Redemption Church

06/01/2026

“SEE IT BEFORE YOU SEE IT”

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
(Proverbs 29:18 KJV)

TODAY’S WORD
Family,
Everything God does in your life begins with a vision.

Before David ever held a crown, he saw himself defeating giants.

Before Joseph ruled Egypt, he saw himself in a dream.

Before Moses delivered Israel, God showed him a burning bush.

Before Jesus went to the cross, He saw the joy that was set before Him.

The enemy’s first assignment is not to steal your money, your health, or your opportunities.

His first assignment is to steal your vision.

Because if he can get you to stop seeing what God promised, you’ll eventually stop believing for it.

Many people are living beneath their purpose because they have allowed disappointment to become their vision.

They see the divorce.
They see the failure.
They see the sickness.
They see the betrayal.

But God is asking:

“What do you see?”

Do you see the obstacle?

Or do you see the promise beyond the obstacle?

Faith is seeing God’s future while standing in today’s reality.

When God gave Abraham a promise, He didn’t show him his age.

He showed him the stars.

God never asks us to focus on our limitations.

He asks us to focus on His possibilities.

The vision God gives you is never designed to fit your current circumstances.

It’s designed to stretch your faith.

This week, stop rehearsing your problems and start rehearsing God’s promises.

See yourself healed.

See yourself free.

See your family restored.

See your children serving God.

See your marriage thriving.

See your business flourishing.

See yourself becoming the disciple God created you to be.

Because what fills your vision eventually shapes your life.

And when God gives you a vision, He’s already preparing the provision.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father,
Thank You for giving me eye to see beyond my current circumstances. Help me to see my life through the lens of Your promises and not through the lens of my fears. Remove every negative image, every limiting belief, and every doubt that has clouded my vision. Fill my heart with faith
and expectation for what You are about to do.
In Jesus’ Name,Amen.”🙏🏾”.

FAITH DECLARATION:
I declare that
I will see what
God sees.
I will not focus on my problems;
I will focus on
His promises.
My vision is growing.
My faith is increasing.
My future is secure in God’s hands.
I walk by faith and not by sight.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”🙏🏾.”

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

(Habakkuk 2:2)
“Write the vision and make it plain…”

(Jeremiah 29:11)
“For I know the plans I have for you…”

(2 Corinthians 5:7)
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

(Hebrews 11:1)
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for…”

(Ephesians 3:20)
“Now unto Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think…”

05/31/2026

POWER THROUGH SURRENDER‼️

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
“But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace.”
(Galatians 1:15, NLT)

TODAY’S WORD:
Family, after everything we walked through this week, here’s the final truth:

God’s power flows strongest through a surrendered life.

Not a perfect life.
Not a flawless life.
Not somebody who never struggled.

A surrendered life.

Paul was once Saul.
Broken.
Angry.
Misguided.
Fighting against the very thing God called him to protect.

But grace stepped in.

And when Paul surrendered…
his entire life changed.

That’s the power of God.

This week we learned:
To cut ties with deception
To let pressure build discipline
To starve the flesh and feed the spirit
To run from compromise
To remain faithful under pressure
To worship before the breakthrough

And now we see why all of it matters.

Because God is preparing stronger vessels.

People who can carry purpose without self-destructing.
People who can handle blessing without losing humility.
People who can walk in favor without compromising their character.
People who are disciplined enough to sustain what they prayed for.

Some of us asked God for power…
but He answered with discipline.

Some asked for promotion…
but He answered with process.

Some asked for deliverance…
but He answered with surrender.

Because real transformation happens when we stop asking God to bless our flesh…
and start asking Him to transform our hearts.

Family, there are some things prayer alone won’t fix if we keep returning to the same habits.

Some breakthroughs require repentance.
Some freedom requires separation.
Some growth requires sacrifice.
Some healing requires obedience.

But here’s the good news:
God’s grace is still sufficient.

You are not too far gone.
Too broken.
Too addicted.
Too inconsistent.
Too flawed.

Grace still reaches people willing to surrender.

And when discipline meets God’s power…
everything changes.

Not overnight.
But for real.

This week wasn’t about religion.
It was about transformation.

And transformation begins with surrender.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You for Your marvelous grace that continues to call me higher. Thank You for loving me enough to discipline me, strengthen me, and transform me. I surrender every habit, sin, distraction, and compromise that pulls me away from You. Purify my heart, renew my mind, and help me walk in obedience daily. Let Your power flow through my surrendered life. In Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen!

