Ed Jarrett
Sometimes we will hear people describe the Kingdom of God as being "now and not yet." Aren't those opposites though? How can we be experiencing something now, but also not yet? To answer this, let's t...
Frank Santora
We all face bad situations in which nothing we do seems to make any difference and hopelessness fills our hearts. It’s at times like this that we understand only a miracle will do – only the supernatu...
Britt Mooney
The Bible constantly reminds us that there are consequences for our actions, especially if we are leaders who idolize anything other than God. Zedekiah, king of Judah, learned this lesson in a particu...
Blair Parke
Serving God is one of the greatest things we have been given by the Lord to do. So, our attitude to serving God should be one that is reflective of Psalm 100:2 (NKJV): “Serve the Lord with gladness; C...
Annette Griffin
How can Christians live ‘in the world’ but not be ‘of the world? Viewing the treacherous condition of this world from God’s perspective can be overwhelming. Here’s the good news: that bad news is...
In the days of Amos, God accuses them of making "the poor of the land to fail." That is, the poor were brought down to such a low poverty level that they never could escape from it....
Meghan Trapp
It’s not easy to imagine Jesus as the “Lamb of God.” But the name gives an important clue to what Jesus would do....
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
One of the sins mentioned in Scripture that can strike fear into the hearts of people is the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. When Jesus talked about this, the words he used were indeed frightening:“And ...
Candice Lucey
Our perspective changes when we realize that “the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” (Psalm 24:1) Whatever we give was never ours to begin with, and giving ...
Debbie W. Wilson
Most of us today have a clean and neat image of the first Christmas in our minds. But in reality, both Mary and Joseph experienced a bevy of emotions and challenges that included betrayal, fear, and l...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Jesus added weight to our understanding of what a true friend is when He said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Isn’t that the ultimate...
Stephen Baker
Stewardship refers to the act of managing someone else’s property that they have entrusted to your care for a time. ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Nicodemus did not understand what Jesus meant about being “born again,” for he only understood physical birth. He asked Jesus how it could be, and he listened as Jesus told him one must be “born of wa...
Robert Martinez
The Bible is clear that following Christ is not a passive activity! We cannot continue to live our old lives while pursuing the perfect righteousness of Christ. We need to put our trust in God and His...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
The 70 weeks in Daniel are one of the most important prophecies to study in the Old Testament. One reason is because it ties together so many other prophetic words we find in Scripture and helps us to...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
One common theme for the pestilence we see in Scripture that you must not overlook is pestilence or plague has a divine origin, meaning it was God’s direct intention to bring the pestilence for a spec...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
The way various Christian denominations remember the season of Advent may differ, but the collective significance is found in the hope of Jesus, who became God in flesh, so that he could redeem us....
Valerie Fentress
How old was Joseph when he married Mary? Was he a teen heartthrob, an older businessman, or even a widower? ...
Jessica Brodie
Clearly, divorce is not God’s preference or something he likes, but rather something he permitted as a way to provide for his people who were suffering....
What does the assurance of the gospel have to do with pursuing peace in our relationships? Everything. It fills us with joy, power, and confidence as we gratefully obey God in our relationships....