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Jeff Wickwire is an author, radio teacher, and a beloved life long pastor. Following a troubled childhood, he was dramatically saved as a teenager while incarcerated in a juvenile detention center. He has since actively ministered God’s
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Word beginning at the young age of nineteen. Jeff earned his bachelor’s degree and went on to finish both his masters and doctoral degrees in biblical studies. He currently pastors Turning Point Church in Fort Worth, Texas, which he founded in 2005. Turning Point has grown into a thriving local assembly of multiple outreaches and ministries.
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- 28912.12.2025 - 03 - Christmas Signs Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThere was nothing ordinary about Jesus’ birth. From the immaculate conception to the circumstances that led Mary to give birth in a stable for animals, Jesus came into this world as the result of many miracles. Pastor Jeff wants us to realize that the miracles surrounding Jesus’ birth help highlight Him as the Son of God, the Messiah that humanity had been waiting for. Christmas isn’t just a day to open presents and sing carols; it’s a time to celebrate the night that God took on human form!
- 29012.11.2025 - 02 - Christmas Hope Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireHow different would things be if you didn’t get second chances? What if every crime were punishable by life imprisonment? What if you only got one strike in baseball before you were out? Sometimes, second chances are a chance to grow and learn from your mistakes, but there are some things you only get one swing at! Pastor Jeff reminds you today that you only have one soul, and there are only two places where that soul will go after death. You need to take the fate of your soul extremely seriously.
- 29112.10.2025 - 02 - Christmas Hope Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWe live in a world that desperately needs a source of hope. The problem is that every time we put our hope in something manmade, we end up disappointed! This is a fallen world, and the things that we build for ourselves eventually crumble to dust. Pastor Jeff reminds us today that we have a responsibility to share a message of hope with the entire world! Jesus came to this world to bring hope to the hopeless, and we are empowered to share that hope with everyone we meet!
- 29212.09.2025 - 01 - Christmas Providence Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireGod rarely uses direct language to guide us in this life. Instead, He gently guides us in the way we should go, so that we can learn to recognize His will for our lives without even being told. Pastor Jeff teaches us today that when Joseph was told that it was safe to take his family back to Israel, he wasn’t told where to take them. But the Lord guided Joseph’s steps, and the family settled in Nazareth. If you are following God’s will for your life, you can be certain that He will bless the steps in front of you.
- 29312.08.2025 - 01 - Christmas Providence Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThe story of humanity is permanently scarred by sin. Ever since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, we have had to deal with sin, sickness, and death, as the beauty of God’s original creation decayed and fell into disorder. But Pastor Jeff reminds us that the hope we celebrate in this Christmas season is that Jesus has come to set us free! We are no longer condemned to punishment for our sin, but instead we have the opportunity to spend eternity in the presence of the Father.
- 29412.07.2025 - 03 - Times and Seasons… Turn, Turn, Turn Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireHave you ever thought that thermodynamics can be an illustration of God’s creation? Well, the first law of thermodynamics states that energy can change forms, but it cannot be created or destroyed. Similarly, the book of Ecclesiastes teaches that mankind cannot add to or take away from God’s creation. Pastor Jeff encourages you to practice humility and recognize that all of humanity’s advancement and knowledge cannot take away from God’s glorious Creation.
- 29512.06.2025 - 03 - Times and Seasons… Turn, Turn, Turn Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThink of the cycles of life that you see in nature. As the seasons change, plants bloom in the spring and summer, then fade and die during the fall and autumn. And in the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon observes that human lives function in a similar cycle. Pastor Jeff wants you to realize today that there is something valuable to be gained, no matter what season of life you are in. The opportunities you have right now in your life won’t be around forever, so will you let them go to waste?
