Wilkerson Family Library

Every life experiences a storm…..some people endure a never-ending barrage of trouble. Trouble in life is nothing new. In fact, there are several examples in scripture of people enduring hard times. Matthew tells us of one. It’s the story of the disciples being tossed at sea and in danger of drowning. What was Jesus doing as they feared for their lives? He was asleep. What can we learn from this story? Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul14r

This episode is the conclusion of David Wilkerson’s book “Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?” Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul15r

We know we should have a regular and vibrant prayer life. But let’s face it, there are some prayers that never seem to get answered. If you’re struggling, that can be very discouraging. What do we do with our unanswered prayers? Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul13r

If you’re like most Christians, you have weaknesses. In fact, the list of people God used all had shortcomings. Here is a truth you can claim: God delights in using failures. In chapter 11 of “Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?” the late David Wilkerson tells us to take heart. Whatever your struggle or failure God can and will use you. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul11r

This week on “Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?” we have an important reminder to all believers who think they’ve been abandoned by God. God has not forgotten you. No matter what challenge you may be facing ….. loss of a family, your health, or maybe even the will to live. – God hears your prayers. In chapter 12 of “Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?” the late David Wilkerson warns us of the sin of unbelief and points us in the a direction where we can wait faithfully on the blessings that will surely come. Presented by World Challenge: https://worldchallenge.org/?utm_campaign=HYFLGUL&utm_medium=wc-video&utm_source=Rumble

No one wants to admit they need help. We distrust leaders who don’t have a plan; who seem weak and confused. But it’s in that place, that God can truly work with us. In chapter 10 of “Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?” the late David Wilkerson reminds us that we can’t save ourselves. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul10r

Have you sinned against the Lord? Have you grieved the Holy Spirit with the choices you have made? Are you waging a losing battle with temptation? In chapter 9 of Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately? David Wilkerson addresses those who feel impossibly burdened by the weight of their sin and the judgment of the church. He reminds them of the Bible's glorious promises to broken humanity and those who fail. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul9r

Believers seem to have a common issue: we find it very difficult to allow ourselves the same freedom and forgiveness that we preach to addicts, alcoholics, sexual sinners and the wayward. In chapter 8 of Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately? David Wilkerson explains the causes and dangers of living with a burden of guilt, then he exhorts us to never limit God's graciousness and diminish the power of divine forgiveness. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul8r

Often sin strikes after we've experienced a victory, and we swiftly find ourselves buried in guilt and shame. We may find ourselves in a cycle of sin, shame and returning to the sin for pleasure that momentarily relieves us from the pain of shame. In chapter 6 of "Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?", David Wilkerson offers three steps to escaping the power of a besetting sin that has its teeth in us. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul6r

In chapter 7 of "Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?" David Wilkerson discusses how the power to resist temptation does not come from stuffing ourselves with scripture, making vows to God, hours of prayer and fasting or surrounding ourselves with godly friends. These are all good things, but they are not where our victory lies. In these pages, David explores how believers can successfully resist the Devil's schemes against God's work in their lives. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul7r

We've all felt far from God as if our prayers were floating off into an endless sea. In chapter 5 of "Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?", David Wilkerson confronts this extremely common experience in the Christian walk. Those are the times in our lives when we feel like hypocrites, proclaiming promises that we aren't experiencing to an already skeptical world. Here, David discusses how we can overcome spiritual dryness and find a renewed sense of God's presence. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul5r

Failure, especially repeated failure, can feel like a kind of emotional and spiritual death sentence. In chapter 4 of "Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?", David Wilkerson acknowledges the many cases of terrible failure and deep depression that he witnessed in others over his many years as a pastor and evangelist. He examines the root cause behind this despair and then reminds believers that we have been promised a cure. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul4r

The people we love most in life will inevitably disappoint and hurt us. In chapter 3 of "Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?", David Wilkerson explores how we can develop deep, intimate relationships without being emotionally crushed when our loved ones wound us. The steps toward freedom and confidence in relationships are challenging but well worth the reward. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul3r

God knows that not one of us can truly carry our proverbial crosses through life. In chapter 2 of "Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?", David Wilkerson discusses how our 'cross' is meant to bring us down and make us turn to God. He discusses how we can identify the cross in our lives and how it can teach us to lean fully on Christ's strength. Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul2r

Presented by World Challenge: https://wcm.link/hyflgul1r In season two, we’re featuring the book, “Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?” This book, by the late David Wilkerson, was released in 1980. We all hurt. No matter where we are in life, we all face struggles and battles that wound our hearts. In chapter 1 of Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately, David Wilkerson points us to the only balm for our hurts, God. He knows the depths of our loneliness, the ache of our hearts, and the deepest questions we ponder. Listen now to find hope in walking through your struggle as you set your trust in the Lord.