FAITH DECLARATION:
I declare that I am chosen, disciplined, surrendered, and transformed by the power of God. My old habits no longer control me. My future is greater than my past. God is building me into a vessel of strength, wisdom, obedience, and purpose.
His grace is changing me from the inside out.

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

“Create in me a clean heart, O God…”
(Psalm 51:10, ESV)

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation…”
(2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV)

“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.”
(James 4:8, NKJV)

“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
(2 Corinthians 12:9, NKJV)

“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice…”
(Romans 12:1, NIV)

05/31/2026

THERE WILL BE NO SERVICE TODAY. Please keep Pastor Jim in prayer. If you would like to send your tithes and offering, you can do that by sending them via Cashapp ($RedemptionChester), Zelle ([email protected]) or Givelify.

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

"PRAISE BEFORE THE BREAKTHROUGH"

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
“He never doubted that God would keep his promise… He grew stronger in his faith and gave praise to God.”
(Romans 4:20–21, NCV)

TODAY’S WORD:
Family, mature faith praises God before the breakthrough arrives.

Anybody can shout after the miracle happens.

But real faith says:
“God, I still trust You while I’m waiting.”

Abraham waited twenty-five years for the promise.
Twenty-five years of questions.
Twenty-five years of silence.
Twenty-five years of opportunities to quit believing.

Yet the Bible says:
“He grew stronger in faith.”

How?

He praised while he waited.

That’s discipline.

Not emotional faith.
Not temporary faith.
Not convenient faith.

Consistent faith.

Some of us are delaying our own peace because we keep focusing on what hasn’t happened yet.

But worship shifts your focus.

Instead of focusing on the delay…
you focus on the Deliverer.

Instead of magnifying the struggle…
you magnify God.

And hear this carefully:
praise is spiritual warfare.

When you worship while fighting temptation…
you get stronger.

When you worship while battling addiction…
you get stronger.

When you worship while trying to break unhealthy habits…you get stronger.

When you worship while under pressure…
you get stronger.

The enemy wants you discouraged, distracted, frustrated, and complaining.

Because complaining weakens your spirit.

But worship strengthens your faith.

This week has been about discipline, sacrifice, obedience, and cutting off what weakens us spiritually.

And now we understand:
discipline without worship becomes exhausting.

But discipline mixed with worship becomes powerful.

Because worship reminds you why you’re fighting in the first place.

You’re not just trying to “be better.”

You’re becoming who God created you to be.

So praise Him now.

Before the healing.
Before the restoration.
Before the breakthrough.
Before the open door.
Before the freedom fully manifests.

Because faith says:
“God, if You promised it…I already believe it’s on the way.”

PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You for being faithful even while I wait. Teach me how to worship You in every season and trust You before I see the promise fulfilled. Strengthen my faith so I do not become discouraged by delays or setbacks. Help me keep praising, keep believing, and keep standing on Your Word. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. “🙏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾🙏🏾”.

FAITH DECLARATION:
I declare that my faith is growing stronger.
I will praise God before the breakthrough comes. Delays will not discourage me, temptation will not defeat me, and pressure will not stop me. I trust God completely, and I believe His promises are
on the way.

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

“We walk by faith, not by sight.”
(2 Corinthians 5:7, NKJV)

“I will bless the LORD at all times…”
(Psalm 34:1, KJV)

“Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength…”
(Isaiah 40:31, NIV)

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
(Romans 12:12, NIV)

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for…”
(Hebrews 11:1, NIV)

05/29/2026

"THE BLESSING STILL STANDS"

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
“The LORD greatly blessed Joseph there in the home of his master, so that everything he did succeeded.”
(Genesis 39:2, TLB)

TODAY’S WORD:
Family, just because life got difficult does not mean God left you.

Joseph was betrayed.
Sold.
Forgotten.
Falsely accused.
Imprisoned.

Yet the Bible still says: “The Lord was with him.”

That means pressure didn’t remove the blessing.
Pain didn’t remove the blessing.
Delay didn’t remove the blessing.
Opposition didn’t remove the blessing.

And hear me clearly today: your struggle does not cancel God’s hand on your life.

The enemy wants hardship to convince you that God abandoned you.

But often the greatest proof that God is building you…is the resistance you’re facing.

Joseph stayed disciplined in unfair seasons.

He kept working.
Kept serving.
Kept honoring God.
Kept his integrity.
Kept his faith.
Kept his spirit right.

That’s real maturity.

Anybody can praise God when doors are opening.
But can you still trust Him when life feels unfair?

Can you stay disciplined when nobody sees your sacrifice?

Can you still pray when answers feel delayed?

Can you still obey when temptation looks easier?

That’s where spiritual power is built.

