November 16, 2020
We don’t choose Jesus. Jesus chooses us. Jesus comes into our world of darkness. He comes to deliver us, to rescue us, to save us. Left to ourselves we will not seek a relationship with God. In our darkness we will choose sin over God; every time.
November 3, 2020
When anyone comes to faith in Jesus, Jesus changes everything. With Jesus we don’t have to worry about the future. With Jesus we don’t have to worry about who’s in charge. With Jesus we don’t have to fear evil. And with Jesus we can have joy no matter what’s happening in our world.
April 14, 2020
If Jesus had the authority to lay down his life and had authority to take up again – then you can trust in the authority of His Word. You can count on what Jesus says. And this should give you hope in the darkness. For when things looked darkest for the disciples, when their world seemed to be falling apart, and when all seemed lost… Jesus rose from the grave, just as he said he would. And if Jesus did what he said he would do by rising from the dead, you can trust him in whatever he promises.
March 5, 2020
Joseph had no idea that God would turn his life upside down and have him live as a refugee in Egypt. But God used the evil of Herod for good. So the next time something ruins your plans, don’t immediately see it as a bad thing. God may be changing your plans to protect you because He has something better for you.
December 11, 2019
When God established His Church, He knew we would face difficulties that would discourage us, adversities that would seek to derail us, and people who would disappoint us. And God knew there would be times we would struggle with our commitment to His family, the Church. But God never promised that following Him would be easy. So like Churchill, He would have us never give in to anything, great or small, large or petty – but that we would stand firm with God’s people no matter what.
May 27, 2019
I don’t know of anything more discouraging than life without hope. And God’s Word gives us hope in spades! Hope to change. Hope that no matter what chaos is swirling around us, God is in control. Hope for help in whatever we are facing. Hope for encouragement when our souls are downcast. Hope for forgiveness when we blow it. Hope in the truth that God will never let you go. Hope in the face of suffering and death. And hope for the day when we see Jesus face to face. God’s Word can give you hope.
April 10, 2018
When you believe that God’s grace can cover any sin, then you can be truly free. For there is no sin you have committed that is more powerful than God’s grace. Here’s the reality: If there is no sin a person commits before salvation too great for Jesus’ death to cover, then there is no sin you commit after salvation that is too great for God to cover. And Jesus made this possible. Jesus made you right with God and keeps you right with God by grace – so you can find grace whenever you need it!
November 13, 2017
God wants you FREE of fear so that you’ll LIVE with confidence. He doesn’t want anything holding you back from living out the good news. That’s what fear does. Fear keeps you from living the life God intends for you to live. Fear makes you hide. Fear causes you not to trust. Fear is connected with punishment, not acceptance. And if you still fear the judgment of God, then you do not yet truly know the God of love.
July 18, 2017
You see, you and I will face difficult days; circumstances beyond our control; people who will fail us. Any of those things can put you in a dark place. But we have the same hope Joseph had: God is within reach. And because God was there, Joseph could handle his darkest hour. And if God did that with Joseph, imagine what he can do with you? “even the darkness will not be dark to you!”
December 13, 2016
No one is too damaged or too far-gone for Jesus. And that makes Jesus our greatest hope: He will never give up on you. He will never throw you away. He will never let you go. This is our Jesus, the Hero of our story. He is always for us, never against us.