This Is the Most Significant Ministry You Could Ever Have for Jesus David Bryant How often do you get discouraged in your Christian walk?  What about those moments when you seriously doubt that you’re making much of a difference for God’s kingdom? Have you asked yourself recently if there is a better way for you to serve Jesus? I’ve been […]

The OTHER Coronation to Which You and King Charles III Are Invited David Bryant Much of the world is breathlessly awaiting the pomp and circumstance, the glitz and glamour of the coronation of King Charles III on May 6, 2023. The people of the British empire have mourned the passing of their beloved Queen Elizabeth II. Now everybody’s atwitter (“atwitter”—that’s […]

10 Truths About Jesus’ Resurrection No One Ever Talks About Well . . . virtually no one! I gave my life to Christ in a graveyard! That’s why “resurrection” has always been on my mind since the day I was born again. Backstory: I was at college when I first met truly committed Christians. Their witness of the gospel culminated […]

A Nation Awash in Gun Violence: We Have One Great Hope David Bryant Well, it’s happened once again! This past Monday. This time in Nashville, Tennessee. “Music City, USA” has now become “Mourning City, USA.” However, the report from there sounds similar to what’s happened in a hundred other cities just since January 1.  A 28-year-old fatally shot three children […]

February 24, 2023 THE ONE-YEAR COMMEMORATION OF THE WAR FOR FREEDOM IN UKRAINE How Should Christ Followers Pray on This Consequential Day? David Bryant News reports miss the main story! In God’s hands, the conflict in Ukraine is ultimately about advancing his redemptive purposes for Ukraine through the saving reign of our Lord Jesus Christ. That’s why Christ followers need […]

© ABC Watch for—and Challenge— These Super Bowl LVII Ads David Bryant As you watch Super Bowl LVII between the Eagles and the Chiefs this Sunday, what must you be sure not to miss during the game?  If you’re like most Americans, you’ll stay alert to catch every one of the creative, funny, memorable ads developed especially for this one […]

FREE! “The Unsearchable Riches of Christ”: e-Devotions for All of 2023 Your personal invitation from Steve Hall Hi, dear friends of CHRIST NOW! I invite you to share in something I’ve been working on for the past few years that might be encouraging for you and others in your spheres of influence. It offers a simple way for you to live out […]

Discover a Life Marked by the Awe of Jesus David Bryant It is often said, “Familiarity breeds contempt.” However, not so with Jesus. Rather, “familiarity breeds craving”—craving to see even more of his glory. A traditional hymn, “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah,” contains these prayerful words to God’s Son: “Bread of Heaven, feed me till I want no more.” […]

This Is Our Strategy for 2023! The mission of Proclaim Hope! has been fifty years in the making. Built on David Bryant’s wide experiences—as a senior pastor; as the traveling speaker/trainer on Christian campuses nationwide; as founder of Concerts of Prayer International (1988), which played a key role in the birth of the modern-day global prayer movement; as chairman of […]

Joy to the World! How Can JESUS Be the JOY for THIS World? A four-part Christmas series Part 4 A World of REBELLIOUS HEARTS: How Can Jesus Be the Joy HERE? David Bryant [NOTE: This is the last of a four-part series based on the four verses of “Joy to the World.” The other parts are: (1) A World of […]

Joy to the World! How Can JESUS Be the JOY for THIS World? A four-part Christmas series Part 3 A World of TOXIC DIVISIONS: How Can Jesus Be the Joy HERE? David Bryant After the recent midterm elections ended, one national commentator observed: This politically divisive fall actually was› preceded by years of a metastasizing toxicity and division in which […]

CHRISTMAS 2022 TO our CHRIST NOW family across the nation: A moment ago, I stopped once again to carefully scroll through the home page of our prime outreach: ChristNow.com. I came away with these FOUR very strong convictions: (1) This dynamic, ever-expanding tool for the cause of Christ is about as perfect as perfect can ever be in this world! […]

Joy to the World! How Can JESUS Be the JOY for THIS World? A four-part Christmas series Quick Overview of the “JOY” Series The dictionary defines joy this way: The emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; a source, a cause, or a person of keen delight or greatly valued. How about for the […]

The One Heresy We Must Confront This Christmas! David Bryant Most of us will sing “O come, let us adore him” sometime during this Advent season—along with “Let earth receive her king” and “worship Christ, the newborn king.” But what if behind millions of those voices lies a false and deadly view about who we’re adoring, receiving, and worshiping? The […]

Joy to the World! How Can JESUS Be the JOY for THIS World? General Overview of the Series Will Christmas 2022 fulfill for you the angel’s promise of “good tidings of great joy that shall be for all people” (Luke 2:10)? Or might it prove to be something somewhat less than that? The dictionary defines JOY this way: The emotion […]

How I Plan to Vote on November 8 Here are seven essential guidelines I intend to follow that are equally useful for any Jesus follower. David Bryant Right before the 2020 election, TIME magazine shared a series of short stories from Americans determined to vote that November despite all challenges—stories designed to inspire voters everywhere to fulfill their American duty […]

Are You Ready for ARMAGEDDON? Are You Ready for the FULL Display of Jesus’ Supremacy? David Bryant I’m pretty sure hundreds of thousands of survivors in south Florida today would say in the wake of Hurricane Ian: “We’re already engaged with the end of the world!” I surely understand. But in a very real sense, Ian was only a foretaste […]

Breaking News! Hurricane Ian Challenges Our Hope in the Supremacy of Christ David Bryant In 1992, Hurricane Andrew became the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures damaged or destroyed. It remained the costliest in financial terms until Hurricane Irma surpassed it 25 years later. Now Ian may end up holding the all-time record. Immediately after […]

Surprising Statistics That Support My Bold Hope for an American CHRIST Awakening— Sooner Than Later David Bryant PART 1 People love to make jokes about the field of statistical analysis. Maybe you’ve heard some of them, such as (feel free to chuckle): 3 out of 4 Americans make up 75% of the population. Death is 99% fatal to laboratory rats. […]