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by Tammy Phillips

December 24, 2025

Cesar Augustus, the first Emperor of the Roman Empire, reigned during a really dark and evil time in Israel. The darkness was a lot like our present-day circumstances. Cesar was a dude who thought he knew it all. He sent out an Executive Order; big brother wanted to know who and where you were! He wanted money! And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. Everybody went to be taxed, EVERYONE o to his own city, even nine-month pregnant Mary!

Joe went up to Judea, not to New York City, but to David’s City, Bethlehem… from Galilee from his hometown, Nazareth. He was a descendant of King David, you know. He had to drag Mary along with him a top some animal. The ride alone would have been so hard. She was about to pop because she was so pregnant. It wasn’t long after they arrived that she told Joe: “IT’S TME!” It was probably the 80-100-mile hike, the 4-7 day walk, that put her into labor. You know that girl had to be worn out. Joe forgot to make reservations at the Holiday Inn-Bethlehem. Everything was sold out. There was a big crowd in Bethlehem to be taxed. You know how crazy the post office is on tax-day. Bethlehem was buzzing just like that. “No Vacancy” signs were everywhere. There was NO ROOM FOR THEM. King of all Kings was going to be born and no room at the Ritz Bethlehem awaited him.

Mary had sweet baby Jesus in the only place they could find…a cave in the ‘hood. They didn’t have barns, fyi. (Light brought into darkness. God Almighty laid aside His Glory and appeared on the scene as a baby.) She had her first son, her first child, away from home. She probably left his onesies in Nazareth, so she wrapped him up like a peanut with what she had. She swaddled him and laid him in a manger, hewn out of the rock. You know, the things that farm animals ate out of. He came to the earth just like he left the earth, all wrapped up and lying on a stone.

Out in the county there were some shepherds minding their business. They were sleeping out in the field taking care of their animals, so no harm would come to them. Out of the darkness, “kabam-shazam,” out of nowhere, a HUGE angel appeared. He had to be at least 20 feet tall. The mega angel lit up that whole field like sunrise over the ocean. It nearly scared the farmers to death. They were shaking in their boots. The angel roared, “DON’T BE AFRAID!” Look! Listen! I am bringing you GOOD NEWS!!! You have hit the lottery. It is going to make you so HAPPY. It’s good news for everybody. It is the BEST NEWS. Today. T-O-D-A-Y! In Bethlehem…Are you ready for it? Our Savior has been born, the Savior of the World. He is here! Christ the Lord is here! Our Savior, our deliverer…from Greek word “sozo” which means to save, keep safe, and sound, to rescue from danger, to save from perishing from disease, to make well, heal, restore, doctor/healer when you need him, restorer to health from the oppressor (you know the one who tries to harm and hurt you, the one who tried to keep you beat down). 

Feel like you’re missing something?  The Savior will complete you. 

Anxious? He says don’t worry! 

Sick? God has no big problems! 

Need something?  He is more than enough! 

Lonely? He will never leave you nor forsake you? 

Need a constant in your life?  He will never change.  He always has been, always is and always will be. 

Want to do well? He has the keys to the kingdom. His name is I AM, I WAS, I always will be. HIS NAME IS CHRIST, the anointed. He is smeared all over, bathed-in, like suntan oil at the beach…it was/is all over Him to be who He was and is supposed to be. He was/is furnished with all necessary powers to perform his position with duties as assigned by God.

The LORD, the man of the hour, has power for decision making. He gets things done. He is supreme. He has it all under control. He is our Savior for such a time as this. He is our SOZO now. LIFE IS NOW. He is not a fire policy. He is the Son of God, and he is here.

A child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (the Chief of Completeness) – Isaiah 9:6

Get it? I AM is here!

This is the sign. You can find the Savior of the World wrapped in swaddling clothes and he is lying in a M-A-N-G-E-R. (A manger? The king is in a manger?) Don’t miss the sign boys.

