- Afghanistan- North Korea- SomaliaIs Christianity the Largest Faith in the World?How Can We Pray for the Gospel to Spread among Our Neighbors?2. Pray for local churches and Christians to be salt and light in their communities, workplaces, neighborhoods, and families3. Pray for pastors and church leaders to have endurance and wisdom4. Pray that bel

10 Bible Verses to Encourage People in Trials(Psalm 27:13-14).

1. Unpaid Caregivers Additional Needs and Disabilities MinistryThe U.S. Census Bureau reports 40.6 million (12.6%) of Americans have a disability. How could you make your church services or your home accessible for those with additional needs, learning and/or physical disabilities over the Christmas celebrations? Can you plan to welcome those with

Why Do We Need to Read the Bible? We know Jesus is divine, the Son of God. As John 1:14 describes it, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”We also know that, as the apostle Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture i

Having these horn of salvation passages attributed to David means that he is, in a sense, the forerunner of Christ. He shows us that God gives us victory over our enemies, as He did for Israel in battle. He also shows us that the King of Israel has a noble heritage—for David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord by fleeing from Saul and not ta

But regardless of where Jesus leads, the disciple will be spending time with Jesus, their teacher. They will be serving, like Martha, but they will also be sitting at Jesus’ feet, listening to what he has to teach them (Luke 10:38-42).Sitting at Jesus’ feet today generally involves time spent in the Scriptures. It is time spent reading and reflecti

Which Gospel Talks about Being Pure in Heart and Who Spoke Those Words? The New Testament book of Matthew shares the Scripture about being pure in heart. Specifically, Matthew 5:8 says the pure in heart are blessed “for they will see God.” This does not mean we will see God on this earth. We will see God when we reach heaven.Matthew, also known as

But it’s not only used in benedictions. According to the Apostle John, all of creation will use this phrase of praise and trust one day:“Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lambbe praise and honor and glory and power,for ever

What Does It Mean to Be Saved? To understand what salvation is, and how to know if one is saved, it is important to be in agreement with the idea that people need to be saved from something. Why Are There Conflicting Doctrines and Denominations? Doctrine is agreed upon beliefs and principles which are held by a group. Because people are fallible,

Fulfilling All PropheciesallJesus Film’sScience SpeaksEmma Danzey’s mission in life stems from Ephesians 3:20-21, to embrace the extraordinary. One of her greatest joys is to journey with the Lord in His Scriptures. She is wife to Drew and mom to Graham. Emma serves alongside her husband in ministry, she focuses most of her time in the home, but lo

Early Christian DoctrinesHow Is This Different from Communion?“The Eucharist is the consecrated host (wafer) which Christians believe is the actual body of Christ (Catholics) or representative of the body of Christ (non Catholics). Communion is the act of sharing the host among the congregation.”offeringofferingFinding Common GroundMike Leake is hu

Some people will discredit their own power of choice to create a new normal for their future, and blame their “average”-ness on their non-negotiable realities. But what do we say to a person like Viktor Frankl who gave us the following truth:Circumstances + Perspective + Response = OutcomeWe can’t always choose our circumstances, but we can choose

1. Advent Recalibrates Our Lives The Church has never run its life by the civic calendar; it has always adopted an alternative schedule of seasons and holy days. Such seasons govern the life and worship of God’s people. Thus, the season of Advent may appear odd and out of place; we may even question whether there is usefulness in observing the seas

1. Open a Food Pantry With the difficult financial times we are facing on a national and global scale, buying food, along with bills for rent/mortgage, utilities, and insurance, has become a new challenge for many. Many families have also had to make the hard choices of determining how many meals to have and who must go hungry in order for other me

Why Are Children Described as ‘Arrows’ in Verse Four?In verse four, children born in one’s youth — in the parent’s prime and vigor of life — are compared to arrows. Some take this metaphor to mean children are launched out into the world. Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth wrote, “The picture here is of a battle, a battlefield. We see that our children, our yo

Verses about How God Works with Time“Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. … A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.” – Psalms 90:2,4“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’” says the Lord God, “‘who is, and who was, and wh

Ephesians 3:4-6 speaks of the mystery of Christ, stating, “the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.” This mystery refers to including both Jews and Gentiles in God’s redemptive plan through faith in Christ.In 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, Pau

God uses disabilities to teach us things, mainly that He is bigger than our disabilities. And His power can work despite them. He also displays disabilities as a way of building compassion for our neighbor. Helping others with their problems helps us to forget about our own problems.5 Things We Can Learn about Disabilities (or How We View Them) fro

“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!” (Hebrews 9:14).Freedom in the Christian Life Empowers You in the PresentFreedom in the Christian life is not a distant or future-oriented conce

How Should We Live Knowing God Is No Respecter of People? I’ll admit that when I would read this Scripture on occasion, I would at first think that it meant God didn’t respect anyone, that God didn’t think anyone was worthy of His gifts or love. And with the ways our society views showing respect, often due to favoritism, it is easy to think that G