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05/29/2026

Coffee Break
"Choose Your Priorities"

"But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her". Luke 10:42

Life is made up of choices. Choices are based on priorities. If something is a priority to you then you will more than likely chose to do that.

Mary chose to sit at the feet of Jesus. She made being in His presence her priority. She chose it first above being in the kitchen working to prepare a meal for Him.

I am in no way saying that we should neglect our responsibilities. But we must make sure that when it comes to spiritual things we have our priorities in correct order. The Lord will not force our priorities on us. He will not make us chose what is best. He let Mary and Martha both chose their own priorities when He was in their house. He will, however, tell us what our priorities ought to be. He tells us to "seek first His kingdom" and to "love Him" first with all our heart, soul, strength and mind. But it is up to us whether we do so or not.

Look at your life and assess your priorities. Is living for self your priority or living for the Lord? Is following His plan your first priority or following your own plan the priority of your life? Is it more important for you to seek His will first or do your own thing? Would you choose to spend time with Him first as opposed to spending time working for Him? Are you like Mary, choosing the good part first-- being in His presence-- because that is your priority. His presence should be our first priority. Then everything else will flow in its proper order from that.

Have a great day. What is your number one priority? Is it the Lord's presence?

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05/28/2026

Coffee Break
"Listen To The Spirit"

"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches..." Revelation 2:7

If you listen to the news, if you look at Facebook, if you watch the reels, watch YouTube or are on the internet very much, you have heard plenty of end time words, thoughts on world events and prophecies. Do you feel like you are being bombarded with so much information, theories, prophecies, teaching, educated guesses? I have been hearing everything from the rapture will take place this week or this month, to who the anti-Christ is, to quotes from the Book of Daniel, Revelation and other Bible interpretations. Explanations of how this is playing out, what this will turn into, what to do when it happens. It is getting overwhelming! Who has the truth? Who understands it tall? Just who are we to listen to?

As I was pondering this, the Lord spoke to me and said--- He that has an ear let him hear what the Spirit is saying. (Let me preface what I am about to say with this-- God does use people, their voices and gives them understanding, but He is not the author of confusion.) He told us to listen to the voice of the Spirit; not the voice of the prophet, the teachers, the politicians, the leaders, the prognosticators, the theologians, the pastors, or anyone else who has a "word" about what is going on. They are not our SOURCE of information. They only make guesses, put puzzle pieces together, try to figure it out, lean to their own understanding, get in the flesh, trust their education. They don't know it all, they don't understand or comprehend it all. They are still seeing through a dark glass. They only know in part.

If we really want to know the truth about what is going on in the world, we are going to have to listen to and give our ear, our whole ear, to hear what the Spirit is saying. He is the Spirit of Truth and He will lead us into ALL truth. He knows the end from the beginning, He knows how the dots are connecting, He knows who's who and what is going to happen next. He is our source to truth and understanding.

The Book of Revelation deals with the end time events prior to the return of our Lord. In the first few chapters Jesus spoke to seven churches concerning what was to come and what they were to do in light of it. He told each of the seven churches... "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith." We are those that He was talking to. (The end time church.) Therefore, this is our instruction in a world that is trying to persuade us that they have it all figured out, all the answers and know what is going on. Listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit!

Have a great day. You can't give your ear to everyone. But it is imperative that you give it to the Spirit and listen closely to what He is saying.

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05/27/2026

Coffee Break
"A Memorial Of Pain"

This morning I have another word from the Lord for someone-- a more specific word. The Lord says-- somebody used you, abused you, took advantage of you or mistreated you and as a result you have made a "memorial" out of your pain.

A memorial is: something, especially a structure, established to remind people of a person or event. Instead of letting what was done to you go and leave it in the past, you have continued to hold on to it. Instead of forgiving the person and what was done you wear your pain and hurt like a "badge of honor".

The problem with memorials is that they will dictate your actions, feelings and emotions. They will take control of your life. They will never allow you to move forward because you keep visiting and revisiting them. Each time you do they pull you a little further away-- from everything and everybody, including God and His plan for your life. Each time you revisit it-- when you think about it-- you rehearse what was done and a stronghold is being set up in your life.