The heavens could not stand it anymore- the good news!

Bam! The angel’s back-up singers the Heavenly Host (Heard of them? They were a popular group with God) I mean I am talking a platoon, a troop of hosts showed up and put on a show. They were praising God and rocking the stage saying:

“Glory to God in the highest. Peace on Earth. Good will to men!” You could probably hear them all the way in Nazareth. After the field concert (And Luke Bryan thought this was an original idea?), the Angel of the Lord & the Heavenly Host – poof- they jetted back to heaven in an instant. 

The Sheps chatted and thought it might be a good idea to let the flock hang out and for them to head on to Bethlehem. They wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I mean the Lord had dropped a concert in the middle of the field in the middle of the night to let them know the good news. Talk about virtual reality. The Sheps sped to Bethlehem.

Lo and behold!  Surprise!  Surprise! Surprise!  Can you believe it?  They found Mary, Joe and sweet lil’ baby Jesus lying in the manger.  After they saw BABY JESUS, they went and told everybody about it!   Anyone that would listen, heard the story.  They didn’t go to bed for days.  Everybody they told wandered in AMAZEMENT.  You can see them just shaking their heads.

Mary was just blown away. She kept quiet and to herself. She thought…I birthed the King? He’s lying in a manger. The Savior of the world? After the long journey, the labor, it was too much. She just kept all this to herself and let her thoughts just circle in her tiny little brain. It was just too much to process.

The “Sheps”  They just kept on partying. Glorifying, praising, singing to the top of their lungs to God.  What a story, a Glory Story of the Savior of the World!

Merry Christmas!

“Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! For I [am] God, and [there is] no other.” (Isa 45:22 NKJV)

God sent us a Savior in all things.  His name is Jesus Christ, name above all names.

God’s word says, “Look to me and be saved…”

Be free.

Be delivered.

Be liberated.

Be set free.

Be rescued in battle.

Be preserved.

Be helped.

Be victorious…

…all the ends of the earth.
For I am God, and there is no other. 
-Isaiah 45:22

No man can save you.
No woman can deliver you.
No love can set you free.

No family member can rescue you.
No child can bring you freedom.
No parent can completely protect you.

No religion can save you.
No government can help you.
No agency can avenge you.

No job can deliver you.
No career can save you.
No education can liberate you.

No drug can bring you victory.
No food can make you whole.
No alcohol can heal you.

No music can preserve you.
No art can complete you.
No entertainment can provide you escape.

No doctor can heal you.
No police can protect you.
No lawyer can defend you.

Jesus is Savior! Holy Spirt is Helper!  God is Deliverer. He alone is victory.

I enCOURAGE you to look to God, turn to Jesus, and BE SAVED.

“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2 KJV)

 

 

 

by Tammy Phillips
October 28, 2025

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He sent His word and healed them and delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:20; 147:3 NKJV)

In the ancient art of “kintsugi,” which means golden repair, or joined with gold, a broken vessel is mended with lacquer mixed and with powdered gold. The cracks are not hidden but highlighted. The kintsugi artist repairs each crack with gold, transforming what was once shattered into something more beautiful, more exquisite, and more valuable than before. The finished masterpiece is more resilient and much stronger than before.

This art mirrors the loving heart of Jehovah Rapha, the Lord who heals you (Exodus 15:26).

Every golden line tells a story—not of what was lost, but of what was redeemed.

When our spirit feels fractured by pain, loss, or disappointment, God does not discard us. Instead, He bends down in love, mercy, and grace, beginning  His work of magnificent restoration. He gathers every shattered piece of our lives and seals them and gold-fills them together with His Word, His Holy Spirit super glue.

“The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul…More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold.” (Psalm 19:7,10 NKJV)

His Word is the healing balm that restores our soul. Every promise, every truth spoken by Holy Spirit is like liquid gold flowing into cracks of our lives with the richness of divine truth, turning pains into purpose and wounds into witness.  There is just something mesmerizing about liquid gold. It glows. It flows. It is alive with light. It moves with power and beauty, filling every space it touches.

