Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson
Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson is a brief daily devotional that offers practical life application straight from the Bible. Produced by Connection Pointe Christian Church in Brownsburg, Indiana, each episode provides spiritual encouragement and biblical insights for everyday living.
Episodes
Who Is Watching You Suffer? How Your Faith in Hard Times Shows Your Kids and Coworkers Jesus (Acts 16:25)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson talks about the audience watching your life right now.
Pastor John describes four: the great cloud of witnesses in heaven described in Hebrews chapter 11, the angels and demons in the unseen realm, and the people around you, such as your children, grandchildren, coworkers, and classmates. When you go through suffering, they are watching to see wheth
Why Pray Out Loud? How Speaking Prayers Aloud Calms Anxiety and Negative Thoughts (Acts 16:25)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson takes a second look at Acts chapter 16, verse 25, where Paul and Silas pray and sing hymns to God at midnight in prison.
Pastor John connects this to Colossians chapter 3, where we are told to set our hearts and minds on things above. If you struggle with anxiety, negativity, or a lack of hope and joy, he suggests learning the practice of speaking S
Why Praying Out Loud Changes Everything: Paul and Silas Sang in Prison (Acts 16:25)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson shares one of his two favorite verses in Acts chapter 16: verse 25, where about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God.
Beaten, falsely accused, and thrown into prison, they are in physical agony, yet they are praying out loud and singing. Pastor John asks listeners how many people have ever heard them pray out loud or sing a
What Prison Are You In Right Now? A Prayer for Hope and Joy in Illness, Divorce, or Depression (Acts 16:24)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the story of Paul and Silas in Acts chapter 16, verse 24, where they are placed in the inner cell of the prison with their feet fastened in stocks.
Pastor John describes how hard it is to comprehend this physical suffering, and then invites listeners to identify the prison they are in right now. It may be chronic illness, cancer, divorce,
Praying While Suffering in a Dark Prison: What Paul and Silas Teach About Pain and Faith (Acts 16:23)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the story of Paul and Silas in Acts chapter 16, verse 23.
After being falsely accused and severely flogged, Paul and Silas are thrown into a prison that is nothing like a modern one. It is a dark, dripping stone dungeon, and the jailer is told to guard them carefully. Their wounds are not cleaned or treated.
Pastor John asks listeners to
Suffering for Jesus: What It Means to Share in Christ's Suffering (Acts 16)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the series on the opposition we will face as we pursue revival, which is reviving our own heart love for God. He explains that Satan's primary weapon is distraction. If that fails, he may try temptation, and if that fails because we live in ongoing repentance, he will come with opposition.
In Acts 16, the crowd joins the attack, and Paul a
Joy in Suffering Is Possible: How to Prepare for Opposition (Acts 16)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson asks a question: what if you could have hope and joy in the middle of suffering and adversity? He follows Paul and Silas in Acts 16 as they are singled out, dragged before the magistrates, and falsely accused. That is real suffering, and yet they will be full of hope and joy because they are full of the Holy Spirit.
Pastor John says this is not just
Will My Faith Be Strong Enough? Peace Under Pressure (Acts 16, Stephen)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson looks at the moment in Acts 16 when Paul and Silas are physically seized and dragged into the marketplace to face the authorities. Pastor John shares his prayer that his faith would be strong enough, and his connection to the Holy Spirit close enough, to stay at peace if he ever faced something like that.
Jesus told His followers that if they hated
Why Doing Good Brings Opposition: Jesus Sets Captives Free (Acts 16)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the revival journey in Acts 16, in the Roman colony of Philippi. After Paul casts the demon out of the slave girl, her owners realize their hope of making money is gone, and they seize Paul and Silas and drag them before the authorities.
Pastor John names three kinds of opposition to expect when we seek first the kingdom of God: demonic op
How to Pray Against Spiritual Attack: Paul's Simple Command in Acts 16
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the revival journey in Acts 16, in the Roman colony of Philippi, where a demon-possessed slave girl follows Paul and his companions for many days. Paul finally turns and says, in the name of Jesus Christ, I command you to come out of her.
