KEY TAKEAWAY: Most of us don’t get what we want because we don’t know what we want.“They came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road. When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, “Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me! ” Many people told him to keep quiet, but he ...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: Reading without meditating is like eating without digesting.““I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without Me. If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown aside like a branch and he withers. They gather them, throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you remain in Me and My words remain i...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: If you want God to do something new, you cannot keep doing the same old thing.“When you pray, don’t babble like the idolaters, since they imagine they’ll be heard for their many words.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:7‬ ‭HCSB‬‬https://bible.com/bible/72/mat.6.7.HCSB“Sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭96:1‬ ‭HCSB‬‬https://bible.com/bible/72/psa.96.1.HCSB1. What do ...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: don’t just pray about it; do some thing about it.“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it? In the same way faith, if it doesn...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: if you want to break the sin habit , you’ve got to establish a prayer habit.“Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and from that moment the boy was healed. Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out? ” “Because of your little faith,” He told them. “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell ...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: Change of pace + change of place= change of perspective.“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:16-18‬ ‭CSB‬‬https://bible.com/bible/1713/1th.5.16-18.CSB1. What do you think it looks like to rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances?2. What are some ways she pray fo...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: prayer is the way we recognize potential in others.“On the other hand, the person who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouragement, and consolation. The person who speaks in a tongue builds himself up, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.”‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭14:3-4‬ ‭CSB‬‬https://bible.com/bible/1713/1co.14.3-4.CSB1. What does Paul say in the value of ...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: If you want to find your voice, you need to hear the voice of God.“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you, and you know that from infancy you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for ...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: Sometimes God’s no simply means not yet.“While he was with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit in a few days.””‭‭Acts‬ ‭1:4-5‬ ‭CSB‬‬https://bible.com/bible/1713/act.1.4-5.CSB1. Why did Jesus instruct His disci...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: when God gives a vision, He always makes provision.“All the Midianites, Amalekites, and people of the east gathered together, crossed over the Jordan, and camped in the Jezreel Valley. The Spirit of the Lord enveloped Gideon, and he blew the ram’s horn and the Abiezrites rallied behind him. He sent messengers throughout all of Manasseh, who rallied behind him. He also sent messengers...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY:  God it’s not a genie in a bottle, and your wish is not His command. His command better be your wish.JAMES 1:5-6“Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God — who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly — and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.”‭‭James‬ ‭1:5-6‬ ‭CSB‬‬https:/...  Read More

KEY TAKEAWAY: If you are looking for excuses, you will always find one.HEBREWS 11:8-12   “By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and set out for a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise. For h...  Read More