Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson

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 imagine themselves in that position. He admits that, even with faith that God is in control, he would

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 and Silas are stripped and beaten with rods for the work they are doing for Jesus. Pastor John says th

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 for them. It is an example for us today. He shares how revival leaders like George Whitefield, Charl

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 Him, they will hate us, and that when we are dragged before rulers, the Holy Spirit will tell us what

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 opposition, human opposition from unbelievers, and human opposition from believers, whose own pride or

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 eyes on Jesus, our commander in chief, and we go to Scripture, not tradition, for how to respond. He