The Farmer Principle
It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops (2 Timothy 2:6, esv). In his second letter to Timothy, Paul used a string of work analogies to show what it’s like to follow Christ Jesus. He spoke of Christ-followers as teachers (2:2), soldiers (2:3), athletes (2:5), and farmers (2:6). […]
The Hole in Your Soul
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end (Ecclesiastes 3:11, esv). More than three thousand years ago, a king named Solomon chronicled his search for fulfillment. He was the wisest […]
The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached
WATCH The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached Who gave the greatest sermon ever preached? It wasn’t Billy Graham, Charles Spurgeon, or even the Apostle Paul. The greatest sermon ever preached was from the greatest preacher who ever lived: Jesus Christ. Imagine Jesus Himself walking toward you, holding out His hands and asking if you’d like […]
When It’s Hard to Hope
“Do you want to be healed” (John 5:6, esv)? Whether you’re in the midst of a rough marriage, a health crisis, or just feeling the weight of our sin-worn world, nothing in your life is going to change until you change the way you think. You have to care enough to hope for something better. […]
Strong Humility
Jesus said to him, “The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean, but not every one of you.” For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.” When he had washed […]
Hungry
“Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if […]
In His Steps
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps (1 Peter 2:21, esv). Wouldn’t you love for someone to describe you as authentic? “She is authentic—completely true to herself.” “I think of him as authentic—the real deal.” Authentic refers […]
Rejecting the voice of Rejection
WATCH Rejecting the voice of Rejection Genesis 37-40 If you’re stuck where best thinking has got you, it’s time to change your thinking. God won’t force Himself into your heart, but He does want to change you and heal the hurt behind your destructive behaviors. How does change happen? Often, change begins with a […]
He Can and He Will
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6, esv). Have you ever heard people quote Isaiah 9:6 and skip the sentence about government? It’s understandable—we’re […]
The Reason We’re Here
Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness (Psalm 29:1–2, esv). Some Christians claim worship is more than singing—that making a meal, cleaning the car, helping a neighbor are all acts of […]