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A Valentine From God

Father God’s love letter to us is ours to be received every day—in His Word. There we will find affirmation, acceptance, warmth, and protection, as well as a reminder that we are accountable to Him. Like a valentine, God’s Word is addressed to us where we live—whatever our current state of difficulty or weakness—and comes with gifts of the Spirit and an inscription: He has adopted, accepted, and chosen each and every one of us. Download article.

Keys To Revelation Study Notes

Discover keys of insight and understanding into the book of Revelation for the purpose of practical living today as a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. Follows Pastor Jack’s ten-part SPIRIT FORMED® television broadcast. Download Study Notes.

Discarding Old Baggage for a New Year

What difference does a new year make? We aren’t superstitiously supposing that everything changes because we flip the page of a calendar. But we do know that the Lord is faithful to move in on whatever is given to Him. Download article.

The Magic of Christmas

In one holy moment of God’s incarnation, the pristine unseen world invaded the tainted tangible one, and the magic began. In His coming, the unreachable, untouchable God became reachable and touchable. And now, every broken man or woman who reaches to touch Him can be made whole. Download Article.

The Greatest Thanksgiving Feast

The story in Luke 15 of the Prodigal Son resonates with the tremendous heart of God and the largeness of His embrace to us. Jesus tells the parable of a young man who has wasted his inheritance and winds up at a dead end. When he humbly goes home, his father meets him with love and compassion, not recrimination, and orders a feast to welcome his return. It is a story of the grace that frustrates human pride, forgives all failures, loves beyond explanation, refuses to be reduced, and insists on celebration. Download article.

Redeeming Hallowe’en

One year after Pastor Jack’s mother, Dolores Hayford, went home to be with the Lord on October 31st, he sought the Lord about the significance of his mother’s passing on the same day as Hallowe’en. He received this word from the Lord: “I selected this day for the homegoing of My daughter, and I’m calling you to teach people to make this a day of remembering the faithful who have followed Me,” prompting the following message. Download Article.

Not “Just Another Day”

The story of Jesus stilling the tempest begins with “Now it happened, on a certain day....”  It was on this “certain” day that the Lord sowed the seed of His word into their hearts and then demonstrated their truth in action. The disciples learned to receive the Word of God on this “certain day” in the manner that you and I are to receive it in all our days, and in the face of whatever storms we find ourselves in. Download Article.

Five Keys for Pre-Positioning Yourself – Study Guide

The grammatical prepositions describing our relationship and position with, in, by, and to Christ form the basis for this five-part series. As we embrace that position and relationship, God’s greatest possibilities for our lives will be released. Jack Hayford writes that in high school, he thought studying English grammar was boring. That was until something very remarkable in the Word of God began to grip him about prepositions. The unfolding of that to his understanding was part of his preparation for ministry.  Download Study Guide (Note: This is a 3 MB file and will take time to load.) Read Article.

The New Breed

By the power of God’s Holy Spirit, the restoration of His image in us is advanced. As we participate in Jesus’ promise not only to give us endless life forever, but also to receive abundant life here and now, we are liberated from bondage of the past and reconciled to God, as well as to one another. This colorful keepsake will minister encouragement and strength in those times that tempt you to doubt the victory Christ has won for you here...today...right now—whatever you are facing. Download Poem.

How to Live and Love In a Perverted World

You and I have no power in spiritual warfare if we don’t love what or who we’re praying for. As agents of the Kingdom and members of the Body of Christ, we have the opportunity to touch a world lost in sin not by having an anti-homosexual agenda but by having a pro-gospel message.
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Laying Hold of Tomorrow

Whatever has shaped your life up to this moment has no claim on the tomorrow God has planned for you. Whatever disappointment, shifting circumstances, or “dead” things are in your past, they do not need to hamstring your future. Learn how to become a person who lays hold God’s promise for tomorrow by living according to His pattern and embracing His presence today. Download Article.

The Sabbath

Observing the Sabbath is more than a suggestion; it is a commandment—perhaps the most misunderstood of the Ten Commandments: Which day of the week is it? What’s it for? Do Christians need to observe it? How can I take time for the Sabbath when there’s so much to do? Pastor Jack’s teaching provides answers to commonly asked questions concerning the Sabbath. Download Article.