You are at a standstill spiritually. You can't seem to move any further with the Lord. You are constantly going backwards. You have prayed about it and prayed about it seeking an answer from the Lord but just can't seem to put your finger on what the problem is. The Lord "sent" me to tell you that this is your problem. You have made a "memorial" out of your pain.

When you make a memorial to your pain, you are in fact "worshipping" it. You give it your time, your attention, you let it hold you back, you let it stop you from moving forward, it basically runs your life. It calls the shots. When you say you "can't" let it go, you are really saying two things. You are saying, "I won't let it go because of the attention it brings me". Secondly, you are saying that God is not big enough to take care of your pain and hurt.

You have your answer. Now it is up to you. Either continue to worship your pain and feel sorry for yourself. Or let it die-- pull down the "memorial". Go to God, repent of holding on to it. Then let Him help you have a funeral for it and bury it once and for all in His love and grace.

Have a great day. You have made a memorial out of your pain; it is time to stop worshipping it.

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05/26/2026

Coffee Break
"Let The Chains Go"

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised". Luke 4:18

Recently we talked about how Jesus sets us free and breaks the chains that hold us in bo***ge. This morning I feel impressed that the Lord is saying that He wants to break some chains that are holding you captive. But you are not letting go of them. You are holding to those chains, even though you want to be free.

I feel He is saying that you are holding on to them for several reasons. The reasons: these chains have been there for so long you have become accustomed to them and don't believe you can function without them. Also, they have become a "security" to you. You feel that without them you will not get the recognition, attention or even love that you desire. The chains are also a tool that you are using to keep others close to you. Without these chains you feel as if you will lose control of people and situations-- that is manipulation. You feel that those chains identify you, without them you will "lose" who you really are.

None of the above is true. Chains never "help" us. They hold us back. They keep us bound and weighted down. They stop us from moving forward. Though they may feel, in some "warped" sort of way, that they are "good" they are not. Don't be afraid to let them go. Don't let fear rob you of freedom. Let the Lord deliver you from them. When you do, He will open up a whole new world to you. You will have a new perceptive on life. You will accomplish and fulfill His plan for your life without hindrance.

Have a great day. Let go of the chains that are binding you and stop holding unto them.

05/25/2026

May we never forget the sacrifices that were made for us to enjoy the freedoms that we enjoy.

05/22/2026

Coffee Break
"Renew Your Vow"

"I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people". Psalm 116:14,18

Twice in this Psalm are the words above repeated, so let's talk about making a vow to the Lord. The Bible tells us it is better not to make one than to make it and not keep it. Vows, or rather the keeping of them, are important to God. He doesn't take it lightly. If you make a vow, you expect Him to keep His part. He also expects you to do the same.

Many people make vows to serve the Lord if He will help them out of some difficult situation. Some make vows as a "bargain" with God. If He will "do this" request than they will "do that" act. The greatest vow that we can make to God is the one to follow Him and serve Him all the days of our lives-- we make it at the moment we receive salvation.

This is the vow I want to talk about this morning. Are you keeping that vow? Are you still following Him? Have you let the cares of this life pull you away? Have you stopped acknowledging Him in your life? Have you stopped reading your Bible, praying, going to church, in short, have you stopped fellowshipping and communing with Him? Do you go for days without thinking about Him? Are you involved in your own interest and not His? Are you living according to His will or your own?

If you are no longer keeping this vow, it is a dangerous place to be. If you are no longer keeping it, you are missing out on abundant living. If you are no longer keeping it, you are missing the blessings and peace that come with it. Most importantly, if you are not keeping it you are missing out on fellowship with the One who loves you more than anything or anyone else.

Is this you? Are you the one I am talking about? If it is, I have good news for you. You can "pick up" your vow again. You can renew it. It is not too late. He is still there. He will still allow you to fulfill it. Just go to Him and ask for forgiveness and start living it again.

Have a great day. If you are not keeping the vow you made to the Lord at salvation, it is time to renew that vow.

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05/21/2026

Coffee Break
"Staying Free"

"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound". Isaiah 61:1

Jesus came to open prison doors to those who were bound and set the captive free. When we think about His freeing of the captive, we usually think about those who are bound in some sort of addiction-- drugs, alcohol, po*******hy, sexual immorality, etc. But those are not the only captives He sets free.

