by Life Action | Mar 30, 2023 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
Hope is what faith gives us while we are waiting for an answer. The kind of hope we learn about in Scripture is what confidence looks like when we are convinced that God is in control. People with this kind of hope are able to live with unanswered questions and...
by Life Action | Feb 27, 2023 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
In the widely used curriculum Experiencing God, authors Henry Blackaby and Claude King emphasize seven realities of experiencing God. The third of these is: “God invites you to become involved with Him in His work.” There is an important distinction made here that we...
by Life Action | Jan 30, 2023 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
We can hardly imagine what is waiting on the other side of obedience. At the very least, each act of obedience increases our desire to continue obeying, strengthens our spirit, weakens our flesh, and magnifies our capacity to hear and receive guidance from the Holy...
by Life Action | Nov 30, 2022 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
There is a depth of fellowship that can be known only through honesty. David tells of the devastation he felt day after day when he was trying to hide the truth of his behavior from God. Awful things like decaying bones and depleting strength (see Psalm 32). It wasn’t...
by Life Action | Oct 31, 2022 | Disciples, Say Yes to God
Paul and Solomon’s lives followed similar trajectories. Both men could boast high accomplishments. Solomon described his in the book of Ecclesiastes, and Paul listed his in the early verses of Philippians 3. Still, their impressive pasts left both men short of the...