Created on 22 November 2016

17. God's Earth-Shaking Commission for You in This Dark Hour

What is God's plan to deal with the darkness in our world? Is He moving, and, if so, what part do you play? Maybe, just maybe, you're called to make a difference. Maybe, just maybe, you were born for such ...

Created on 17 November 2016

18. Working With Holy Spirit to Heal Our Wounded Nation

Eugene Peterson wrote, "When disaster strikes, it is the task of the prophet to stand up at such moments and clarify who God is and how He acts. If the prophet is good—that is, accurate and true—the disaster ...

Created on 16 November 2016

19. Responding to God's Call With Joy—No Matter What

At 12 years old I would often think about that moment that the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary, a teenager. I would wonder, If God were looking for a "Mary" in the 20th century, would He consider me? Was ...

Created on 11 November 2016

20. 3 Things You Can Do to Bridge the Political Divide

I didn't plan to write this post. In fact, as it began to come to me, I didn't want to write it. But then the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and reminded me that I have often tackled social and moral issues. ...

Created on 11 November 2016