Forgive Those Who…
WATCH Forgive Those Who… What is the primary pain point in your life? Can you put your finger on it? Know this: suffering with unresolved hurt doesn’t have to become a way of living. In fact, God offers a way through our suffering that is total, immediate, and unilateral… But the message of the Bible is only […]
Cry for Help
When he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you […]
Saved from a Sinking Distraction
When [Peter] saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me” (Matthew 14:30, esv). Picture the scene. A raging storm, giant waves crashing against a first-century fishing boat, and the disciples on the Sea of Galilee. Imagine their terror-filled eyes as water poured over the sides, negating their efforts to bail. […]
Rejecting Shame (part 3)
WATCH Rejecting Shame (part 3) What is the major hurt and shame that plagues you? The one that won’t go away, but keeps hovering and overshadowing over your life. Can you put your finger on it? Now the good news: True freedom – living in the truth of how God sees you – is closer […]
Living Under Life-Giving Grace
Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the […]
Win or Lose
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those […]
Rejecting Shame (part 2)
WATCH Rejecting Shame (part 2) | Hebrews 12 What is the major hurt and shame that plagues you? The one that won’t go away, but keeps hovering and overshadowing over your life. Can you put your finger on it? Now the good news: True freedom – living in the truth of how God sees […]
The Freedom of Love
God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV). Human beings, we know, are born with an innate need to be loved. In certain Newborn Intensive Care Units, for example, volunteers come at scheduled intervals to hold the tiny preemies […]
Off the Clock
Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years (John 5:2–3, 5, esv). The hardest part of a trial is not always […]
Rejecting Shame
WATCH Rejecting Shame | Genesis 3 What is the opposite of love? While love fills our souls, uplifts our minds and brings us joy, there is one particular emotion that stands in stark contrast – and this message from Rock Bottom has the answer. If you’re struggling in your spirit with the fallout of your […]