Some people lose the blessing because they lose their discipline during difficult seasons.

They get bitter.
Compromise.
Quit.
Become angry.
Return to old habits.
Stop praying.
Stop trusting.

But not you.

This week God is teaching us that discipline protects destiny.

Your obedience today is connected to doors you haven’t seen yet.

Joseph didn’t know the prison was preparing him for the palace.

And some of you don’t realize: the season you’re frustrated with right now is developing the wisdom, endurance, humility, and strength you’ll need for the next level.

Stay faithful.

Stay focused.

Stay disciplined.

The blessing still stands.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You that Your blessing remains on my life even in difficult seasons. Help me remain faithful, disciplined, and obedient when life feels unfair or uncertain. Strengthen my character so I do not lose heart during hardship. I trust that You are preparing me for greater purpose through every challenge I face.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“🙏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾🙏🏾”.

FAITH DECLARATION:
I declare that God’s hand is still on my life. Delays, setbacks, disappointments, and pressure cannot cancel His purpose for me. I will remain disciplined, faithful, and focused. The blessing still stands, and God is preparing me for greater.

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

“And we know that in all things God works for the good…”
(Romans 8:28, NIV)

“The LORD was with Joseph…”
(Genesis 39:21, NIV)

“Do not become weary in doing good…”
(Galatians 6:9, NIV)

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.”
(Psalm 34:19, ESV)

“He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion…”
(Philippians 1:6, NIV)

05/28/2026

"RUN FROM WHAT CAN DESTROY YOU"

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
“God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape…”
(1 Corinthians 10:13, ESV)

TODAY’S WORD:
Family, one bad decision can delay years of purpose.

One compromise.
One secret habit.
One toxic relationship.
One moment of weakness left unchecked.

That’s why discipline matters.

Joseph understood something powerful:
you don’t negotiate with temptation…
you run from it.

When Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce him, Joseph didn’t stay around to “see how strong he was.”
He ran.

Why?

Because some battles are not won by standing there entertaining the temptation.
They’re won by leaving the environment completely.

Some people keep asking God for strength…
while refusing to leave what keeps weakening them.

That relationship.
That conversation.
That late-night texting.
That website.
That addiction.
That environment.
That circle.
That music.
That habit.
That bitterness.
That pride.

Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is walk away.

God always provides a way of escape.
But we have to take it.

The enemy wants you trapped in cycles:
repent…
repeat…
repent…
repeat…
repent…
repeat.

But God wants freedom.

Real freedom.

Not temporary conviction.
Not emotional moments.
Not church-only discipline.

Lifestyle change.

The truth is:
everything cannot go where God is taking you.

Some habits have to die.
Some friendships have to end.
Some desires have to be crucified.
Some versions of ourselves must be left behind.

Because there’s another level of power, peace, clarity, and anointing waiting on the other side of obedience.

Joseph lost his coat…
but kept his calling.

And some of us need to stop trying to hold onto both:
the calling and the compromise.

You cannot carry both into your future.

Run from what’s trying to destroy you.
And run toward the life God is calling you into.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You for always providing a way of escape when temptation comes. Give me the wisdom to recognize dangerous compromises before they pull me away from You. Strengthen me to walk away from every habit, relationship, and situation that threatens my purpose and my peace. Help me live a life of integrity, discipline, and obedience.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
"🙏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾”.

FAITH DECLARATION:
I declare that
I will not be controlled by temptation or compromise. God has given me the strength to walk away from anything that opposes His will for my life.
My future is greater than temporary pleasure.
I choose holiness, discipline, wisdom, and obedience.

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

“Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness…”
(2 Timothy 2:22, ESV)

“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind…”
(1 Corinthians 10:13, NIV)

“Above all else, guard your heart…”
(Proverbs 4:23, NIV)

“Create in me a pure heart, O God…”
(Psalm 51:10, NIV)

“If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off…”
(Matthew 5:30, NIV)

05/27/2026

"STARVE THE FLESH, FEED THE SPIRIT"

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
“Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity
to the obedience
of Christ.”
(2 Corinthians 10:5, NKJV)

TODAY’S WORD:
Family, whatever you feed grows.

If you feed your flesh…
your spirit gets weak.

If you feed negativity…
peace disappears.

If you feed lust…
discipline weakens.

If you feed gossip…
wisdom leaves.

If you feed fear…
faith shrinks.

But if you feed your spirit with prayer, worship, fasting, discipline, obedience, and God’s Word…
something powerful starts happening inside you.

Your mind changes.
Your desires change.
Your reactions change.
Your strength changes.

