The Jesus Message

Thirsty Part One | Live Recording

25/08/21 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

August 24, 2025

God knows how to minister to the depth of our needs. When you thirst for Him, desire to be in His Presence, we often find the secret fountains of grace. When you are at your lowest, God is able. When you feel discouraged by others, God is near. Don’t let the depth of pain keep you from the waterfalls of truth. When there seems to be too great a distance between you and God, remember the mercies that have been given to you. It can spark faith in the darkness, peace in the storm, and rest in the chaos. Listen now…

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Pharaoh or Follower

25/08/14 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

August 17, 2025

Then Pharaoh looked out his window and saw Aaron standing in a nearby field. Something was in his hand. Dirt? No, ashes. And just then Aaron and Moses required an audience and as they stood before the ever-defiant Pharaoh Moses lifted his hand and slowly allowed the ashes to sprinkle on the wind. From the ashes of the furnace boils were born. The boils got so bad on all the people that the magicians canceled their next performance; they were too embarrassed by the ravaging sores all over their bodies.

But the boils only boiled Pharaoh’s resolve, and he stubbornly went back to his room, slammed the door and would not let the slave labor be free. It’s funny how Pharaoh became more imprisoned by pride and became a slave to his own will and wore heavier chains of bondage to destiny.

You see, you can’t do it your way and have prosperity with God. And men often think God is just suppressing their skills or intelligence; that by making God a non-existent entity they can erase limitations or human guilt. But God isn’t going anywhere? And no matter who says He doesn’t exist simply doesn’t change His existence.

The fool hath said in his heart there is no God. But God is a rewarder of those who believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. There is no reward in rejection. There is no comfort in ignoring God’s existence, or in refusing God’s instructions, or in reforming God to be something man-made and man controlled. Listen now…

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The Field of Answers

25/08/07 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

August 10, 2025

Where were you when God gave you a promise? It is important to remember because you may have paid it little attention if you were in a time of trouble, or if you were feeling your self-worth to be lower than the trash in a land fill. It’s hard to receive a promise when you are down in the dumps because you might just throw it in the dump. I wonder how many treasures could be found in the trash, how many seeds of prosperity lay in the wastelands of our doubts and fears?

Bankrupt. Broken. Emptied. Exhausted. There seems to be nothing left. All options are drained. Desolation rules where forsaken empires of vegetation once dwelt. The gates are unhinged and crooked. The walls are crumbled into piles and scattered in charred debris. Empty sacks once filled with grain blow around in the abandoned streets. It doesn’t look good. The future is mysterious and obscure. The nights seem longer and the days have little sun. Nothing is growing. There are mostly things that are rotted and peeling and wasted…

Jeremiah was instructed by God to make an illogical investment…

Part of this is that Redemption doesn’t make sense. Why buy something that looks run down and forsaken? Why purchase something that can’t give you anything in return? Why put value into property that is owned by another Master, for at the time Babylon possessed the land. Redemption doesn’t see the present condition; it invests on the future possibility. Not what it is, but what it could be.

You are now in a field of answers. Growing from the thickets of trial and trauma are lovely leaves. Pushing through abandoned acreage are tenacious stalks of restoration and grace. Shames melts away in the blanketing revelation of roses and lilies and orchids and hope. Walk out there and tear one from its soil, pluck it from the fertile dirt. And know that for every pain there is a promise; for every ache there is an answer; for every heartbreaking setback there is a Sovereign plan; for every fragment of dreams stuck in the potter’s field, there is a vessel of honor to be formed from the damage. As Romans 8:28 states, “All things work together.” Listen now…

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As Long as You are Under It You Can Get Over It

25/07/31 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

August 3, 2025

We are overcomers when we submit to God. Our ability to withstand trials and test is directly related to our obedience to the will of God and our dependence on His Word. He shields us. He protects us. He secures us in the worst of storms. Submission places you in a better position to witness the Supernatural. God has not only a shelter to put us in during the storm, but it is strong enough to withstand any attack. When fear comes, He shields us with peace. When anxiety wrecks our sleep, He calms our spirit. You will break through the next demonic obstacle because you are an humble servant of the Lord. So don’t be alarmed by the world as much as you are assured by His protective arms. Listen now…