He sets free and breaks the chains of all bo***ges. He breaks the chains of unbelief, of self-condemnation, of fear and intimidation. He breaks the chains of hopelessness, of materialism, of pride, arrogance, conceit and distress. He breaks the chains of depression, sickness and disease, worry, fear, anxiety, murmuring and complaining. Anything that can bind us, hold us captive, become a stronghold, imprisons us spiritually, mentally, physically or emotionally, He breaks the chains and sets us free.

When He sets us free, we are free indeed-- we are completely and totally free. Have you been set free? Are you still living in that freedom? If not, it is because you have become entangled again in that yoke of bo***ge. How? By yielding to and giving into the temptation when it came. By giving into the lust of your flesh when you were tempted. You forgot that you have been empowered by the Lord Himself and His Holy Spirit to be able to stand and withstand the temptations, the attacks of the enemy and the weakness of your own flesh. You did not stand in the power, grace, strength and victory that the Lord has already given you. He has made us more than conquerors in all things. We have been granted power-- His power-- over all the powers of the enemy. Greater is He that is in us than He that is in the world.

He sets us free. He frees us completely. We have to stand in that freedom and not be entangled again in the things that bind us. We do that by renewing our minds with God's word, by submitting ourselves to Him and resisting the devil. We do it by seeking Him first and His kingdom. We do it also by putting on the full armor and using it when temptations come. We do it by leaning upon His strength which is made perfect in our weakness. We are strong in the Lord and the power of His might. When we stand and when we walk in that freedom, the enemy cannot "re-chain" us because we have been set free.

Have a great day. Jesus came to set the captive free.... once you are free, you are free... so stay free.

For further reading:
John 8:36
Galatians 5:1
1 John 4:4
Luke 10:19
Ephesians 6:11

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05/20/2026

Coffee Break
"Show Me The Evidence"

"For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth". Acts 19:24-27

The city of Ephesus was dedicated to the worship of the goddess Diana. When Paul preached there, those who made their living by making statues and idols of Diana started a riot. Why? Their living was being threatened. Their sales were dropping off. They were not making as much money. The reason was because people were being won to the True and Living God through Paul's preaching.

When the people turned to the Lord, there was a change that took place in them. The change taking place was so obvious that those who merchandised this false idol took note because their business was beginning to suffer. They had found the truth. There was evidence that people were getting saved. The biggest evidence was the transformation that took place in them. This transformation caused them to stop following the ways of Diana. They threw away their idols, shrines, trinkets and books. They longed for the things of God and His teachings. They desired to now follow Him.

When Christ comes into our lives, there is a noticeable change that takes place. Just because you walked an aisle, raised your hand to be saved, joined some church, did some sort of religious observance, believe in the existence of God and say you are saved/Christian but there is no change in you-- you are no different than you were before-- then may I suggest that you relook at your salvation.

Along with change comes evidence. Along with salvation comes evidence as well-- a changed and transforming life. Are you still the same as you used to be? Do you still think, act, speak and react the way you used to? Are the things of God or the things of the world what is most important to you? Are you living a transformed life-- hating what God hates, loving what He loves, living for His will, loving Him and others, throwing away your idols? The fruit is the evidence of a life given to Christ. The people at Ephesus had it.... do you?

Have a great day. What is your evidence that you are following Christ and that He is living in you?

05/19/2026

Coffee Break
"How Are You Waiting?"

"In your patience possess ye your souls". Luke 21:19

I feel impressed to talk about "waiting" again this morning. The issue isn't whether or not we will have times of waiting-- life is made up of waiting. Waiting in line at the grocery store, at the gas station, at the bank, etc. We wait for vacation time to come, school to get out, a job promotion, an important phone call and appointments. We wait on the arrival of a new baby, our wedding day, a birthday, Christmas and other important events. So the issue isn't whether or not you are ever going to have to wait. The issue is-- how are you going to wait?

There are many ways to wait. Abraham and Sarah waited with impatience for the promised son and tried to "help" the waiting process. The Israelites waited in the wilderness with murmuring and complaining. Joseph, at one point, got tired of waiting-- he asked the butler to remember him to Pharaoh. While waiting to go to Rome Paul waited in prison but used it to continue his work for the kingdom and write letters to the churches.

