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Not for the 99 ministries Not for the 99 Ministries A message free of worldly principals and compromises. To share the love of God by love and threw love.

Bringing the uncompromised word of God to the world threw personal messages shared readings and songs all inspied by and directed by the guidence of God. Addressing issues that religion has been afraid to in a manner that is based in teaching love of the sinner and not hate, free of judgment. We do not accept the sin or promote it but believe as the word of God said for all have sinned and fall sh

ort of the glory of God. We encourage a relationship with God and that relationship with God can change your life forever. We stand on the principal that If God is not all you need you will never have all you need. contact and prayer request [email protected]

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)I need to be d...
06/18/2026

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7)

I need to be direct today and tell you something straight from the heart. Out of all the generations that have ever walked this earth, out of all the eras of human history we could have lived through, this is the absolute worst time to hide on the bench.

Look around us. The culture isn’t just drifting; it is sprinting. Our world is turning into one giant ball of sin, and people are running at a full on sprint toward hell. They are hurting, they are broken, and they are lost.

And yet, so many of us in the church are treating the Great Commission like we’re sitting out a quarter, waiting for a better time to check into the game. We cannot now more than ever sit on the sideline and just watch the clock run out.

There is a famous quote from a movie borrowed from the great Wayne Gretzky that says, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

How many of us who know the life changing truth of Jesus Christ are standing on the basketball court of life, watching the game clock tick down, just dribbling in place? We’ve got the ball in our hands. We know the truth. But we are frozen, terrified to put up a shot because we are afraid we might miss.

We’re afraid of what they’ll think of us. We’re afraid we won’t say the right words. We’re afraid of the awkward silence. So we keep dribbling, letting the clock bleed out, choosing the safety of the sideline over the risk of the court.

Let’s be honest about the game of evangelism. When it comes to sharing the Gospel, you will be rejected sometimes. You will put up a shot, it will clank off the back of the rim, and it will bounce away. Someone will roll their eyes. Someone will tell you "no thanks."

But the truth of Jesus is worth the risk of a miss.
Because if you keep shooting, there will come a moment when the clock is winding down. There are three seconds left in the game. You step back behind the three point line, you put up a prayer, and you open your mouth to share the truth of Jesus with someone who is desperate for hope.

You release the ball. And swish. Nothing but net.
In that single moment, the entire game changes for that person. Their eternity changes. Their family changes. All because you refused to let the fear of a miss keep you from letting the ball fly.

We cannot let the fear of missing the shot stop you from playing the game. God did not call you to a life of preservation; He called you to a life of proclamation. Somewhere in your life at your workplace, in your school, in your gym, or at your kitchen table there is a game winning shot waiting for you. It’s the shot that will change someone’s life forever, pulling them out of the dark and bringing them into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

The clock is ticking. The world is watching. Get off the bench, step onto the court, and take your shot.

We spend so much of our lives trying to look put together. We wear our masks, curate our highlights, and pretend that th...
06/17/2026

We spend so much of our lives trying to look put together. We wear our masks, curate our highlights, and pretend that the cracks in our hearts don’t exist. But the truth is, most of us are carrying some version of brokenness.

The beautiful, paradoxical truth of the gospel is that our brokenness is often the very place where grace becomes real.

We live in a world of contrasts. From my personal experience I could not truly appreciate the warmth of the sun until I shivered through a long, dark winter. I didn’t fully understand the relief of a feast untilI knew hunger. In the same way, I was unable to experience wholeness until I had been broken.

If you have ever felt the sting of rejection the door shut in your face, the betrayal of a friend, the feeling of being entirely unwanted then you know it cuts deep. But it is precisely that deep, painful cut that makes the unconditional love of God so breathtaking. When you have been cast out by the world or someone, the embrace of the Father saying, "Welcome home" doesn't just feel good it feels like life itself.

Our scars are not signs of defeat; they are the canvas upon which God paints His redemption.

Because we know God is good, we often fall into the trap of thinking we always have to be good, too. We think faith means smiling through the pain and whispering a hollow "I'm fine."
But let this truth sink into your spirit today.

It is okay to weep. It is okay to feel the weight of grief, anxiety, or exhaustion. Jesus Himself wept. He groaned in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. Christianity is not the elimination of our pain; it is the presence of God in our pain.
You don't have to fake your way into the Kingdom. God does not demand your perfection; He invites your honesty.

Why is it okay to not be okay? Because your security does not depend on your own strength.

When a toddler is walking through a crowded, dangerous street, their safety doesn't depend on how tightly their tiny hand grips their parent’s finger. It depends entirely on how tightly the parent grips them.

When you are too weak to hold on. Jesus holds onto you. When your faith feels frail. Jesus onto holds you. When the world feels like it's spinning out of control. The Creator of the stars, the Sustainer of life, the One who holds the universe in the palm of His hand, is holding on to you.

