The Source of Lasting Joy
Joy doesn't come our way because we work hard and earn it or because we have enough merit to deserve it. It's a gift from God that we receive when we realize what we have received in Jesus, instead of what we deserved.
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- Apr 19, 2020The Source of Lasting Joy
The Source of Lasting JoyJoy doesn't come our way because we work hard and earn it or because we have enough merit to deserve it. It's a gift from God that we receive when we realize what we have received in Jesus, instead of what we deserved.
- Apr 12, 2020Jesus’ Earthquake is our Aftershocks
Jesus’ Earthquake is our AftershocksNearly 2000 years ago, Jesus caused an earthquake when He rose from the dead on that first Easter morning! That earthquake shook the foundations of reality, history and our relationship with God. Every response to Jesus since then is but an aftershock.
- Apr 7, 2020Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
Into Your Hands I Commit My SpiritBecause we will all place our lives in someone's hands, we need to be sure to choose the right ones. Only God’s hands can hold you! Only His hands can keep you grounded when your foundations are shaken. Only His hands can sustain you through suffering and trial.
- Mar 29, 2020It is Finished
It is FinishedWe are not in control of our futures. And our losses still hurt. That will never change. But the thing that matters most in all of eternity is secure and none of our losses can compare to that. That is redemption in Jesus to all who would receive it and follow after Him.
- Mar 22, 2020I Am Thirsty
I Am ThirstyWe are all thirsting for something. We were created that way. In the midst of Coronavirus chaos, we all want some normalcy, but when normal returns, then what? What will be the deep thirst of your heart?
- Mar 15, 2020Why Have You Forsaken Me
Why Have You Forsaken MeIt's easy to think that we have rights that we deserve and privileges that we have earned. Our idea or rights and privileges seeps into everything, but there is a hard spiritual truth: Because of our sin, we have no rights before God. Only because Jesus was forsaken for us can we be welcomed in.
- Mar 8, 2020Here is Your Son … Here is Your Mother
Here is Your Son … Here is Your MotherIf you have been a Christian for very long, you have probably been asked a bunch of times, "Do you trust Jesus?” But there is a far more challenging question, one you may have never been asked before: Can Jesus trust you?
- Mar 1, 2020Be With Me in Paradise
Be With Me in ParadiseJesus doesn't promise Paradise to those who do everything right and earn it. That's not the issue. It never it. Jesus promises Paradise to those who do everything wrong, but then get Him right. That's the issue. It always is.
- Feb 23, 2020Forgive Them
Forgive ThemGod's forgiveness has a high cost, the life of His Son. It's never about merit. It's only about mercy and grace to the completely undeserving and spiritually bankrupt. When you receive it like that, it is everything.
- Feb 16, 2020Do You Care About the Needs of Others
Do You Care About the Needs of OthersIt's pretty easy to tell if someone smells refreshing or repugnant. Do their words tear down or build up? Are they accepting or judgmental? Selfish or generous? Givers or takers? Jesus was always refreshing. And Jesus makes us refreshing too!