Pastor John explains that when we face spiritual warfare, we never obsess over the enemy. We keep our
Afraid of Spiritual Warfare? Greater Is He Who Is in You (Acts 16)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues in Acts 16, where Paul, Silas, Luke, and Timothy meet a demon-possessed slave girl in Philippi. Paul faced whippings, prisons, and mobs, so Pastor John reminds us that opposition should not surprise us when we pursue revival.
Pastor John shares a personal story of receiving threats from a man who seemed to be under demonic influence, of pr
Facing Opposition on Your Faith Journey? Here's Why That's Actually Normal
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson reminds us that real, lasting revival has never happened in a single emotional moment. Every great awakening in history, along with the revival under Nehemiah and the revival in the book of Acts, unfolded over decades of daily, unremarkable faithfulness, not one dramatic event. The exciting moments are the fruit of revival, not the root. The root is
Do You Really Love Jesus, or Just Love People Liking You? (Peter's Hardest Question)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks John 21, right after the charcoal fire breakfast, where Jesus asks Peter three times, do you love me? Pastor Dickerson explains that Jesus isn't asking if Peter loves Him more than the other disciples do, He's asking if Peter loves Him more than he loves being liked, more than he fears what people think of him. Each time Peter says yes, Jesus
Feels Like What God's Asking of You Will Break You? It Won't, Here's Why
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson returns to a small detail from John 21. When Peter first met Jesus, a miracle catch of fish tore his nets. Three years later, after failure and restoration, Peter hauls in an even bigger catch, 153 large fish, and this time the net holds.
Pastor Dickerson shares honestly from his own life how conversations and opportunities that would have taken him
153 Large Fish and an Unbroken Net: Why This Detail in the Bible Matters
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks a small but fascinating detail from John chapter 21. Peter, Andrew, James, and John grew up fishing the Sea of Galilee their entire lives, so they knew exactly how much weight their nets could hold. When they haul in 153 unusually large fish after the resurrection, and the net holds without tearing, these seasoned fishermen would have noticed
Everything You're Chasing Was Already Waiting for You With Jesus
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the story of Peter from John 21. After a fruitless night of fishing, Peter jumps into the water the moment he realizes it's Jesus waiting on the shore. He's soaking wet, cold, hungry, and still carrying the shame of denying Jesus three times. But Jesus has already built a fire and already cooked him breakfast. Everything Peter had been work
Your Worst Failure Isn't the End of Your Story With God (Peter's Charcoal Fire)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson reads John 21, where Jesus appears to His discouraged disciples after the resurrection. Peter and the others go fishing and catch nothing all night, echoing the same failed night from when Jesus first called Peter years earlier. Then Jesus calls out from the shore, tells them where to cast their net, and the catch is so large they can barely haul it
Feel Like You've Given Up on Yourself? Jesus Calls Peter Again
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson invites you to think of Peter as a model for yourself.
Looking back on Peter's story, from the day Jesus calls him to the day he is named the rock on which the church will be built, Pastor John reminds us that Peter's walk had ups and downs. Some moments were wonderful, and some felt weird and confusing. Some listeners may be right where Peter was l
Do You Love Jesus Imperfectly? Why God Chose Peter, Not the Pharisees
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson skips ahead from Luke 5 to the end of the gospels, to the moment Jesus restores Peter after Peter denied him three times.
On a seashore, Jesus asks Peter three times, do you love me? It echoes the day Jesus first called Peter from his fishing boat, a poetic set of bookends. Peter, repenting, admits that Jesus knows everything, including how imperfec
Do You Have Any Friends Who Don't Know Jesus? A Pastor's Honest Confession
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson begins with a confession.
Before he was a pastor, he was a journalist. His coworkers were his friends, they came from many different beliefs and backgrounds, and they all knew he was a devoted follower of Jesus. He misses those friendships and the dinners at their homes. Now, with a full ministry and kids he is trying to disciple, it takes real inte
You Don't Have To Clean Up Your Life Before Coming To Jesus | Why He Ate Dinner With 'Sinners'
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson walks through one of the most socially explosive moments in Luke chapter 5.
