Break Every Chain, 11602 Valley Forge, Sellersburg, IN (2026)

09/02/2026

Devotional: Prosperity, Generosity, and Value

Scripture: “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45 NKJV

Reflection: "God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving" — Randy Alcorn

Everyone treasures something. Everyone has those things which are important to them, things they hide away inside. Here the Bible says those things are treasures. These can be good treasures or evil treasures. These could be things like covetousness, anger, bitterness, resentments, jealousy and envy, or they can be things like love, compassion, kindness, other centeredness etc. The things we value shape who we are, and who we are comes out in what we say and do. The Bible makes it clear that what we give is what we receive, and what we receive is a direct result of what we give. From this scripture we see a spiritual fact, that we are all giving something, we are all saying something, and that something depends directly on what we treasure.

Who we are is about our heart. You cannot give away good, if your heart is full of evil. The Bible is clear that only God is good, therefore a good man is a man who is full of God, who treasures God, and who then speaks of God, of His love, and who offers that to others. This is good news! If we are not full of God, we can start filling up today, we can discard the evil, we can replace our fallen lusts and desires, with Godly good desires. We can fill our heart and mind with the things of God, and this will become our treasure. A good place to start is by filling our hearts and minds with daily Bible study. If you want to be good, if you want to treasure good, fill yourself with God.

Questions:
What do you treasure, what is in your heart?
Does what you say or do reflect your heart?
Can you transmit something to others that is not in your heart?
How can you help yourself and others to fill up on God’s goodness?

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, fill us to overflowing with your Holy Spirit, and help us to treasure you above all else. We know we can only speak and do what is true of our heart and we want our hearts to belong to you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

08/26/2026

Devotional: Comfort, Conflict, and Conviction

Scripture: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” 2 Cor 1:3-4 NKJV

Reflection: “God does not comfort us to make us comfortable but to make us comforters.” — John Jowett

Comfort has many definitions and it is both a verb and a noun. In the context of the scripture above it is both, and we are to be givers and receivers of both. It is interesting to note that in this scripture we are not being told to offer the same comfort offered to us by a human being, though we may have been from time to time. God is ordering us to freely pass on the divine comfort we freely received through the Holy Spirit. Indeed one of the powers, gifts, occupations of the Holy Spirit is to comfort believers. We all need comfort especially when we are going through trials, tribulations and troubles.

In order to receive comfort from the Holy Spirit you need to know and have a relationship with the Holy Spirit. To know the Holy Spirit you have to have called on Jesus to be your Lord and Savior, to have surrendered your life to Him, and then you are sealed for salvation by the Holy Spirit. The Bible says we experience God’s love through the Holy Spirit. Comfort is one aspect or form of that love, and unless we receive it and recognize it we cannot pass it along to others. When we pass along the comfort from the Holy Spirit it becomes a beautiful way to evangelize.

Questions:
Have you been sealed for salvation through the Holy Spirit?
Are you aware of receiving comfort directly from the Holy Spirit?
Have you had an opportunity to share that comfort with others?
What is one way this week that you can offer divine comfort to others?

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank you for the gift of your Holy Spirit, for the comfort he offers and for the ability to pass along that comfort. Lord, help us to recognize the opportunities you give us to share that comfort with others. Prompt our hearts to help, to share, to comfort others. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

08/19/2026

Devotional: God’s Enemies - Sin and Death

Scripture: “But your iniquities have separated you from your God;
And your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.” Isaiah 59:2 NKJV

Reflection: “God is against my sin because he is for me.” — James Bryan Smith

Most Christians know that sin separates us from God, because God is Holy and Good, and Perfect. But that is as far as they get in their thoughts or understanding about sin. Sin is a corrosive and destructive force in the lives of those who sin and to those around them. Sin is progressive, addictive, and if left untreated and unforgiven, it is deadly. The Bible clearly states that the “wages of sin is death” (Rom 6:23). Through sin we only reap destruction. God does not want this for you or for anyone.

God is never against people, He is against their sin, their evil acts, their lusts and selfish desires. God’s heart is that all would turn to Jesus and be saved. We know that many have gone to their death in sin, denying Jesus, and that not everyone will be saved. But we should, like Jesus, desire that all would be saved. If we really care as God does, then we won’t leave an enemy nor a friend in sin, we will confront the sin, confronting them if need be. This is an act of love, an act of mercy, not judgement. It is what Jesus did and what He can and will do through you in the power of the Holy Spirit!