Introduction to The Kingdom — Study Outline

This outline parallels Jack Hayford’s four sessions from the conference, “Proclaiming the King and His Kingdom.” Find out what Jesus really means by “the Kingdom of God” from solid teaching that people can live understand, live in, and apply.
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Rebuilding the Real You - Read Excerpt / FREE Study Guide

Jack Hayford's landmark teaching on the Book of Nehemiah unfolds a clear
picture of the nature and work of the Holy Spirit assisting the believer in
rebuilding life's broken places. Nehemiah-whose name means Comforter-is a picture of the Holy Spirit who has come to repair, rebuild, and restore.
Just as Nehemiah came to rebuild the walls around Jerusalem and its temple,
so the Holy Spirit is ready to rebuild the thoughts, emotions, and character
of those who have received new life in Christ. Read excerpt. Download FREE Study Guide.

My Commitment to Freedom

This bold affirmation by Pastor Jack Hayford is from his teaching “Facing Down Your Bondage.” Download resource.

A Mother Called Wisdom

Becoming a “witness unto Jesus” is something Jack Hayford says he was privileged to observe in his parents. His mother, in particular, taught her children wisdom in ways that shaped them throughout their lives. In this tender Mother’s Day tribute, Pastor Jack shares three values instilled in him by his mother’s wisdom. Download Article.

Praying For Someone You Don’t Want to Pray For
From Praying For Those You Love.

Few prayers are more fervent that the longing for loved ones to come into the Kingdom. While this place of intercession is a privilege, it is also a place of challenge. It requires perseverance, boldness, and sometimes getting out of God’s way!
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Restoring the Walls — Study Outline

Pastor Jack Hayford’s landmark study of the Book of Nehemiah speaks to the questions of so many: “Now that I am saved, how can I get my life put back together?” Nehemiah, who came to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, is seen as a type of the Holy Spirit who comes to establish God’s will and purpose in our lives. This free, downloadable study guide parallels the 22 messages in the audio album of the same name.

Living the Spirit Formed Life – Study Guide

Explore what it means to be a disciple as you rediscover the power and blessings of such basic disciplines as prayer, Bible reading, worship, solitude, submission, fasting, the release of repentance, and forgiveness. This study guide parallels the 10 spiritual disciples taught in the DVD and the companion book. Perfect for individual or group study. 
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The Day That Death Was Turned Backwards

The ongoing dynamic and power of the Resurrection is available to enter our lives at any time—to turn back the unpredictables of life and reverse the death-dealing intrusion that goes on around us. During his ministry, Jesus reversed death for three people: the widow's son, Jairus’ daughter, and Lazarus. His own resurrection confirms for all time His will to reverse the death-dealing power of a hopeless future, of confused thinking about God, and of fatalistic prophecy. Download article.

Prayer and the Climate of a Nation

The summons to us as believers and citizens is not to sit in judgment of our nation but to pray and intercede for it. As financial and economic systems face an upheaval of “drought” proportions, we are called to prayer, supplication, intercession, and giving of thanks for those in authority as the means for changing the “climate” of our nation. Download article.

The Designer of Your Destiny

From the very beginning, God has designed a plan of significance for our lives, yet it is up to us to choose to accept it. That choice to partner is accompanied by a “chance” discovered, and confirmed by the Champion’s guarantee. The power of God’s partnership with us is secured by our asking Him about everything, by our trusting God as we rest in the certainty of His faithfulness, and by our love for Him that finds we are at the center of His care, because He is at the center of our heart. Download article.

The Children of Christmas...And the Child of Christmas

There are those who argue against the Christmas celebration because “it costs so much.” But Christmas has always been costly; in fact it cost Heaven everything! Pastor Jack invites you to join him this season, and to answer the Spirit’s summons that we “spend big” with our willingness to love, serve, and care for human need and brokenness. Download article.

Making Holidays Happily Holy

Nothing is more likely to open hearts to Christ than being exposed to the joy of Jesus in a home or congregation where people have learned to radiate celebration with a richness of joy that only the original Spirit of Christmas can bring. Read Article

The Thanksgiving Joy of Harvest

Thanksgiving calls us to celebrate not only God’s provision and restoration, but also His promise and presence—even amid delays, restricting circumstances, or tears. It is also a call to constancy, for the journey to harvest will usually be harder than we think, longer than we expect, and more rewarding than we can ever imagine.  Download article.