That is what the Word of God is like!

“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword…” (Hebrews 4:12 NKJV)

God’s Word is not static ink on a page. IT IS ALIVE!  It flows from His heart, full of life and light, carrying His healing power wherever it goes. When it enters our hearts, it fills the cracks of pain and hurt like liquid gold.

When we open the Bible, we are not just reading God’s words.  We are standing under the flow of living gold, streaming from heaven’s throne.    And as it flows, it heals, restores, and shines through us.

“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.” (Psalm 119:130 KJV)

When Jehovah Rapha heals, He doesn’t simply make us as good as new. He makes us gold-filled, better than before!  We become whole, healed, and complete.  We are stronger, wiser, and radiant with His glory. Our golden scars become stories of His goodness and grace; our pain becomes places where His presence shines the brightest.

Like a kintsugi masterpiece, we become living testimonies that brokenness is not the end! It is only the beginning of beauty in the Master’s hands.

If you feel fractured, fragile, beyond repair…

I enCOURAGE you to remember you are in the care of the Master Artist, the Creator of the World.  His Word is the gold that fills and mends.

His love is the light that illuminates the once broken places, revealing a beauty made whole.

He IS Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals you. He is the Word who transforms you. He is the One who makes you whole, healed, and complete in Him. (Col. 2:10)

Remember…Your gold-filled cracks are not your shame. They are the places where God’s glory radiantly shines through.

Jehovah Rapha, Thank You for being the God who heals. Father, let Your Word flow through me like living, liquid gold. Take the broken pieces of my heart and mend them with the gold of Your Word. Fill the cracks in my life with Your light and truth. Let Your promises fill every scar with Your presence and peace. Refine me, renew me, and let Your living Word shine through me. May my life reflect the beauty of Your restoration, a heart full and fractured-filled. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Reprinted from The Movement Magazine
Real Life Sango Church, Clarksville, TN
by Tammy Phillips, Fall 2025

The seven influential mountains of media, religion, family, education, government, business and arts and entertainment constantly try to define our identity by calling out, “This is who you are.” Sadly, we too often believe their lies. We trade the truth of our identity for borrowed names that were never ours to carry. However, the Truth, the Creator who formed us, the only Real One, narrates a different story. He led by example. He knew His name, lived His name, and never strayed from it, even when tempted by the devil, himself.

He wants us to do the same, know our names in Him, live them out and neve stray from who we are in Him! Then we can, “Keep it real. Keep it Jesus!”

Let me be real. I set aside a morning to write this piece while in Oxford, Mississippi in a hotel room completely devoid of human beings. Perfect SILENCE surrounded me. It was just Holy Spirit and me. I really liked the first paragraph above that I summitted to Freddy T. I wanted to expound and teach lessons from my journey with Jesus. Only problem, after two hours of typing and deleting, I had 500 words that were NOT what Holy Spirit wanted to say. I was at a standstill.

I needed a break from writer’s block, so I jumped in the shower. This is when Holy Spirit let me have it, “Get real,” and then He started pouring in so I could pour out. Here it goes.

Pastor asked me to submit a couple of ideas for The Movement magazine. I was thrilled and honored. Jesus called me to write five years ago when my friend’s son tragically lost his life, Holy Spirit instructed me to keep the Word before her every day for a year. I pushed back, “You have the wrong person! I do not even know what to say to people at funeral homes. I cannot do this.” He responded, “YOU CAN. You can do all things through Me, and I will give you the words to say.’ I surrendered, “OK, but if you do not give me the words. I am not writing.” Every day for two years, I texted her an encouragement. With her permission, When covid hit, I launched an online blog. I posted every day for a couples of years and now, just as Holy Spirit leads. I have written a lot. The Lord blessed His words and they have traveled all over the world.

