Scripture says God laughs; Scripture also says God weeps. The Gospel writers record three times the Lord Jesus Christ wept, tears revealing the heart of God. God in tears? That’s a thought to ponder. It’s indeed startling. Let’s look at these three occasions in His ministry when Jesus wept.
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When we often think about enjoying life, we focus on how to live a blessed and highly favored life. Typically, whatever we set out to do gets blessed, whether job-related, health, relationships, finances, or our well-being. As a result, when we think of how God explains gaining the life He died to provide, which is life and life abundantly (John 10:10), it seems complicated and sometimes unnecessary.
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On the night Judas Iscariot betrayed Him, Jesus told the disciples, “‘All of you will desert me. For the Scriptures say, ‘God will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.’ But after I am raised from the dead, I will go ahead of you to Galilee and meet you there’” (Mark 14:27–28 NLT).
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When God says it's time for you to go home, what kind of legacy are you leaving behind?My precious cousin Stephen "Beaver" Massfeller was almost called home in 1983. He was competing in the Pipeline Masters in Hawaii. He crashed head first in to the reef where he was pulled out unconscious. He was immediately airlifted without a pulse. BUT GOD.For 40 more years Beaver would live out his beautiful testimony. Teaching ...
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Our church planters often ask me, “What’s the one secret to building a great church?” They look at me eagerly, notebooks in hand, ready for my answer. I know they want a technique, a plan, or a guarantee. But this is what I give them: Put your hope for success in God’s mercy and not your ability.
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To aid you in cultivating a habit of consistent prayer, I've prepared the Warrior's Prayer. Based on Ephesians 6, this poetic prayer will help you pray on the believer's armor as you prepare for spiritual battle.
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We often think of waiting as something we do passively, inactively. We wait in line at the DMV, we wait for a bus, we wait in the doctor's office or the dentist's office. But when the Bible speaks of waiting for the Lord's return, it is not speaking of being inert and passive. Biblical waiting is active and productive.
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How do we share Christ with a world in need of hope? Paul said in Colossians 1:28, “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom.” The word “admonishing” in this verse means to warn people. Let’s face it: there are negative aspects to the gospel message. We’ve all sinned.
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One the great tyrannies of our age is the lie that we will be most useful when we are as strong as we can be. We tell ourselves that God wants us to conquer all our challenges, to overcome the Evil One in frontal assault, to have our family and church and neighbors look to us and say, “Now there’s a strong servant of the Lord!”
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There’s a lot of excitement about this solar eclipse that will be happening today. Some are even suggesting that it’s a sign from Heaven, that judgement is coming specifically on the nation of America.
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