We can patiently wait or impatiently wait. We can wait with frustration or peace. We can wait with forbearance or agitation. We can wait with peace or turmoil. We can wait with joy or with murmuring and complaining. We can wait with anxiety or trust. We can wait in faith or unbelief. We can't get past having to wait, like I said, "life is made up of waiting". But how you wait is up to you. Waiting the right way will make the situation a lot easier and better. Waiting the wrong way will only make it harder to wait.

Have a great day. The question is not will you have to wait, but rather how are you waiting.

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05/18/2026

Coffee Break
"Perfect Change"

"The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands". Psalm 138:8

In this verse it says that the Lord will perfect that which concerns us. I used to focus on the "perfecting" part of the verse. I need Him to "perfect" me because I am a long way from being perfect. I have my faults-- which are many. I make mistakes. I do things that I wish I didn't and don't do things that I know I should. I don't always like me or what I do. I would love to be different and do differently in many areas of my life. I would like some things to change in my life. I am sure that I am not the only one who ever feels this way.

We all wish we were different at times. We all wish that there were some things about us that we can change. So, the promise of "perfecting" sounds good. There is a problem though that gets in our way-- when we focus so much on what is wrong with us, we try to "fix" it ourselves. We try to make ourselves different. We try to change ourselves. We try to turn over a new leaf. We try to do better. Only to fail in our attempts. We try really hard but find ourselves in the same old place-- the same attitude, the same feelings, the same shortcomings, etc.

How do we change what is wrong about ourselves? How do we make any progress in that area? We change our focus. Instead of dwelling on the "perfecting" part of the verse, we focus on "the Lord" part of it. He is the only one who can bring true and lasting change in our lives. He was the only one who could change us from being sinners to saved people. He was the only one who could change us from dark to light. He was the only one who could make us a new creation. He is the only one who can "perfect" us.

As we look to Him, as we seek Him, as we allow Him to change us, as we cooperate with what He wants to do in our lives, the change will come. After all, He is in the transformation business. He never leaves us like He found us. He never makes us just better. He makes us new.

Stop being obsessed with changing yourself. Place your attention, thoughts and affections on the Lord and while you are doing that, He will be changing you and you may not even notice it until the change has come.

Have a great day. Don't struggle trying to change yourself and make yourself perfect. Focus on the Lord and as you do, He will bring about the change in you.

05/15/2026

Coffee Break
"What's The Problem?"

"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world". John 16:33

There is no question that we are going to have tribulations, trials, problems and difficulties in this life. Jesus said we would. But He also said for us to "be of good cheer because He has overcome the world". The problems aren't necessarily the problem; the problem is that we focus too much on the problems.

Do we have problems? Yes. Are they sometimes overwhelming? Yes. Do they require our attention? Yes. Should we just ignore them? No. The word this morning is that we need to stop spending so much time focusing on our problems and start focusing more on the One who has overcome the problems.

Jesus is the ANSWER to all of life's problems. He always has been and always will be. We have become so educated that we no longer believe this "simple truth". We have become so accustomed to looking to the "arm of flesh" for help that we no longer look to Jesus. We put our trust and hope in doctors, counselors, self-help programs, the legal system, pills and other substances, financial institutions, deliverance programs and anything else that looks like a quick answer.

I am not saying that there isn't a time to use a doctor. I am not saying that you shouldn't take medicine. I am not saying that there isn't a time when you should seek out legal help. The Lord placed them here for our benefit because we do have problems in this world. But they are not always going to be able to give us the answer or help that we need. Jesus is the ANSWER. There is nothing wrong with going to a professional for help. It is the "mindset" that we have that is the problem-- the mindset that they can help us, but Jesus can't.

Let me remind you this morning that Jesus is still Almighty God. He is still able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think. At His name demons flee. At His command storms cease. At His word light comes out of darkness. By His stripes sickness is healed. By His blood sinners are saved. He is still the Deliverer. He still reaches into the pit of despair and lifts out those who are in there. He still sets captives free. There is nothing too difficult or impossible for Him. Sounds to me like He qualifies as the answer to whatever problem we may face.

Have a great day. Stop focusing so much on your problem and focus on the One who is the answer to the problem-- Jesus.

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