The Conquering Christ of Christmas

Dear Visionary Leader: Will Christ be the center of your celebration this Christmas season?  Are you living for the things that Christ died for?  The Christian needs to remember that our joy is because of Jesus, our songs because of our Savior, … Continue reading →

Enroll Into The Global Church Divinity School!

Dear Visionary Leader: Merry Christmas! As we entered into 2020, many Christian leaders were casting 2020 vision for their local churches, ministries, and organizations. None of us knew that 2020 would be engulfed with a global pandemic. It seems as … Continue reading →

The Number One Issue in the World – Part 2

Dear Visionary Leader: Last week we began looking at the number one issue in the world. What is the number one issue in the world today? Is it abortion, safe sex, homosexuality, or AIDS?  Is it terrorism, ISIS or war? I submit the … Continue reading →

Christmas Prayers for the UNREACHED!

The Number One Issue in the World – Part 1

Dear Visionary Leader: What is the number one issue in the world today? Is it abortion, safe sex, homosexuality, or AIDS?  Is it terrorism, ISIS or war? I submit the number one issue in the world is what we are going to do … Continue reading →

The Day The Lord Does Miracles In Your Life

Dear Visionary Leader: Do you believe in miracles for today? God does! For forty years the Israelites lived in despair and defeat in the wilderness. They were faithless, fruitless, and failed to realize God’s plan for their lives. Nevertheless, in … Continue reading →

Winning the Satanic War Part 2

Winning The Satanic War Part 2 Dear Visionary Leader: Last week we began looking at Winning the Satanic War. The word “warfare” is an important word. We are in a battle; a fight to the finish, against a sinister foe … Continue reading →

Winning the Satanic War Part 1

Winning The Satanic War Dear Visionary Leader: The word “warfare” is an important word. We are in a battle, a fight to the finish, against a sinister foe with no holds barred. We cannot be neutral, and we cannot call … Continue reading →

The Ways to a Worry-Free Life! Part 2

II. We Are To Delight in the Lord When Our Dreams Dissolve Look in verse 4. “Delight thyself also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thy, thine heart.” Do you know why we fret sometimes … Continue reading →

Join Us in Prayer for the Unreached!

The Ways to a Worry-Free Life!

Dear Visionary Leader: We read in Psalm 37:1-4: “Fret not thyself because of evildoers. Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity, for they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither as the green herb. Trust … Continue reading →

The Depiction of Faith in the Hall of Fame of Faith Series #23

Dear Visionary Leader: The world of our Lord Jesus, and of Paul, was a world just like our world and our ages that makes much of athletics. In the Bible there are a lot of comments about competition and athletic … Continue reading →

The Distinction of Faith; Hall of Fame of Faith Series #22

Dear Visionary Leader: I am going to bring a message on how to stand alone for the Lord Jesus Christ. Not a greater lesson needs to be learned today than this one: standing alone; because we’re twice-born men in a world of once-born men; and, we’re going to … Continue reading →

The Defeat of Faith? Walking in the Hall of Fame of Faith Series #21

Dear Visionary Leader: We can’t live the Christian life apart from faith, for the Bible says clearly and plainly that we live by faith. The just shall live by faith. Lord Jesus said, “According to your faith be it unto … Continue reading →

October Prayers for the Unreached!

FIND – Ask that God will draw the unreached to himself by the work of the Spirit, and simultaneously to connect them with a Christian witness (John 6:44). Pray for a connection. INTERCEDE – Ask that the Holy Spirit will … Continue reading →

The Design of Faith for Victory! (Part 2)

Dear Visionary Leader: Last week, we were discussing the design of faith, and reading about Gideon in Judges. We looked at the People of Courage and the Priority of Commitment. This week we continue in the story of Gideon with: … Continue reading →

Announcing Partnership Between Church of God & Global Church Network

ANNOUNCING A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL OFFICES AND THE GLOBAL CHURCH NETWORK   Appointment of Larry G. Hess as Executive Director of the Global HUBS of Christianity Dr. James O. Davis is thrilled to announce that Dr. Larry … Continue reading →

Announcing Partnership Between Church of God & Global Church Network

ANNOUNCING A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHURCH OF GOD INTERNATIONAL OFFICES AND THE GLOBAL CHURCH NETWORK   Appointment of Larry G. Hess as Executive Director of the Global HUBS of Christianity Dr. James O. Davis is thrilled to announce that Dr. Larry … Continue reading →