The Starting Place

A lesson learned by five-year old Jack Hayford upon receiving his first allowance of ten cents is as true today as it was then. That childhood lesson about one penny initiated a pattern of giving that has brought blessing to his entire life. Download article.

The Kingdom of God

The whole of Jesus’ teaching ministry centers in these words: “The kingdom of God is at hand” (Mark 1:15). The Kingdom of God is the essence of the Church’s message and life. We are called to the Kingdom’s life and power in the present, while still anticipating its final fullness and consummation in the future. Download article.

Reading Through the Book of Revelation (audio file)

Listen free online to Pastor Jack Hayford reading the most exciting book of the Bible. The Book of Revelation, which is filled with personal implications for our lives, is not a revelation of information or prophecies but of Jesus Himself. Click here

When You Feel You’re at the End: Opening the Revelation of Jesus Christ

In this personal letter from Jesus to His Church, delivered by the hand of John, the Lord reveals six things about His character that assure us regarding the promise of His presence and the certainty of His victory—whether we’re at the end of time, or at the end of our rope. Download article.

Pressing Toward the Mark

It was as a 14-year-old boy that jack Hayford received his life verse and began his journey of "pressing toward the mark."Download free article

“Deliciously Vanilla”

When Pastor Jack Hayford is asked how he and his wife, Anna, have made their marriage work for more than five decades, he tells them, “It’s right there in the most practical handbook available—the Word of God”. This tender tale of how they first met is a story worth re-telling. Download article.

Believing Your Prayers Are Decisive

The average believer never learns to pray beyond the circle of their own personal need, usually because they suppose it’s presumptuous to pray for great issues, or they feel their faith isn’t great enough. Yet the Word of God calls us to pray for our cities and nations, assuring us that our prayers are indeed decisive. Download article.

Sorting Out Spiritual Language

The Lord did not give us spiritual language as a point of argument but as a resource to capacitate the Church. In this article, Pastor Jack Hayford ministers with clarity on the practice, benefits, and value of spiritual language. Download article.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit

Symbols are ways in which the reality of the invisible penetrates the visible, so that we might capture an understanding of what the Holy Spirit is like. The Bible describes that the Holy Spirit comes as rain, as rivers, as oil, as wine, as fire, and as a dove. Download article.

In this study of the ministry of deliverance—leading God’s people from spiritual bondage to divinely intended freedom—the Holy Spirit is cast into the likeness of God’s finger, pointing out places in our lives where the Lord can make us free from the controlling powers of hell. Download free booklet. Order companion DVD.

Easter Countdown: The “Advent” of Our Lord’s Majestic Triumph

The message of Easter is not that of an event, but that of a power released by Him who is the Resurrection and the Life. It is not merely a day to be celebrated, but a lifestyle to lived. This beautiful, inspiring poster is a full-color reminder of the weeks leading up to and after the Resurrection.
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How Father God Feels About You

In the story of a father’s heart toward his prodigal son, Jesus also tells us how Father God feels about us—notwithstanding our failures or wastefulness of what He’s given to us. Like the father in the story, Father God never loses hope for us, is always looking our way, responds to our repentance, and desires to reinstate us. Download article.

A New Time & Place

Are you ready for the Lord to do something new in your life? Something unexpected and out of the ordinary? The biblical story of Ruth shows us God’s ways with people who are just like us. When facing a crossroad, you and I must decide whether to stay with the status quo or, like Ruth, respond to God’s call to a “new time and place” and choose to follow Him.
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The Fountainhead of Christmas Joy

Christmas glows with the promise, “To you...this day a Savior!” And at this special season, God seeks to get our attention by means which too many fail to associate with Him: JOY. Download article.

Thanksgiving Table Manners

Every November, we gather with loved ones at a Thanksgiving table to celebrate this festive tradition. But we also celebrate a greater Table of thanksgiving—the Lord’s—and the manners that frame them both are similar. Download article.

The Parable of the Pennies

Discover how tenderly God loves each and every one, and how none are too far, too filthy, or too forsaken for His reach. Download article.

