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Crying Out to God in Our Distress
The Power of "Crying Out": Instead of quietly suffering or holding onto problems, crying out to God in our distress opens the floodgates of heaven and invites His delivering power.

Pastor Paul Stephens
2 days ago2 min read
Handling Disappointment and Moving Forward
sappointment is Inevitable: When pursuing God's will, seasons of disappointment, shattered expectations, and setbacks will occur; handling them rightly determines our faith and endurance.

Pastor Paul Stephens
3 days ago3 min read
WHOSE REPORT WILL YOU BELIEVE?
Which voices are we listening to, and whose report are we going to believe?

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 302 min read
Be Patient, Just Be Patient
Sometimes God answers prayer instantly, but other times His work unfolds in layers over time. Through the lives of Job and Joseph, we learn that patience is not inactivity—it is trusting God while faithfully doing what we know to do.

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 293 min read
THEY CAN AND MUST BE OVERCOME — Part 3
THEY CAN AND MUST BE OVERCOME — Part 3

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 283 min read
YOU NEED TO GET OVER YOURSELF! — Part 4
He moves from yesterday's illustration of the planet of Myself to John the Baptist's declaration: “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
The central theme is dying to self so that Jesus Christ and His will become the priority in our lives.

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 253 min read
YOU NEED TO GET OVER YOURSELF! — Part 2
Pastor uses a memorable illustration—the planet of Myself—to describe self-centered living, then turns to Jeremiah, Jesus in Gethsemane, and the biblical call to consider others before ourselves.

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 243 min read
YOU NEED TO GET MAD AT THE DEVIL! — Part 1
YOU NEED TO GET MAD AT THE DEVIL! — Part 1

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 223 min read
THE LORD KEEPS US, THAT IS MY CONFIDENCE TODAY
THE LORD KEEPS US, THAT IS MY CONFIDENCE TODAY

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 213 min read
IS THERE REALLY SUCH A THING AS THE PERFECT WILL OF GOD? IN A WORD, YES! — Part 11c
Conformed versus transformed

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 192 min read
WE NEED TO HELP EACH OTHER FIND THE WILL OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES
October 4, 2026 The View From Above Thoughts to Help With Everyday Life WE NEED TO HELP EACH OTHER FIND THE WILL OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES Part 6 God never intended us to navigate life alone. It would be very unwise to try to do so, and it would invariably end in disaster. In ancient times, people utilized the stars to navigate. Later, various kinds of instruments were invented, like the compass and the sextant, which helped with navigation. As already pointed out, we have God’s W

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 42 min read
SOME VERY PRACTICAL AREAS USING THE WORD OF GOD AS OUR GUIDE
TODAY, LET’S EXAMINE THE WILL OF GOD IN SOME VERY PRACTICAL AREAS USING THE WORD OF GOD AS OUR GUIDE — Part 3

Pastor Paul Stephens
Oct 12 min read
WE NEED TO LEARN A LOT OF THINGS…THERE’S A LOT WE DON’T KNOW, THAT’S OBVIOUS — Part 2
The strongest movement is very simple: discover God’s will → confront our own will → surrender → obey. And the repeated words of Jesus—“As You will” and “Your will be done”—give the devotional its center.

Pastor Paul Stephens
Sep 302 min read
WE NEED TO LEARN A LOT OF THINGS…THERE’S A LOT WE DON’T KNOW, THAT’S OBVIOUS — Part 1
“You are my God, I declare You as my Lord…teach me TODAY to do Your will and LEAD me in the way that I should go.”

Pastor Paul Stephens
Sep 292 min read
Fighting the Good Fight: Taking Aggressive Spiritual Action (Part 1)
Fighting the Good Fight: Taking Aggressive Spiritual Action (Part 1)

Pastor Paul Stephens
Sep 253 min read
Throwing the Switch: Escaping Hopeless Desperation
Throwing the Switch: Escaping Hopeless Desperation

Pastor Paul Stephens
Sep 243 min read
We Are Going to Need Perseverance if We Are Going to Succeed in Accomplishing God’s Perfect Will for Our Lives — Part 1
QUIT or ENDURE AND CONTINUE!

Pastor Paul Stephens
Sep 163 min read
OVERCOMING DISAPPOINTMENT
Can we maintain the victory in the face of disappointment?

Pastor Paul Stephens
Sep 111 min read
Another Way of Looking at the Same Thing
The giant was all they saw.
David has another way of looking at the same thing.

Pastor Paul Stephens
Sep 73 min read
The Great Names of Our God
I am the Root and the Offspring of David

Pastor Paul Stephens
Sep 62 min read
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