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What if what You Want From Jesus Requires This Response…..
“He was so close to beating his addiction, but couldn’t quite get free. And now, well now, I’m afraid he’s lost to it… completely caught up in its powerful hold.” “She was so close to having beaten cancer. Then, cruelly
Have You Ever Wanted To See Jesus?
“Sir, …we would like to see Jesus”(John 12:21). Does that request sound familiar? Haven’t you felt in the same way? Somewhere in your deepest yearnings, don’t you long to see Jesus, witness one of his miracles, and know in your
Jesus Could Be Allowing Your Pain to Redeem You!
I’ve just got to have some steak!” I surprised myself when I said this out loud while sweeping my back porch. But my stomach was growling and I couldn’t think of anything else but a charcoal grilled steak to fix
Your Role is Important As You Follow Jesus!
The account of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, and trials is painful to read (John 18:1-40). Even as we read it, many of us know what happens next: Jesus’ appearances before Pilate, his scourging, his lonely trek to Golgotha, and ultimately his
Jesus Trusted in God, Do You?
Sometimes believing in God is the easy part. Believing in his plan for our lives is often much harder. That requires trust in him. Not just in his existence but in his ways, his word, and his promises. That can
Daily Jesus Helps You..Have you started Helping Him Yet?
She was a young mom with two little kids in car seats blasting down the freeway in her black, upscale, SUV. She was going way too fast and not paying attention to what she was doing to the degree that
You’ve Followed Jesus A While Now, Want to connect with Him Personally?
Life can turn on a dime. Circumstances, events, people, words of a song, a movie, or moment of introspection can change us forever. Sometimes that life-altering turn comes because of what appears to be a chance word we hear in
Jesus Clearly Heard God’s Voice,Do You?
I started hearing God speak to me as soon as I got saved—and I needed to. It would be an understatement to describe my situation as desperate. See, I got saved in a county jail. I was falsely accused of
Jesus Came but Do You Know Why?
What’s the big deal about baby Jesus and his birth? Ah… glad you asked. I want to answer that question in two parts. The first is to center things biblically. The second and the more touching part is the story
Need A Way out?Become A New Creature!
In Luke 18:9-14 Jesus gave a parable of two men who went up to pray that reads as follows: “Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: ‘Two men went
Perhaps Jesus Allowed your problems to teach you who’s Real!
One of the most profound of biblical characters is the man named Job. The book which bears his name is rich with insights about real life. It is profound, disturbing, and yet incredibly helpful precisely because it reveals something of
Spend 5 Minutes or More-Get to Know Jesus!
God saw fit to make Jesus the key figure in the outworking of all His purposes, the focal point on which the light of all prophecies would concentrate and from which their light would radiate, the solution to all the
