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Sunday Mar 15, 2026
Sunday Mar 15, 2026
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
The Snow Storm of snow storms… 14-18 inches and counting plus 45 MPH winds. But people didn’t miss the gym today…
Great weekend… a nice Sunday to just hang out and relax. Ate a lot of food, good work outs… finally got my ischial Tuberosity to calm down… did some deeds at 550 and had very little discomfort. My next birthday is in 4 months… what do I want to do at 61?
Last year deadlift 630, squat 650 bench 335….
Maybe this year I will do the splits… uhm no!
Chris Krymera 9mm sexy, mean, well built, feels great in the hand, feels like its already broken in…
Have you seen the memes “you only had one job”… and some are good most are bad!
What is our mission? Well I think we could agree it is the same as Jesus mission…right? So what is his mission? Where do we see the most concise definition of what he was called to do?
Luke 19:10
The Bible verse "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost" is Luke 19:10 (NIV). It serves as a concise summary of Jesus Christ's mission and earthly ministry, spoken after his interaction with Zacchaeus, highlighting his focus on redeeming those spiritually separated from God.
Key Aspects of Luke 19:10
- The Context: Jesus spoke these words in Jericho after visiting the home of Zacchaeus, a despised tax collector, demonstrating that his mission was for the outcast and broken, not just the self-righteous.
- The Mission: "Seek and save" signifies an active, purposeful pursuit of humanity. It highlights that salvation is initiated by Jesus.
- The "Lost": This refers to anyone spiritually lost due to sin and separated from God, emphasizing the universal need for redemption.
- "Son of Man": A title Jesus frequently used for himself, fulfilling prophecies regarding the Messiah.
This verse is considered a key statement in the Gospel of Luke regarding the purpose of Jesus’ incarnation—to bring salvation to all
Now you might find yourself - like many of us at times - asking… God what do you want from my life? What is my life about? What should I be doing with my life?
I think this verse if pretty clear - it answers those questions. I have found personally and in many conversations that the minute details I want are typically found when I obey the big details. I know I am to seek and save the lost for Jesus - and when I major on the majors - the minors seem to fill themselves in. And yes, your job, who you marry, where you move, should you buy a house, etc… those are actually minors for the most part… if you put Luke 19:10 as a priority.
Yes, who you marry is a big decision if you don’t have Luke 19:10 in place - but if you do… well it takes care of itself.
Think about it!
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Thursday Mar 12, 2026
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
2 Kings 22
2 Chronicles 32
ISAIAH 22
An old Jewish legend – and nothing more than a legend – says how it was that Sennacherib’s sons came to kill him. Sennacherib was troubled at how God seemed to bless the Jews so much, and tried to find out why. Someone told him it was because Abraham had loved God so much that he was willing to sacrifice his son to the LORD. Sennacherib thought he would be even more favored by God, and decided to kill two of his sons in sacrifice to the LORD, becoming even more blessed than Abraham and his descendants. But his two sons learned of the plan, and killed him before he could kill them, thus fulfilling the word of the LORD.
The "15-Year Bonus"
Shortly after the invasion, Hezekiah falls terminally ill. He weeps and prays for mercy; God heals him and promises him 15 more years of life, confirming it by making the shadow on a sundial move backward.
**THINK OF IT THIS WAY: God I do not want to be in heaven. I do not want to be with you. I want my success here on earth.
This is when Manessah is born: Worst King ever!
The Diplomatic Blunder
In a moment of pride, Hezekiah shows off all his treasures to Babylonian envoys. The prophet Isaiah warns him that this pride will eventually lead to the Babylonian exile of his descendants.
Three "Pro-Tips" from Hezekiah’s Life
Start Strong: He didn't wait to "settle in" before making big changes.
Take it to the Top: When he got a threatening "email" (the Assyrian letter), he went straight to God.
Finish Carefully: His later-life lack of fear for God serves as a warning that even a great start requires a humble finish.
