“Even the Faintest Whisper is Worship!”

“When a person, yielding to God, and believing the truth of God, is filled with the Spirit of God, even the faintest whisper will be worship.” A.W. Tozer

“Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.” Jesus, John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but He is ready to hear those who worship Him and do his will.” John‬ ‭9‬:‭31‬ ‭NLT‬‬

“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.” Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭MSG‬‬

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

“Prayer and Fasting!” [Intensive Prayer]

“And when He came to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes disputing with them. Immediately, when they saw Him, all the people were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him. And He asked the scribes, “What are you discussing with them?” Then one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.” He answered him and said, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.” Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!” When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it: “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!” Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” Mark‬ ‭9‬:‭14‬-‭29‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

* Jesus is emphasizing that the demon in Mark 9 could only come out by intensive prayer.

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

Without Holiness…

"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord." Hebrews 12:14

A.W. Tozer writes this commentary about the verse above: 

"This text does have a meaning and it ought to disturb us until we have discovered what it means and how we may meet its conditions. The divine antidote for the satanic poison of sin is holiness. Holiness is an attribute of God and a requirement of the people of God." 

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

Prayer that Prevails

“All true prayer, the prayer that prevails is personal, intimate, and original.” Samuel Chadwick 

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

Those Days, These Days

“In those days when Jesus walked the earth, some adored Him as Master, while others accused Him of madness. Same as these days.” -kww

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

"Thou Hast Been Here and i Knew It Not…"

"O God and Father, i repent of my sinful preoccupation with visible things. The world has been too much with me. Thou hast been here and i knew it not. i have been blind to Thy presence. Open my eyes that i may behold Thee in and around me. For Christ’s sake. Amen." - A.W. Tozer 

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

The Word of God

“Ye received the Word of God… not as the word of men, but as it is in Truth, the Word of God.” 1 Thessalonians 2:13

“The Word of the Lord God is as fresh as every new sunrise, as sweet and graciously fresh as the dew on the grass the morning after a clear night — because it is God’s Word to us!” A.W. Tozer 

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

Only… in Your Holy Spirit - My Prayer

"Lord, i confess that i can only worship authentically in Your Holy Spirit. i can only pray powerfully in Your Holy Spirit. i can only preach and be Your witness effectively in Your Holy Spirit. Amen." -kww

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

The Father Alone Knows Which Beautiful Day Jesus Will Come Again

i wonder what’s more fascinating to Almighty God, those who predict Jesus could come, even today, or those who predict, no He won’t? After all, with God one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as one day. So, really doesn’t the Father alone, know whether it will be today or another day? Seems my part is to be expecting Him moment-by-moment by keeping oil in my lamp, yep, even during the days of earthquakes and eclipses. Shalom. (Reminds me of this old Southern Gospel song….)

https://youtu.be/4bFJLbO2FRg?si=no_xbm_OQQ55bPRz

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

The Testimony of Prayer

“Through all the ages, the testimony of those who prayed has been that God hears and answers the prayers of his children.” Samuel Chadwick 

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

Fire Rescue

“There’s never been a God Who could pull off a rescue like this.”

King Nebuchadnezzar’s words after the three Hebrews were saved by Almighty God from his fiery furnace. Daniel 3:29b MSG

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

We’re Not Fighting the Real Battle!

“Christ, our Victor, accomplished everything. We don’t need to add anything to it. We don’t need to wipe away our own sins, or try to conquer death and the devil. Everything has already been done for us. We are not fighting the real battle. We’re only suffering now in order to share in Christ’s victory. It’s not accomplished by what we do.” Martin Luther

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Pastor Kerry Willis 

When God is Silent…

Saint Ignatius of Antioch, who was a disciple of the apostle John, wrote, "Whoever has understood our Lord’s words, understands His silence, because God is known in His silence." 

God restrains His voice at times in a Christian’s heart to grow closer to us. We must hold fast to the truth that even when God is silent, He is closer than the air we breathe.

— Jonny Bailey, "Living Deep" 

Read Jeremiah 29:13 and Psalm 46:10. 

"Ears Wide Open… Listening…" 

Pastor Kerry Willis