- 29612.05.2025 - 02 - You and the Kingdom of God Part 4 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWhen firefighters rescue people from burning buildings, they don’t stop helping them once they reach the exit. Those people are still in danger while they’re anywhere close to the fire! Well, Pastor Jeff reminds us today that God doesn’t just free us from sin, but He places us in a new environment within His Kingdom. If we were rescued from sin but not given a new way to live, we would fall right back into our sinful habits. But in God’s Kingdom, we have the opportunity to live for something greater!
- 29712.04.2025 - 02 - You and the Kingdom of God Part 3 By Pastor Jeff WickwireHave you ever watched a spy movie and wished you were given an important assignment of your own? Well, you may not be part of a secret organization like the ones you see in the movies, but you are part of God’s Church, and you are part of the Great Commission to reach people for the Gospel! Pastor Jeff teaches you today that the Great Commission is both a corporate and an individual mandate: everyone is responsible for playing their part in drawing people in to witness the glory of God’s Kingdom.
- 29812.03.20025 - 01 - You and the Kingdom of God Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThey say first impressions are everything. If your first interaction with someone goes poorly, there’s a chance that person won’t want to be around you in the future. But Pastor Jeff wants you to recognize today that you may also be the first representative of the Kingdom of God that someone will ever meet. If you are allowing the fruit of the Spirit to flourish in your life, you have a better likelihood of giving that person a good first impression of Jesus! Is your life a good reflection of His goodness?
- 29912.02.2025 - 01 - You and the Kingdom of God Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireIt’s good for us Christians to be engaged in our society. While we don’t belong to this world, we are still living in it, and we should live lives that bring glory to God in our communities. However, Pastor Jeff reminds us that our citizenship in this world isn’t our priority! Scripture teaches that we are citizens of the Kingdom of God, which we received the moment we accepted Christ into our hearts. The kingdoms of this world will all crumble one day, but the Lord will reign forever and ever!
- 30012.01.2025 - 04 - The Crucial Importance of Waiting on God Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireFollowing God requires you to be patient. It’s so easy to want to be in the right place right now and to try to rush God’s plans for your life. But Pastor Jeff teaches you today that there is value in the moment you are in. Life isn’t just about the destination; it’s also about the journey you take on your way to that destination. God can work in you in those moments of waiting, so that you can be better prepared to receive the blessing that is coming. But all of this requires you to be patient and to wait on the Lord.
- 30111.30.2025 - 02 - The Emptiness of Pleasure for Pleasure’s Sake Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWhen you get in your car, you need fuel in the tank to get going, and you need the key to start the engine. Without either of these vital components, the car won’t start. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that in order to endure and overcome the temptations of the world, you need God’s wisdom as your fuel, but you have also been given the key to unlock it as an adopted child of God. Because your sin has been covered by the blood of Christ, you have been granted access to the wisdom, knowledge, and joy that He provides.
- 30211.29.2025 - 02 - The Emptiness of Pleasure for Pleasure’s Sake Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWhen you visualize all of the choices you make in life, it can feel like an endless spiderweb of possibilities and hypothetical “what-if” scenarios for how your life will turn out. But in God’s eyes, those paths only have two possible outcomes: life with Him or life without Him. Pastor Jeff warns you today to prioritize your life with God while you still can, because all of the earth’s pleasures and treasures are temporary. When they all fade away, what will you be left holding at the end? Be sure you’re holding on to the Lord.
- 30311.28.2025 - 04 - The Crucial Importance of Waiting on God Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireIf you have a dog or a cat at home, have you ever wondered what they think when you leave for work? Some people will set up cameras in their homes and capture images of their beloved pets waiting by the door for hours for their owners to return home. But that pet cannot possibly understand why you are gone for so long! Pastor Jeff reminds you that mankind is incapable of fully understanding God’s plans. All you can do is be patient and wait on His timing to accomplish His Will.
- 30411.27.2025 - 03 - How To Know God Is Guiding You Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireFinding a river in the middle of a desert seems pretty unlikely! But so did the prospect of rebuilding Israel when the Israelites were returning from captivity. But just as God provided for the Israelites when they couldn’t see a way forward, the Lord can do the same for you today. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff encourages you to have faith in the impossible. Because if God is the one ordaining your steps, He will tear down the roadblocks in front of you. Faith in the Lord can accomplish the impossible.
