Daily Hope with Pastor John S. Dickerson

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  Feel Like You've Given Up on Yourself? Jesus Calls Peter Again 05.10.2026 3Min.

  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 later: you have journeyed with Jesus, but you have given up on yourself, and Jesus is recalling you to drop your nets again and go all in. Pastor John then lets Scripture speak, reading Luke 5. Jesus teaches from Peter's boat on the Sea of Galilee, then tells Peter, who has caught nothing all night, to go out where it is deeper. Peter obeys even though it does not make sense, and the nets fill until they begin to tear. Peter falls to his knees, calling himself a sinful man, and Jesus says do not be afraid, from now on you will be fishing for people. They leave everything and follow him. Tomorrow, Pastor John reads the bookend passage, Peter's restoration in John 21. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Do You Love Jesus Imperfectly? Why God Chose Peter, Not the Pharisees 04.10.2026 3Min.

  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 imperfect his love is. Jesus is not choosing Peter because of the quality of his love or faithfulness, but because Jesus loves him, and because Peter makes an effort at consistent love, not perfection. Then Pastor John traces what happened next: 120 afraid believers praying kingdom prayers and repenting, the Holy Spirit showing up, and a movement growing to thousands and spreading across the earth. Jesus did not choose a religious leader to lead it. The Pharisees saw Jesus raise people from the dead and still missed out, because they thought they were good enough. In Luke 5:32, Jesus says he came for those who know they are sinners and need to repent. That ongoing repentance is a daily posture of humility. So which are you more like lately, the Pharisee or Peter? Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Do You Have Any Friends Who Don't Know Jesus? A Pastor's Honest Confession 03.10.2026 3Min.

  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 intentionality and discipline to build friendships with people who do not know Jesus. Pastor John returns to Luke 5, where Jesus says he came for those who know they are sinners and need to repent. If you work or study around people who do not follow Christ, he encourages you to see it as a privilege and an opportunity to shine the light of Christ. If you are surrounded by believers, he asks whether you need to change your rhythms or simply open your eyes at the coffee shop, the gym, and the grocery store. Since beginning this revival journey, praying through a salvation prayer list has opened his eyes to people he now sees with brokenhearted boldness. And he knows he still has room to grow. How about you? Think on that today. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  You Don't Have To Clean Up Your Life Before Coming To Jesus | Why He Ate Dinner With 'Sinners' 02.10.2026 1Min.

  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 disciples: "Why do you eat and drink with such scum?" Jesus's answer captures the heart of the Gospel: "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners and need to repent." Pastor John points out how uncomfortable this moment must have been for Peter, James, John, and Andrew, suddenly surrounded by the exact kind of people they'd normally avoid. But that discomfort is often exactly where God is at work. You don't have to clean up your life or feel good enough before coming to Jesus—He came specifically for the people who know they're not okay. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Does Dying To Yourself Mean Your Life Gets Worse? Jesus Says The Opposite | Deny Yourself, Take Up Your Cross 01.10.2026 3Min.

  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, even in the moments He calls us to die to our pride, our ego, or our own agenda. Here's the lie to watch for: the enemy wants you to believe that dying to yourself means your life gets worse. In reality, joy follows surrender. Jesus put it this way: whoever tries to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for His sake will truly find it—real purpose, real fulfillment, real joy. Whatever it is God is asking you to lay down today—an assumption, a grudge, your pride, your comfort—this episode is an encouragement that joy is waiting on the other side. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Struggling To Forgive Someone Who Actually Hurt You? Jesus Went Straight To Him 29.09.2026 4Min.

  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, straight up to Levi, and says "follow me and be my disciple." Pastor John points out that if you keep obeying God on this revival journey, He will eventually lead you to extend grace to someone who genuinely doesn't deserve it, someone who actually hurt you, and it will contradict everything you used to think was fair. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Feeling Spiritually Stuck? It Might Be One Thing You're Not Obeying 28.09.2026 5Min.