Life has slowed me from publishing these blogs in written form, but one day. Now, to be real, I still have a problem being called a “writer.”

When I saw the quality and excellence of The Movement magazine, I was humbled to be asked to contribute to it. All the borrowed names from the enemy camp tried to creep back in my mind. I heard a rendition of all the old, borrowed names, “Not-Good-Enough, Failure, Broken, Not-A-Writer, etc…”. You get the picture. Have you heard similar names?

Sisters and brothers, You might think all those things about me, too. Guess what? It only matters what Jesus says about me. He calls me, “Healed, Whole, and Complete in Him!”

He calls me, “More-than-Enough” because that is who I am in Him.” Instead of calling me, “Fat, Chunky or Pleasantly Plump,” He calls me, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Marvelous.” Do you know your name in Him?

We cannot keep borrowing the names given by society’s seven mountains. We must not believe their lies about ourselves, nor others. We must trade our borrowed names for the truth of who we are in Him. We cannot view others through the lens of the world, but only through the eyes of God.

I hear you thinking, “Righteous, saved me does not do that.” Really?

How do you view a born-again Christian who has been divorced, had an abortion, committed a crime, or drinks too much? How about someone who is too fat, too skinny, too dirty, too rich, or too poor? What about someone who still cusses? What about someone who hurts or offends you? What about someone who has a different skin color than you?

My greatest freedom came when I learned in my severe brokenness, Jesus loved me right where I was. He called me”complete”. When you learn who you are in Him it will also set you free. You have to get real with yourself and believe what He says about you and everyone else. That’s true freedom. Jesus led by example. He was real and kept it real. He healed the “Disabled” woman on the Sabbath when that was against Jewish law. She received a new name, “Straight.” (Luke 13:10-13) If she had been at Real Life, what would we have called her?

Jesus talked to the “Samaritan” woman. This was seriously against the influential rules of society. It crossed religious, ethnic and gender boundaries. He knew everything she had ever done and still called her to Himself. (John 4:1-26) If a woman dressed like a prostitute walked into church, would we welcome her? Are we immediately judging her on how she is dressed?

Lastly, what about the “Lepers?” Lepers were feared and society ostracized them. Not Jesus. He called the leper a new name, “Be clean.” And he was Clean. What if someone walked into Real Life with covid, looking for healing? When led, Jesus threw caution to the wind. Would we, if led by God?

Jesus kept it real with ALL because He knew Who He was. He did not care about the mountains of society that existed back then and loudly called Him every name but His true name. More than that, He knew his assignment from God…LOVE! We have the same mission, “Love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (John 13:34). When we love others right where they are, no matter the name society has given them, we are “keeping it real and keeping it Jesus.” Keeping it real means throwing away the “cookie cutter” mentality. We are all different, but we are all one body in Him. When we are real, we can admit our flaws, struggles, wounds, and accept the same about others. When we keep it real, what we say matches what we do. We are the same person in church, at home, at work, and in private. Being real acknowledges that we need grace and can give grace to others. To be real is to be yourself-honest, truthful,

I enCOURAGE you to be real, because your real and our Jesus might just change someone’s life.

KEEP IT REAL! KEEP IT JESUS!

by Tammy Phillips
October 20, 2025

“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, ‘I am El Shaddai; walk before Me and be blameless.’” (Genesis 17:1)

In the above verse God introduces Himself as El Shaddai, the All-Sufficient One, God of More than Enough. He is …

More than enough to fulfill every dream.
More than enough to redeem.

More than enough to heal every pain.
More than enough to renew every brain.

More than enough to pay for every shame.
More than enough to name every name.

More than enough to rid cancer from every cell.
More than enough to create every smell.

More than enough to give liberty to the bound.
More than enough to call His children the crowned.

More than enough to turn around the lazy.
More than enough to set free the crazy.

More than enough to conquer the grave.
More than enough to save.

More than enough to love all around.
More than enough to level every mound.

More than enough to meet each need.
More than enough to feed each seed.