If you are in a season of brokenness or rejection today, do not lose heart. Your story is not over. The pain you are feeling is making room for a joy you cannot yet fathom.

You don't have to have it all together today. You just have to rest. Take a deep breath, let go of the pressure to be perfect, and fall back into the arms of the One who promises to never let you go.

We live in a world that is more "connected" than ever, yet deeply lonely. We can have thousands of followers on social m...
06/16/2026

We live in a world that is more "connected" than ever, yet deeply lonely. We can have thousands of followers on social media, hundreds of contacts in our phones, and still feel like nobody truly knows us. True, unconditional friendship is incredibly rare.

Most friendships are built on a system of transactions: I like you because you make me laugh, because we share a hobby, or because of what you can do for me. But what happens when you aren't funny anymore? What happens when you are too tired, too broken, or have nothing left to give? Sadly, that’s usually when the crowd thins out.

But there is a song we’ve sung for generations that carries a profound, life altering truth.

"What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!"

This isn't just a sentimental lyric. It is a revolutionary reality.

The hymn writer, Joseph Scriven, wrote those famous words in 1855. What many people don't know is that he wrote them out of immense heartbreak. His fiancée tragically drowned the night before their wedding. Years later, his second fiancée fell ill and died. Scriven knew what it meant to be crushed by sorrow.

Yet, in the middle of unbearable grief, he didn't find a distant, cold deity. He found a friend.
Proverbs 18:24 tells us there is "a friend who sticks closer than a brother." That friend is Jesus. Think about what kind of friend He is.

He listens without judgment. We carry so much unnecessary anxiety simply because we don't take it to Him. We think we have to fix ourselves before we talk to God. But Jesus invites us to bring our raw, messy, unfiltered griefs directly to Him.

He bore our deepest failure. He isn't a fair weather friend. Romans 5:8 tells us that Christ died for us while we were still sinners. He saw us at our absolute worst stained with mistakes, selfishness, and regret and His response wasn't to walk away. It was to walk to the cross.

In the ancient world, kings didn't have friends; they had subjects. Rulers didn't share their hearts with commoners; they issued decrees. But look at the breathtaking humility of Jesus in John 15:15.

"I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you."

The Creator of the stars, the King of kings, looks at you and says, "I want you in My inner circle. I want to share My heart with you."

A servant obeys out of fear and obligation. A friend aligns their life out of love and trust. Jesus doesn't just want your cold, religious duty; He wants your heart. He wants a relationship where you talk to Him through the day, lean on Him in the dark, and celebrate with Him in the light.

The ultimate question for us today is found in the second stanza of that great hymn.

"Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer."

What are you carrying today that you were never meant to carry alone? Is it anxiety about your family? The weight of a secret shame? The ache of loneliness?

You have a friend who already knows the burden, who has already paid for the sin, and who promises never to leave your side. Stop trying to white knuckle your way through life. Turn to the one who laid down His life for you, lay your burdens at His feet, and find out what it truly means to walk with Jesus.

1 Timothy 2:5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus
06/15/2026

1 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus

Have you ever felt completely abandoned? Have you ever looked up at a silent sky and wondered if God even hears your pra...
06/15/2026

Have you ever felt completely abandoned? Have you ever looked up at a silent sky and wondered if God even hears your prayers?

If you have ever felt that raw, isolating ache, you are in good company. Psalm 22 begins with some of the most hauntingly honest words in all of Scripture.

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?"

This isn't a sanitized, polite prayer. It is a scream from the trenches of human suffering. It was written by King David during a time of immense personal distress, but it stretches far beyond his own life.

What makes Psalm 22 so breathtaking is how accurately it mirrors the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, written a thousand years before crucifixion was even invented as a method of ex*****on.

David describes his bones being out of joint, his heart turning to wax, and his tongue sticking to the roof of his mouth. In verses 16-18, he writes, "They pierce my hands and my feet. They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment."

When Jesus hung on the cross at Calvary, suffocating under the weight of the world's sin, he chose the very first line of this Psalm to voice His agony: "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?"

By quoting Psalm 22, Jesus wasn't just expressing pain; He was identifying with our pain. He entered into the absolute worst of human suffering and abandonment so that we would never have to face it alone.

But the Psalm doesn't end in the graveyard. Right in the middle of the text, a massive shift occurs. In verse 21, after begging for rescue from the horns of wild oxen, David suddenly declares: "You have answered me!" The tone instantly pivots from an agonizing lament to a roaring song of praise.

David realizes that even when God felt distant, God was actually listening. The suffering was real, but it was not final.

The very last verse of Psalm 22 concludes with a powerful promise for future generations, “They will come and declare His righteousness to a people yet unborn that He has done it." (Psalm 22:31)

In the original Hebrew, that final phrase, "He has done it," carries the exact same meaning as the final words of Jesus on the cross: "It is finished."
So what can we takeaway from King David?
We can know that whatever dark valley you are walking through today, remember the message of Psalm 22.