Finding Hope in a Hopeless Day

Have you ever been confronted by a hopeless day? Pastor Jack Hayford writes frankly and passionately about having faced—and overcome—his most hopeless day by heeding the Bible’s directive to “look unto Jesus” rather than at his circumstances. From Hope for a Hopeless Day: Encouragement and Inspiration When You Need it Most. Download excerpt.

The Power of Words

Chiefest of Sinners, I

Integrity of Heart – In Front of Jesus

On Our Knees for the Nations

Heirs Together of the Grace of Life

The Bible gives evidence that by reason of their unity, there is a unique and awesome power in the prayers of a married couple. Download article.

The “Happy” in the Disciplines

Glorious Morning!

31 Days Meditating on the Majesty of Jesus*

“I Am A Man”

Spirit-Filled Life New Testament Commentary Series

John’s Gospel has inspired Christian believers and challenged biblical scholars since the time of its composition. John describes Jesus as God’s Word upon whom the Spirit descended and remained, and emphasizes that Jesus offers the eternal life of God to the people of God. Download excerpt.

Choosing Between Two Different Worlds

Jesus uses the story of the unjust steward to cut across the landscape of everything that has to do with our moral values, life values, and priorities. He concludes by saying that there is one choice that settles it all: Who do I serve? From the series, Seedtime and Harvest. Read article

 Ready for the Wedding

The wedding isn’t about you or me; it’s about Jesus bringing the Church, His Bride, together. And that necessitates an ever-increasing, deepening sensitivity and awareness in His Church as to what God is doing with His people, the Jews. Click here.

What’s Happening In Israel?

Since the Land of Israel is forever covenanted by God to the Jews, what are we to make of the Gaza Strip pullout? Is God backing down on His promise? Read article

The Purposeful, Spirit-filled Single

In the light of God’s Word, and with the love of God’s heart, we (that’s every single soul) who desire to live a purposeful, Spirit-filled life need to review our concepts and renew our compassion. Click here.

“I Want You To Enlarge the Boundaries of Your Inheritance”

In this touching story about his mother, Pastor Jack encourages believers to recognize that God constantly wants to enlarge the boundaries of our dominion and stewardship. For that to happen, He calls us to pray and carry the banner of His love through Jesus Christ to the place where we live and to the world.
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Perspective on a “Latter Rain” Storm

Rain and restoration travel hand in hand! We are living in a century-long rainfall—a storm of divine proportions prophesied by God’s Spirit, pointing to His own intention of climaxing history with a global outpouring of spiritual awakening, restoration, and redemptive blessing. Excerpt from The Charismatic Century. Click here.

Partnership in God's Purpose

The will of God for every person is this: That something of God’s life be ministered through us in this world. The will of God concerns what pours out of our lives, not what we do as we pass through this life. Excerpt from the Spirit-Filled Life® New Testament Commentary Series – Ephesians & Colossians. Click here.

Securing a Peaceable Kingdom

The same principles involved in praying for Israel apply to securing the boundaries of blessing that God appoints for you and me in the personal “kingdoms” which are our lives. Click here.

Pleading The Blood

The appropriation of the power of the blood of Jesus in tough situations is intended for every believer in Christ to know, to understand, and to employ. Applied to the doorways of our hearts, it provides protection, deliverance, and promise for our lives. Click here.

All My Earthbound Senses, Lord

On an airplane over the Mediterranean, headed for home, Pastor Jack found his heart swelling with gratitude to God for his five physical senses. As he meditated on the capacities our Creator has willed us as sensory beings, he was moved to praise, writing his heartfelt joy in this poem. Click here.

Anna’s Favorites: The Collection

There is something so sustaining about a meal which has been prepared with love to please and nourish you. Pastor Jack says that he has been blessed in this manner for more than fifty years by the hands of his precious wife, Anna. Click here to download a free recipe for from her wonderful cookbook.

Embracing Your Singleness

Every person needs to understand that being single does not make one even slightly less in God’s order or potential for life fulfillment. In fact, when God become flesh Himself, He lived a single life. Read this excerpt from Sex and the Single Soul: Guarding Your Heart and Mind in a World of Empty Promises.

His Kingdom is Now!