More than enough to do the impossible.
More than enough to make every sea crossable.

More than enough to restore our land.
More than enough to foster our stand.

More than enough to raise Jesus from the dead.
More than enough to know the number of hairs on our head.

More than enough to wash our sins white as snow.
More than enough to raise us when we are low.

More than enough to make conquers out of us.
More than enough to deliver from our lusts.

More than enough to win every battle.
More than enough to number every cattle.

More than enough to count every battle as won.
More than enough to be God Almighty, The All-Sufficient One.

I enCOURAGE you to trust God who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us… Ephesians 3:20

“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8

No power is greater. No love is deeper. No grace is more abounding. He is El Shaddai, the All-Sufficient One , God of More than Enough. His words says, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” (2 Cor 12:9 AMP)

by Tammy Phillips
September 30, 2025

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.” (Pro 18:21 AMP)

The heart of the godly thinks carefully before speaking; the mouth of the wicked overflows with evil words. (Pro 15:28 NLT)

Words are powerful.

Words inspire love.
Words fuel hate.

Words create.
Words destroy.

Words encourage.
Words discourage.

Words comfort.
Words distress.

Words cover.
Words root out.

Words build up.
Words knock down.

Words raise up.
Words throw down.

Words plant.
Words reap.

Words direct.
Words deter.

Words heal.
Words harm.

Words are life.
Words are death.

Words are powerful.

I enCOURAGE you to guard your words because “he who guards his mouth and his tongue guards himself from troubles.” (Pro 21:23 AMP) Our words have creative power, positively or negatively. Jesus said in Matthew 12:37, ““But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Friends: I have been working on this encouragement in NOTES on my phone since last Wednesday. It was a word from the Lord that came to me after I had heard some really bad news, again. Very early today, I was working on the NOTE and fell asleep. Evidently, I did not turn off the phone and when I went to paste the NOTE into a word document to finalize it, the letter “M,” was all that was left of it. I started to spiral and be in awe of what was lost. However, I stopped, breathed, and laughed. If God gave me the word before, He would return it to me.

Here is where I am going to get painfully honest. Satan has been trying to steal my voice since the end of July, but definitively since, August 15. I had some upper respiratory, crazy, unrelenting cough. It became difficult for me to breathe. A fan could not run in the room because it would choke me. I could not drink cool liquids. I went to the doctor three times. I would get better and then worse. It was a horrible roller coaster ride. I battled because I 100% believe the word of God in Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24 which states by His stripe you are and were healed.

I stand and believe for healing for my best friend ‘s daughter who has been losing her sight. I believe for my uncle and cousin who are both battling cancer. I believe for my husband who just had hip replacement surgery. God is faithful! I believed healing was for me, but the battle was long. It became hard to walk, breathe, or even speak. Once, my husband was out of town and I had to let my dog out. I struggled with every step. I remember reciting, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” It was my tearful battle cry to just take make it through.

I was tested for flu and for the first time, covid. NEGATIVE. It was a “virus” that stuck its tentacles in me. At times I felt my very life was trying to be choked out. I have not been this sick before. At one point my husband was diagnosed with pneumonia, but I never was.

On August 31^st as I watched from the couch, I joined the prayer of Tim Sheets for a breakthrough! Something had to change, and it did. I began to get stronger and get my voice back. Thank God! All glory to His name. I am still fighting to recover what the enemy tried to suck out of me.

“But thanks [be] to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:57 NKJV)

Now you know why I haven’t posted an encouragement in a while…but I AM BACK. This is why I find it laughable that he tried to discourage me THIS MORNING. Not today, Satan! Not Today!

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I AM ONLY AMAZED BY GOD

by Tammy Phillips
September 22, 2025

“Be still and know that I [am] God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Psalms 46:10 NKJV)

Throughout the word of God, we as followers of Christ are told, “DO NOT FEAR.”

