You are qualified to share the Good News
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 8 YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus. (Acts 8:35) Philip was in an unusual spot. As far as we know, he had not been trained in the Scriptures. He was no […]
The presence of Jesus is the power you need
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 4 THE PRESENCE OF JESUS IS THE POWER YOU NEED Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13) In the span of just two […]
The weight of performance isn’t yours to bear
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Acts 3 THE WEIGHT OF PERFORMANCE ISN’T YOURS TO BEAR And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? … [Jesus’] […]
Knowing God will grow your love
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 17 KNOWING GOD WILL GROW YOUR LOVE “I have made known to them Your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which You have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” (John 17:26)117 J Many people do religious things to try […]
Jesus is bringing you everlasting joy
God’s Hope for Your Heart John 16 JESUS IS BRINGING YOU EVERLASTING JOY “When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. So also you have […]
Jesus is your voice of life
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 10 JESUS IS YOUR VOICE OF LIFE “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they might have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) There is no “silver lining” to sin. Yes, God works all things together for the good of those who […]
Jesus is your vision
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 9 JESUS IS YOUR VISION The man answered, “Whether He is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was born blind, now I see.” (John 9:25) It’s one thing to be educated about Jesus. It’s another to have an experience of Him […]
God has abundant goodness for you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 31 GOD HAS ABUNDANT GOODNESS FOR YOU Oh, how abundant is Your goodness, which You have stored up for those who fear You and worked for those who take refuge in You… (Psalm 31:19) Some people think of God as a distant deity, “the old man upstairs.” Some people […]
Sometimes Jesus works in secret
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 7 SOMETIMES JESUS WORKS IN SECRET [Jesus said] “You go up to the feast. I am not going up to this feast, for my time has not yet fully come.” After saying this, He remained in Galilee. But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, then He […]
Jesus has a purpose for His power
God’s Hope for Your Heart from John 2 JESUS HAS A PURPOSE FOR HIS POWER Jesus performed this first sign in Cana of Galilee. He displayed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him… So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. And they believed the Scripture […]
