Pastor John D Jakes

If you remember, last week I wrote about the first front of the Great Disconnect.  That is the modern agnosticism that says, "It doesn’t matter if Jesus really rose from the dead as long as believing in Him gives you some comfort."  As I wrote last time, the disciples rejected such a faulty religion.  For…

There are some who question the importance of Jesus’ literal resurrection.  They say, "Why do we hold onto these superstitious notions of a bodily resurrection?  It’s not needed.  It is enough that Jesus rose spiritually and lives in the hearts of his followers.  That is sufficient."  Is it sufficient?  Not according to Jesus’ disciples.  Paul…

Last time I wrote about dealing with failure between people.  The same process happens when we sin against God.  However, it isn’t just forgiveness from God that we need, is it?  We also need to forgive ourselves.  We see ourselves as unworthy, inadequate, and unlovable.  We ask, "How could God us me the way that…

The verse in Isaiah goes, "But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."  The question I want to tackle today is, "When is it wise to wait, and when must…

Impatience.  That is probably what destroys ministry and commitment more than any other thing.  I realize that without faith, there will be no ministry or commitment, but those with faith are distroyed by impatience.  Last time I talked about giving things time.  God’s Word says, "They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength;…

Do you see God’s hand in your life?  Sometimes His lessons are easy to understand.  Sometimes the lessons are hard.  I promised that I would talk about how important interpretation and not jumping to conclusions is.  Well, here goes.   Going to college really challenged me.  I met people who thought differently than I was…

So far, I have just given my testimony regarding how I came to know Jesus as my personal Savior.  God used a man named John to lead me to Himself.  In fact, God has used many people to lead me.  Each time, however, it was up to me to see what they were bringing for…

As I mentioned last time, John McCallum led me to Christ.  I grew up rather timid.  That was true of my salvation experience as well as the rest of my life to that point.  I was scared to go up front to talk with the pastor.  In our church, a person went to the front…

Every story has to have a beginning.  Today’s story begins with my salvation.  My journey with Christ began with a ten year old boy.  My family had changed churches and I was listening to the pastor like never before.  I know, what kid needs to get saved at 10, right?  Well, I did.  I heard…