The Vision is a prayerfully compiled exploration of David Wilkerson's vision about the world and church’s future. Episode 9 discusses how new and seasoned believers should prepare themselves for the end times along with a biblical response to seeing these disasters strike the world. • Trust in the Bible’s promise in Psalm 34:7 • Know that God is in perfect control over all of nature • See this as a wide-open door for evangelism Very few people would say that they’re “looking forward” to the tribulations and natural disasters David Wilkerson details, but he encourages believers to trust in God’s plan. We should anticipate Christ’s second coming and the creation of a new heaven and earth. - https://wcm.link/v9r

The Vision is a prayerfully compiled exploration of  David Wilkerson's vision about the world and church’s future. Chapter 10 concludes this book with David Wilkerson exhorting people to seek God’s will for their lives rather than being anxious or disgusted by the details in this book. More than anything, he urges us to seek God and align ourselves with his will as we prepare for the future. This is not a call to fear but to boldness and trust in our savior’s goodness. - https://wcm.link/v10r

The Vision is a prayerfully compiled exploration of David Wilkerson's vision about the world and church’s future. In the wake of 9/11 and the twin towers falling, David points to passages in Isaiah when Israel suffered a terrible attack from their enemies. • The Israelites questioned if God had abandoned them • Cultural sin patterns and idolatry went unchecked despite the disaster • Leaders called on God’s name without actually listening for him The hypocrisy of many American politicians who eagerly motioned for non-biblical laws then turning around and calling on God’s name in a wave of patriotism is a great danger because it avoids examining what God may be doing with this calamity. David points to how this national tragedy should be a call for repentance and self-examination. - https://wcm.link/v8r

The Vision is a prayerfully compiled exploration of David Wilkerson's vision about the world and church’s future. In chapter 6, he discusses how natural disasters, wars and illnesses like cancer will begin to spread and cause incredible devastation, and the following are some signs of this time: • Israel will rise as a world power as prophesied in the Bible • Rampant famines will come along with devastating diseases and pollution • A war will start in the Middle East, centered around Israel All of the events from previous chapters are leading to the great tribulation and rise of the antichrist foretold in Revelations, but faithful Christians will recognize that these are signs of God's kingdom coming and take hope in Jesus’ quick return. - https://wcm.link/v6r

The Vision is a prayerfully compiled exploration of David Wilkerson's vision about the world and church’s future. Episode 7 is a compilation of prophetic warnings from several of David’s sermons over the years, pointing out a coming time of great financial hardship and loss of natural resources. • New York City’s bankruptcy and an explosion of street violence • Warning signs of a worldwide economic crisis • Rampant unemployment and rising energy and fuel costs This episode concludes with a caution against praying that America will be spared the tribulation and how we may lean our hearts toward God’s coming kingdom as we pray for the world and our homeland. - https://wcm.link/v7r

The Vision is a prayerfully compiled exploration of David Wilkerson's prophecies about the world and church’s future. While the American church has received very little persecution historically, David foresees a coming time when believers in the US will no longer be immune in episode 5, and he discusses some of the following signs: • The church embraces homosexuality and occult practices • Major media companies and leaders will mock belief in God • The government will begin to tax churches and Christian organizations However, David also predicts that the church will rise in Asia and Eastern Europe, and many Christians there will experience freedom from persecution at long last. God’s Word will spread like fire through those nations at the beginning of a new spiritual awakening. - https://wcm.link/v5r

The Vision is a prayerfully compiled exploration of David Wilkerson's vision about the world and church’s future. In chapter 3, he examines the moral landslide America and much of the western world will face and is already beginning to experience. Three areas of social degradation particularly stand out in his heart-broken exhortation to the church: • Many Christians' lukewarm obedience • The rise of the homosexual movement • Increasing violence and sexuality in entertainment This chapter is a rousing reminder that the modern church must maintain its adherence to God’s firm and loving instructions for sexual purity. Only God’s grace, the Word’s instructions and a heartfelt pursuit of the Holy Spirit’s presence will keep believers standing beneath society’s pressure to conform. - https://wcm.link/v3r

The Vision is a prayerfully compiled exploration of David Wilkerson's vision about the world and church’s future. In chapter 4, conflict between parents and their children becomes David’s focus as he offers insight into some spiritual reasons behind this domestic unrest: • Young adults reacting against spiritual emptiness • Many leaders’ hypocrisy leading to a distrust of authority • Emotional and mental wounds from divorce For those already suffering from rough family ties, though, there is hope for peace and healing as the cry of many brokenhearted parents and children rise up and God intervenes. - https://wcm.link/v4r

Episode 2 of "The Vision" podcast focuses on drastic weather changes and earthquakes worldwide. These weather phenomena are intended by God to capture the world's attention and cause repentance in the hearts of men. Prayerfully listen and consider the times we now live in as we wisely prepare ourselves for the future and place our hope in God’s sovereign control. - https://wcm.link/v2r

A crash is coming. Economic confusion, stock market fluctuations, and worldwide currency instability bring an economic collapse that’s not quite a depression—but a large-scale recession. The result—lean years filled with despair and fear worldwide This is The Vision, written by the late David Wilkerson in 1974. When it was first published, the prophecies Wilkerson wrote about were unthinkable. Sadly, in the twenty-first century, these prophecies now read like old news headlines. The Vision is brought to you by World Challenge—a ministry dedicated to empowering, equipping, and encourage Christians in their daily faith. We are committed to evangelism and helping the least of these everywhere in the world. - https://wcm.link/v1r