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Peace of the Rock

25/07/24 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

July 27, 2025

You may feel at times that you don’t have the capacity for tenacity. Why? Sometimes beginning again looks like going again. Another cycle of disappointed. Another season of setbacks. Another moment of missing dreams. Another fruitless field ploughed for no gain. Another discussion ending in fury and pain. Another investment reaping weeds and thorns of disappointment. So why even try again? Why put in the sweat and toil when the results will only cause your blood to boil? Why push ahead with expectation when the last few times of doing so has brought only frustration and negation. You feel emptied by siphoning let downs. You feel uninspired by countless failures. You think negatively because consistent droughts in your land of dreams and you laugh within yourself when rain is forecast. But, when you know the promise came from God, then your persistence is based on continuing with a cause beyond your comprehension; moving forward despite the outward signs of encouragement or discouragement. You simply understand that at some point the journey’s path will lead to the opening of true joy. You will get that promotion, because your hard work with pay off; you will see Revival in your family, because every prayer will continue to persistently accumulate before the throne of God until fire descends, faith wins, and souls are changed. To persist you often have to resist.

Resist the temptation to quit. Resist the detour signs of earthly shortcuts and humanistic self help methods that may be contradictory to the Word of God. You see, we resist the Devil so that he will flee from us, James 4:7; but we persist with God so that he will come to us and through for us, Matthew 7:7. Resist the lies that would tell you the place you are trying to get to doesn’t exist (if the woman with the issue of blood had believed this she would never have persisted in falling to the ground, weaving her way through the crowd to touch the hem of the garment she believed to have her cure, Mark 5); the faith you are fighting for is inconveniently too far to achieve (if this were so then Abraham would have exhaustedly told God he could no longer pursue a city whose builder and maker was God; for there were so many altars built and desert lands traveled and mountains explored; but he staggered not at the promises of God, Romans 4:20); and your lack of worth will cause you to be rejected once you arrive (if this was true then the woman at the well in John 4 and the woman caught in adultery and shoved along ungraciously by the Kangaroo court of Pharisees, these women would never have received the well of living water and the mercy given by Jesus).

When the roof of your faith is leaking, keep seeking. Persist in the peace of what God has promised. Listen Now…

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Our Greatest Comfort in Chaos

25/07/17 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

July 20, 2025

I believe the Rapture of the Church is upon us. I do not believe the Rapture has to wait for any Biblical prophetic, End Time signs to be fulfilled. As we face the growing crisis in Israel, and as we understand Israel’s role in End Time Prophecy, the appearing of our Lord seems more imminent than ever. There are several reasons why the Rapture is our greatest comfort in chaos. Some of the following are:

1Thessalonians 1:9  For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 

1Thessalonians 1:10  And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

  • The Patience of the Saints. Wait. Eagerly expect. Disciplined Desire. Continue stedfastly. What part of this shows sinful indulgence? When you wait you want whats coming, you walk with character, and you worship with consistency.
  • (1Th 3:13)  To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
  • The Preparation of the Saints. Established in holiness. Unblameable is that which lives in repentance, not reproach. It gives a good reputation. No grounds of accusation. What part of this shows willful ignorance? Listen now…

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Victory in the Valley

25/07/10 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

July 13, 2025

We face adversaries in a valley. In these times, our faith is revealed or our failures are magnified. Those who trust in the Lord always gain something for the better. We also face afflictions in the valleys of life. Miseries of mistakes. Ailments of the body and soul. And like Israel coming out of bondage, we rise above these afflictions to greater promises; for the area where they were used as forced labor to build the city of Ramses was only about 32 feet above sea level; but Jerusalem was some 2500 feet above sea level. So, in the low places Israel built a house for Pharaoh, but in the higher places of calling and deliverance Israel built a House for God, in Jerusalem. You can rise to new levels of faith with experiences and lesson learned in the valleys of life…listen now.

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The Rain is not always on the Radar

25/07/02 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

07-06-2025

Recently, we were driving a short trip from New Orleans to Biloxi, MS. It’s about 100 miles. It’s all interstate, so that was nice. As we casually enjoyed our beignets from Café Dumon in New Orleans, I was in no rush because I had looked at the Weather App Radar and it was all clear. Several other storms were moving off to the Northwest, but that was in the opposite direction. So, we strolled back to the parked car, made our way through slow traffic for about 10-15 minutes and then we were off. Then there was thunder, and I was like, oh that must be headed the other way; but then raindrops followed by Noah’s downpour and for 70 of the 100 miles, it rained, heavy and heavier, not light and lighter. I was fussing. I was complaining about my Premium weather app. I felt like I had gone back to weather balloons of the past and needing to rely on old grandpa on his front porch with the weather predicting knee ache. Because anything was better than my state of the art, modernized, satellite backed so called accurate weather app.

And so, the spiritual lesson began. The rain doesn’t always show up on the radar. The sudden formation of thunderstorms is normal for that part of the country, and I was caught off guard. But here’s what I gained in spiritual insight. First of all, the rain was pouring but the road was still there. The direction hadn’t changed. The destination still computed correctly on the GPS. Listen now…

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Between the Devil and the Dawn

25/06/26 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

June 29, 2025

Exo 14:10  And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 

Think about it. The thing you just got away from comes running after you. Pharaohs of temptation. Chariots of addiction. Egyptian slavery of hate, anger, bitterness and pride. They won’t seem to just go away. And when Pharaoh draws nigh, faith seems to depart. Your confidence weakens. Your hopes faint. Your vision of a better tomorrow gets blurred by what’s behind you.

Yes, the Egyptians marched after them. Soldiers of war. Intimidating whip holders of the past. Superior weapons. Battle knowledge. Blood thirsty swords and spears. Un-tempered fury for combat. I mean what were sheep going to do against these wolves?

Somewhere out there, in the distance was a Land flowing with milk and honey; but right now they could only envision their own blood raining to the grounds, to a wilderness graveyard; they were supposed to get their own territory with their name on it, but it appeared at this moment, the Red Sea gurgled and sloshed in front of them; the armies of Egypt came in waves behind them.

They were now stuck between the devil and the dawn. They saw the worst. This is a timeless dilemma. One unexpected change in the circumstance and we believe the whole thing is coming apart.

Since the fall of man darkness has encroached, sin has ruled hearts, wickedness has evolved from generation to generation. Plagues and earthquakes have decimated populations. Fires and storms have plummeted lands. Death has feasted on the carnage of war. The devils are marching after us. Hell hath enlarged her mouth.

In 547 the Justinian Plague hit our world and claimed over 50 percent of the European population in a two hundred year period.

Then in the 1300s the Black Death another 50 million lives were claimed by a similar microbe that existed 800 years earlier.

Then in 1519 smallpox killed over 8 million in Mexico.

In 1633 smallpox showed up in Massachusetts and estimates are upwards to 20 million in casualties.

The Spanish flu of 1918 killed over 50 million.

HIV has claimed at least 39 million since the early 1980s.

There have been seven Cholera pandemics in the last 200 hundred years.

And now we face modern day COVID-19…there has been much devastation and loss, and we stand between the Devil and the Dawn.

At some point God brings His Voice and the Vision together.

Exo 14:13  And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. Listen now…

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The King is Coming

25/06/19 at 10.30am   /   by Dannie Hood   /   0 Comment

June 22, 2025

The world is in chaos. War is a constant threat and the intensity of destruction around the corner. Deception will snare many. Lies will entangle nations. And a last day self-identified Ceaser will try to rule the world. But the King is Coming. The authentic Sovereign. The true ruler who will rule with a rod of iron and will break to pieces the last empire of darkness. Listen now…

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