Many believers are suffering and dying for their faith, as confirmed by Open Doors International. Jesus warned in Matthew 24:9 that persecution would increase before His return. Let us keep our brothers and sisters in daily prayer.

Jesus instructed His disciples to deny themselves and follow Him, a teaching that continues to believers today. Pastor Mike MacIntosh highlights key points about this sacrificial lifestyle that allows the Holy Spirit to move powerfully in our lives.

Genesis Chapter 32 describes Jacob wrestling mightily with the Angel of the Lord at Penuel, not letting go even when his hip was dislocated. Desiring a blessing, Jacob received a self-reflecting question first—what is your name? Pastor Joe Focht delves into why here:

“I’m really burdened in my heart with one word in ministry: die,” Pastor Lloyd Pulley of Calvary Chapel Old Bridge, NJ, emphasized during the CCA International Pastors Conference in November 2025. Teaching from 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, he explained that dying means no longer living for self, modeled by Jesus Christ.

“I hope you are thinking, … What part do I play?” exhorted Pastor Jim Gallagher of CC Vero Beach, FL, to many pastors gathered in November at the CCA International Pastors Conference. Teaching from 2 Kings 13, he urged them to “strike the ground with their arrows.”

Pastor Garid Beeler, senior pastor of VISION Calvary Chapel in Irvine, CA, shares a powerful and timely message encouraging us as evangelical believers to stand with Israel, especially since the deadly and satanic attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023.