100th Anniversary of the Sanctuary: What Mean These Stones?
Joshua 4:21–22
We are Farmers
Mark 4:1–20 1. The Parable 2. The Parable Explained 3. The Part Left Unsaid: How Did the Good Soil Get Good? 4. How to Farm
Faith Over Fear
1 Kings 18:30–39 Though fear grips tight, faith can take root. What threatens to undo us can become the ground where trust in God grows strong. Elijah’s experience with fear provides several lessons for the church today on how to endure anxieties and setbacks. Discover how our Father in heaven responds to our … [Read More…] Faith Over Fear
God’s Ways And Our Prayers
A Weird Prologue The story begins with the sons of the prophets, a humble community serving the Lord. When a borrowed iron axe head falls into the Jordan, Elisha miraculously makes it float. Though small and strange, this miracle shows that God cares deeply for the problems of ordinary people—even when those problems don’t affect … [Read More…] God’s Ways And Our Prayers
Be Encouraged
Be encouraged you have access to God. Believers are commanded to rejoice always. Joy is deeper than happiness and is not dependent on circumstances but rooted in remembering what we have in Christ. In Him we have acceptance, adoption, forgiveness, hope, grace, salvation, love, and the sealing of the Spirit. Remembering these truths fuels rejoicing … [Read More…] Be Encouraged
Jesus and the Agony of an Unanswered Prayer
Jesus and the Agony of an Unanswered Prayer Mark 14:32–42 Pastor Erwin Lutzer Four Questions That Beg for an Answer 1. What was the Cup? 2. Who Gave Him the Cup? 3. What was Jesus’ Request? 4. What was Jesus’ Response? Five Lessons for our own prayer life 1. Today’s prayerless Christians are … [Read More…] Jesus and the Agony of an Unanswered Prayer
The Path To Joy: Confession, Forgiveness, and Purpose
How well are you sleeping these days? Pain is God’s wake-up call to the soul (Psalm 32:1-4) Sin damages us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. David describes how unconfessed sin drained his strength and joy. Pain, though often normalized in our culture, is God’s loving pressure to alert us that we’ve strayed from His truth … [Read More…] The Path To Joy: Confession, Forgiveness, and Purpose
Your Sanctification
Sanctification: For You Sanctification—becoming more like Christ—is God’s will for every believer. It’s not about earning salvation but about growing in holiness because we’ve been saved. This growth, empowered by the Holy Spirit, includes developing self-control, especially in the area of sexual purity. Paul calls believers to abstain from all sexual immorality and to live … [Read More…] Your Sanctification
My God My God Why Have You Forsaken Me
My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? Mark 15:33-39 Rev. Stephen E. Farish Mark 15:33-39 reports the supreme moment of all redemptive history, when Jesus Christ the Son of God on the cross bore the sins of sinners and thereby satisfied the righteous wrath of God the Father against those sins. However, … [Read More...] My God My God Why Have You Forsaken Me
Protected by a Good God
In a world rife with threats and anxieties, Psalm 17 offers a beacon of hope, reminding us that our refuge lies in the steadfast love of our good God. David’s heartfelt plea in this psalm reveals the stark contrast between the menacing nature of his adversaries and the unwavering protection of the Lord. David … [Read More…] Protected by a Good God
