Pastor John D Jakes

This week we began talking about the full armor of God.  In Ephesians 6 it says, "Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; in addition to all, taking up the shield of…

This Sunday’s sermon was all about how Satan works.  If you haven’t listened, I would encourage you to do so.  It always gets me how sneaky Satan is.  He uses circumstances and people to trip us up so effortlessly.  Consider these Scriptures.  Paul warns the Corinthians that there are, “…false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves…

Sunday I preached from Matthew 25.  Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me."  I think that is so cool!  To be able to minister to Jesus when we minister to others…

Seeker of Truth,   Today I want to talk about two passages of Scripture.  Psalm 97:10 says, "You who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked."  James 4:4 says, "Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the…

Have you given any thought lately to what Jesus can change in a life?  Sometimes, when we struggle with the Great Disconnect it seems as if we are never going to change.  There are two ways we change if Jesus is in control of our life.  The first way is the glamorous, amazing, and miracle…

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;…