31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. Acts 4:31 There are things we can do individually, and there are things we accomplish together. A single voice can sing…
Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1 If you could have been one of Jesus’ disciples and could have asked Him to teach you one thing, what would it have been?…
Have you ever watched the news and thought: “What in the world is happening?” Maybe you’ve looked at the culture. Politics. Wars. Division. Violence. Technology. The economy. Your children’s future. Your grandchildren’s future. And somewhere inside you, there’s a growing feeling: “Things are getting out of control.” And it’s not just the world. Sometimes our…
There are some things you don’t really know about yourself until pressure comes. It’s easy to say: “I trust God.” Until something happens that tests that trust. It’s easy to say: “Prayer matters.” Until the schedule gets full. Until you’re disappointed. Until God seems silent. Until prayer itself starts costing you something. That’s where we…
Daniel and his friends had been carried into Babylon. Everything around them had changed. Their location changed. Their education changed. Their language changed. Even their names changed. But something inside them didn’t change. Daniel 1:8 told us: “But Daniel resolved…” Daniel had already decided who he belonged to. If you wait until the pressure comes…
Have you ever looked around and thought: “Things sure have changed.” One day you look around and realize the world you are living in feels very different from the world you remember. Technology changes. Values change. Relationships change. Families change. Communities change. Churches change. And sometimes our personal world changes suddenly. A phone call. A…