  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 a hard conversation, or walking away from a sin you keep excusing, that you know about but keep avoiding. Pastor John ties this to Jesus's call to Levi in Luke 5. Jesus didn't say "believe in me and feel good." He said "follow me and become my disciple." Obedience, not information, is what actually keeps revival alive. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  The One Person You Think Will Never Get Saved? Pray This Prayer Today 27.09.2026 4Min.

  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 question to Levi, the tax collector in Luke chapter 5, a Jewish man who worked for the occupying Roman government and was seen as a traitor by his own people. No one expected Jesus to even speak to him, let alone call him to be a disciple. But the moment Jesus said "Follow me," Levi got up and left everything, because God had already been at work in his heart. Pastor John invites you to think of your own most impossible name and pray, out loud, right now, that God would do in their heart what He did in Levi's. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Praying For Someone's Salvation? God Is Already Preparing Their Heart 26.09.2026 5Min.

  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 been preparing Levi's heart long before Jesus ever spoke a word to him. That same truth applies to the people you've been praying for. You don't get to witness the preparation God is doing in someone's heart. You only see the moment they finally say yes. So if you've got a name on your prayer list that hasn't changed yet, let this be your encouragement to keep praying. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Faith Isn't a Feeling: What Jesus Healing a Paralyzed Man Teaches About Real Revival 25.09.2026 5Min.

  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's Word. That's why perseverance in faith often looks less like a mountaintop moment and more like quiet, daily obedience, showing up whether you feel it that day or not. The story itself is remarkable: a paralyzed man's friends couldn't get him through the crowd, so they tore open a roof and lowered him down on his mat. Jesus forgave his sins and healed his body in the same moment, silencing the religious leaders who questioned His authority. The room was filled with wonder and awe, but notice what the people did with that emotion, they didn't dwell on the feeling. They praised God, exclaiming, 'We've seen amazing things today.' That's the real measure of whether revival is genuine, not the intensity of the moment, but whether it points people back to God. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Praying For Someone's Salvation? Here's The Faith Jesus Noticed First 24.09.2026 5Min.

  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 refused to give up on him. It is a picture of the quiet, persistent role other people can play in someone's journey toward Christ. Pastor Dickerson also shares the story of George Mueller, who prayed by name for five people to come to faith in Christ, some of them for more than thirty years, and how the last two came to Christ shortly after he had already gone to be with the Lord. If you have been holding onto hope for someone who has not yet given their life to Jesus, this message is an encouragement to keep praying, keep believing, and trust God with the timing. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Feeling Spiritually Empty? Why God's Power Isn't Flowing Through You Like It Did Jesus 23.09.2026 4Min.

  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, just as Acts 10:38 describes. This episode walks through the first practice of revival: urgent, desperate dependence on the Holy Spirit. It closes with a heartfelt prayer of repentance, asking God to forgive the ways we've grieved, quenched, or stifled His Spirit, and inviting the Holy Spirit to have full control of our minds, emotions, bodies, and lives so we can be empowered vessels for His glory. If you've been longing for more of God's power and presence in your everyday life, this message offers a clear, practical starting point. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Why You Don't Feel the Holy Spirit's Power Anymore (And How to Get It Back) 22.09.2026 7Min.

  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 way Jesus did? Pastor John explains that sin and the Holy Spirit have an inverse relationship. When unconfessed sin builds up, we quench the Spirit's work in us; we stop sensing His voice, His presence, and His power. The good news is that confession changes that instantly. When we practice ongoing repentance, confessing and forsaking sin daily, God is faithful to forgive, and the Holy Spirit gets fanned back into flame in our lives. This isn't about keeping your salvation; it's about protecting a living, daily relationship with God so His power is active, not just present. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Why Even Jesus Faced Criticism From Religious People (And What It Means for You) 21.09.2026 3Min.

  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, but it is also deeply human. Nehemiah faced relentless harassment from Sanballat and Tobiah while rebuilding Jerusalem's walls. George Whitefield was pelted with rotten vegetables and stones during the First Great Awakening. Evangelist Mordecai Ham faced resistance from local churches even while leading a sixteen-year-old Billy Graham to Christ. Some opposition comes from unbelievers who feel threatened by the gospel. Some comes from within the church, from people who know their Bibles and should be allies but become critics instead. Pastor Dickerson offers real encouragement for anyone facing criticism while trying to follow God's calling: we don't need to please our critics, we don't need to convince them, and we don't need to fear them or become oppositional toward them. We simply carry on the work God has given us to do, with perseverance and the Spirit of Jesus. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Why You Can't Hear God's Voice — And What Jesus Did About the Noise 20.09.2026 5Min.