“And the LORD, He [is] the One who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.“ (Deu 31:8 NKJV)

The Hebrew word for fear in the above verse is yārē’. It means to tremble; revere; be afraid; awe, to stand in awe of; be awed; to cause amazement. The only thing we are to be AMAZED by is God. The ONLY thing we are to be in AWE of is God.

Three evil things have happened since September 10, 2025:

1. Charlie Kirk was shot.

2. Pastor Felipe Ascencio was shot.

3. Scott and Kathryn Powers were shot by their son Michael who then killed himself in my own town. (Mr. Powers brother attends our church.)

I was sitting in a drive through line when I heard about the Powers.  As I rehearsed these death’s, for a few seconds, I was temporarily in awe of the evil. Here are the words God gave me in the drive-thru and throughout the next day: (Using the word awe and amazed synonymously.)

Do not be amazed by the evil.  Do not exalt it.
Do not be amazed by the pressure.  Do not exalt it
Do not be amazed by the trifle/obstacle.  Do not exalt it.
Do not be amazed by lack or fortune.  Do not exalt it.
Do not be in awe of the sickness of disease.  Do not exalt it.
Do not be in awe of death. Do not exalt it.
Only be in awe of ME.  Exalt Me

“Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His footstool–He [is] holy.” (Psa 99:5 NKJV)

“Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth…” (Psa 108:5 NKJV)

“Therefore, God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name, which is above every name, ¹⁰ that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, ¹¹ and [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Phl 2:9-11 NKJV)

Jesus is name above every name!  His name is above every evil, pressure, trifle, obstacle, lack, concern, worry, fear, sickness, disease, and even death.  He conquered death, too.

Remember, as you walk through life by faith—You are an Overcomer in Christ Jesus. Exalt Him alone.  Do not give place to the Devil.

I enCOURAGE you to remain standing, heart fixed, immovable! Jesus wins every time.

I am clothed with strength and dignity, and I laugh without fear of the future. (Pro. 31:25)

“Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27 NKJV)

by Tammy Phillips and Marie Poon
August 6, 2025

Holy Spirit often grabs my attention in the bathroom, whether I am showering, putting on makeup or cleaning. It is a place where I suppose my mind is quieter and I can hear Him crystal clear. Usually in our “restroom meetings” Holy Spirit has something very important to deposit into my thick skull.

Recently, my mother sent an email which baffled me. My reply to her was, “Mom, I am confused. I know the word of God and have studied it for a long time, too. I DO NOT know everything, BUT what you just told me is like telling me the sky is blue and the University of Georgia color are red and black. I know Jesus is coming back and expect Him very soon. I have for looked for Him for years, just like the disciples did. Just because He has not appeared yet doesn’t mean I am not looking for Him to walk through heaven’s door anytime.”

Later the same morning, I was in a hotel in Montgomery, Alabama, sitting on the edge of the tub waiting for the water to warm, still contemplating Mom’s words. “Why did she send me that? I thought, “I KNOW it, but how can we as Christians warn others?”

DUH? Light bulb goes on. We all have a voice, and we need to use it! This blog is one way I share mine. I realized my mother had just given me the core for an encouragement, this encourgement.

I know mom sent the email because of the parade of recent earthquakes, including the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia.

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Here is what she wrote …

Did you know according to scripture, there was an earthquake when Jesus died and will be another just before His appearing?

Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many. [Mat 27:51-53 NKJV]

Next…While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” (Mat 24:3 CSB)

Jesus replied…“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 “All these [are] the beginning of sorrows (birth pains). [Mat 24:7-8 NKJV]

For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 3 For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. [1Th 5:2-3 NKJV]

Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” 18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. [Rev 16:17-18 NKJV]

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I enCOURAGE you to prepare your heart to meet Jesus. None of us know when we will be called home to heaven. Heed the warnings in His word! Earthquakes are just ONE sign of His soon and coming return. He gives us many more…

“BUT KNOW THIS: Hard times will come in the last days. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, 4 traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.”  (2Ti 3:1-5 CSB)

Sound familiar? I do not want to miss the call when Jesus comes to snatch His Bride away. If you do not know His voice, will you answer?