Questions:
Do you have sin that you should confess to God right now and ask for forgiveness?
Do you see that calling out sin is a loving act?
Is there a time in your life that you felt distant from God due to your sin?
Whom can you help today that you see caught in sin and separated from God?

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we have sinned, we have fallen short of your glory, of the glory to which you have called us all, and we are sorry. Lord, please forgive us, wipe the slate clean, and allow us to come and have fellowship with you. Father, help us through the love and power of your Holy Spirit to lovingly confront those we would meet who are separated in their sin, that they too might seek your forgiveness and have fellowship with you too. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

08/12/2026

Devotional: God’s Enemies - The Antichrist

Scripture: Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the ]Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour. 1 John 2:18 NKJV

Reflection: "It is a war of light vs. darkness, of Christ vs. antichrist, the Word of God vs. secular humanism. There will be a winner and a loser!.. There is no compromise with the enemy. There is no neutrality in this war!" — John Hagee

Make no mistake, we are at war! We are at war with spiritual forces and principalities, and according to the scripture above, they are here. There have been, and there are many antichrists. We see them in our media, our politics, even in our communities or our very own families. These are people, organizations, and forces that oppose the sovereign will and goodness of God. They are people who deny Jesus’ divinity, and His life, death, and resurrection! Anyone in opposition to Jesus is an antichrist!

We don’t wage this war with weapons or fists, though we may have to use those things to defend ourselves, our loved ones, and our freedoms. We wage this war in the spirit, by aligning our will with God’s, by proclaiming Jesus loudly and boldly, and by living our lives in a way that is attractive to those who are lost and seeking truth. This war cannot be fought alone, we need one another and we need the church. We need Father, Son, and Holy Spirit guiding us and intervening on our behalf. Rejoice, we know that ultimately Jesus is the victor, and we have our victory in and through Him! We can’t avoid this war but it is a sign of Jesus’s return and of a glorious forever with God for those who choose Christ!

Questions:
Do you acknowledge and accept that we are at war?
Do you or would you recognize the antichrist?
How can you partner with Jesus to take part in this spiritual battle?
What does it mean to live in victory yet continue to fight for God’s Kingdom?

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, help us to recognize and fight against the antichrists in this world. Help us to boldly proclaim your truth, goodness, and sovereignty! We need you Jesus, now more than ever, as we fight the Holy fight by your side. We battle in the knowledge that the victory is yours. In your Name, Amen.

07/29/2026

Devotional: God Chastens His Own

Scripture: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” Heb 12:6

Reflection: “Affliction and correction from God are blessings in disguise, meant to shape the believer's character and draw them closer to His comfort.” ― Charles Spurgeon

Chasten is defined by Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary as: to correct by punishment or suffering; to prune: to cause to be more humble or restrained. God disciplines those He loves. God is transforming us into the likeness of our savior Jesus Christ. We cannot become like Jesus without some correction, without some growing pains. If God is leaving you alone, you are lost. You neither know Him, nor He you. If you are a Christian, not only should you want to change, but change is necessary and inevitable.

Too many Christians are never taught this fact, and too many more don’t want anything to do with discipline or change. In fact, many churches are set up to fill seats, gain the money they need to continue to pay the staff and bills, etc. These churches won’t talk about difficult issues, or warn you to repent, or “hit the truth too hard” for fear of losing people and money. But what people need today is the truth! People need to come to church to hear the word of God, to feel convicted, and to make the changes in their lives that God is calling them to. It’s great if you feel good after attending church, but that is not what it is for. It is for worshipping a Holy God, for learning about Him, and for becoming more like Him, and then sharing Him with others. For this to happen, we must be chastened.

Questions:
Do you welcome God’s chastening?
In what ways has God disciplined you over the years?
Have you become more disciplined overall, more like Jesus?
Can you show others how to embrace God’s discipline?