After Jesus calls Levi the tax collector to be His disciple, Levi throws a huge banquet in his own home with Jesus as the guest of honor, surrounded by fellow tax collectors and people everyone considered "sinners." The religious leaders are appalled and confront Jesus's dis
Does Dying To Yourself Mean Your Life Gets Worse? Jesus Says The Opposite | Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks Jesus's words: "Whoever would come after me must deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow me."
Some Christian traditions turn this into a checklist of suffering, as if joy and following Jesus can't coexist. Pastor John reminds listeners that the fruit of the Spirit includes love, joy, and peace—following God is a joyful adventure, ev
Struggling To Forgive Someone Who Actually Hurt You? Jesus Went Straight To Him
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson explains who Levi the tax collector really was: not a generic sinner, but a man who extorted his own Jewish neighbors, backed by violent Roman soldiers, and got wealthy off their suffering while families went hungry.
His tax booth was likely the single most emotionally triggering location in the whole village. And that is exactly where Jesus walks,
Feeling Spiritually Stuck? It Might Be One Thing You're Not Obeying
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson gets personal about his own revival journey, admitting his highs have been higher than ever and his lows lower than ever.
He shares that when things start to feel stagnant, boring, or stale, it's almost always a sign of what he calls an "obedience barrier," something God has clearly asked of you, whether it's praying for someone on your list, having
The One Person You Think Will Never Get Saved? Pray This Prayer Today
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson asks a hard question: who is the most impossible person on your salvation prayer list, the one you're almost sure will never come to faith?
Pastor John shares his own answer, a former coworker and editor, one of the smartest people he knows, who has been agnostic as long as he's known her. He still prays for her by name every day.
He connects that
Praying For Someone's Salvation? God Is Already Preparing Their Heart
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues through Luke chapter 5 with the story of Levi, a tax collector who was despised by everyone in his town.
When Jesus walked up to Levi's tax booth and said "Follow me," Levi didn't hesitate. He got up, left behind a small fortune, and followed Jesus on the spot. Pastor John explains that this instant response wasn't random. God had already
Faith Isn't a Feeling: What Jesus Healing a Paralyzed Man Teaches About Real Revival
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson wraps up the story of Jesus healing the paralyzed man, and unpacks a caution every believer in the middle of revival needs to hear: don't let emotion be your guide.
Revival is real, and it does stir real feeling, sometimes higher highs than you've experienced before, and sometimes real opposition. But feelings rise and fall. What stays steady is God
Praying For Someone's Salvation? Here's The Faith Jesus Noticed First
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson opens Luke chapter 5, the story of a paralyzed man whose friends carried him to Jesus and, when they could not get through the crowd, tore open a roof to lower him down in front of Jesus.
Jesus responds to a detail that is easy to miss: he forgives the man's sins after seeing their faith, not only his own faith, but the faith of the friends who refu
Feeling Spiritually Empty? Why God's Power Isn't Flowing Through You Like It Did Jesus
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson asks a simple but searching question: how would you like the Lord's power to be strongly upon your life?
Drawing from Luke 5:17, he points out that the Lord's healing power was strongly with Jesus, not simply because Jesus was God, but because Jesus, in His humbled human state, withdrew regularly to pray and depended completely on the Holy Spirit, j
Why You Don't Feel the Holy Spirit's Power Anymore (And How to Get It Back)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks a phrase from Luke 5 that's easy to read past: "the Lord's healing power was strongly with Jesus." Even Jesus, in His earthly ministry, depended on the Holy Spirit to do the work of the Father, as Acts 10:38 makes clear.
That raises a real question for our own lives: why do we so often try to live for God without leaning on His Spirit the wa
Why Even Jesus Faced Criticism From Religious People (And What It Means for You)
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues through Luke chapter 5, where Jesus heals a paralyzed man and forgives his sins while Pharisees and religious teachers, who traveled in from every village across Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, gather to criticize Him.
