Church of the Open Bible, Streator, IL

06/03/2026

"The baptism of the Holy Spirit doesn't just give you a happy emotion on a Sunday morning; it alters your identity. The Holy Spirit takes a coward and turns him into a world shaker."

06/03/2026

"The days of passive religion are over and the era of the outpouring of the Spirit has arrived."

06/02/2026

"When you realize that you are a priest who is anointed with the same Holy Spirit fire that Peter had, you become dangerous to the kingdom of darkness wherever you go."

06/02/2026

"If the enemy can convince you that only the pastor has the power, he successfully neutralizes 99% of the church!"

06/01/2026

"The Holy Spirit didn’t come to create a new class of professional, celebrity clergy while everyone else sits in the audience like spectators at a theater. The Holy Spirit came to turn every single seat in this sanctuary into a platform for ministry."

06/01/2026

"The manifestation of the Spirit wasn’t given to make us comfortable; it was given to make us dangerous to the kingdom of darkness."

05/31/2026

"The upper room was never meant to become a permanent hiding place for the Church. The fire did not fall so they could stay inside admiring the flames. The power came so they could go outside and light the world."

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

"Pentecostal fire requires maintenance. You cannot rely on the emotion of an altar call from ten years ago. You cannot survive on the smoke of yesterday's breakthrough."