Hard experiences bring hard sorrow. How hard must the experience be that fills the heart of the boundless God with pain? More than that, how great must the compassion of God be to absorb the offense that caused that pain? This message considers...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A vast network of kind actions culminates in a startling way. What appeared to be an ordinary life setting at the beginning, turns out to be a hinge upon which redemptive history pivots. Every individual in this narrative simply lives freely, yet...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
God is a Father to the fatherless. He is the helper of the widow and the orphan. Such people are very close to the heart of God. In fact, it was because of Sodom's lack of care for the needy that brought about its destruction. Christians love...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If the enemy can get you to believe false information, he has you beaten. Christians need to cling to the fact that God has a stunning plan. he has also revealed a remarkable degree of detail about His plan. Satan would love for you to forget...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
With taste and tact, Scripture portrays the beauty of God's granting Ruth conception after years of longing. Not only that, but God is seen comforting both Ruth and Naomi after the heartache they have endured. How kind God is, and how wise, in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
A soldier may lose a finger in a war and yet survive. If satan is able to alter a believer's thinking about salvation, he hits where it hurts the Christian the most. That more resembles a soldier losing his head! The key here is not that Paul is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How will I survive the temptations I will face this year? You may deny that temptations have any effect on you. Or you may fear them so much that you abandon the fight before you encounter them. Faith, Paul explains, works like a shield in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
He should have died. Sufficient violence was unleashed on him to destroy him. Yet he survived. In the same way, Christians are weak, fragile, expendable clay jars. Yet, held together by the hand of the Almighty, there is no way in which a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The wicked person disadvantages others for his own benefit. Yet the lifestyle considered righteous in Proverbs is when a person disadvantages himself for the welfare of others. We shouldn't pursue righteousness simply because God says so. But also...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Yes, righteousness is a character trait worthy of pursuit in the new year. Become willing to disadvantage yourself in order to advantage others. This is something a believer should want and choose. It may not seem that way, but this way of life is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