"Called to Celebrate"

God’s call to observe and celebrate the milestones of our life is His way of reminding us, My world is different from yours. By means of feasts and celebrations, God’s covenant is established to bless, prosper, and work miracles among His people. Read article.

Jack Hayford Presents the ACTS Bible Storybook

Eleven stories, seen through the eyes of children, show God’s power to heal, raise the dead, and give courage and power to believers then and now. The perfect gift to share with every child you know. Read excerpt.

Why Stand With Israel Today?

The Church, at its inception, was virtually entirely Jewish. Today we are living in a sobering moment in history that calls us, as believers in Jesus Christ, to take a stand with Israel. Pastor Hayford outlines eight reasons for standing with Israel. Read article, "Why Stand With Israel Today?"

Pastor Hayford confronts "it" -- whatever hinders your confidence for the secure purpose of God in your life being fulfilled, whatever would reduce or remove hope for the fulfillment of what you were meant to be.  Let's recognize the infinite worth, great promise, high hopes and certain future you have in God's purpose.

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So why can’t we all just get along? Because there is no power in human will, human flesh, or human systems for the kind of generosity needed for people to overcome the inherent injustice of fallen humanity living in a broken world. The milk of human kindness can only go so far. True reconciliation only comes about through grace, and grace only flows by the power of the love of God and the blood of Jesus Christ that begins to work new creation in people.

Take a moment to read an excerpt from Pastor Hayford’s new book, MANIFEST PRESENCE. In it you will discover the immense privilege of worship, the many forms it takes and the promise it holds for calling your hopes and dreams into life.

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The "Great Commission" is as freshly extended by Jesus to you and me as it was to the first disciples. And along with that assignment, He provides us with the same assets and enablement that the Father has given to Him.

In "My Wife...My World," Pastor Jack Hayford shares that in all our relationships, but most especially between husbands and wives, learning to sing together, rather than to criticize one another, will bring the life and fruitfulness that God intends for us.

The Coming of the Visitor
From The Divine Visitor – What Really Happened When God Came Down
by Jack Hayford

More Than a Savior

Jesus is the Savior, but He is even more than that! He is more than a Forgiver of our sins; even more than our Provider of Eternal Life. He is our Redeemer! He is One who is ready to recover and restore what the power of sin and death has taken from us. It is a mighty truth worthy of our deepest understanding Here's how He does it. Click here.

From Generation to Generation

Fatal Attractions

How does sexual violation or indulgence exploit the deepest aspects of our emotionality? Read an excerpt from Pastor Jack Hayford’s book, Fatal Attractions – Why Sex Sins Are Worse Than Others.

The Anatomy of Seduction: Defending Your Heart for God
How can we confront and conquer the enticements of sexual seduction that surround us today? In The Anatomy of Seduction, Pastor Jack Hayford speaks frankly about temptation in his own life and offers readers the practical application of biblical wisdom enabling them to stand the ground of a disciple. Read an excerpt– "The Velvet-Lined Trap"

The Power of Praying Together

We are promised God's powerful presence when we gather with others in prayer. Now you can spend time with Stormie Omartian and her longtime pastor, Jack Hayford, as they look at the life-changing benefit and world-changing effects that are natural results of praying with others. Download FREE excerpt Order Book

"Making Money Your Friend"

Money, growth and fruitfulness are closely tied together. Salvation has no price tag; you can go to heaven even if you never give God a dime. Growth, however, often hinges on a decision to take a fundamental point of biblical commitment in giving. In this article, Pastor Jack writes about what Jesus meant when He said in Luke 16:9, "Make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon." To download, click here.

"God’s Dominion and the Believer’s
Authority in Christ"

This question-and-answer interview with Pastor Jack provides a valuable source of information regarding "dominion theology" or "kingdom theology." Click here.

How would you like to have a "Friend at Midnight"?

Pastor Jack encourages viewers out of God’s Word that our Heavenly Father wants us to ask freely and boldly for whatever we need. Order VHS Video.

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Are you ready for God’s "new thing"?

The Holy Spirit speaks in special ways to each of us to get our attention, video using that to draw us into the eternal Word of God. Download FREE booklet.

Would you like to know more about the Holy Spirit?

In these dynamic resources, Pastor Jack Hayford imparts clarity and understanding about the Holy Spirit and His purpose in your life.

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