The Gospel of John may be one of the most powerful books ever written. Scholarly and archeological discoveries in recent decades give us new insight on details found within, and we now see many things that we missed before!
Steadfast Love – by Pastor Chris Dodge
Lamentations may be the saddest book in the entire Bible. Yet even in the heart of this rather grim lament there are words of amazing comfort and assurance.
The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. – Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)
God’s steadfast love is sure and certain no matter what may be happening in our lives. He is dependable even when nothing else is.
We live in a culture that often trivializes love and underestimates evil. Real love is costly and sacrificial. That is powerfully demonstrated at the cross of Jesus.
The Bible says: This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (1 John 4:10)
The steadfast love of God offers life for eternity and transformation power for today. Because his love is so powerful, it can transform all who receive it. Check out that transforming power.
The Gospel of John may be one of the most powerful books ever written. Scholarly and archeological discoveries in recent decades give us new insight on details found within, and we now see many things that we missed before!
Christianity makes this dramatic claim: Everything stands or falls on one event in history – the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In the ancient Middle East, women were considered to be second-class citizens at best and mere property at worst. In the Jewish culture of the 1st Century, women were generally not allowed to testify in a court of law.
This fact makes the claims of the New Testament especially remarkable. All four of the New Testament Gospels are unanimous in their declaration that women were the first eyewitnesses to Jesus’ resurrection. Several of those women are mentioned by name: Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, Salome and Joanna.
No one who wanted to invent a story about a resurrected rabbi would have said that women were the first eyewitnesses to the event! The only reason a 1st Century author would state such a thing is because that is what really happened.
The presence of the women on that Sunday morning nearly 2,000 years ago is just one of a number of things that bear witness to the reality of Jesus’ resurrection. His resurrection changed the world and has the power to change you and me forever. Check out a link below!
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In forgiveness, God gives us power to rise above evil and overcome evil with good. As we forgive, we are also blessed!
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“Can I really trust what the Bible says?” An increasing body of evidence says, “Yes!” But furthermore, are we willing to let God’s Word impact our lives?
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Pastor Chris Dodge has been preaching a series entitled, “Foreshadowings: Remarkable Glimpses of Jesus in the Old Testament.” On the Third Day, the sixth in the series, shows how God uses even a seemingly inconsequential phrase to foreshadow the saving work of Christ.
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Romans 8 reveals that the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the grave, lives in us! Listen as Pastor Kevin Schuessler, in a Call to Action, encourages us to “Ask the Holy Spirit to resurrect new thinking in our minds.”
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Today is the launch of Building a Prayer Wall for America. We are inviting people from all around the country to build 
a “Wall of Prayer” for America: Followers of Jesus in every state committed to daily prayer to God for a spiritual Awakening in our nation.
What could the future of America look like if God’s people came together in prayer for her? We invite you to join us and others from across this great nation in rebuilding the foundation on which America was established. Let us commit to praying for an awakening, for revival, for healing. One nation, under God, built and rebuilt on Jesus the Foundation.
BUILD A WALL OF PRAYER! By Pastor Chris Dodge
Our nation, dearly loved by all, needs our prayers.
These 
are critical times. It has nothing to do with partisan politics or political parties. It has everything to do with turning the hearts of people back to God. God desires that His people look to Him and that people everywhere come to a knowledge of Jesus Christ as their Savior. Only that can renew a nation and only that can change the future. So we invite you to join us in prayer for our country for the next 52 weeks.
WHAT IS A PRAYER WALL? By Pastor Kevin Schuessler
A prayer wall is a spiritual wall that is a barricade to evil and holds people inside its walls together! It is doing by prayer what Nehemiah did physically. Nehemiah and God’s people were in a broken-down state. The city wall around Jerusalem was in shambles, allowing Israel’s enemies the ability to keep its citizens in a defeated state.
Be part of praying for America. Join us and others from across America in praying for revival, a Great Awakening, for the people, for the church, for our nation and our nation’s leaders. Join us today in building a prayer wall for Amer
ica.
Available each week for 52 weeks:
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There is no set date to start. Start when it works for you! Start with WEEK 1 and finish with WEEK 52.
Sign Up Here. Download Materials Here. View Pastor Dodge’s video invitation below and learn about the free resources available for individual and group pray-ers!
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