LIFE LESSONS!
Immediate action - The best time to plant a tree was a 100 years ago, the second best time is today.
The Best time to quit smoking, over eating, read and pray, forgive someone, love your parents, invest, pray for the sick…. - WAS YEARS AGO
AND TODAY
Pure heart
You may not do things right, but it is critical to keep your heart inline with God.
- There are numerous places in scripture where what people did was wrong, but God sees the heart.
David eating the show bread
Disciples eating grain on the sabbath
Jesus touching the lepers
Jesus teaching women
Letting a woman with the issue of blood touch him
Jesus touching the dead
Jesus talking to the woman at the well
*Sometimes its easy to have an impure heart by judging someone else’s actions.
****Satanic trick. You get an impure heart because of what someone else did, not your actions - but their actions.
The Levinsion study: Doctors that did not get sued spent 3.3 more minutes with their patients!
**Patients felt like they new their doctors hearts.
PASTOR GREG LOCKE - PASTOR ___________________
DIDN’T LIKE HIM - BUT THEN SPENT TIME WITH HIM.
Seeks Gods intervention
First, middle, last, last minute… any time is a good time to seek him!
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR YOU TODAY:
GOD SEES YOUR HEART
GOD WANTS YOU TO ACT TODAY
GOD WANTS YOU TO CRY OUT TO HIM TODAY!
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Tuesday Mar 10, 2026
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
2 Kings 22
2 Chronicles 32
ISAIAH 22
Hezekiah is not panicking but he is trying his best to keep his people safe from the Assyrians. They are brutal people. They kill the army, then maim the remaining citizens as if to mark their territory… you can see why Hezekiah is wanting to do anything he can to spare his people from this terror.
During this time God leads Hezekiah to prepare.
Covers up the springs and brooks
Rebuilds the walls
Raised the towers
Made new weapons and shields
He set up captains over the people
He encouraged them - For there are more with us than with him: “We have more power than they have. (These words he quotes from the prophet Elisha, 2 Kings 6:16.)
He rerouted the water
But even after all this prep…
2 Kings 18:13-16, that Hezekiah unwisely and unsuccessfully tried to satisfy Sennacherib with gold and treasures from the temple.
He takes silver from the temple and strips gold from the doors of the temple: tendency to seek security through compromise -
compromise Gods Glory - MGLG
* even at the cost of diminishing the visible honor due to God's house.
Then he goes to God with Isaiah and cry’s out.
God never reprimanded him for his work, or his effort. Scripture describes these actions as part of Hezekiah’s strategic and faithful preparation for the Assyrian invasion…
A pure heart, not Gods plan.
The Supernatural Intervention
In response to Hezekiah's prayer and the prophecy of Isaiah, the Bible records that the Angel of the Lord sweeps through the Assyrian camp. Sennacherib retreats to Nineveh, and Jerusalem is spared without a single arrow being fired.
Monday Mar 09, 2026
Monday Mar 09, 2026
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
2 Kings 22
2 Chronicles 32
ISAIAH 22
He Promoted Obedience to God’s Law
He restored:
* The priesthood
* Temple offerings
* Tithing systems
The nation became spiritually and economically stable.
How powerful is tithing… when you start it you will see blessing and then the enemy will come at you!
Don’t tithe if you don’t want to be attacked… oh and if you don’t want to be blessed by God.
The Assyrian Crisis (701 BC)
The superpower of the day, Assyria, led by King Sennacherib, invades Judah. They conquer 46 cities and surround Jerusalem. This is Hezekiah's "darkest hour," where he takes Sennacherib’s threatening letter to the Temple and spreads it out before God in prayer.
