by Dr. Richard Fisher | Nov 10, 2015 | Forgiveness, Six Responses to God
We know that forgiveness is at the heart of God’s gracious love. It’s the practical outworking of God’s plan to redeem and restore mankind. “What? I thought forgiveness was a gift! God may not forgive me after all? God’s Word...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 10, 2015 | Forgiveness, Six Responses to God
Let’s say I do it. I choose. “I . . . um . . . I . . . forgive . . . you.” There. I said it. Have I now forgiven as Christ forgave me? I’ve started, which is probably the hardest part. I’ve ignored my emotions that still scream for...
by Tim Grissom | Nov 10, 2015 | Forgiveness, Six Responses to God
Five-year-old Steven burst through the front door, anxious to tell his mother about his morning at pre-school and to get on with an afternoon of play in the autumn sunshine. Instead, his mother quickly ushered him to his bedroom. His young age could not insulate him...
by Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth | Nov 10, 2015 | Forgiveness, Six Responses to God
Do you expect to get hurt in life? I do. I certainly don’t ask for it, but I know that pain is unavoidable in this fallen world. The same is true for you. Everyone gets wronged and offended by others. There’s no way around it. That much is obvious. But I...
by Steve Canfield | Nov 10, 2015 | Forgiveness, Six Responses to God
Corrie ten Boom, author of The Hiding Place, was taken captive and spent time in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. She tells stories of the filth and horrendous conditions, of how she and her fellow captives were herded like cattle, strip-searched, and...
by Kevin Adams | Nov 10, 2015 | God's Kingdom First, Six Responses to God
John Wesley, one of the great revival preachers of the eighteenth century, is known popularly for a number of things. This is the man who had his “heart strangely warmed” and became the preacher who would declare not that the parish was his world, but...
by David Platt | Nov 10, 2015 | God's Kingdom First, Six Responses to God
Today more than a billion people in the world live and die in desperate poverty. They attempt to survive on less than a dollar per day. Close to two billion others live on less than two dollars per day. That’s nearly half the world struggling today to find food,...
by Tom Elliff | Nov 10, 2015 | God's Kingdom First, Six Responses to God
The Bible makes it very clear that Jesus will come back after a multitude from every language, people, tribe, and nation come to know and worship Him, because that’s what heaven looks like (Revelation 9:9). What an incredible moment this will be! There are almost...
by Dan Jarvis | Nov 10, 2015 | God's Kingdom First, Six Responses to God
At the end of all four gospels, and in the first chapter of Acts, Jesus gives the Great Commission. It’s the marching order for His followers, the command for every believer to “go and make disciples” across the world. The Great Commandment is that we love God; the...
by Bill Elliff | Nov 10, 2015 | Obedience, Six Responses to God
“Noah did according to all that the Lord had commanded him” (Genesis 7:5 NASB). The power to save lives eternally rests in God alone. He is the sole Savior. But those of us who recognize His complete grace often fail to understand the power of our...