This episode traces a pattern found in every true revival throughout history: opposition always follows. It's spiritual, bu
Why You Can't Hear God's Voice — And What Jesus Did About the Noise
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the study of the man with leprosy from Luke chapter 5 and turns our attention to one verse that changes everything: verse 16, where we're told that Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
This wasn't occasional for Jesus — it was a pattern. Even while crowds pressed in around him, hungry for another miracle, Jesus made a habit of p
Your Testimony Can Defeat the Enemy
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson teaches from Luke chapter 5, the story of the leper who came to Jesus and was instantly healed. Instead of telling him to broadcast the miracle right away, Jesus gave him a specific instruction: go to the priest first, follow the process God had already laid out in the law of Moses, and then let that healing become a public testimony.
Pastor John un
Jesus Healed a Leper With One Word - He Can Heal Our Nation Too
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson opens Luke 5 to the story of a man covered in leprosy who begs Jesus, if you are willing, you can heal me. Jesus reaches out, touches him, and speaks just three words, be healed, and the disease disappears instantly.
Pastor Dickerson pauses on the power behind those words: this is the same God who spoke the stars and planets into existence, and who
Jesus Touched the Untouchable Man Before He Healed Him
No one had touched this man in years. Not out of cruelty, but because touching a leper made you unclean too. So why did Jesus reach out and touch him before he ever spoke a word of healing?
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues the story from Luke chapter 5 of the man with leprosy who begged Jesus, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Jesus' response wasn't just
If You're Willing, You Can Heal Me: The Desperate Prayer God Answers
Have you ever prayed for healing, or for revival in your family, your city, or your nation, without knowing if God would actually say yes? In today's Daily Hope, we look at the prayer of a man with leprosy in Luke chapter 5, and it might be the boldest, most honest prayer in the Gospels.
The man doesn't doubt that Jesus is able to heal him. His only question is whether Jesus is willing. He fall
Does God Still Love You After You Sin? What Jesus Told Peter
Have you ever wondered if God is finished with you after you fail again? In today's Daily Hope, we look at what actually happens the moment you repent, and it is not what most people expect.
In the Old Testament, after Nehemiah repents on behalf of his people, he calls God a God of love who keeps his covenant with those who love him. Even under the old covenant, God's first response to repentan
Stop Chasing an Easy Life - What God Actually Calls a Good Life
What if your definition of a good life is completely different from God's? Most of us define a good life as an easy, comfortable one. But in Nehemiah chapter 1, when Nehemiah hears that Jerusalem is in ruins, he doesn't ask God for comfort, he repents. He confesses his own sin, his family's sin, and his nation's sin. And it's after that repentance that God moves.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor J
When Did You Stop Being Amazed by God?
When's the last time you were genuinely awestruck by God, not just going through the motions of faith, but actually amazed by His goodness and His glory? In Luke 5:9, after Jesus performs a miracle, Peter and his partners James and John aren't just impressed, they're awestruck. That's the response real spiritual sight produces.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson asks why so many of
Why God Resists the Proud, Even If Your Theology Is Right
Is it possible to have your theology completely right and still have God resisting you? James 4:6 and 1 Peter 5:5 both say the same startling thing: God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. You can have an accurate statement about the Trinity, salvation, and Scripture, and still miss God's blessing if pride has crept into your heart.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson
You're Not Too Sinful for God - Why Peter Fell to His Knees Before Jesus
Do you ever feel like you're too sinful, too messed up, or too far gone for God to actually use you? In Luke 5, right after Jesus performs a miracle in front of him, Simon Peter doesn't celebrate - he falls to his knees and begs Jesus to leave him, because he suddenly sees his own sin next to God's holiness.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks this raw moment in Luke 5:8 and
Your Faith Affects Everyone Around You, Even When You Can't See It
You may not see it yet, but reviving your love for God never stays private - it reaches your spouse, your kids, your grandkids, your friends.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson teaches from Luke 5:7, right after Simon Peter's nets become so full of fish they start to tear. Peter shouts for help, and his partners James and John row over in the other boat - and now both boats, both c
Not Good Enough For God? Imperfect Peter Still Led Thousands To Christ
Do you ever feel like you're too flawed, too inconsistent, or too immature for God to actually use you?
