Have you been praying, fasting, giving your tithes regularly, offering love gifts, serving and helping others, and yet nothing seems to be happening? Don’t lose heart. Prayers are stored and pile up. Each prayer is stored, and His Word, when declared, is like snow accumulating into a mountain of prayers....

Prayer is an action often expressed in our communities of faith. In Scripture, prayer is mentioned over 450 times! This tells us just how important a prayer life is for a follower of Jesus. Today’s devotional verses tie the words rejoice and thanksgiving to the continual act of prayer. Pastor...

In Isaiah 45:3, God promises Cyrus literal riches hidden in secret vaults. These treasures were real wealth taken from nations such as Babylon. Yet the purpose was greater than material gain. God says He would do this “so that you may know that I am the LORD.” The blessing was...

Just when we think we have it down pat, the script changes. The playbook we so diligently rehearsed and memorized—right down to the line—will not be used. What worked before will not work now, because God determines our times and seasons in every given moment. Those moments belong to God,...

Pastor Franklin preached on the treasury of snow on Sunday. In Job chapter 38, God is questioning Job because everyone around him (including perhaps himself) seems to think they know all about God. In verse 4, 5, God asks, “Where were you when I hid the foundations of the earth?...