As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who ...
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. (James 4:10) So much in the Kingdom is counterintuitive. To live, we must die. To ...
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. (James 3:17) ...
A good man produces good out of the good storeroom of his heart. An evil man produces evil out of the evil storeroom, for his ...
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, ...
The whole crowd was trying to touch Him because power was coming out from Him and healing them all. Then, looking up at His disciples, ...
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) So often in life, we start a journey of relationship with someone, only ...
The clock was ticking, and we weren’t getting anything done. My son Bradley loves the pool, and this particular morning I had agreed to join ...
It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not ...
After looking around at them all, [Jesus] told [the man with a paralyzed hand], “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was ...
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for ...
Worship is not an event you attend once a week; it’s the lifestyle you practice every day. In reality, everyone, everywhere, at all times is ...
For you had compassion on those in prison, and you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had a ...
As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, He was standing by Lake Gennesaret. (Luke 5:1) People came for the miracles, ...
How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works ...
“For I will be merciful toward their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more.” (Hebrews 8:12) Guilt is a powerful motivator. It can ...
God’s Hope For Your Heart from 2 Corinthians 2 JESUS IS YOUR TRIUMPH But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere. (2 Corinthians 2:14) “Triumphal procession.” Think about that image for a …
TOPICS: 2 Corinthians 2, defeat, overcoming, triumph, victory
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 2 Corinthians 1 GOD WILL DELIVER YOU FROM DESPAIR For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on …
TOPICS: 2 Corinthians 1, burden, overcoming, prayer, rescue, victory
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 16 OPPOSITION IS A GATEWAY TO GOD’S POWER IN YOUR LIFE But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. (1 Corinthians 16:8-9) Opportunities and opposition often …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 16, opportunity, overcoming, strength, struggle, trial, victory, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 15 IN THE KINGDOM, YOUR LABOR IS NEVER IN VAIN But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 15, church, ministry, rest, righteousness, success, victory, Work
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 14 GOD GIVES YOU POWER TO STRENGTHEN HIS CHURCH So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the Church. (1 Corinthians 14:12) Jesus never intended His Church to be a people who …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 14, Holy Spirit, love, ministry, miracles, purpose, service, signs, supernatural, wonders
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 13 GOD’S LOVE IS YOUR PROMISE FOR TODAY So now faith, hope and love abide, these three: but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) Faith looks forward to something that can happen and trusts enough that it leads to …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 13, acceptance, confidence, faith, hope, salvation, trust
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 12 THERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU IN GOD’S FAMILY The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the parts of the …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 12, belonging, church, community, fellowship, honor, people, purpose, welcome
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 11 JESUS IS COMMITTED TO YOU The Lord Jesus on the night when He was betrayed took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it, and said, “This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 11, communion, covenant, faithfulness, grace, Lord's Supper, mercy, salvation
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 10 GOD IS FOR YOU WHEN YOU’RE TEMPTED No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation He will also provide the …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 10, battle, greed, lust, sin, spiritual warfare, struggle, temptation, victory
God’s Hope for Your Heart from 1 Corinthians 9 YOUR WORK FOR THE KINGDOM HAS INFINITE WORTH Do you not know that in a race all runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do …
TOPICS: 1 Corinthians 9, calling, diligence, ministry, persistence, purpose, reward, service