Your pain is valid. God gives you the room to cry out, to question, and to weep. You are not abandoned. The Savior who quoted this Psalm went to the dark places for you. The story isn't over: Friday's agony always gives way to Sunday's resurrection. He has done it!

On Thursday, we looked at the fear of separation. Today, we turn our attention to the number one fear that plagues human...
06/12/2026

On Thursday, we looked at the fear of separation. Today, we turn our attention to the number one fear that plagues humanity, the fear of death.

There is a powerful scene in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean where the monstrous Davy Jones looks into the eyes of desperate sailors and asks, "Do you fear death?" Terrified, most of them answer yes. To escape it, they agree to a lifetime of brutal bo***ge aboard his ship. But amidst those broken men, one stands firmly by his faith. He refuses to bow to fear, and Jones kills him on the spot. But I tell you, in the grand narrative of eternity, the one who was killed by Jones was the only one who did not truly die. The others traded their freedom for a living death, but he stepped into true life.

In John 11:25, Jesus puts it as plain and as simple as it can be.
Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live.”

It is a very natural thing that man should fear to die, for man was not originally created to die. When Adam and Eve were first placed in the Garden of Eden, they were in such a condition that they might have remained there forever if they had kept their integrity.

There was no reason why a sinless man should die. But now that we have sinned, the seeds of corruption are in this flesh of ours, and it is appointed unto men once to die.

A head a pastor put it this way, Having an overwhelming fear of death is deeply dishonoring to God. It looks as if you could trust Him in fair weather, but not in storms; as if you could believe in Him while you are well and strong, but could not trust Him when health and strength are failing you.

Out of this misplaced fear, we see people running to all the newest health fads, working themselves into a constant state of anxiety and hypochondria. And for what? To delay the inevitable? The truth is, the only person who should truly fear death is someone who doesn’t know Jesus.

I remember my dad telling me something profound when he first informed me he had cancer. He said, "Andrew, don’t cry or worry about me. I know Jesus can heal me, but if He doesn’t, I will live forever with Him."

Those powerful words changed my whole perspective on life and mortality. Yes, we need to take care of ourselves. I need to live healthier but not out of a frantic fear of death. Rather, I take care of this temple so that I am able to fully accomplish the plan God has for me while I am here.

Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. He is your life, not your fears, not your worries, and not your medical diagnoses. When Jesus is truly all you need, the fear of death loses all its power. It can no longer control you, because you know that for the believer, the end of this life is simply the beginning of an eternity that can never be taken away.

Yesterday, we looked at Psalms 34 and how God delivers us from all our fears. Today, I want to dig deeper into why we ge...
06/11/2026

Yesterday, we looked at Psalms 34 and how God delivers us from all our fears. Today, I want to dig deeper into why we get so paralyzed by fear in the first place.

If you look at modern psychology, researchers have mapped out what they call a "Feararchy" a hierarchy of the five core existential threats that drive all human anxiety. Right near the top, just under the fear of physical death, sits the fear of separation.

This is the deep, agonizing dread of abandonment, rejection, and losing connection to those around us. We are wired for connection, which means we are naturally terrified of being left behind.

But look at what this fear does to us in the modern world.

Because we are so terrified of being separated or excluded, we attach ourselves to everything but God. We look for safety in clubs, organizations, political movements, and passing fads. We see people jumping onto bandwagons of collective outrage over issues that don’t even make sense, just so they can feel like they belong.

We hold onto these earthly groups as if they are the most valuable things in existence. Think about it. We will spew hatred toward anyone who disagrees with our latest social trend. We will compromise our own morality just to be accepted. We will twist who we are just so we aren't cast out.

When we do this, we become exactly like Gollum from The Lord of the Rings. We look at these movements, these groups, and these culture wars, and we whisper, "My precious." Gollum was wholly consumed by a ring that was ultimately destroying him, yet he couldn't let it go because he was terrified of being alone.

We do the exact same thing. We become consumed by things that poison our souls, simply out of the fear of being rejected by the world.

Here is the ultimate tragedy, we abandon the One who will never abandon us, all to impress people who will drop us the moment we disagree with them.

We compromise our faith because the people we are trying so desperately to impress tell us that following Jesus is outdated, wrong, or even hateful. We trade the eternal Creator for a fickle crowd. But look at what the Creator of the universe actually says to you.

God didn't just mention His loyalty to you once or twice. There are over 100 Bible verses where God explicitly promises that He will never leave you, that He loves you, and that He will protect you. Here are a few.

Hebrews 13:5
“for He Has said, ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’”

Deuteronomy 31:6
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

Joshua 1:5
"Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you."

