God has blessed His people abundantly, entrusting them with His truth, His presence, and His calling, and He expects a response of fruitfulness—specifically, the fruit of repentance, which is always demonstrated by obedience. Just as the master of the vineyard in Jesus’ parable sought fruit from his tenants, so God seeks the fruit of changed lives and surrendered hearts from those He has blessed. The blessings we receive are not for our comfort or self-indulgence, but to be returned to God in the form of lives that honor Him, obey His word, and reflect His character. The call is clear: will we be found faithful, producing the fruit He desires, or will we squander what He has given us? [48:06]
Matthew 21:33-41 (ESV)
“Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country. When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit. And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’ And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”
Reflection: What is one area of your life where you have received God’s blessing but have not yet responded with obedience? How can you offer Him the fruit of repentance in that area today?
God’s design for His people is not just to hold on to what He has given, but to multiply it—to see faith, love, and the message of Christ reproduced in others. Like the servants in the parable of the talents, we are called to invest what God has entrusted to us, not to bury it out of fear or complacency. Multiplication is the expectation in every season, even in times of persecution or uncertainty, because the gospel is a gospel of increase. The Lord is looking for those who will take what He has given and, through faith and obedience, see it multiplied for His glory. [01:05:42]
Matthew 25:14-30 (ESV)
“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’”
Reflection: What is one gift, opportunity, or relationship God has entrusted to you that you can intentionally invest in or multiply for His kingdom this week?
In the kingdom of God, true life and multiplication come through dying to self—laying down our own desires, ambitions, and agendas so that Christ’s life can be manifested in us and through us. Just as a seed must fall to the ground and die to produce much fruit, so must we surrender our lives daily, trusting that God will use our sacrifice to bring life to others. This is not just a call for martyrs, but for every believer to embrace the daily death of self, knowing that the resurrection power of Christ will bring forth fruit that glorifies God and blesses those around us. [01:07:22]
John 12:23-25 (ESV)
And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.”
Reflection: What is one specific desire, habit, or comfort you sense God asking you to lay down today so that His life might be multiplied in you and through you?
The ability to multiply, to proclaim Christ, and to see lives transformed does not come from human strength or cleverness, but from the power of the Holy Spirit. The early church was scattered by persecution, but as they went, they preached the word with boldness because they were filled and refilled with the Spirit. If you feel weak, afraid, or inadequate to share your faith or to stand for Christ, you are invited to ask for a fresh filling of the Holy Spirit, who alone empowers us to speak the name of Jesus with courage and to see the gospel multiply in our city, our nation, and our world. [01:18:06]
Acts 8:1-8 (ESV)
And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in that city.
Reflection: When was the last time you asked God to fill you afresh with His Spirit for boldness? Will you pause today and sincerely ask Him to empower you for the specific witness He’s calling you to?
There is no other name under heaven by which we are saved, and no other name worthy of being lifted up in our lives, our families, our church, and our nation but the name of Jesus. In every situation, every challenge, and every opportunity, we are called to speak Jesus—to declare His authority, His power, and His salvation. As we proclaim His name, we submit every part of our lives to His lordship and invite His kingdom to come in our midst. Let us be a people who are unashamed to lift high the name of Jesus, trusting that as we do, He will draw all people to Himself and be glorified in us. [37:56]
Acts 4:12 (ESV)
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
Reflection: What is one situation, relationship, or area of your life where you need to intentionally and boldly speak the name of Jesus today?
There are moments in life when we face situations, people, or even parts of our own hearts that refuse to bow to the authority of Jesus. In those moments, the call is simple but profound: speak the name of Jesus over every stubborn circumstance, every addiction, every relationship, and every area of resistance. The name of Jesus is not just a word—it is the name above every name, the authority by which all things must ultimately submit. Even when it seems like nothing is changing, faith presses on, proclaiming Jesus again and again, trusting that God’s timing and sovereignty are perfect.
Looking at the parable of the tenants in Matthew 21, we see a sobering warning and a call to fruitfulness. God, as the master of the vineyard, has blessed His people—first Israel, and now the Church—with every resource needed to bear fruit. Yet, history shows a pattern: God blesses, sends His servants, and when the fruit is not returned, He sends His Son. The expectation is clear: God requires the fruit of repentance, which is always expressed in obedience. When God’s people fail to produce fruit, He entrusts His blessings to others who will.
