SCRIPTURE: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16:18) DEVOTIONAL: When Jesus said, “build My church” (see this week’s theme verse), “My church”…

SCRIPTURE: The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly. (Proverbs 20:27) DEVOTIONAL: As we receive revelation of the gospel of the Kingdom, we will rise to a higher level in every area of our lives. The standards of this…

SCRIPTURE: and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: (Ephesians 2:6) DEVOTIONAL: Everyone in the world was once in the category of disobedient people under the control of demon spirits. However, by grace, God has “raised us up together, and made us sit…

SCRIPTURE: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.  (2 Timothy 1:7) DEVOTIONAL: When my wife and I started our ministry in Chicago, our church was located in one of the highest crime…

SCRIPTURE: For [if we are] in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith activated and energized and expressed and working through love. (Galatians 5:6 AMPC) DEVOTIONAL: It takes strong, unshakeable faith to possess what God has promised us and to reach our destiny. The promises of God…

SCRIPTURE: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV) DEVOTIONAL: Before you were born, God assigned you a purpose and destiny here on Earth. You…

SCRIPTURE: for the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. (Romans 14:17) DEVOTIONAL: I describe the kingdom of God this way: It’s about a new government or sovereign kingdom where God rules; a self-contained kingdom…

SCRIPTURE: You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting (John 15:16 AMPC) DEVOTIONAL: As God’s sons and daughters, we…

SCRIPTURE: Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. (Psalm102:13) DEVOTIONAL: As I’ve mentioned before, God intended for the Church (the Body of Christ) to manage this earth, and you and I have been sent…

SCRIPTURE: For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:17) DEVOTIONAL: This week’s scripture not only says “grace” but an…