Prayer: Father God, as your children, we know we need chastening, we need correction. Please God, help us to embrace your loving discipline, to seek it out, and to apply it to our lives. We ask that you would guide us and correct us through your Holy Spirit, your Church, and your Word. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

07/22/2026

Devotional: Enemies of God

Scripture:
Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. Rom 5:9-10 NKJV

Reflection:
“We in the church have failed to remind this generation that while God is love, He also has the capacity to hate. He hates sin, and He will judge sin with the fierceness of His wrath.” ― Billy Graham

If you are a believer then you know that Christ died for me and for you while we were yet sinners, that is, before we ever made the decision to turn our lives over to Him. Rom 5:8 That means that Christ died for us while we were still enemies of God, lost in our sin, in open rebellion to who God is and what He is all about. God has no enemies that are actually a threat to Him, only enemies that have put themselves at odds through unholy sin. A Holy God, and an unholy person, an unsaved person cannot be together.

So much of the world, so many people living today have no idea that they have set themselves against God and are therefore His enemies. It is our job as His people, His children to lead those people to “our side”. But unlike Islam, we do not do it by force or coercion. We do not believe you get several chances and are ultimately one with everyone and everything else, like many Eastern religions. We believe you have one chance, in this lifetime to make an eternal commitment to Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. We believe that this decision and commitment will result not only in an eternal reward, but also a profound spiritual transformation with earthly implications. Most importantly, you will go from an enemy of God to a friend of Jesus! Make the choice today to be a friend and not an enemy of God.

Questions:
Did you know that God has enemies?
Are you an enemy of God or a friend of Jesus?
Who can you win over to our side?
How do you treat the enemies of God, and how should you?

Prayer: Father God thank you for sending your Son Jesus to rescue us from our rebellion and sin that we who were enemies are now friends! In Jesus’ name, Amen.

07/20/2026

Devotional: Righteous Judgment Righteous Salvation

Scripture:
“The Lord is righteous in all His ways, gracious in all His works.” Psalm 145:17 NKJV

Reflection:
Righteous: acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin: morally right or justifiable: arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality – Merriam Webster Online

Everything that God does, that Jesus does, that the Holy Spirit does, is righteous. God is not measured by something He is what all things are measured by. God sets the standard, He is the standard, He decides what is just, what is righteous. Too often we judge God, not openly of course, and sometimes not even knowingly, but we squirm at the Bible, think, “I wouldn’t do it that way”, and so on. We think we know better, that our ways, our thoughts, our opinions somehow outweigh the Creator of all. God address this when His word says, “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts more than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 NKJV

God’s word also tells us that God is Love. (1 John 4:8) God is all Love, all Justice, all righteousness, and on and on. God is 100% in every area. He is not partially love, and partially justice, nor can His love be separate from His justice or from His righteousness. God is an integrated whole, He is wholly God, and He is a Holy God! While it may be hard to grasp or understand, His Love is even found in His punishment, His wrath, and His rebuke. Even the existence of Hell is an act of God’s love, righteousness, and justice. Hell is for those that do not want God or Heaven. God does not force people to do what they don’t want to do. I want to encourage you to choose God, choose Jesus, choose salvation, and choose to follow God in all your ways.

Questions:
Does it make sense to you that all God does, says, commands, is righteous?
Have you made the decision to give your life to Jesus the Christ?
Can you explain to others that God is what all else is measured against?
How can you become a stronger witness for Jesus?

Prayer: Jesus yours is the name above all names, our point of reference, what everything else is measured against. We lift you high this day as we recognize and rejoice in your righteousness! Help us Lord Jesus to live unto you, to share you, the truth with others. In Your Name, Amen.

07/15/2026

Devotional: No Time Like the Present

Scripture:
“Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” James 4:17 NKJV

Reflection:
“God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination." — St. Augustine of Hippo

In the last couple of days my family and I have been remarking how many wonderful and loving things have been shared about Senator Lindsey Graham. My wife specifically commented on how sad it is that many of those same people probably did not share those things with Senator Graham while he was living. That’s so normal and so bad. We have all these people we like, love, and enjoy and we never tell them. Take some time this week to think about the people that enrich your life and consider telling them as much! According to James in the scripture above, if we know we need to do this and don’t, it is sin. Let us not put off the good we need to do.

While it is good and right to tell the people we love that we love them, it still does not have the urgency of sharing the good news of the gospel. We don’t know if that waiter or waitress we were prompted to share Jesus with will hear about Him from anyone else, and if they don’t hear about Him, how will they give their lives to Jesus and receive forgiveness and eternal life? Do you have an urgency in your heart to share your life and love with Jesus with others? You should, I should, we should, anyone who calls themselves a Christian should! With the passing of Senator Graham we all have been reminded of the brevity of life, the unpredictability of the end, and the urgency of doing what needs to be done today. If you can’t or won’t do it for yourself, do it for others, and do it for Jesus!

