Allen Jackson Ministries: Radio Broadcast

Luke writes to help us understand Jesus and His Father—their characteristics, their words, and their priorities. Luke wants us to know what causes their presence in our lives to increase and decrease. This is vital information for a Jesus-follower so that we can live in a way that is pleasing to Him and accomplish the purposes for which we have been created. Luke teaches us that God is kind and merciful, He bestows His power upon us so that we can complete His assignments, and He wants us to live today with our eyes focused on eternity. Pastor Allen Jackson closes with a reminder that we should learn to listen with not only our ears, but our hearts, because that is where we will hear the things of God.

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As Peter writes his second letter, he is an old man with the shadow of death hanging over him. He has spent decades serving the Lord, traveling and telling his Jesus-story. Peter has been an eyewitness to the life and ministry of Jesus, and he wants to share what he has learned about his Lord and life in His Kingdom. He begins by coaching us on the skills we will need in order to live in such a way that honors Jesus. Then he warns us about the marks of the false church and gives us a window into what will happen before Jesus returns. Finally, he cautions us to be on guard against error and encourages us to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

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Ezra is a priest, and what commends him to us is his devotion to the things of God. It was more than a casual thing; it defined his life. Because of that the hand of God was on him, and Ezra was allowed to lead the exiled Hebrews back to Jerusalem. Even though they faced opposition from the neighboring peoples, they understood that God had done something on their behalf and were determined to honor Him. "Let's take Ezra's lead and devote ourselves to the Lord in a new way," Pastor Allen Jackson says. "Let's give God a greater place in our lives. Let's honor God in the season ahead in ways we've never honored Him before."

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God has given us a free will; it's a fundamental tenet of Scripture. He won't force us to worship Him, or serve Him, or be generous toward Him—we get to choose those things. But make no mistake: "God will be honored in the earth," Pastor Allen Jackson says. "You need to remember that when there are belligerent expressions of antagonism, when there are those who oppose the purposes of God, when they deny His existence and try to thwart those who would be advocates for Him." While hearing about some of the ways God led His people in the book of Exodus, we see that He is a God who wants to deliver us, a God who wants to have our trust, and a God who wants to have a relationship with us.

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"I want to ask you to live with a heightened awareness that a sovereign God has something to say to you and me," Pastor Allen Jackson says. "That He isn't removed. That He has an opinion, that He cares, that He is interested. That if we will accept it, He will be directional. That the almighty, the omnipotent, omniscient Creator of heaven and earth has something to say to you and me." Teaching from the story of Gideon, Pastor Jackson says that like Gideon, we may feel that we are insignificant people from insignificant families. But God in His sovereignty has a plan and a purpose for each of our lives. When we recognize that the condition of our heart is what matters most and submit to His loving discipline, we will grow in Him and learn to trust Him with the future.

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This is not the first crisis that God's people have walked through. For the people who believed in Jesus, the Easter narrative is a full-on crisis...until they get to resurrection morning. That evening launched a unique season in Jesus' life and in the lives of His followers. We know very little about that forty-day window except that Jesus met with His closest followers and taught them about the Kingdom of God. Then Pentecost came, and they were Spirit-filled with a new boldness to speak the truth about their Lord. Easter, and the lesson of this season's shaking, is far more about the person of Jesus than about a virus. Pastor Allen Jackson says, "We are walking through a crisis, but God is delivering us. His Spirit will be poured out in the season that we have seen beginning. The question is about your response and mine. What will we do? Will we cooperate with Him?"

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In this season of disruption, we're all wondering, "Is God paying attention? Does He know what we're going through? Does He care?" If there is any day in the history of the Church that provides those answers, it's Palm Sunday, when Jesus came into Jerusalem fully aware of what was ahead of Him. He would be betrayed and abandoned by those who claimed to support Him. He would be tortured and killed by those who opposed Him. Yet He set His face to enter the city of Jerusalem, and He did it for you and me. Palm Sunday is like a dress rehearsal for Jesus' return to the earth, when His friends will rejoice and His enemies will gnash their teeth. Pastor Allen Jackson reminds us that this is an important season to take stock and be sure that our hearts are aligned with the heart and purposes of God.

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"I think we are socially distancing these days because we have so effectively spiritually distanced," Pastor Allen Jackson says. "We've stepped so far away from the Lord that we had to have a rather substantive reminder that He is our Provider and Protector, the one who watches over us." After assuring us that this virus will not hold us captive forever because God will provide the solutions we need, Pastor Jackson implores us to use this time in an intentional and purposeful way in order to come through prepared for a totally new response to the Lord and His invitations.

As World Outreach Church and other congregations in the United States are not meeting together physically because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pastor Allen Jackson reminds us that some things have not changed: We serve the same God. Jesus is sitting on the same throne. The Word of God is still the authority in our lives. The Spirit of God is still resident within us. And we will come through! In an encouraging and challenging message, Pastor Jackson shows from the life of Daniel how God blesses abundantly in circumstances that are not ideal and reminds us of the necessity of staying in God's Word and praying diligently for our leaders.

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Join Pastor Allen for a special episode this week. In the midst of the Coronavirus crisis in our nation and throughout the earth, the people of God need to rally together in prayer. Throughout history, individuals have turned their faces towards God to repent and have experienced supernatural outcomes. We are inviting you to pray every hour, on the hour, for every hour that you are awake. Pray that the virus would be turned back, that its effectiveness would be diminished, that the sick would get well, and that the president and our leadership would be granted wisdom, direction, and guidance in this difficult time. Find daily updates from Pastor Allen at allenjackson.com.

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