Sin is nothing new. The candor of the Scriptures allows us to see the stupidity and rebelliousness of God’s people in the past. We should be convicted by their lost

We may have a lot of questions about why certain things have happened in our lives. Think about this: An exclamation point is simply a question mark straightened out. If

What is essential if your country and your people are to experience genuine spiritual and moral revival? First, the Spirit of God must move in a mighty way. Second, the

We know that God is love! We know the Lord‘s justice is filled with faithful, lovingkindness. But God is also holy and righteous! If he did not lovingly and tenderly correct

That’s one of the names for God. He is everything we can imagine that is good, right, holy, and much more! So, the Old Testament is full of different names

Almost every time we see Andrew in the New Testament, he brings someone to meet Jesus (John 1:40-42, 6:5-9, 12:20-22). Aside from this truth and that Andrew was Simon Peter’s brother and

What a wonderful blessing for God’s people when their congregation is led by godly leaders who are loving shepherds. As much as we love these kinds of shepherds and follow

Peter was walking towards Jesus on the water. He was doing it! And then he realized what was going on around him. He took his eyes off Jesus, became afraid,

When we honestly evaluate where we use our time, how we spend our money, what we think about most frequently, and where we put forth our best efforts, what do

When you think about the large cities of our modern world, what do you think about? Crime, traffic, high prices, big crowds, grime, and noise? Jesus sees them and passionately

As my brothers and I grew up, our mom regularly reminded us that sin is often a false shortcut to a good thing. Ill-gotten treasures may seem like a shortcut

What better goal for a father or mother could there be? Even if you have no children of your own, or if your “own” children are grown, God gives you

We can look for wisdom from many worthless sources and in many futile places. Ultimate wisdom is found only when we intentionally humble ourselves before our incredible God, giving him

I can’t think of a more lofty goal for today than that the name of Jesus be glorified in what we do and say. But then Paul took it a

Water and Spirit — they track together as vital components in conversion and the new birth throughout the New Testament (Acts 2:38-41; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Titus 3:3-7). One is an act of

While we may have goals and a sense of mission for our lives, our future is not ours to determine. We can plan, but we must always do so with

As much as we want, we cannot live on last week’s provisions. Sooner or later we need to do something to replace the food and water that we have already

This was one of the most passionate speeches of Jesus Christ. He is before His disciples and encourages them to “abide” in Him. He uses the illustration of a vine