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson points out something most people miss about Simon Peter: he wasn't perfect. Scripture shows him as impulsive, selfish, and immature - a guy who messed up more than once. But Jesus kept choosing to work through Peter anyway, because Peter kept ob
Too Tired To Obey? What Peter Did Right Before His Miracle
Too tired to keep trying? In Luke 5, Simon Peter had already worked all night, his nets were clean, and it wasn't even the right time of day to fish - but Jesus asked him to row out into deep water and let the nets down one more time.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks what happened next: Peter obeyed anyway, and the result was a catch so massive it nearly sank two boats. B
Revival Moves at the Speed of Obedience — The Miracle Peter Almost Missed
Have you ever wondered why you haven't seen the breakthrough you've been praying for? In Luke chapter 5, Simon Peter had every reason to say no to Jesus. He'd fished all night, caught nothing, and the request to try again made no sense. But he obeyed anyway, and his nets filled with so many fish that they began to break.
Peter had fished this lake his whole life. His dad and grandfather taught
This Doesn't Make Sense, But If You Say So — Peter's Honest Prayer
Have you ever told God honestly that what He's asking doesn't make sense, and then obeyed Him anyway? In Luke chapter 5, Simon Peter has just spent twelve exhausting hours fishing all night and catching absolutely nothing. Then Jesus tells him to row back out and let his nets down again.
Peter doesn't pretend it makes sense. He says it plainly: Master, we worked hard all last night and didn't c
Too Tired to Try Again? What Jesus Told an Exhausted Fisherman
Are you exhausted from trying something that hasn't worked, and now it feels like God is asking you to try again anyway? In Luke chapter 5, Simon Peter had fished all night, caught nothing, and was already done for the day when Jesus told him to push out into deep water and let his nets down one more time.
From a human perspective, it was a ridiculous request. Peter had grown up fishing this ex
Does Your Ordinary Life Matter to God? What Jesus Asked Simon Peter For
Have you ever wondered if God can really use your ordinary life? Not just your Sunday morning faith, but your actual job, your family, your daily routine? In Luke chapter 5, Jesus does something unexpected. He walks up to a tired fisherman named Simon Peter and asks for something completely ordinary: his boat.
Peter had already worked all night and caught nothing. He was washing his nets, his shi
You Have The Same Power As Elijah To Pray Bold Prayers
You don't have to be a prophet to pray with power. James 5:17 says something most of us skip right past: "Elijah was as human as we are."
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks James 5:16-18, where James reminds us that Elijah, the prophet who prayed and stopped the rain for three and a half years, wasn't superhuman. He was as ordinary as anyone reading this. And yet when he pr
Why Your Prayers Aren't Working (What James 5:16 Says You're Missing)
If you've ever wondered why your prayers feel powerless, or why it seems like God isn't listening, James 5:16 points to something most of us skip: confession.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson reads James 5:13-16 and shows how the early church treated ongoing repentance and honest confession as a normal, daily way of life, not a one-time event. James gives practical instructions f
Stuck In A Hard Season? Why God Hasn't Rescued You Yet
If you feel stuck in a hard season, a painful marriage, a job you hate, a hospital room, a broken family, you've probably asked God why He hasn't rescued you out of it yet.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks a short phrase the apostle Paul wrote from an actual prison cell. In Ephesians 6:20, Paul calls himself "an ambassador in chains" and asks believers to pray for him, no
You Are Not A Citizen Of Earth. Claiming This Identity Breaks Sin's Power
Struggling to break a sin pattern that keeps pulling you back in? The answer may not be more willpower, it may be a new identity.
Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks Ephesians 6:20, where Paul describes himself simply as an ambassador. An ambassador represents their true homeland while living in a foreign country, and Paul understood that his real citizenship was in heaven, not on earth. When you
In Prison, Paul Didn't Pray To Get Out. He Prayed For Your Soul
What you pray for when life is hardest reveals what you truly love.
Pastor John S. Dickerson points out something easy to miss in Ephesians 6:19-20. Paul writes this letter from a prison cell, in chains, and if anyone had the right to ask for comfort it was him. Pray that I get released. Pray that the food improves. Pray that my chains come off. Instead, out of the entire letter, Paul's one per
Afraid To Share Your Faith? Fearless Doesn't Mean You're Never Scared
If fear is the reason you go quiet when a conversation turns toward Jesus, you need to hear what fearless actually means.
Pastor John S. Dickerson opens Ephesians 6:19-20, where the apostle Paul, writing from prison in chains, asks for prayer not once but twice that God would give him the courage to declare the gospel fearlessly. If Paul needed that kind of prayer, so do we. Fearless does not m
Still Praying for a Loved One Who Won't Believe? George Mueller Prayed 52 Years for This
If you have been praying for years for a family member's salvation and haven't seen an answer yet, this message is for you.
Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks the true story of George Mueller, the 1800s pastor who wrote down five names on a simple salvation prayer list and prayed for them daily for decades. One came to Christ after a year and a half. Another after six years. A third after ten. An
Even the Apostle Paul Was Afraid: Why You Need Others Praying for Your Boldness
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 fel
Sharing Your Faith Didn't Go Well? Here's What God Really Measures
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 pra
Scared to Talk About Jesus? How to Get Fearless, Brokenhearted Boldness
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
Even Paul Was Afraid to Share His Faith — Here's What He Prayed Instead
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 h
What Heaven Actually Looks Like — The Tree That Heals Every Nation
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, t
Satan's Only Goal Is to Deceive Nations — How to Pray Against It
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
Christians Are Being Killed for Their Faith Today — What Revelation 7 Promises Them
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
Will You Still Have Your Race and Identity in Heaven? What Revelation 7 Reveals About Your Glorified Body
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 fig
Revival in America Isn't Political—Here's the Real Reason We Pray for It
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.
Is America Still a Christian Nation? What Jeremiah 29:7 Says About Praying for Revival
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 throug
When It Feels Like Evil Is Winning, Remember God Laughs at Rebellious Nations
When it feels like demonic ideas and evil are winning in the world, what do you hold onto? In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson names the spiritual power confrontations we face as we work for revival, and points us to one of the most freeing pictures of God in all of Scripture.
Pastor John traces how nations that reject Christianity end up filled with demonic ideas in their place, fr
How to Pray for Your Nation Without Being Crushed by the Weight
How do you carry a burden for your nation without letting it crush you? In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson talks honestly about the weight of wanting revival for the people and country around you, and what to do when that burden starts to feel overwhelming.
Pastor John looks at how nations like Germany and Russia, both once shaped by strong Christian roots, drifted away from God ov
Why Blessing Leads to Complacency, and How Revival Begins Again
Why does God's blessing so often lead a nation away from Him instead of closer to Him? In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks Nehemiah chapter 9, where the people of Israel gather to confess how they took God's blessing, prosperity, and freedom, and slowly drifted into complacency, idolatry, and judgment.
Pastor John calls this the blessing judgment cycle: God blesses His peopl
Praying for America to Repent: Nehemiah's Prayer for National Revival
What does it look like to repent on behalf of your entire nation? In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson walks through Nehemiah chapter 1, where Nehemiah weeps, fasts, and prays over the ruins of Jerusalem, then repents not just for himself, but for his family and his nation.
Pastor John draws a direct line from Nehemiah's example to America today, leading a prayer of repentance for th
Your Obedience Could Change Your Nation's Future
Did you know your personal obedience to God can shape the destiny of an entire nation? In Genesis 22, God tells Abraham that because he obeyed, every nation on earth would be blessed through his descendants — and that same principle is still true today.
