Did you know Paul the apostle asked other Christians to pray that he would be fearless? If he needed that, so do you.

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks Ephesians 6:19, where Paul, one of the boldest voices in the Bible, asks believers to pray that words would be given him so he could fearlessly make known the gospel. Paul wouldn't have asked for that unless he actually felt fear. Revival practices like this aren't external behaviors we perform to look like good Christians, they're an overflow of a heart that loves Jesus more than our own comfort. Where the Holy Spirit goes, power follows, and stepping out of your comfort zone to talk about Jesus starts with asking someone else to pray for you.

Who in your life, a friend, a small group, your family, can you ask to pray specifically that God would give you the words and make you fearless this week?

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Ever had a conversation about Jesus go awkward, or worse, completely fall flat? Here's the good news: that's not how God measures success.

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson gets honest about both sides of sharing your faith — the times the Holy Spirit speaks through you with power, and the times a conversation just doesn't land. Pulling from Ephesians 6:19, where Paul asks for prayer that words would be given him so he could speak fearlessly, he shows why your job was never to make someone say yes to Jesus. It's simply to obey and speak, and let God handle the rest. He also shares a surprising truth: the people who seem most resistant are often the ones closest to believing, because they're actually wrestling with it.

Write down five names today of people in your life who don't yet know the Lord, or who you're not sure where they stand with him, and start praying over them daily.

Who's on your list? Share in the comments, and let's keep praying for them together.

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Scared to talk about Jesus with someone you love? You're not alone — even the apostle Paul needed courage to share his faith.

In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks a revival practice he calls brokenhearted boldness: first letting God break our hearts for the people around us who don't yet know Jesus, then asking Him for the courage to actually speak up. Pulling from Ephesians 6, where Paul asks for prayer that words would be given him so he could fearlessly make known the gospel, this message is a reminder that emotion without action is just emotionalism — and that real boldness starts with a broken heart, not a script.

If you've ever frozen up before a conversation about faith, or felt too intimidated to invite someone to church, this one's for you.

What's one person God is putting on your heart today?

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If sharing your faith makes you nervous, you're in good company — even the Apostle Paul asked other believers to pray that he could do it fearlessly.

In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson looks at Ephesians 6:19, where Paul, near the end of his letter, asks the church to pray for him: not for comfort, not for safety, but that whenever he opened his mouth, the right words would be given to him so he could fearlessly make known the gospel. This is the same Paul who had been shipwrecked, beaten, and imprisoned for his faith. If anyone could share Jesus without needing prayer, it would have been him. Instead, he asked for backup. That's a picture of what Pastor John S. Dickerson calls broken-hearted boldness, one of the revival practices believers are called to keep growing in for a lifetime, the same way an athlete never stops drilling the fundamentals.

This message is part of the One Year to Revival journey, hosted by Pastor John S. Dickerson, walking through daily practices that keep our love for Jesus alive and active.

If you've ever frozen up trying to talk about your faith, let this be your reminder: boldness isn't a personality trait, it's an answer to prayer. Ask someone today to start praying that prayer with you.

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What does eternity actually look like? Revelation 22 paints one of the most vivid pictures in all of Scripture — and it ends with a tree whose leaves heal the nations.

In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson closes out Daily Hope's study on the nations by tracing a thread from Genesis 22, where God promises Abraham that through him every nation will be blessed, all the way to Revelation 22, the very last chapter of the Bible. There, John sees the new Jerusalem: a river of the water of life flowing from God's throne, and on either side of it, the tree of life, restored after being lost in the Garden of Eden. Its leaves are for the healing of the nations. No more curse, no more night, no more suffering, just the face of God and life forever with Him.

As Pastor John S. Dickerson reminds us, our citizenship as followers of Jesus is ultimately in a kingdom that can never be shaken, even while every earthly nation is temporary. That truth changes how we live, how we pray, and who we invite into this future with us.

If this gave you fresh hope today, share it with someone who needs to hear that eternity is real, and that they're invited in.

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Satan's whole strategy on earth can be summed up in one word: deception — and Scripture says it's aimed at entire nations, not just individuals.

