Exploring the Deep Encouragement in one of the Richest Psalms: Ps 103
This psalm is beautifully constructed, and designed to stir our hearts to praise God by painting a picture of how he cares for us so deeply. What encouragement!
A New Revelation of Love (1 John 4:7-11)
We already knew that God is a God of power yet compassion, purity yet forgiveness, high above all but utterly faithful as a friend. But Jesus revealed something new, something shocking, something almost unbelievable, at the very core of the supreme being.
What the Bible says about Blessing
What does it mean to bless someone? Does it actually do anything? How can a human bless God? We need a firm Biblical foundation for answering these questions.
Baptism: Leaving the Old and Entering the New (Romans 6:3–11)
The truth behind baptism is deeply empowering and encouraging, and can explain some of the tensions we experience as we try to live the Christian life.
How Jesus' Resurrection Directly Empowers Us (John 20, 1 Cor 15, Col 3)
The resurrection of Jesus was not simply coming back to life, but the start of a new kind of humanity. It gives us access to a new kind of life within us—empowered for victory.
What God Loves to Do (Mark 5:1-20)
- What God loves to do is to undo the work of Satan, turning the most broken and damaged people into the strongest and beautiful members of his Kingdom.
A Different Take on How to Please God (Rom 4 & Gen 15)
It’s wonderful to live under Grace and not Law, but sometimes it can leave us with a level of confusion. —Is God pleased with me right now? —Does it matter what I do? What God actually wants from us is not what most of us think!