- The Propaganda War: Sennacherib attempts to demoralize Judah, but Hezekiah encourages his people to trust that "there is a greater power with us than with him".
c. Has not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars: The Assyrian accuser knew that King Hezekiah had implemented broad reforms in Judah, including the removal of the high places (2 Kings 18:3-4). Yet in the Assyrian’s thinking, Hezekiah’s reforms had really displeased God, so he should not expect help from the LORD God of Israel. The Assyrian would say, “Look at all the places there used to be where people would worship the LORD God of Israel. Now, since Hezekiah came in, there is only one place. More is always better, so the LORD God of Israel must be pretty sore at Hezekiah!”
- The enemy of our souls has an amazing way of discouraging our obedience. If Hezekiah was not careful, this argument of the Assyrian would start to make sense, when really it was demonic logic through and through.
Doubt leads to fear and then it leads to our own self building fear and we defeat ourselves before we even fight.
Satan can sound so caring and convincing: You choose to go on a diet and a friend comes to you and says - “Wow, good for you. That shows great discipline and that you want to take care of your body. You will look and feel so much better, way to go. Did you know that sometimes a person on a diet needs extra protein and carbs for energy? Hey you know what… cake has eggs, milk, flour in it. With your daily intake of sodium… boy if you get low on sodium you can cramp up. Plus what I like is that cake gives you an immediate burst of energy… and lets not forget how good it tastes.
THIS IS ALL TRUE - BUT THE MOTIVE IS YOUR DESTRUCTION.
Sunday Mar 08, 2026
Sunday Mar 08, 2026
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
2 Kings 22
2 Chronicles 32
ISAIAH 22
2 Kings 18:5 "Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him.”
Hezekiah’s reign was defined by a radical, almost stubborn reliance on God during a time of national crisis.
He became king after one of Judah’s worst rulers, **Ahaz**, (HIS FATHER!) who had plunged the nation into idolatry. Hezekiah reversed the spiritual direction of the nation.
How does this happen… a 25 year old in the prime of life, sex drive, life drive and power… how did he turn out completely different from his father? Well… he had a mom called Abijah the daughter of the prophet Zechariah… Now I don’t know why she married him, but she did. Ahaz's wickedness—idolatry, child sacrifice, and alliances with pagan powers (2 Kings 16)—developed or became evident during his reign, but he was likely already crown prince or young king when the marriage was arranged. Ancient betrothals or marriages could occur in youth (Ahaz was around 20 when he became king, and Hezekiah was born when Ahaz was quite young), often before a person's full character was manifest or before major moral failings were public.
Beside the point… King Hezekiah was a complete 180 from his father… Mom did something right!
Our tendency is to think that when we are genuinely faithful to God we will be immune from attack. The experience of Hezekiah and countless other men and women of God tell us otherwise.
He does everything right in the face of unbelievable circumstances… truly an uphill demonic battle and for his faithfulness and troubles he gets attacked from the worst enemy in the world.
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
If you want crazy results you gotta train with crazy people. If you wanna be rich you gotta hang out with rich people, if you want to be smart you gotta hang out with smart people and if you want to be Godly… you guessed it - and thats where we are going today.
My Granddaughter has one functioning kidney…
Since birth, her non-functonal left kidney has had fluid surrounding it. They’ve monitored it because if it gets to be any more, she has risk for infection or something more serious.
Today, for the first time, our urologist said that the dilation around that kidney was GONE.
They don’t wanna see her again until she’s 13!
BUT UNDERSTAND LIFE IS SHORT
Life is short
Olympics is years for seconds. The 100 meter dash, years of training, dieting, working out, stretching, overcoming injuries, saying no to normal life activities - all for less than 10 seconds…
I run the race to finish (Apostle Paul) life is short! The training isn’t for life, its for eternity.
THE LAST DANCE
Key Quotes and Descriptions:
- Jud Buechler: "People were afraid of him... The fear factor of MJ was so, so thick".
- Will Perdue: "Let's not get it wrong: He was an a--hole... He was a jerk. He crossed the line numerous times".
- Horace Grant: "It was a bully approach... If you didn't confront Mike, he would ride you every day, all day, all the time".