  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 pulling away to listen for the Father's voice, because for him, that voice mattered more than any crowd's approval. Pastor John asks a question worth sitting with: how much are you withdrawing to hear the Father's voice? For most of us, the obstacle isn't geography — it's the noise of our own screens. This episode is an invitation to set that noise aside, pray out loud, and grow from praying only about our own circumstances into praying kingdom prayers — for our cities, our schools, our generations, and the souls around us. Whether you're new to prayer or want to deepen an already faithful prayer life, this episode offers a simple, practical picture of what it looks like to follow Jesus's own rhythm of withdrawing to pray. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Your Testimony Can Defeat the Enemy 19.09.2026 3Min.

  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 unpacks why that order matters, and what it teaches us about real revival — it always stays rooted in Scripture, even when something feels new and Spirit-led. Emotion without biblical grounding always drifts. He also points to Revelation 12:11, where God's people are described as overcoming the enemy by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. Being willing to tell our own story of what God has done is not optional in seasons of revival — it's part of how God's people prevail. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Jesus Healed a Leper With One Word - He Can Heal Our Nation Too 18.09.2026 5Min.

  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 still holds authority over anything that feels hopeless or beyond repair. From there, he leads listeners in a prayer straight from 2 Chronicles 7:14, asking God to heal the United States spiritually, to break demonic strongholds and division, and to spark a new spiritual awakening that spreads from America to the nations. If you need reassurance that no situation, in your life or in the world around you, is too far gone for God to heal, this episode is for you. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Jesus Touched the Untouchable Man Before He Healed Him 17.09.2026 4Min.

  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 a word of healing. Verse 13 says Jesus reached out and touched him, before he was clean, while he was still contagious, still an outcast. That touch tells us something about how Jesus loves people that words alone never could. Pastor Dickerson asks a simple, convicting question: who in your life needs you to reach out to them in a way no one else will? Not necessarily a physical touch, but the kind of attention, time, or presence everyone else has stopped giving. Is there someone God has been putting on your heart lately. Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  If You're Willing, You Can Heal Me: The Desperate Prayer God Answers 16.09.2026 3Min.

  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 falls with his face to the ground and says, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. That kind of faith, faith that keeps praying even without a guaranteed answer, is exactly what Pastor John S. Dickerson says we need as we keep praying for revival, not just for a day, but for the kind of sustained awakening that changes a generation. We're in the middle of a study through Luke chapter 5, tracing what happens after Jesus tells Peter he'll become a fisher of people. This leper is the first person Peter and the disciples watch Jesus reach. His prayer becomes a model for praying boldly for the things that feel impossible: healing in our land, in our churches, in our universities, in our own hearts. What's the one thing you're praying, Lord, if you're willing, over today? Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/
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  Does God Still Love You After You Sin? What Jesus Told Peter 15.09.2026 4Min.

  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 repentance was love, not rejection. The same pattern shows up with Peter in Luke chapter 5. After the biggest catch of fish in his life, Peter falls at Jesus' feet and says, Lord, leave me, I am a sinful man. Jesus does not walk away. He says, don't be afraid. Peter is acknowledging who Jesus is, and Jesus responds not with judgment but with a calling. From now on, Peter will not just fish for fish, he will fish for people. Pastor John S. Dickerson unpacks what this means for anyone carrying guilt today: every time you genuinely repent, you encounter God's love, not his anger. And that encounter is not the end of the story. It is the beginning of a new purpose, seeing the people around you (at work, at school, in your own home) as eternal souls worth reaching. Where would you honestly rank yourself on believing that reaching people matters more than anything else in this life? Text "DAILY" to 71093 to receive Daily Hope videos sent to your phone every day. Download the CP+ Spiritual Fitness App for more. More resources: https://www.connectionpointe.org/revival/