Lisa Loraine Baker
Hard times are inevitable. We best suit up every day according to Ephesians 6:10-20 so we can fight whatever the world throws at us. Have a prayer arsenal, quick go-to verses, and a believing friend i...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Faith brings to us the awareness and joyful acknowledgement of God. The Bible tells us without faith it is impossible to please God, and God rewards those who humbly draw near to and believe in Him&nb...
Stephanie Englehart
Because we were created from God’s glory, for His glory, there is no greater joy on earth than giving God glory (1 Peter 1:8)....
Lisa Loraine Baker
Concupiscence is one of those words which derives its meaning from the context—specifically the object toward which it is directed. At its core, concupiscence is desire or coveting (epithymia)....
Hope Bolinger
In Revelation 4:8, readers stumble across a verse that says, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty.” Popularized in worship songs, this short passage in the last book of the New Tes...
Ruth Clemence
Jesus is in heaven with the Father. Yet we are told in Colossians 3:3 that our life is “hidden with Christ in God.” How can our life be hidden with Jesus in heaven, whilst we carry on living here on t...
Ed Jarrett
We messed up and God is working to fix the problem. But is that really the case? Was the fall an unfortunate failure on the part of humanity that God is working to overcome? Or was the fall a necessar...
Dr. Bill Lawrence
One of the greatest needs in the church is true servant leadership born of love and done according to our ultimate Example....
Dr. David Jeremiah
If Christ called us to preach the gospel everywhere, how can we be an effective witness for Him? Let these 7 proven methods guide you in your efforts....
Stephen Baker
During His priestly prayer, His reference to Judas as the son of perdition is rather unsettling, but it’s also important for understanding Jesus’ ministry on earth. ...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Jesus is the only way a person will enter heaven. In these days of conformity and inclusivity, however, people rail against anything exclusive. Yes, Jesus is exclusively the only way to heaven, b...
Emma Danzey
Think about someone who goes skydiving. The rookie is strapped to an unknown instructor, in whom you must place a lot of faith as you take your leap together. In a greater way, we are the rookies, and...
Lianna Davis
The book of Jude is one of the shortest in the Bible, at just one chapter. However, this letter has plenty to say about our gift of salvation. Follow along as we break down two of Jude's most encourag...
Dr. David Kyle Foster
God's desire for us to worship Him is for our benefit, in countless ways. Here are some of the most life-changing....
Lisa Loraine Baker
It indeed takes courage to follow Jesus. But if we accept Him as Savior and Lord, how can we not fully devote our lives to Him? To do otherwise is to remain spiritually immature, missing the myriad bl...
Michael Jakes
As we live for the Lord, and things become difficult, due to the enemy of our soul constantly making his bid for our faith, we can rely on at least three things, as our faith remains rooted in Christ....
Kristi Walker
In Deuteronomy, God says that the Israelites are His "treasured possession." So, does this mean that God is racist? Or to a lesser extend, is He showing preference for one group over another? Not at a...
Stephanie Englehart
We must see that the whole story of the universe, the story of the cross, is the ultimate work of God’s divine intervention and plan. He is always initiating, engaging, adjusting, and personally playi...
Lisa Loraine Baker
Glossolalia is a 19th-century term extrapolated from the Greek word, glossa, which is the word Peter used in this passage. Glossa means “tongue” (in this case it means language). ...
Heather Adams
God is always in the business of loving others, and Jesus showed us how. The four years of His earthly ministry were filled with teaching, healing, and taking care of practical needs of people aroun...