America, like Israel, has been uniquely blessed. But blessing brings responsibility. The question is not just about national leadership, but about the Church and each believer. Are we producing the fruit of repentance and obedience, or are we consuming God’s blessings for ourselves? The times we live in are marked by pride and a lack of repentance, but the call remains: multiplication is the expectation. God’s design is that His people multiply—spiritually, through discipleship and gospel proclamation, and in every area of life.
Multiplication, however, requires death to self. Just as a seed must die to bear fruit, so must we die to our own ambitions, comforts, and fears. The power to multiply comes not from our own strength, but from the Holy Spirit. We need to be continually filled and refilled with the Spirit to boldly proclaim Jesus, even in the face of persecution or cultural opposition. The world may try to silence the Church, but history shows that persecution only causes the gospel to spread further.
Ultimately, when Christ returns, He will look for fruit. The question is: what have we done with what He has entrusted to us? Have we buried our faith, or have we multiplied it? The call is to die to self, be filled with the Spirit, and boldly proclaim Jesus, so that when He comes, He will find a harvest that glorifies the Father.
Matthew 21:33-41 (ESV) – The Parable of the Tenants —
> 33 “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a tower and leased it to tenants, and went into another country.
> 34 When the season for fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to get his fruit.
> 35 And the tenants took his servants and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
> 36 Again he sent other servants, more than the first. And they did the same to them.
> 37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
> 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’
> 39 And they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
> 40 When therefore the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
> 41 They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death and let out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the fruits in their seasons.”
John 15:8 (ESV) —
> By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.
Acts 8:1-8 (ESV) [selected verses] —
> 1 And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
> ...
> 4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
> 5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
> 6 And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
If the Lord was a God who gave up on Israel, He would have gave up on you a long time ago. It's nothing to do with how well you perform, not your merits, not how many times you've messed up. He is a redeeming God. And if He can redeem us Gentiles who He never intended from the beginning, right, of giving the gospel out, He never intended that for us to come our way, but they did not hold the gospel true. He will redeem His people. That means His church and those He birthed from the bosom of Abraham. [00:50:16] (31 seconds) #RedeemingGraceForAll
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Your responsibility is to die. Your responsibility is to die to yourself. Your responsibility, your calling, your purpose in life may be to be shot in the neck as well. I don't know what God's called for you, but here's what I know. There is an eternal weight of glory waiting for you in this temporary moment of life. And whatever suffering you might go through, whatever loss that you might go through, whatever frustration or confusion you might go through is momentary. Because when joy finally comes, it comes forever. [01:08:20] (33 seconds) #DieToLiveForever
When Scott Brandon dies, and I just do what the Lord says to do, then the life that he died and gave now lives in me, and I'm able to impart life in somebody else. Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who was life -giving? They were speaking to you, and you felt you knew the Lord was speaking through them into your life. That only happened because they died to their own ambition. They died to their own agenda. They died to their own desires. They said, Lord, use me in this conversation. Use me in this moment. And God used them to speak life through them. Because the gospel requires death in order to live. [01:09:10] (45 seconds) #LifeThroughSacrifice
The only name that deserves to be broadcast across every publication across every Twitter feed X feed all social media is the name of Christ and as much as I appreciate Charlie Kirk I know Charlie Kirk would agree with me today take my name down and lift Christ's name higher right because I must decrease so that he might increase. [01:14:25] (29 seconds) #LiftChristHigher
What I love about the gospel is this. It's not by might. It's not by power. But the gospel is through the spirit of the living God that changes and transforms the hearts of men and can overcome western civilization in the Roman empire and can bring back America to Christ again, can reform our city, can change our church, has changed our church, has transformed your marriage, can win bat our sons and our daughters once again. [01:21:21] (35 seconds) #SpiritTransformsAll
Do not think for a second that all after all that has happened in the last week last year last decade that christ on the throne is moved he's not he is sovereign he is still today. [01:21:56] (15 seconds) #ChristIsSovereign
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