In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson walks through why nations matter so much in Scripture, why God placed you in this specific country at
Man of Sorrows, What a Savior: Why Jesus Had to Suffer Before You Could Have Joy
Have you ever wondered why an old hymn calls Jesus man of sorrows and hallelujah, what a savior, in the very same breath?
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson reads verses from the classic hymn Man of Sorrows, tracing its arc from Isaiah 53:3, where Jesus is called a man of sorrows acquainted with deepest grief, all the way through the cross to Christ's glorious return. The suffering
Broken Heart? Here's Why God Lets You Break Before Revival Comes
If your heart feels crushed right now, this message will show you why God sometimes allows deep brokenness right before revival — and why that pain doesn't mean He has left you.
In today's Daily Hope, we look at Isaiah 53:10, where "it was the Lord's good plan" to crush Jesus for our redemption, and Psalm 51, where David describes the broken and contrite heart that leads to true repentance. Whe
Why Do We Suffer? By His Wounds We Are Healed
Why do we suffer, and where is God when it hurts? Isaiah 52-53 answers that question hundreds of years before Jesus ever went to the cross, describing a suffering servant who would be pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our sins, and silent before His accusers even though He could have called ten thousand angels to stop it.
In this message, Pastor John S. Dickerson walks through Isaiah
Would You Suffer for the Revival You're Praying For?
What if the revival you're praying for required you to suffer? Would you still say yes?
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson opens Philippians 3:10, where Paul writes that he wants to know Christ and the power of his resurrection. We love that half of the verse. But Paul keeps going: he also wants the fellowship of Christ's sufferings. Paul didn't treat suffering as proof God had aba
Why Do I Feel Such Heavy Grief for Someone's Soul? God's Answer From the Man of Sorrows
If you've ever felt an unexplainable heaviness or grief for someone you love who doesn't know Jesus, this message is for you, because that weight might not be something wrong with you.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson explains why Jesus was called the man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief, as Isaiah 53 describes him, and how that same holy weight showed up during the Firs
Why Does God's Will Still Hurt? The Sword That Pierced Mary's Soul
Why does doing God's will still hurt sometimes? In today's message, Pastor John S. Dickerson challenges a very American Christian assumption: that being in the center of God's plan should feel comfortable.
Using Simeon's prophecy to Mary in Luke 2:35, "a sword will pierce your very soul," Pastor John shows that Mary was fully surrendered to God's will, and it still meant heartbreak, misundersta
Why Spiritual Opposition Means You're On the Right Track
Feeling opposition every time you try to grow closer to God? In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson shows why spiritual opposition isn't a sign you're failing, it's often proof you're moving in the right direction.
Using the story of Simeon in Luke 2, who prayed for decades to see the Messiah and then prophesied that Jesus would cause many to rise and many to fall, Pastor John traces t
Before I Die, Let Me See Revival: Praying for the Next Great Awakening Like Simeon
What if God let you live long enough to see the exact thing you have been praying for? In Luke 2, an old man named Simeon prayed that prayer, and God answered him.
In today's message from the One Year to Revival journey, Pastor John S. Dickerson opens up about a prayer that has taken hold of his own heart. Simeon was righteous and devout, and the Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would no
Feeling Attacked by Doubt and Fear? This Is Your Shield of Faith
If discouragement, doubt, or fear have been hitting you like flaming arrows lately, Ephesians 6:16 has an answer: take up the shield of faith.
In today's Daily Hope, Pastor John S. Dickerson continues teaching through Ephesians 6, walking through the last pieces of the armor of God: the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Paul says th
Exhausted From The Spiritual Battle? How To Stand Firm When It Never Feels Over
If you feel like you win one spiritual battle just to wake up and face another one tomorrow, Ephesians 6 has an answer for the exhaustion of ongoing spiritual warfare.
In this teaching from Ephesians 6:13-15, Pastor John S. Dickerson walks through why the armor of God isn't a one-time fix but daily equipment for a battle that keeps coming back. The belt of truth matters because Satan is never f
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