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Pastor Mike Impact Ministries
A daily chat with Pastor Mike and other resources to encourage listeners to connect with the Word of God and grow in their faith.
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Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesMatthew 28:1-10 - "Come and See..."
Happy Resurrection Day!!!!! I love Psalm 118:24, “This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” I believe this is a prophesy and the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 45:1-7 - A Song Of Love"
Psalm 45 has a long title but does not tell us who the specific writer is. It was written by or for the “sons of Korah” and is another “maschil”, or…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 44:17-26 - "But We Have Not Forgotten You..."
We are not sure who wrote this Psalm but it is possible that it was written in the days of Hezekiah the King of Judah. The prophet Isaiah was prophesying…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 44:9-16 - "But You Have Cast Us Off..."
What an interesting Psalm that seems to fit what has happened to our dear country today! We believe that this Psalm was written in the days of Hezekiah who was…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 44:1-8 - Only God Can Help Us Now
One of the things that I have enjoyed about these chats on the Book of Psalms is taking the time to research the history or background to each Psalm. In all…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 43:1-5 - A Transformed Radiant Countenance
You might notice in your Bible that Psalm 43 has no title over it. We believe that this is because Psalm 43 is a continuation of Psalm 42. Originally, they…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 42:6-11 - "Therefore I Will Remember You"
As you read Psalms 42 and 43 you can’t help but feel the despair of the writer. At least three times in these two Psalms he asked the question, “Why are you…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 42:1-5 - What Does Your Soul Long For?
We are not entirely sure who was the writer of Psalms 42-43. From the context though, it is possible that the unnamed writer was a Levite who had been exiled…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 42:1-5 - "Why Are You Cast Down, O My Soul"
Yesterday we mentioned how the Book of Psalms was divided into five books. Today we begin our study in the second book which covers Psalm 42 to 72. Many…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 41:13 - What Controls the Music of Your Life?
The division of the Book of Psalms into five books is: Book 1: Psalms 1—41; Book 2: Psalms 42—72; Book 3: Psalms 73—89; Book 4: Psalms 90—106; Book 5: Psalms…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 41:10-13 - A Plea For Mercy and Grace
As we close our meditations on Psalm 41, we need to remember that David is writing Psalm 41 during a very difficult time in his life. They were born out of his…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 41:5-9 - God's Disobedient Servant
Remember David is writing Psalm 41 during a very difficult time in his life. It is the last of the four Psalms that close out Book One in the book of Psalms…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 41:1-4 - Leaning on God's Promises
In today’s video chat you might notice the white paper taped on my desk behind me. My granddaughter Abigail has been in my office and posted a note: “I love…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 41:1-4 - “LORD, Be Merciful to Me; Heal My Soul”
It is a great feeling to be back in my home office in Sneads Ferry North Carolina again after a brief and wonderful trip to the Holy Land. We had an awesome…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 40:11-17 - "Yet the LORD Thinks Upon Me"
Believe it or not, I’m on my way to Israel again. By the time you are probably reading this blog or watching this Pastor’s Chat, I will be on a plane somewhere…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 40:11-17 - "But I Am Poor and Needy"
"Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let such as love Your salvation say continually, "The LORD be magnified!" But I am poor and needy; Yet…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 40:6-10 - "I Delight to Do Your Will"
In the first five verses of this Psalm, David gives us a beautiful example of why and how we should praise the LORD for all that He has done for us. The LORD…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 40:1-5 - "A New Song in My Mouth"
"I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 40:1-5 - Waiting Patiently for the LORDd
I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 39:7-13 - "Hear My Prayer, O LORD"
In Psalm 39 David doesn't seem to be gravely ill, but he has been visited by some "stroke" from the Lord because of his sins (vv. 9-11). Also, the old problem…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 39:4-7 - "LORD, What Am I Waiting For?"
"And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You." In this Psalm we find David somewhat despondent. He was dealing with the consequences of some sin in…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 39:4-6 - "LORD, Make Me to Know My End"
"LORD, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am." In the previous Psalm, David had been dealing with the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 39:1-3 - "While I Was Musing, the Fire Burned"
"My heart was hot within me; While I was musing, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:” Did you ever fail, make a mess of things, and suffer the…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 38:15-22 - We Can Experience God's Forgiveness
Today we are going to pick up from where we left off in Psalms before we went to the Holy Land. We were looking at Psalm 38, which is one of the Penitential…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 122:1-9 - Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces." For the sake of my brethren and…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 38:9-14 - Experiencing Sin's Loneliness
This morning I am on a non-stop flight to Amman Jordan! I prerecorded our chat for today so that I would be able to post them before I leave. Thank you for…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 38:1-8 - The Terrible Consequences of Sin
This morning I am on my way to Dulles Airport to catch our flight to the Holy Land! I prerecorded our chat for today and tomorrow so that I would be able to…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 38 - A Prayer of Remembrance
Thank you so much for being a part of our “Daily Chat” on a regular basis. We have rarely missed a day doing a chat since covid closed things down in March…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:32-40 - "The LORD Shall Help Them"
I just remembered as I was writing the date for this blog that today is my spiritual birthday! A day I will never forget, February 21, 1971, 52 years ago! On…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:21-31 - "The Steps of a Good Man"
"The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:21-31 - "Those Blessed By Him..."