- 30511.26.2025 - 03 - How To Know God Is Guiding You Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireIf you were packing for a long hiking journey, would you rather have a map drawn on the back of a napkin? Or would you rather have a detailed map of the trail, complete with information about rest stops and camping sites along the way? In today’s message, Pastor Jeff wants to make sure that you’re taking advantage of the most useful map you have available to you. God’s Word is the map that will guide you through this life, no matter what kinds of challenges you face along the way.
- 30611.25.2025 - 02 - In All Your Ways Acknowledge Him Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireListen, dating is a complicated process! It can take years for you to find someone that you feel comfortable dating, and by the time you get to that point, it can become difficult to let that relationship go. But in today’s message, Pastor Jeff reminds you that even your romantic relationships should build you up in your faith, not tear you down or distract you from following God. So if your potential partner isn’t going after God in their own life, that relationship has the potential to be destructive for both of you.
- 30711.24.2025 - 02 - In All Your Ways Acknowledge Him Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireHave you ever used GPS to navigate an unfamiliar area, and the directions told you to make a turn onto a road that just wasn’t there? Well, it turns out that even with our advanced technology, we can still be led astray by human knowledge. That’s why Pastor Jeff is reminding you today how important it is to live your life with God as your true compass. The ways of man are liable to get it wrong more often than not. But God’s truth is perfect, and His Word will never lead you down the wrong path.
- 30811.23.2025 - 01 - The Cycles of Life Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireWhen you buy a piece of furniture or equipment that requires assembly, it usually comes with an instruction manual that gives you the steps needed to complete the project. If someone else tried to look a the finished product and write their own manual, the instructions would be incomplete and unreliable. Pastor Jeff wants you to ask a big question today: why do people look at the instruction manuals that men write for themselves, when you have access to God’s Word, given to you by the Creator himself?
- 30911.22.2025 - 01 - The Cycles of Life Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireHow long would you be able to hold on if you had no hope for a better future? The world is full of broken people living broken lives: people who are looking for any reason to keep holding on. Pastor Jeff lays out the structure of the book of Ecclesiastes in today’s message and shows you how true faith in Jesus can give you the hope you need to hold on through this life. No matter how difficult life’s challenges may get, you have a God who cares for you and has prepared a better place for you.
- 31011.21.2025 - 01 - Can You Trust Him With That? Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThe rearview mirror in your car is useful for lots of reasons. It gives you a way to see if there’s a vehicle behind you, but it also serves to remind you of where you’re coming from. Pastor Jeff teaches us today that we need a rearview mirror in our own lives, to remind us of how God has provided for us so far. It becomes easier to trust Him in the present when we reflect on what He has done for us in the past. But when we forget to look back, it can be easy to get locked up in fear and lose faith in the Lord.
- 31111.20.2025 - 01 - Can You Trust Him With That? Part 1 By Pastor Jeff WickwireSometimes we just want God to take the wheel, to take control over our lives without having to put in any effort ourselves. Wouldn’t it be easier that way? But in Pastor Jeff’s message today, he reminds us that following God isn’t some passive activity, where we get to play passenger as He drives the car. We still play an active role in our lives on this Earth, but what God does is gently guide us, showing up in ways we don’t expect, so that we can gain wisdom even in the difficult trials we face in this life.
- 31211.19.2025 - 02 - The War of Gog and Magog Part 2 By Pastor Jeff WickwireThe Middle East has always been a region full of tension. The Israelites weren’t able to just walk into the Promised Land after leaving slavery in Egypt, they had to fight to take possession of what had been given to them. But Pastor Jeff warns us today that the most pivotal conflict in that region has not happened yet, and it may be coming sooner than we think. Despite the coming violence, we will see God move to intervene on behalf of His people like we have never seen before.
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