- Scottie Pippen: "He Couldn't Have Been More Condescending If He Tried".
- Steve Kerr: Regarding their practice fight, Kerr noted that Jordan "tested everybody he played with”.
- BJ Armstrong: "Was he a nice guy? He couldn't have been nice. With that kind of mentality he had, you can't be a nice guy. He would be difficult to be around if you didn't truly love the game of basketball".
- Michael Jordan (defending his approach): "Winning has a price. And leadership has a price".
MJ emotional in the last dance: You ask my teammates and they will say One thing about Michael Jordan was he never asked me to do something that he didn’t do when people see this well he wasn’t really a nice guy. He may have been a tyrant well that’s you because you never wanted anything. I wanted to win, but I wanted them to win and to be a part of that as well, but I don’t have to do this. I’m only doing it because it is who I am. That’s how I played the game that was my mentality, if you don’t wanna play that way, don’t play that way. Break
When Jesus says “take up your cross” he says it in this same context as MJ. Right here in verse 22
Luke 9:22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Nice shoes…
Luke 9:23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
Would you give up your shoes to follow Jesus?
Your wardrobe, your education, your house, your friends, your spouse, your dreams, goals amibitions…
WOULD YOU GIVE UP EVERYTHING?
Lets talk gym membership
PEOPLE TODAY PICK A CHURCH BECAUSE ITS EASY.
- Great worship
- Great preaching
- Great friends
- Great technology
- Great ministries
- Great location
- Great facilities … coffee… etc…
BUT IF THEY DO NOT CHALLENGE YOU TO PICK UP YOUR CROSS - THEY ARE AN APOSTASY.
Def: abandonment or renunciation of one’s religious faith, principles, or cause.
Churches are competing with other churches to attract people to their church - RATHER THAN… preaching the cross of Christ!
What is the price of your cross… what is the cost of the cross: Loneliness, misunderstanding, lack of friends or lose friends, viewed as odd or religious, fired, financial loss… old school
Monday Mar 02, 2026
Monday Mar 02, 2026
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
The Best football names in the NFL
Dick Butkus — Sounds like a no-nonsense enforcer (and he was one of the most feared linebackers in history).
Bronko Nagurski — Old-school powerhouse name that matches his legendary fullback/linebacker dominance.
Johnny Blood — Rugged and mysterious; fits a tough early-era player perfectly.
Frank Zombo —The zombie
LUke 9: 23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me. NASB
Jonathan Goforth (1859–1936)
A Canadian missionary to China and Korea, Goforth witnessed powerful revivals (e.g., the Manchurian Revival of 1908), with thousands repenting, confessions of sin, and spiritual awakenings spreading like wildfire. The cost was staggering: five of his eleven children died during his ministry (due to harsh conditions and disease), he faced intense persecution, physical exhaustion, and personal grief. Yet he pressed on through prayer and humility, seeing God move in extraordinary ways—proving revival often follows deep personal sacrifice.
In all things seek to know God's Will and when known obey at any cost. Jonathan Goforth
Would you give up your shoes to follow Jesus?
Your wardrobe, your education, your house, your friends, your spouse, your dreams, goals amibitions…
WOULD YOU GIVE UP EVERYTHING?
Lets talk gym membership
PEOPLE TODAY PICK A CHURCH BECAUSE ITS EASY.
- Great worship
- Great preaching
- Great friends
- Great technology
- Great ministries
- Great location
- Great facilities … coffee… etc…
BUT IF THEY DO NOT CHALLENGE YOU TO PICK UP YOUR CROSS - THEY ARE AN APOSTASY.
Def: abandonment or renunciation of one’s religious faith, principles, or cause.
Churches are competing with other churches to attract people to their church - RATHER THAN… preaching the cross of Christ!
What is the price of your cross… what is the cost of the cross: Loneliness, misunderstanding, lack of friends or lose friends, viewed as odd or religious, fired, financial loss… old school
Monday Mar 02, 2026