If there were ever a time that we need to hear the truth, know the truth, believe the truth, speak the truth and live the truth it is today! We are told in…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:18-20 - "Their Inheritance Shall Be Forever"
Over and over again David paints a contrast between the future of the wicked and the blessings of the upright and righteous person. The wicked will fade away…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:12-20 - "The LORD Knows the Days..."
"The LORD knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever." The first three words of this great chapter tell us: “Do not fret”. In other…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:7-11 - "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth"
David is dealing with the age-old question about why does it seem like the wicked and evil man prosper and have everything while the righteous and good man has…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:5-11 - "Commit Your Way to the LORD"
David gives us five things to do when we start thinking about and getting discouraged when it appears that the wicked and evil people in the world around us…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:4 - "The Desires of Your Heart"
Happy Valentines Day! This is indeed a special day where we express our love for that special person or persons in our lives. When I came into my office early…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:4 - "Well Pleasing in His Sight"
If you are delighting in a new car, you want everyone to see it and ride in it with you. You talk about it, you brag about it as you describe everything about…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:1-4 - "Delight Yourself in the LORD"
"Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:1-7 - "Trust in the LORD"
Psalm 37 deals with the age old question, “Why do the wicked prosper while the righteous suffer?” Psalm 37, along with many other Psalms, gives us God’s…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 37:1-11 - "Fret Not"
“Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb." As…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 36:9-12 - "In Your Light We See Light"
Today, we can’t help but see and even feel the wickedness and evil all around us in America and the world. In some way we all suffer from the consequences of…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 36 - "They Are Abundantly Satisfied"
Psalm 36 begins with David looking at the corruption of the human heart and it is not a very pretty picture. He notices that the evil that is let loose from…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 36:1-4 - "There is no Fear of God"
In this Psalm, David pondered the reality of evil in God's world (vv. 1-4), he praised God's character (vv. 5-9), and then he prayed that God would protect him…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 35:19-28 - "Vindicate Me, O LORD My God"
I love reading and meditating on the Psalms. I’m looking forward to reading through the entire book of all 150 chapters with you over the next several months…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 35 - Praying For Your Enemies
Jesus taught us in His “Sermon on the Mount” to pray for our enemies. "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 35:1-10 - The "Let" Psalm
As I was studying through Psalm 35 I couldn’t help but notice the number of times that the word “let” was used. I counted it at least 19 times in my New Kings…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 35:1-10 - "Plead My Cause, O LORD"
“Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me. Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 34:17-22 - Trust in the LORD
I trust that you have enjoyed our study through Psalm 34 as much as I have. Today, we are going to finish our mediations on it as we look at these last 6…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 34:9-16 - The Eyes and Ears of the LORD
Today, we are continuing our study and meditations in Psalm 34. David is teaching us what we can do to enjoy life even in the midst of our trials and…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 34:9-16 - "The Fear of the LORD"
"Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 34:4-8 - Our Angelic Protection
"The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 34:4-8 - "I Sought the LORD"
“I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears." David writes Psalm 34 during the time he is hiding in the cave of Adullum after he…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 34:1-8 - "Bless the LORD At All Times"
“I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 34 - A Song and a Sermon
Today we will begin looking at one of “my favorite” chapters in all the Bible! I have probably quoted more verses from Psalm 34 in my private devotional and…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 33:13-22 - The Divine Care of the LORD
It might be today that you feel like the Psalmist in Psalm 142:4 when he said, “Look on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 33:6-12 - "The Counsel of the LORD"
"The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the LORD stands forever, The plans of…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 33:1-12 - "By the Breath of His Mouth"
"By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; He…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 33:1-11 - Worshipping the God of Creation
This morning as I was preparing for this chat I kept thinking how the Bible is the oldest Book in history, actually is all eternity, because it is His Eternal…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 33:1-4 - "Sing To Him a New Song"
"Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy. For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in truth.” Psalm 33 begins with a…
Pastor Mike Impact MinistriesPsalm 33:1-11 - Rejoice and Praise the LORD
“Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful. Praise the LORD with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten…