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Using the Historical Proof of Scripture to Come to Jesus with Confidence and Hope
Throughout the Gospels, we see Jesus resetting the disciples’ (and our) expectations about what kind of Messiah He would be. These predictions were meant to lead the first disciples and disciples today to realize Jesus is who He claimed to be. Because Jesus is who He claimed to be we can look to Him with confidence and hope.
December 18, 2023
Jesus Is Our Hope
Each Christmas, we celebrate Christ’s arrival as a suffering Savior, and anticipatie to His triumphant return. In Christ, we’re not only gifted His great name, but also all the hope and joy and love and peace we need in life as we seek to follow His will and Word.
November 1, 2023
3 Ways Reading Stories Can Heal Your Soul
Stories can be delightfully and therapeutically subversive. When we are caught up in one, we let our guard down, if just for a moment. That moment, however, is enough for desire to surface, for grief to sting, and for joy to envelop. We put down the story and feel strangely alive. The healing has begun.
June 18, 2023
God is a Good, Good Father
You’re a child of the Most-High God. God will never waste a tear, and He has the power to restore every shattered situation. It’s in the middle of your greatest pain where God wants to meet with you.
May 4, 2023
Embracing Our Anxiety as Part of Our Story
When we examine our own struggles, we need to acknowledge that the brokenness of our bodies, our minds, our hearts, and our lives was never God’s plan. God doesn’t delight in our pain. But He is faithful to use it.
April 15, 2023
Reframing the Narrative of Your Suffering
Your struggles are not a punishment for your past but can be a preparation for your future. Your story is enfolded in God’s story; He is in sovereign control of your life.
February 17, 2023
Placing Hope in Him
God wants us to hope, and He wants our hope to be rooted in Him and His promises.
October 6, 2022
What Can Revelation Teach Us About Hope?
It’s easy to be overwhelmed at times by the hardships of life.
September 9, 2022
How God Works Through Humanity
The book of Exodus offers an inside look at how God works and gives us a glimpse of God inviting humanity to join Him in accomplishing His plans. He speaks to Moses, but He also speaks through Moses.
July 18, 2022
- Lifeway Bible Study Team
Jesus Came to Give Us Life
Easter tells us that the pain that so ravages people will one day give way to full and final healing for those who believe. There is hope for those who suffer. God has visited us in our pain and Jesus has defeated the ugly death that haunts the human experience.
March 29, 2022