Questions:
Do you tell the people in your life how much you appreciate them/love them?
What have you been putting off for tomorrow that you need to do today?
Have you made your peace with God, with the unpredictability with life?
With whom can you share the gospel at once, right now?

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, you are merciful, forgiving, and loving, calling all onto yourself! Help us to give to each day the urgency due, to share your love and your truth with all willing to hear, and help us to repent and turn to you now not later. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

07/08/2026

Devotional: Faith is Freedom

Scripture:
“Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” John 8:36 NKJV

Reflection:
"Communism is intrinsically wrong, and no one who would save Christian civilization may collaborate with it in any attempt whatsoever." — Pope Pius XI, Divini Redemptoris (1937)

Man doesn’t make man free, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and a relationship with Him does. Men are sinful, fallen, lost and confused and believe that they deserve to rule over one another because they are “better”. Take Gavin Newsom in California, during Covid he ate at the fanciest, most expensive, restaurant, The French Laundry, with his friends, while wearing no masks, but had his whole state, the people, and the businesses on lockdown. That is a perfect example of playing “god”. He is now trying to sell himself as a “moderate” democrat when that was true Communism. Socialism portrays itself as a system of fairness and equal distribution of wealth, while it is an equal distribution of poverty. And socialism never lasts. Because man is inherently self-centered and power hungry, socialism will collapse into Fascism or Communism, and in both situations people who think they are bigger, stronger, faster , smarter etc. lord over everyone else. The only true freedom is found in Christ.

Real generosity, real justice, and real freedom come from a heart full of God’s love. The government is to represent the will of the people. But when the people’s hearts are far from God, when they grow apathetic, and when they are too interested in their own daily lives to look up and care about their fellow man, the opportunity arises for evil men and women to step in and take over. The United States is “one nation under God”. If we lose that, we lose our freedom. The fabric of our country is bound up in the Bible, bound up in our Judeo-Christian values, bound up in our Lord and savior Jesus the Christ!

Questions:
Who knows what is better for you, God or man?
Have you surrendered all to Jesus, asked Him to set you free?
Does faith permeate every aspect of your life, even your politics?
How can you help others to see the relationship between the freedoms we have in this country, and our Christian faith?

Prayer: Lord Jesus, we are losing our freedoms in this country day by day, and we know true freedom comes from you, first within, and then without. Please Lord, help us to be grateful for, and guard our freedoms, starting with spreading the wonderful news of who You are, and how to give our lives to you. In Your Name, Amen.

06/24/2026

Devotional: You Already Know

Scripture:
“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, ...” Rom 1:18-20 NKJV

Reflection:
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.” Ecc 3:11 NKJV

We have no excuse! We can’t claim that God cannot be known, because as His word makes clear, He has shown Himself to us through His external creation, and our “internal world”. To claim to be an atheist is to claim proof for the non-existence of God. Any proof given by an atheist must include claims about the universe, the world, people, and what happens to us when we die. God made and determined it all, so they would be using evidence of God to prove He doesn’t exist. It’s all nonsense! It's an active rebellion by those who still want to play God in their own lives, and let’s keep it real, they can’t save themselves. What of the agnostic? Someone who says, they simply don’t know whether there is a God or not, they don’t know whether they should believe or not? They are either intellectually lazy, in quiet rebellion, or afraid of the implications for their life if God exists.

God is everywhere and His divine spark is visible in all of creation. The very breath in our lungs if from God and every heartbeat we have is a gift from Him. “for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’” Acts 17:28 When we share the gospel with those who do not yet know Jesus as Lord, we are ushering into reality, a deeper sense of being, belonging, and purpose. Our world is becoming more and more cynical, bitter, depressed and angry, all because it is denying the truth of God, and that this is His world, and we are His creation. Let’s live in the reality that this world and all that is in it belongs to Him!

Questions:
Do you live in the reality that all is God’s, and do you see Him in His creation?
What does it mean that God placed eternity in our hearts?
Have you ever known an atheist or agnostic, and are they happy people?
How can you help others to live in reality which is God?

Prayer: Father God, help us to be acutely aware of your presence in us and in your world. Help us Lord to be free people who live in the reality of your love and power, in the reality that all is from you and belongs to you, and help us witness to others on your behalf. In Jesus’ name.

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