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, drive out demons in your name, and do many miracles in your name? ‘ 23 “Then I will announce to them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you lawbreakers! ‘ (Mat 7:21-23 CSB)

There will come a time when all men hear one of two things from Jesus that will determine their eternal destiny, “Well done good and faithful servant or depart from Me. I never knew you.” Are you ready?

by Tammy Phillips
July 22, 2025

“Go…” Matthew 28:19 (AMP)

After about two hours of sleep, my alarm shook me at 4 AM. I paused and seriously considered whether to stay in bed or whether to get up and go. Everything in my body yelled, “Stay.” Everything in my heart and soul said, “Get up and go!”

Within a few short minutes, my car was packed and I pulled out of our garage. I called Jesus and said, “This is your trip. I’m just along for the ride.” This was my plea for Him to strengthen and protect me on the journey!

As Christians, isn’t that the way we should get out of bed and start EVERY day? I mean, seriously, think about it. Jesus said, “Follow Me,” which means come on this journey with Me. If we’re truly following Him, shouldn’t our every day begin with surrender to Him and His way?

There are times in our lives where we want to do something, but also do not. I wanted to go to my Uncle Sherrill‘s 80th birthday party. I would not have given the trip a second thought if I was going to his funeral instead. Right? My 60-year-old creeky body did not want to make the five hour journey and the time zone change. Jesus said, “Follow me.”

So l picked up my cross, denied myself, and hit the road. I queued up my favorite new worship artist, turned up the praise, and somewhere along the way, my exhaustion faded. Worship carried me south to the celebration.

I enCOURAGE you to go! But first, surrender your way to the Lord. Every day is a trip, right? Believe you me, the ride will be much better with Him.

July 7, 2025

I usually write what the Lord is sharing to my heart here. This message is so important! I wanted to share with you… (following writing is a MUST HERE link to a sermon of the same title! I pray you will listen and allow God to answer some questions you may have.)

No Explanation, Just An Invitation from Jentzen Franklin, May 5, 2025

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11

You may be facing the trial of your life right now. Your family could be enduring something indescribable. Your health may be failing, your finances may be in crisis, or perhaps you have a son or daughter trapped in addiction. You might not understand why this is happening to you.

A similar scenario happened in John 21. Jesus tells Peter that one day, someone will lead him to a place he does not want to go, signifying the kind of death Peter would face for following Him. In response, Peter turns and looks at John, asking Jesus, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus replies, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.”

We become discontent and distrustful when we begin to compare our lives to those of others.

Your neighbor’s path may seem easier while yours feels steep and painful. But God has a plan for your life and a different plan for theirs. If you’ve surrendered your life to Christ, your journey, no matter how difficult, will glorify God. That’s why you must choose to keep following Jesus. Take your eyes off the blessings of others, or you may miss God’s will for your own life. Jesus was essentially telling Peter: “It’s not your concern how someone else’s story unfolds. Just follow me.”

The Apostle Paul warns against the trap of comparison: “When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise.” (2 Corinthians 10:12). You may wonder, “Why did they get a father when I didn’t?” “Why did I get this illness and they didn’t?” “Why did tragedy strike my family?” God does not cause sickness or death. In fact, He sent His Son so that one day, everyone who belongs to Him will be whole, healed, and live forever. But until that day, we will face the trials of living in a fallen world. Even the most faithful men and women in the Bible endured hardships beyond what we can imagine. There is a powerful verse that gives us hope in the dark times. It was uttered by a man who lost everything in this life. He lost his children, the respect of his friends, his health, and his wealth. But while he sat in the ashes of his suffering, Job said, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” Job 13:15

https://www.jentezenfranklin.org/broadcasts/no-explanation-just-an-invitation