In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson walks through Revelation chapter 20, where Satan is released and goes out to deceive the nations, gathering them for a final battle against God's people. This isn't just ancient history — Scripture ties Satan's deception of nations all the way back to the Garden of Eden, and history shows the same pattern playing out again and again, from false ideologies that swept through entire countries to the spiritual darkness we see influencing culture today. Paul reminds us in Ephesians that we don't wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, and rulers of this dark world — which means our prayer has to go deeper than surface-level requests.

This is part of Daily Hope's ongoing study on praying for revival in our nation, hosted by Pastor John S. Dickerson, tracing God's heart for the nations from Genesis all the way to Revelation. When you pray for your city, your schools, and your nation, Scripture gives you permission to pray directly against demonic deception and ask God for angelic protection and Kingdom breakthrough instead.

If this message strengthens how you pray, share it with someone who needs to pray with fresh boldness today.

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Right now, in more than 100 nations, choosing to follow Jesus can cost you your freedom, your safety, or your life — and most of it never makes the headlines.

In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson opens Revelation chapter 7, where John sees a vast, uncountable crowd from every nation, tribe, and language standing before God's throne in white robes. These are described as people who came out of the great tribulation, many of them believers who gave their lives for their faith. Today, in nations across Africa and the Middle East, that same story is still being written: Christians are being imprisoned, tortured, and killed simply for worshiping Jesus, often with almost no coverage in Western news. Revelation 7 gives us God's own promise to them — they will never hunger or thirst again, and He himself will wipe every tear from their eyes.

This is part of Daily Hope's current study on praying for revival in our nation, hosted by Pastor John S. Dickerson. As we see what our brothers and sisters around the world are enduring for Christ, it reshapes how we pray — for them, and for a fresh work of God in our own country.

If this message moved you, take a moment to pray for the persecuted church today, and share this video with someone who needs to hear it.

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Will you lose your identity in heaven, your skin color, your ethnicity, everything that makes you, you? Pastor John S. Dickerson looks at Revelation 7:9's vision of a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language worshiping before the throne, and what it reveals about your future glorified body.

Many of us picture heaven as everyone looking the same, like identical, faceless figures in white robes. But John's vision in Revelation shows something different: he can see with his eyes that the crowd before the throne is made up of every nation and tribe. In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson connects that picture to the God who designed every color, every fingerprint, and every iris to be unique, and makes the case that your glorified body, described in 2 Corinthians 5, will likely echo your earthly features in their perfected, Eden version, not erase them.

Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson exists to help you know God and grow in your faith, one day at a time. What part of your identity do you hope carries into eternity?

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Why do Christians pray for revival in America? Pastor John S. Dickerson explains that it's not a political statement, it's a direct application of the Great Commission Jesus gave His disciples in Matthew 28:18-20.

In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson walks through Jesus's final words before returning to heaven: go and make disciples of all nations. That includes the nation where you live. Using the concentric circles of Acts 1:8, Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth, this message shows why praying for revival in your own city and country is just as biblical as praying for missionaries overseas. Some nations don't have enough believers left to be part of a revival. We do. That's why it's worth praying for God to wake up the remnant of Christians already here.

Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson exists to help you know God and grow in your faith, one day at a time. Where has God placed you to make disciples right now, in your home, your workplace, your neighborhood?

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Is America still a Christian nation, or just a nation that used to have a lot of Christians in it? Pastor John S. Dickerson looks at why the number of Americans who call themselves Christian has dropped from over 90% after World War II to around 60% today, and why the number of genuine, born-again believers may be as low as 7 to 20 percent.

In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson walks through what it means to be a "nation of Christians" versus a "Christian nation," and why that distinction matters for how we pray. Drawing from Jeremiah 29:7, where God tells the exiles in Babylon to seek the welfare of the city they were sent to, this message makes the case that your city and your nation's welfare are tied to your own, and that prayer for revival starts right where you live.

Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson exists to help you know God and grow in your faith, one day at a time. Where are you seeing signs of spiritual hunger in your city, and where do you sense the most resistance?

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