Over 100 times in scripture God explicitly tells us that He will never leave us, that He will protect us, and that He loves us. Think about that. If the Creator of the universe tells you something over a hundred times, don't you think it’s time we started believing Him?

It is time to stop holding onto your "precious."
Take a hard look at the consequences of your fear. Look at the anxiety, the anger, and the compromise it creates in your life when you try to please the world. The world’s acceptance is a moving target you will never be enough for it.

But you are already loved by God. Stop running after the crowd, and run to the Father who stands with open arms. He is the only one who can truly conquer your fear of separation, because He is the only one who promises to stay forever.

"I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant, and their ...
06/10/2026

"I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!" Psalm 34:4-5

Fear is a quiet thief. It slips into our lives unnoticed, whispering about tomorrow’s failures, yesterday’s mistakes, and today’s weaknesses. It tells us to hide, to wear masks, and to carry our heavy burdens all by ourselves.

But King David, who wrote this psalm while hiding in a dark cave, running for his very life, points us to a completely different path. He doesn't tell us to just "be brave" or "try harder." He invites us into a relationship.

David begins with a personal testimony. “I sought the Lord, and He answered me."
Notice the order of operations here. David didn't wait until he had his life perfectly together to look for God. He sought God right in the middle of his panic. And God didn't respond with a lecture or a list of demands. He responded with deliverance.

When we bring our fears out of the dark corners of our minds and lay them before the Lord in honest prayer, their power over us begins to break. God doesn't always change our circumstances immediately, but He always changes us by delivering us from the paralyzing grip of those fears.

What happens when we stop staring at our problems and start staring at our Protector? David tells us. “Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed."

Think about a mirror, a mirror has no light of its own; it can only reflect what it is pointed toward. If you face the darkness, you reflect the dark. But when you turn your face toward the light of God's love, grace, and sovereignty, you begin to reflect His brightness.

The world often leaves us feeling exposed, exhausted, or ashamed. But looking to God brings a deep, supernatural joy that can’t be wiped off your face by a bad day or a tough season. It’s a radiance born of absolute security.

Finally, David moves from describing God to inviting us to experience Him: "Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!"

You can't experience a good meal just by reading the menu. You have to actually taste it. In the same way, God doesn't want you to just know about His goodness He wants you to experience it.

Taking refuge in God means making Him your safe place. When the storms of life hit, you don't run to distraction, coping mechanisms, or isolation. You run to Him. And every single time you do, you discover that He is good, He is kind, and He is completely enough.

We do not have to live as a captive to your anxieties. Today, the invitation stands wide open.
Seek Him with your honest fears.
Look to Him instead of your problems.
Taste and see His goodness by trusting Him with your next step.

When you take refuge in the Lord, the shame melts away, the fear loses its grip, and His light begins to shine right through you.

"Society has conditioned us to believe a massive lie: that loving someone means blindly accepting every choice they make...
06/09/2026

"Society has conditioned us to believe a massive lie: that loving someone means blindly accepting every choice they make. That simply isn't true."

We love to read the first chapter of Romans and nod our heads. We read the long, ugly laundry list of sins the greed, the malice, the gossip, the arrogance and we think, “Yeah, get 'em, Paul! Glad I’m not one of them.”

But then we hit verse 32, and Paul pulls the rug right out from under our comfortable, self righteous feet. He lands a devastating punch that knocks the breath out of modern, polite Christianity.

He says they not only do these things, but they also approve of those who practice them.
Let’s stop playing church games and get real Supporting sin is a sin.

We live in a culture that has mastered the art of the "harmless" compromise. We’ve been brainwashed into thinking that as long as we aren’t the ones pulling the trigger, breaking the vow, our hands are clean. We think nod and wink tolerance is a virtue.

We call it "being loving." We call it "minding your own business." We call it "just supporting my friends."

God calls it a death sentence.
When you sit there and cheer for destruction in the name of woke agenda, you are approving it. When you stay silent while people you love march straight toward a cliff because you’re too cowardly to speak the truth, you aren’t being supportive you are being an accomplice.

Sin is never harmless. It is a cancer. If you see someone drinking poison, and you don't say a word because you "want to respect their journey," you don't love them. You love your own comfort more than their soul. And worse, you are validating the very thing that nailed Jesus Christ to the cross.

God’s decree hasn't changed. The stakes haven't been lowered. You cannot coddle what God condemns and expect to walk away unblemished.

Stop managing your public image and start managing your heart. Stop giving a standing ovation to the things that require repentance. It is time to draw a line in the sand. It's time to stop approving, stop compromising, and start standing for the truth even when it costs you everything.

We need to wake up. Christianity isn't a spectator sport where we cheer on the culture's demise. We shuld Repent of the silence. Repent of the passive approval. Stand up, speak truth, and stop calling "harmless" what God calls deadly.

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