Most people want to enjoy peace, happiness, and contentment, but so often we stumble through our lives, our homes, and our church disillusioned with the way things are. During this crazy time of uncertainty, isolation, and bitter discourse we need to take a step back and look to Jesus. In His beatitudes, Jesus lays out…
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 Most people want to enjoy peace, happiness, and contentment, but so often we stumble through our lives, our homes, and our church disillusioned with the way things are. During this crazy time of uncertainty, isolation, and bitter discourse we…
God’s power is unlimited, and as Christians we know there is nothing too big or difficult for Him. Yet, when we call on God, pleading with Him to fix that thing that’s broken or hurting in our lives, we have a hard time believing our own prayers. But God knows our deepest needs, and when…
In a time where there are more questions than answers, where there is more doubt and despair than peace, where do we turn to find out what is best? The Apostle Paul shares a prayer and offers ways for a believer to live and experience the best.
but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church. Acts 12:5 Often, we underestimate the power of earnest prayers. Our prayers seem too small or too general. We have the power that raised Christ from the dead! As the church, we should be praying more earnestly and specifically for God to move. In…
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” John 14:6-7 John wrote to encourage his readers to resist the false teachers who were…
The parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke, is about a traveler who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. First a Jewish priest and then a Levite comes by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan happens upon the traveler. Samaritans and Jews despised each other, but the…
You see it every day. Bad people taking advantage of the weak. Good people down on their luck. Innocent people suffering. War. Injustice. Riots. Ever wonder where God is in the midst of all of this? Discover how an Old Testament prophet can inspire a modern-day faith in God’s Promises.