Many Christians I encounter talk a good game, but when things get rough, they fold their tent and go home. These believers mean well, but they haven’t fully invested themselves in following Christ. Like fine china when company comes to visit, they pick God off a shelf and dust Him…
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Jesus was sent in love (“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,” John 3:16, emphasis added) “to seek and to save the lost” (Luke 19:10). Here are two important things we need to notice about those who are lost whom Jesus is seeking out…
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Have you ever been around a miserable, mean person? Someone who emits real negativity, and when you’re in their space it kind of sucks the life out of you? It’s as if they’re a black hole that might drag you in if you get too close, so something in you…
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So many today, desperate to find answers, are asking the tough questions about life, like: Is this really all there is? Does my life matter? What am I doing here? How can I find purpose in my life? Well, here’s a very different question for you: Have you ever wondered…
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I remember when I played in the NFL under Coach Bill Parcells. One of the first things he did when we came to training camp was adjust our stance. The stance for a football player is the starting point. It’s how you get ready before you go. But Coach wanted…
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Some time ago my dad wrote the book Can You Stand to Be Blessed? I was too young to read it when it released, but as I’m typing this, I can hear the title ringing so clearly in my mind. I want to confront the part of you that will…
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The person whom God guides is the person who depends on his grace. It is not always easy to trust God. But it is always right to—because he promises his grace to those who trust him, a grace that knows no limits. Throughout Psalm 25 David talks about God’s deliverance,…
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If you’ve bought the lie that you’re not going to make it, the Enemy is at your table. This voice tells you that life is hopeless. There’s no way out. May as well just chuck it all, quit, and die. So often when we are asked how things are going,…
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Israel spent a total of forty years in the desert, but they wandered as punishment for their unbelief for thirty-eight years (Deut. 2:14). This is significant because it ties into an often-overlooked detail that is vital to understand the healing Jesus performed at the pool of Bethesda. After this there…
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