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…
12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. Philippians 2:12–13 Many people…
6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy is fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the Lord. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man offered for love all the wealth of…
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 11 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep…
One of the greatest struggles in our culture is impatience. Nobody wants to wait anymore. We want fast food, instant downloads, same-day shipping, immediate answers, and unfortunately, many people approach love the same way. Culture teaches: “If you feel it, follow it.” “If you want it, pursue it immediately.” “Your emotions should guide your decisions.”…
5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:5–6 He is risen. The tomb is empty. The grave is defeated. Jesus is alive.…
6 He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. 7 And now, go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and he is going ahead of you to Galilee. You will see him there. Remember what I have told…