The Design of Faith for Victory! (Part 1)

Dear Visionary Leader: In Hebrews 11:32-33, we read, “And what shall I more say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel, and the prophets: who through faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts … Continue reading →

How To Overcome Defeat Through Faith (Series #18)

Dear Visionary Leader: In Hebrews 11:1 we read, “Now, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report.” What is your report card like today, so … Continue reading →

Making Faith Decisions For Transformation (Series #17)

Dear Visionary Leader: We read in Hebrews 11:31, “By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not when she had received the spies with peace.” Here we have the story of the transformation of a harlot whose … Continue reading →

Pray Today! Join Prayer for Islam to Come to Christ

Walking with Joshua: The Difficulties of Faith, Series #16

Dear Visionary Leader: God wants us to become members of the Hall of Fame of Faith. Membership is available to those walk by faith and not by sight. When God comes to measure our lives, He is going to say, … Continue reading →

The Discernment of Faith with Moses; The Hall of Fame of Faith Series #15

Dear Visionary Leader: We will learn from one of the greatest visionaries of all time. His name was Moses. Because Moses saw the invisible, he valued the imperishable, and he did the impossible. He was a man that had an … Continue reading →

Walking in the Hall of Faith of Fame Series #14

Dear Visionary Leader: We are living in a time of plagues and promises. In Hebrews 11:27-29, we read: “By faith, Moses, when he was come to years refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; choosing rather to suffer … Continue reading →

Walking in the Hall of Faith of Fame Series #13

Dear Visionary Leader: In Hebrews, Chapter 11 there is a mighty listing of the heroes of the faith. We come now to two heroes that you may not know. Have you heard of Amram and Jochebed? They were the parents … Continue reading →

Back to Basics: 12 Ways to Deepen Your Communion with God!

Dear Prayer Partner, So often we find that,in the hustle and bustle of life, it is easy to complicate the simplest of things! Now and then, it is good to get “Back to Basics” and check that we are not … Continue reading →

Walking in the Hall of Fame of Faith with Joseph

Dear Visionary Leader: The word and concept of “vision” is also related to the word “provide” or “provision”.  One of the more commonly recognized biblical names of God is Jehovah Jireh, the Hebrew phrase for “The Lord will provide”, or “God … Continue reading →

Hall of Fame of Faith Series: The Dependence of Faith

Dear Visionary Leader: I heard a story about Mohammad Ali being on an airplane, and the stewardess came through and said, “Sir, buckle your seatbelt. We’re getting ready to take off.” He said, “Superman don’t need no seatbelt.” She said, … Continue reading →

Hall of Fame of Faith Series: The Destiny of Faith

Dear Visionary Leader: We have been walking through the Hall of Fame of Faith. We’ve been talking about faith: what it is, how to get it, and why we need it. We have been studying the Old Testament heroes of … Continue reading →

Hall of Fame of Faith Series: Can We Trust God?

Dear Visionary Leader: Dr. Warren Weirsbe stated, “A faith that cannot be tested cannot be trusted.” For example, how would you like to get on an airplane that had never been tested? How would you like to have a doctor … Continue reading →

Coronavirus: A Window for Change

Two years ago, at the time of the 500th Anniversary of Luther’s nailing the thesis to the church door in Wittenberg, God spoke to me clearly, saying, “I am about to thrust the church into a new apostolic epoch – … Continue reading →

The Hall of Fame Of Faith Series: Abraham (Part 1)

Dear Visionary Leader: Charles Haddon Spurgeon said, “Little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but great faith will bring heaven to your soul.” How would you like to have great faith? When we came to Jesus Christ, God enrolled … Continue reading →

The Hall of Fame of Faith Series: Noah

Dear Visionary Leader: In Hebrews 11:7, we read concerning Noah, and “by faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he … Continue reading →

The Hall of Fame Of Faith Series: Enoch

Dear Visionary Leader: Enoch is an unusual Bible character who appears three times in the Word of God, but he is an important figure in studying the Second Coming. In Genesis 5:21-24, we are told of his birth, that he … Continue reading →

The Hall of Fame of Faith Series #3

Dear Visionary Leader: In Hebrews 11:4, we read: “By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead … Continue reading →