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Falling Into Trust

Character, Confidence, Control, Faith, Giving, God's Sovereignty, Isaiah 14:24, Jeremiah 32:27, Prayer, Proverbs 16:9, Psalm 135:6, Psalm 97:9, Surrender, Trust, Vulnerability

Trust falls are an important way to build confidence between two people. See this awkwardly humorous video about trust falls. While trust falls are…

The Privilege of Suffering

1 Peter 4:13, Endurance, Faith, Faithfulness, Joshua 1:9, Joy, Overcoming, Philippians 3:10, Psalm 27:1, Romans 8:17, Sacrifice, Submission, Suffering, Surrender, Trust

Helen Roseveare was an English missionary who served in the Congo, enduring imprisonment and torture during its civil war. Of that traumatic time, she…

We Have Jesus

1 John 5:4, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Contentment, Ephesians 3:16-17, Faith, Happiness, Joy, Loss, Pain, Presence, Romans 15:13, Romans 5:3-5, Suffering, Trials, Trusting God

“You don’t really know Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.”- Timothy Keller, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering When…

When Trials Come

1 Peter 4:12, 1 Peter 5:10, Comfort, Faith, God's Faithfulness, James 1:12, James 1:2-8, John 16:33, Love, Refine, Remembrance, Suffering, Trials, Trusting God, Witness

“When trials come no longer fear For in the pain our God draws near To fire a faith worth more than gold And there…

Divine Happiness

Creation, Disbelief, Divinity, Ephesians 2:4-5, Faith, Glory, God the Father, God's Delight, God's Love, Happiness, Isaiah 41:10, Jeremiah 29:11, Psalm 139:13-14, Relationship, Romans 8:28

“To please God…to be a real ingredient in the divine happiness…to be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist…

Ex Nihilo

Creation, Ex Nihilo, Faith, Genesis 1:1-2, Hebrews 3:4, Insight, Intelligent Design, Jeremiah 32:17, John 1:1-4, Mystery, Romans 11:36, The Universe, Trusting God, Wonder, Worship

Blow up a balloon, and mark two “X” marks on it with a permanent marker. Place the marks a short distance away from each…

Dramatic Irony

2 Peter 3:10, Acts 1:10-11, Faith, Faithfulness, Hidden Things, Judgment, Luke 21:34-36, Matthew 24:36, Patience, Revelation 20:11-15, Studying Scripture, Surrendering, Thanksgiving, The Second Coming, Trusting God

The video below provides a great definition of dramatic irony—when an audience is in on a secret that the characters in a story don’t…

God’s Work

Awareness, Faith, Fighting Sin, Galatians 6:1-3, Humility, James 4:10, Kingship, Obedience, Pride, Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 8:13, Romas 12:3, Spiritual Growth, Surrender, Trusting God

“The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven’t yet come to the end of…

Dependence on God

Dependence On God, Faith, God's Love, God's Sovereignty, Hebrews 12:28-29, Ministry, Obedience, Psalm 100, Revelation 14:7, Revelation 4:8-11, Righteousness, Romans 12:1-2, Sin, Wandering, Worship

Pastor Erik Raymond wrote a “Declaration of Dependence” for The Gospel Coalition. It reads: “As a believer I realize that I am depending on…

Holy, Holy, Holy

1 Samuel 2:2, Faith, God's Infinity, God's Sovereignty, God's Transcendence, God's Veracity, Holiness of God, Isaiah 43:15, Leviticus 32:22, Perfection of God, Psalm 22:3, Purity, Revelation 4:8, Sin, Trusting God

“Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see; Only Thou art holy; there…

God Moves

Dependence, Faith, Genesis 50:20, God's Sovereignty, God's Will, Hope, Job 42:2, Miracle, Mystery, Proverbs 16:4, Providence, Psalm 90:2, Psalm 97:9, Refuge, Trust

“God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform He plants His footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm Deep in…

It Is Well With My Soul

1 Peter 5:10, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, Acceptance, Courage, Faith, Future Glory, Gratitude, Hope, Humility, Psalm 147:11, Psalm 43:5, Romans 8:18, Suffering, Trial, Trusting God

“Hymnologist Kenneth Osbeck tells the story: ‘Desiring a rest for his wife and four daughters as well as wishing to join and assist Moody…

Childlike Faith

1 Chronicles 16:23-31, Child-like, Children, Delight, Faith, Honest, Isaiah 29:13, Joyful, Mark 10:13-16, Matthew 18:1-14, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 19:4, Matthew 21:16, Prayer, Proverbs 22:6, Psalm 99, Romans 10:17, Thanksgiving, Worship

God wants us to come to Him in prayer, worship, and thanksgiving with childlike faith—simple, honest, with no fear of getting it wrong. He…

Don’t Give Up On Others

Ephesians 2:7, Evangelism, Faith, God's Kindness, Grace, Isaiah 63:7, John 13:35, John 14:6, John 15:8, Luke 12:11-12, Luke 12:8, Mark 16:16, Nehemiah 9:17, Psalm 31:21, Reaching the Lost, Religious, Titus 3:4-6

According to research by the General Social Survey, 1 out of every 10 Americans say they have no religious affiliation, but an additional 2…

Misunderstood Works

Colossians 3:23-24, Ephesians 2:10, Faith, Galatians 6:9, Holy Spirit, James 2:18, Judgment, Matthew 5:16, Motive, Rejoice, Righteousness, Self-Righteousness, Spiritual Fruit, Thanksgiving, Worship

We know that our faith is not born of our righteousness and neither are our works. Megan Kruger writes about the difference between spiritual…

Absolute Surrender

Colossians 1:9, Control, Ephesians 5:18, Faith, Galatians 2:20, God's Will, Hebrews 11:6, Isaiah 64:8, Mark 10:28, Mark 8:35, Matthew 16:24-25, Psalm 37:7, Purpose, Surrender, Trusting God

“When a soldier bows to his general, or a scholar to his teacher, he is yielding his will—his life—he gives himself to the rule…

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