Too many believers are fighting spiritual battles with a spiritually starving spirit.

No prayer life.
No discipline.
No consistency.
No time with God.
No control over thoughts.
No boundaries.
No self-control.

Then we wonder why temptation keeps winning.

The enemy knows that undisciplined thoughts eventually become undisciplined actions.

That’s why the battlefield is your mind.

Paul said to bring every thought into captivity.
That means stop letting toxic thoughts roam freely in your head like they own the place.

Arrest them.

That thought saying:
“You’ll never change.”

Arrest it.

That thought saying:
“One more time won’t hurt.”

Arrest it.

That thought saying:
“God can’t use somebody like you.”

Arrest it.

That thought saying:
“You’ll always struggle with this addiction.”

Arrest it.

Some thoughts aren’t attacks…they’re invitations.

Invitations to compromise.
Invitations to disobedience.
Invitations to return to habits God already delivered you from.

Stop feeding what God is trying to kill.

Your flesh will always want comfort.
Your spirit wants transformation.

And the version of you God is calling higher cannot keep living attached
to lower habits.

This is the season to feed your spirit until your flesh loses its control.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You for giving me authority over
my thoughts, my mind, and my desires. Help me to starve every habit, mindset, and temptation that pulls me away from You. Strengthen my spirit through prayer, worship, discipline, and Your Word. Teach me how to walk in self-control and spiritual maturity daily.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”🙏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾”.

FAITH DECLARATION:
I declare that my spirit is stronger than my flesh.
My mind belongs to God. I will not be controlled by temptation, addiction, negativity, or compromise.
I have the discipline to feed my spirit and reject every thought that opposes God’s truth.

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

“Walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
(Galatians 5:16, NIV)

“To be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
(Romans 8:6, NKJV)

“Create in me a clean heart, O God…”
(Psalm 51:10, ESV)

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness…”
(Matthew 5:6, NIV)

“Finally…whatever is true…think about such things.”
(Philippians 4:8, NIV)

05/26/2026

"DISCIPLINE BUILDS THE VESSEL"

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
“When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.”
(Psalm 118:5, NIV)

TODAY’S WORD:
Family, pressure reveals what comfort hides.

Anybody can praise God when life feels easy.
Anybody can stay focused when there’s no temptation. Anybody can talk faith when there’s no struggle.

But pressure exposes discipline.

Pressure reveals whether we truly trust God…
or only trust Him when things feel good.

David said, "When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord.”

Notice:
He didn’t run to addiction.
He didn’t run to compromise.
He didn’t run to people.
He didn’t run to bitterness.

He ran to God.

That’s maturity.

Some of us keep asking God to remove pressure…
while God is trying to use pressure to build us.

Because discipline is built in uncomfortable seasons.

The gym builds muscle through resistance.
And spiritually? Resistance builds endurance.

Every time you pray instead of panic…you’re getting stronger.

Every time you walk away from temptation…
you’re getting stronger.

Every time you stay faithful when nobody’s clapping…you’re getting stronger.

Every time you choose obedience over emotions…
you’re getting stronger.

The enemy wants pressure to break you.

God wants pressure to build you.

This is why some people never walk fully in their calling: they want the promise without the process.
They want power without discipline.
They want favor without sacrifice.
They want spiritual authority while still entertaining fleshly habits.

But God is preparing vessels this week.

Not weak believers.
Not emotional believers only.
Not believers that fold every time life gets difficult.

Disciplined believers.

Focused believers.

Believers that can carry weight without quitting.

The spacious place David talked about didn’t happen accidentally.
It came through endurance.
Through trust.
Through surrender.
Through staying faithful under pressure.

And if you don’t quit…
God will bring you into your spacious place too.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Father, thank You for using pressure to develop my character, discipline, and faith. Help me not to run from hard seasons but to run toward You in the middle of them. Teach me how to remain faithful under pressure and obedient during difficult moments. Build me into the vessel You can trust with greater purpose and greater power.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.”👏🏾🙏🏾”.

FAITH DECLARATION:
I declare that pressure will not break me; it will build me.
I am becoming stronger, wiser, more disciplined, and more spiritually mature. God is developing my character through every challenge I face. I will not quit, compromise, or fold under pressure.

SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES:

“Let us not grow weary in doing good…”
(Galatians 6:9, NIV)

“Count it all joy…when you meet trials…”
(James 1:2–3, ESV)

“We also glory in sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance…”
(Romans 5:3–4, NIV)

“Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength…”
(Isaiah 40:31, NKJV)

“After you have suffered a little while, God…will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”
(1 Peter 5:10, ESV)